Record ID: SUSS-C02AE9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Roman steelyard weight, AD.50-400. The weight is biconvex with an iron core that would originally have gone on to form the suspension loop. The lead has taken on a white patination, the iron is heavily corroded. Height: 20.51mm Weight: 30.6g Diameter: 20.17mm
Created on: Wednesday 29th March 2017
Last updated: Thursday 30th March 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-C3D585
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a ceramic vessel of Roman date, 3rd-4th century, Oxford colour coated ware, indented beaker with applique figures. The object comprises a cermaic roundel in the form of a classical woman's head, turned slightly to look right (her left). Her hair is up and she has a garment on visible at the neckline. The roundel has been applied to the vessel wall, only part of which remains, attached to the back of it. The fabric is a pinkish orange earthen ware, with no visible inclusions. The other surface preserves traces of a dark brown colour coating. Length: 50mm Width: 40mm Th…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-BC3FA1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a Roman colour-coated ware ceramic beaker, possibly of Colchester ware (AD.100-300). The base is circular in plan, has a concave inner face and angled walls. The fabric is orange/pink and it is coated in a grey-brown slip, both inside and out.
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-BC87FA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic sherd from a Late Roman East Sussex Ware flanged bowl, AD c.200-400.
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-CB316E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two ceramic rim sherds from Late Roman East Sussex Ware flanged bowls. Frag 1. L.66.87mm, W.20.21mm, H.28.60. Th.8.07mm Frag.2. L.64.66mm, W.18.71mm, H.30.96mm, Th.7.26mm
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-C12575
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic sandy grey ware, probably East Sussex Ware, AD c.50-410. The object comprises a sherd of the rim of the vessel; the rim is at a right angle and has a flattened top. The rim is rounded and concave on the underside. The wall of the vessel curves outwards. There are striations on the underside of the rim and on the top of the rim, from where the clay may have been wiped down during production on a wheel. There are fine sandy inclusions in the fabric which is whitish in shade on all but the dark grey/black exterior surface.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-0F7C39
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A collection of three ceramic vessel sherds, predominantly Roman or Medieval in date AD.43-1200. The largest is a fragment of Roman flint and grog tempered local ware. The third piece is a fragment of a rim from a jar. The rim appears to be set horizontally and at an acute angle to the vessel wall below. This has an orange/brown fabric with sand inculsions. There is also a fragment of a medieval vessel handle with raised side rim and impressed rectangular stamps, with an oblique entry angle running parallel. AD.1150-1200. The exterior is oxidised red with a dark grey core.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B8B6F8
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman, ceramic bowl, samian ware, AD.50-150. The object comprises a fragment of a Roman bowl/cup of Dragendorf forms 27, 32 or 40. The fragment has an orange/red slip over a pale orange fabric there are no obvious inclusions.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-220A84
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic vessel, a local sandy grey ware, dating to the period AD c.43-410. The fabric is pale grey in colour, with sand tempering. The piece is from the base of a jar; it retains a piece of the base with a foot ring flange which then rises up to form the wall of the vessel. There is some ridging from the wheel manufacturing process. Height: 39.55mm Width: 58.65mm Thickness: 6.67mm Weight: 51.23g
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Friday 28th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-B0F41C
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete set of Probably Roman, cast copper alloy, tweezers, AD.43-400. The tweezers are complete but damaged, the terminals are twisted from their correct position and the arms have been skewed out of alignment. The piece comprises two equal length arms formed from a single strip of copper alloy, this was bent at the midpoint into a loop. The whole object has a green patination that is smooth but towards the terminals corrosion has flaked the surface off of the object leaving it rough. Length: 46.31mm Width: 6.01mm Thickness: 1.24mm Weight: 3.75g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-1A5577
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, strap end, possibly Late Roman or Early Medieval in date, AD.350-500. The object comprises a tapering copper alloy plate. It has a rounded tip and a longitudinal ridge on the front face which gives the object a triangular cross section. The top of the object is bifurcated and forms two projecting rounded arms. Through each arm is a small iron rivet, both rivets have corroded away and filled the rivet holes with mineralised iron deposits. The front face of the strap end is decorated with ring and dot decoration that runs down the length in two lines converging at the ti…
Created on: Tuesday 7th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-CB8F92
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic spindle whorl, probably dating from the Late Roman period and made from a sherd of an East Sussex Ware vessel.
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-03D78D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper-alloy, openwork, cast Roman mount of the 'trompetenmuster' style. The style dates to the second and third centuries AD, and is a common feature in Roman metalwork. The mount would have likely been rectangular in plan, when complete, with four adjoining trumpet motifs. What survives of the reverse has a single lug, otherwise it is plain. There are some almost complete examples of this type of mount on the PAS database: WILT-9EB5E6 and BM-B75D68. See Von Jenny, W.A. (1935) Keltische Metallarbeiten aus Heidnischer und Christlicher Zeit for details on the 'tromp…
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-9D22FD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete copper alloy, Roman, circular mount, AD.50-100. Circular mount with concentric rings around a central knop. There are four rings with an outer flanged rim that protrudes to the reverse of the object whic is otherwise undecorated aside from a small central depression. There are no rivet holes on the disc thought two thirds of the outer ring have been lost. The mount has a dark olive green colour from surface oxidation. The mount is similar to one found in Crummy 1981, no.4037, given an early Roman date in the 1st century. Crummy states this may be military in origin, thou…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2016
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Record ID: SUSS-9DD02B
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy axe head, possibly a Roman Votive object, AD.43-400. The axe head is a truncated triangle with a broad curved cutting edge. The butt of the axe shows some signs of an old worn break and may originally have had a sybolic haft and butt as in NMS-B80741. It is similar in shape to YORYM-F02231, a probable Roman find based on Bronze Age designs. Axes are common as votives in the Roman period and are discussed in Green (1975) Archaeological Journal. 132, fig.2, nos.7 and 20.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-177BE3
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A potential disturbed hoard of 5 late Roman Siliquae dating between AD 395 to 402 probably deposited between AD 395 and 430. The Coins. Coin 1: a lightly clipped, silver siliqua of Honorius (AD 393-423) dating to the period AD 395-402 (Reece Period 21). Mint: -//MD[PS] (Milan). Cf. RIC Vol X, no: 1228, Hoxne 721. Obverse: pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust facing right. Obverse Legend: [DN H]ONORI-VS P[F AVG] Reverse: Roma seated left on cuirass, holding victory on globe and inverted spear with one spur on the shaft. Reverse Legend: VIRTVS RO-MAN…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edenbridge Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F28597
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, Roman, silver, crescentic pendant, AD.43-450. The object comprises a crescent shaped pendant with an attached silver loop. The crescent is slightly chamfered outwards and sharply beveled on the inner edge of the lunate. The 'horns' of the crescent curve to a point of almost touching, some 4.5mm apart and the central hole is 10.5mm in diameter. The loop is wide, 5.4mm across and has a cylindrical diameter, of 5.4mm. There are four ridges separated by 3 gullies across the loop giving it a crimped appearance. Crescentic, lunate pendants have been found in excavations at Co…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-A4FD14
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy, early Roman horse harness fitting, AD.40-200. Object comprises a discoidal mount, convex on the upper surface with an integrally cast central sub-spherical knop. The rear of the object is slightly concave and has two integrally cast suspension loops upon opposed sides of the disc, they are circular in cross section. The fitting is a pale green in colour and has no decoration upon either surafce. Chapman 2005 has some similar harness mounts such as tg24 and tg31, there is also a similar mount on the database BH-F846C6 Height of disc: 12.01mm Width of loop: 1…
Created on: Tuesday 28th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2017
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Record ID: SUSS-112A4D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver Roman finger ring of Brancaster type, dating to the 4th - 5th Century, AD.300 - 450. The ring has a square bezel with an ovoid band that is flattened on the inside. The bezel depicts a bird with a crescent above and below it. On the shoulders of the ring there is incised decoration in the form of short curved lines that are arranged much like acanthus leaves on a column. They are above an incised line that runs across the band, below this is a worn area though it is possible to see more incised decoration, similar to the 1st short curved lines above a final line that…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2016
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Compton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-165E63
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy, Roman, Henig type II, Guiraud 2, finger ring, AD.43-200. The object is the oval setting for an intaglio or stone with the shoulders of the ring, the majority of the band is missing. The shoulders widen towards the bezel which is wide and oval. It has a recessed oval setting for a stone. The stone is now missing. A similar ring can be found in the Snettisham Jeweller's hoard, (Johns, 1997 pg99 no.242) and in Johns1996, pg 42, fig.3.1 where they are dated to the 1st and 2nd Century.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
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