Record ID: NMGW-B932BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver plated contemporary copy of post-medieval silver groat of Edward VI (1547-1553) in the name of Henry VIII (1509-1547), martlet initial mark, copying coins minted at the Tower of London, 1550-1551 (North 1871). Patches of iron corrosion erupting through surface of coin. Broken and repaired by finder.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B8B3EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), bell initial mark, minted at the Tower of London, 1582-1583 (North 2016). Clipped.
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B8849A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver penny of James II (1685-1688), minted at the Tower of London, 1687 (Spink 3417).
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B8504C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver shilling of William III (1694-1702), First bust, minted at the Tower of London, 1695-1697 (Spink 3497).
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-6E1523
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post-medieval threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), plain cross initial mark, minted at the Tower of London, 1578-1579 (North 1998).
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-711649
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy ring, possibly a finger ring, or ring associated with a candle holder of Post medieval date or other such household objects. The ring has uneven thickness due to manufacturing error, wear, or corrosion. The ring now has a maximum diameter of 21mm not including the “bezel” and maximum hoop dimensions of 3.7mm wide and 1.4mm thick. One section of the slightly crushed hoop is extremely worn, being only 1.7mm wide and 0.5mm thick. There is a single protuberance on the hoop, in the form of an irregular oval sectioned cast projection to one side of the ring. This may…
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-18AEC5
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Silver thimble, missing its dome, which would have been made separately and soldered into place. There is an open vertical split. The upper part of the thimble bears an incised stepped design with pecked dot background, above a band around the rim bearing the legend. * I AM YOVRS in Roman capitals Maximum height 19.7mm; thickness 0.03mm; weight 3.54g. Summary and conclusions: The thimble can be dated to the 17th century on the basis of style and the form of the seriffed capital letters, a form popular in the 1650s (compare that on a posy ring fr…
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-50221D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold post-medieval half guinea of George I (1714-1727), minted in London in 1719 (Spink 3635). The coin is an off-centre mis-strike, probably caused by the flan not sitting centrally between the dies when struck.
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 1st April 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-70299A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin James I (1603-25) half groat, London First coinage (1603-4), privy mark: Thistle North 2076 0.97g, worn
Created on: Friday 16th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-15C80E
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Five fragments of silver badge in the form of a cockerel, made in repoussé technique out of thin sheet metal, and externally engraved to provide crisp details of feathers and wings. There are the remains of four wire attachment loops soldered to the reverse, one at the back of the head, one on the tail, and to on the 'ground' the cockerel stands on. There is a plain scroll running beneath the cockerel's breast engraved with the motto Si deus nobis/cum ('If God if for us, [who can be against us?]' - Romans 8.31) in neat lower case italic script. The height of the cockerel is 82.6mm…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-069456
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (1558-1603) sixpence, London Privy mark: Tun and dated 1594 2.97g
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-0682B1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (1558-1603) sixpence, London Privy mark: Coronet and dated 1569 2.70g, somewhat worn
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 27th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-A00799
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Edward VI (1547-53) groat, Canterbury In the name of Henry VIII, base silver, bust 5 North 1875 (c. 1547-51) 1.74g
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-787653
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy buckle of 17th century date The buckle is of rectangular double-framed form and is complete (less the pin), but has broken with a length of 47.3mm and a width of 31.21mm. Both outer edges and the central area, above the bar, are decorated with trefoil knops. The buckle weighs 6.8g and has poor surface preservation with a mid-green patina.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-663F01
Object type: CANNON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
The gun is cast in iron, with an overall length (muzzle to cascabel button) of 2.8m. The first reinforce bears the raised inscription: ALIT LIBERT And the 2nd reinforce the raised legend: RAMUS AU CREUSOT LAN.2. The left trunnion is incised P over 2486 for the weight; the right trunnion was corroded, but appeared to bear a founders mark or a number. The touch hole has a priming trough, and recess on the reinforce for a firing mechanism. When found, the gun was embedded at about 10? from vertical, cascabel down, in a bed of mortar above fine silts. Only the muzzle end of th…
Created on: Thursday 17th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F1E9A6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Probably originally half-ounce, with marks: crowned EL (Elizabeth I) Sword and ewer (London)
Created on: Thursday 5th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-8F3A72
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Simple sword- belt fitting consisting of a parallel sided plate with two drilled attachment holes, one of which cuts the side. The upper end of the plate has a gentle curved wave. The hook curves back upon itself and has a circular cross-section, which gradually narrows in diameter. The plate originally carried decoration, which is now difficult to discern, but may have been a floral motif.
Created on: Monday 19th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-49E813
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Brass
Created on: Friday 16th May 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW3286
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Crudely cast lead, or lead alloy, biconical spindle whorl. The spindle whorl is decorated with a series of curved radiating lines which form a swirling pattern. Post-medieval, probably Tudor. Maximum diameter 34mm, diameter of perforation 10mm, height 19mm.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW3172
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Published
Elizabeth I half groat (2d). Tower mint, privy-mark hand (1590-92), weight 1.0grams.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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