Record ID: NMGW-8937BB
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy and iron knife, the handle of which depicts an erotic scene, dating to the Roman period (c. AD43-410). The knife is missing all of the blade with the exception of the tang and the surviving handle has suffered significant corrosion and wear. The base of the handle is an irregular worn block 15.8mm wide and 4.7mm thick, with a slot containing the corroded remains of the blade. The blade appears to have been fixed, as there is no evidence of a pivot for a folding blade. The rest of the handle is an erotic scene consisting of three human figures standing o…
Created on: Monday 20th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-E1DEA1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Trumpet type and of AD 80-200 date. The brooch is missing the spring mechanism, pin, leg and foot and is heavily corroded with surviving overall length of 38.8mm. The head of the brooch is small and sub-oval in plan (9.8mm x 8.8mm) with a heavily corroded pierced lug and part of an axis bar remains in situ on the reverse. The upper bow (roughly D shaped in section) expands from the head and narrows slightly before expanding to the button on the midbow. Traces of decoration are suggested but corrosion has removed any diagnostic featur…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 28th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-E1D9A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester Derivative H/ Polden Hill type (c.AD 130-300). The brooch belongs to Hull T110A; Mackreth 2011,  Chapter 3, Part 5, CD H PH 2.a2. no. 2215. The brooch consists of the head, spring, and bow with overall length of 30.9mm. The pin, foot and catchplate are missing in old damage. The short, sub-cylindrical wings (c.5.4mm diameter) are slightly angled with a width of 19.2mm between them. The wings are decorated with two transverse grooves and a slightly concave moulding between them. The ends of the wings have bee…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 29th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-DDA835
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman trumpet brooch (c.AD 85-100). The brooch consists of the head, bow, foot and fragments of catch-plate with a total length of 49.3mm (weight 11.16g). The spring, pin, and most of the catchplate are missing in old damage. An integrally cast D-shaped lug on the reverse of the head (8.1mm high x 6.1 deep x 1.9mm thick, 6.5mm) contains a small fragment of the sleeve and spring mechanism (surviving diameter of the fragment is 3.5mm). The head is sub-circular and flat (diameter 12.6mm x 11.8mm) and the bow protrudes out from the head in a D-shaped or flab…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-E46287
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of cast copper alloy object, probably a terret, dating from the Middle Iron Age to Early Roman Periods (c. 250BC to 200 AD). The object consists only of a short section of metal, heavily worn and ending in breaks at both ends. This makes precise typological study and dating difficult. The object consists of a curved length of moulded copper alloy, with two sections separated by an expanded moulding. The shorter section, potentially representing the bar of the terret, is sub-rectangular in section, with surviving dimensions of 9.4mm thick, 6.2mm wide and 7.1mm long. It joins…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-D677C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval silver penny of Offa of Mercia (AD 757-796), 'floriate cross with lozenge centre reverse' type (North 302var; cf. especially Chick 68), later substantive Light Coinage (phase IIc) dating to c.AD 784/5-792/3, moneyer: Babba, mint: Canterbury (see discussion below). Refs: North 1994: 88; Chick 2010; Naismith 2017: table 9. The coin is complete although encrusted with dirt. Note that in the spelling on the moneyer's name on the reverse, the first A is located at a cross end rather than in a beaded circle as seen for the other letters.
Created on: Monday 18th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-CB9280
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy figurine, dating to the Roman period (c. 43-410 AD). The figurine is of high quality, but incomplete and worn, missing much of the finer surface detail and multiple limb elements. Both the arms are broken above the elbows, the left leg ends in a break above the knee while the right leg ends in a break just above the ankle. The figurine is cast three-dimensionally and depicts a standing, young, male nude. The figurine is well modelled and executed in a classical style, with mostly realistic (if idealised) proportions. The head is turned slightly to the f…
Created on: Monday 28th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-31C923
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe fragment of indeterminate type and of Wilburton-Wallington, Ewart Park or Llyn Fawr metalworking industries dated to c. 1,150 – 600BC The fragmentary cast axe is represented by a blade fragment only (with a surviving length of 30.5mm, a maximum thickness of 12.4mm and a weight of 30.2g). At the top of the fragment is the base of the socket of sub-rectangular form (28.8mm x 5.2mm and with a maximum surviving depth of 7.6mm), broken in antiquity. The socket is wedge-shaped, converging towards its base. A small length of the sides survive (19mm)…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 30th September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AC03DD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Polden Hil Grp 4.f of late 1st or early 2nd century AD date. The brooch is near-complete missing the pin and with a damaged catch-plate (with a 56.5mm, a depth of 17mm and a weight of 17.3g). The spring remains in place, secured around an iron axis bar between lateral perforated lugs. The missing chord appears to have been tensioned by a claw at the head, now damaged. The ends of semi-tubular wings (with a width of 25.0mm) are expanded and angled inwards (with a diameter of 7.3mm). No other decoration is evident on the wings. The head has curved mou…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-EFD231
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Trumpet type and of AD 100-200. The brooch is fragmentary missing the lower part of the leg, catch-plate and spring (with a surviving length of 42.2mm, a surviving depth of 16.0mm and a weight of 9.4g). The missing spring was secured around a single lug behind the head, now truncated. The oval trumpet head (13.0mm long and 10.5mm wide) is corroded at the edges and may have ben of sub-triangular form. The sides of the upper bow are concave and widen to the button. The button is now worn and corroded but may have been of acanthus form. The leg is of D-shaped…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-EFBE71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Wroxeter type and 75-200 AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch-plate (with a length of 59.4mm, a surviving depth of 19.2mm and a weight of 14.8g). Two coils of the spring survive abutting one of the side terminals behind the semi-tubular wings (with a width of 23.4mm). The terminals are expanded (with a diameter of 7.9mm). At the head is a lug, probably from a hook to tension the chord. The top of the head has a flat square panel, decorated with an incised diagonal cross. The sides of the bow were expanded with a curving side…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-8A8BC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Hattatt 1987: 96; Mackreth 2011, CD PH, 4. b, Pl 46) dating from late 1st to late 2nd century AD. Semi-cylindrical wings each with traces of corroded iron axis bar in the centre. At the top between wings is a central lug which may have been a hook. The bowhead is slightly humped in profile with traces of possible moulding on either side but is otherwise undecorated. The bow tapers to a broken, blunted tip. The surface is abraded with diagonal scratches on the obverse and reverse. The ax…
Created on: Tuesday 16th June 2020
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-94944F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy coin House of Constantine nummus GLORIA EXERCITVS; two standards type Uncertain emperor and mint and probably irregular (AD 330-50) 1.09g, 15mm, corroded
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-9486F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver coin Septimus Severus (AD 193-211) denarius, Rome L SEPT SEV AVG IMP [XI PART MAX] IOVI PROPVGNATORI RIC 131 (c. 198-200) 1.44g, fragment
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-498AE7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver coin Edward III (1327-77) halfpenny, London 'Star-marked' issue (1335-43), Class 4 AS SCBI 39, 1052 0.55g, some chip and wear
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-4590CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver coin Edward I-II (1272-1307-27) farthing, London Equivalent to pennies of Class 10 (c. 1301-10) Withers type 28 0.28g, chipped
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B41414
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy book-mount, probably of late 16th or 17th century date The mount is near-complete, slightly damaged, missing part of the attachment end and is distorted with a perpendicular bend (with a distorted length of 45.0mm, a straightened length of approximately 55mm and a weight of 8.3g). The mount is made from sheet copper alloy (1.5mm thick) riveted to a back plate, now lost with adhering iron corrosion (giving a maximum depth of 2.4mm). The expanded terminal on the front plate (with a surviving width of 28.0mm) had an undulating edge, decorated with punched ch…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B3F1E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy buckle of 13th to 15th century date The cast buckle frame is missing any associated sheet plate and possibly also a sheet metal roller from the outside of the frame (with a length of 19.8mm, a width of 21.5mm and a weight of 3.1g). The outside of the frame has extended terminals, recessed at the centre (4mm diameter) and is without decoration possibly suggesting a missing roller. The sides of the frame are arched and of oval section (1.4mm wide and 1.7mm thick). The bar is offset and narrowed. The pin is of circular-sectioned thin wire (0.6mm diameter), loosel…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B204C6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of pointed oval form and is complete but has some corrosion (with a length of 27.9mm, a width of 16.5mm, 2.8mm thick and a weight of 6.6g). The rear of the matrix has a loop at the apex (giving the matrix a depth of 7.4mm and with a perforation diameter of 3.0mm) with a gradually weakening rib extending from its base. The seal die has a central device, depicting a seated creature in side view, facing towards the left (from the perspective of the impression), probably a squirrel. The squirrel is depict…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-9A4E47
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Lucius Verus (AD 161-169), dating to the period c.AD 162-163 (Reece period 8). PROV DEOR TR P III COS II reverse type depicting Providentia standing left holding globe and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. As RIC III, p. 253, no. 491.
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2020
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