Record ID: DOR-A407A9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver quarter stater of the British Iron Age. South Western uninscribed (Durotrigian) geometric type dating to 50 BC - AD 10. Reference: BMC cf. 2763, ABC 2211, VA 1249/1260 Diameter: 12.29 mm Weight: 0.67 g Die axis: 12
Created on: Friday 7th June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-805FB6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, silver gilt iconographic finger ring. The bezel is divided longitudinally into two sub-rectangular facets, both transversely concave, meeting in a pointed ridge at the middle. Either facet is engraved with an incised depiction of a robed and nimbed figure, perhaps an depicting the Annunciation (hhe archangel Gabriel and Mary). Either shoulder is decorated with a continuation of the central rib, incised with chevrons and flanked on each side by an incised double strand with a band of short incised diagonal lines at the outer edges. These elements are curved as they reac…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littlebredy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-630A3B
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description:  An incomplete silver cuff link element. A disc from one end of a cufflink originally joined with a loop to another, matching element. The disc has an angled rim which is missing and damaged in places. On the front is a raised design of a pair of clasped hands with lace cuffs at the wrists, two hearts below and a crown above. Corresponding recessed areas on the back suggest the design was stamped. Soldered to the centre of the rear is a circular sectioned wire loop. There is no visible makers mark. There is an area of iron corrosion product at the rear. Dimension…
Created on: Monday 7th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Rawston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-36D9C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
 Silver penny of Edwardian date, closed C and London Mint. Obverse: [---] DNS HYB     facing bust Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON Long cross with pellets in the angles
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-376908
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class 10cf1, minted at London, 1301-1310 AD, North 1040.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D0DAE8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny, probably of Edward IV (Second reign - 1471-83). Mint of York. Quatrefoil in centre of reverse cross. Date: Medieval - c. 1471 - 1483 Diameter: 17.01 mm Weight: 0.68 g Die axis:  2
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DOR-D139F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfpenny of Henry VIII (1509 - 1547). Mint of London. Reference: North Vol 2, No. 1815 Date: Post Medieval Diameter: 12.05 mm Weight: 0.37 g Die axis:  12
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D20EF6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307). Class 9b1. Mint of Bristol. Reference: North Vol 2, No. 1037/1 Date: Medieval Diameter: 18.66 mm Weight: 1.37 g Die axis:  9
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2024
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Record ID: DOR-1E9FC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to 1560 - 1561. Martlet initial marks. Reference: North Volume II, number 1999 Date: Post Medieval - 1560 - 61 Diameter: 17.73 mm Weight: 0.96 g Die axis: 2
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fifehead Neville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7349A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval longcross cut halfpenny of Henry III, of Class IIIb dating AD 1248-1250. Moneyer: Tomas of York mint. As North (1991) no: 987.  Diameter: 17.35mm and weight: 0.59g
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: LEIC-DFA52E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval silver gilt finger ring, 24mm in diameter, 7mm wide and 1.5mm thick with a weight of 5.61grams. The finger ring is formed of a flat band with a rectangular cross section and it has a gap in its loop, probably where the solder has failed. It is decorated on the outside with a raised border. Inside this are two zig-zag incised lines which form a series of central 'diamond' cells flanked by triangular ones filling the rest of the field. Each 'diamond' shaped cell has 11 or 12 sub spherical projections tighlty packed and each triangular…
Created on: Thursday 6th July 2017
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: DEV-43A9F3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver thimble of post-medieval date, c. AD 1660-1669. This squashed and now incomplete thimble is of two-piece composite construction, formed of a main piece of silver sheet, once curved to create a flared cylinder; the shallowly convex dome (crown) that would have surmounted it is now missing. The main body is virtually squashed together and slightly twisted. A background pattern of adjoining annulets arranged in columns fills the field above a lower band. The band is defined by a ropework/cabled border above and below. On one of the main surfaces, starting around the cen…
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broadwindsor CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-39B192
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver penny of William I (1066-1087) dating to 1074-1075 . 'Two stars' type Type 5). Minted by Edwin in London: Reference: North Vol 1, No. 845 Date: Early Medieval Diameter: 18.30 mm Weight: 1.13 g Die axis:
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D110FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfpenny. An Irish halfpenny of Edward I (1272 - 1307). Mint of Waterford. Reference: Spink No. 6264 Date: Medieval - 1280 - 1302 Diameter: 15.22 mm Weight: 0.63 g Die axis:  5
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-D1A5BF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfpenny of Henry VI (First Reign 1422 - 1461). Annulet issue. Withers type A5/a.  Mint of London. Reference: North Vol 2, No. 1434 Date: Medieval - 1422 - 1427 Diameter: 14.24 mm Weight: 0.49 g Die axis:  7
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-CA67E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A penny of Edward II (1307 - 1327). Class 13 dating to 1314 - 1318.  Mint of  Bury St Edmunds Reference: North Volume 2, number 1064 Diameter: 17.86 mm Weight: 1.27 g Die axis: 7
Created on: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Last updated: Saturday 9th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-DDA59B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Richard II (1377 - 1399),dating to 1377-early 1390s. Type 1 Bent and worn. Mint of York Date: Medieval Diameter. 17.01 mm Weight: 0.86 g  Die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: PUBLIC-BA575D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Irish silver sixpence of James I of England (AD1603-1625) dating to AD 1604-1607.  Measurements: diameter 20.5mm, thickness 0.5mm, weight 1.73g
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2024
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Record ID: DOR-0D9833
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117) dating to AD 103-111 (Reece period 5). SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI reverse depicting Pax standing left, holding branch and cornucopiae, foot on Dacian captive. Reference: RIC vol.2, no.190. Date: Roman Diameter: 18.79 mm Weight: 2.66 g Die axis: 8
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: DOR-9CF36E
Object type: DRESS PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver-gilt dress-pin. The head is spherical and hollow. The pin shaft is inserted into the base of the head, is circular in cross section and tapers to a point. The shaft has an L-shaped bend about a third of the way along below the head and the remainder of the shaft extends diagonally upwards. The head is decorated with silver wire filigree and pellets which are the heads of applied pins. Two horizontal filigree bands divide the head into two hemispheres. Each hemisphere is decorated with three large filigree circles. Within each circle there are a further five circles su…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stalbridge', grid reference and parish protected.