Record ID: BERK-C37085
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver broken cut half-penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), 'PACX' type dating to 1042-1044,. Mint of London. Ref: North 2006: 813.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
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Record ID: BERK-523AE6
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy bridle fitting (cheek-piece) of late Early-medieval date. The surviving fragment is broadly triangular in plan with the remains of an open circle cutting the wide wedge of the triangle. At the apex of the triganle is a moulded animal's head set perpendicular to the main object. The head has an elongated snout, eyes on the side of its head and ears lying flat on its head. The main object is decorated with three panels of rocker-arm patterning. The underside of the object is hollowed, apart from under the animal's head. This object is unusual and an exact…
Created on: Tuesday 15th July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd July 2014
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