Record ID: NCL-240557
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward III, Post-Treaty series, minted in York, 1369-1377. North no 1293.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
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Record ID: NCL-2420C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Charles I, 1625-1649.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
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Record ID: NCL-DB2DC8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy trumpet brooch of the early Roman period, c. AD 75-200. Only the head of the brooch remains with a cast integral lug and missing headloop, for which the base is still visible. The lug retains the spring of the pin, consisting of eight coils around a central axel. The head has broken from the bow as it emerges from the head. The object has an even patina, but is notable for its size, being at the larger end of the spectrum for this type of brooch.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E75012
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete mesolithic thumb scraper. Worked from a larger flake on one side with bulb of percussion and striking platform removed. Ripples travel from right to left on the unworked face. It has a curved profile with part of the cortex present on the worked face. Pressure flake have been removed contimuously from its end to its right hand side with possible retouching along the same edge. The flint is a brown grey colour and not very opaque.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2013
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Record ID: NCL-EF7998
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy weight of Post-Medieval date, probably c. 1700-1800. The weight is discoidal with a scene on the obverse. The scene depicts, in worn, low relief, a man riding backward on a donkey walking/running left. A second figure can be found on the donkey's back, facing forward, and possibly engaged in a sexual act with the man. The detail of the second figure is more obscured by wear. This object was used to create the medallion recorded in KENT-A77AF7 https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/1063028
Created on: Monday 16th December 2013
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
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Record ID: NCL-291531
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut-halfpenny of John I, shortcross class 4, 5 or 6, dating 1204-1216. Minted by Richard in Durham.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2014
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Record ID: PAS-81128C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold finger-ring, with a four-cusped setting containing a transparent imitation 'gemstone'. The hoop is stirrup-shaped and the shoulders are each engraved with panels of foliate decoration. The hoop is slender and slightly bent. The ring probably dates to the 14th or 15th century. Analysis at the British Museum has shown that it is made of gold, and that the 'gemstone' is probably made of glass. The ring weighs 2.7grams, and the diameter is 21mm.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
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Record ID: IARCH-35668F
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 21 no. 107A: "In a news report dated 1849, in the Department of Archaeology Library, Durham: "Several extensive parcels of coins have been sold to silversmiths in Newcastle at various periods. One towards the close of the last century consisting of "about as many as would fill half a mans hat all silver denarii..." It seems likely that the parcel of coins referred to here is part of the hoard from Gateshead, February, 1790 Including Domitian"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Record ID: IARCH-A3960A
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 32 no. 164: ""Great number of Roman coins enclosed in an urn many of the coins having got into the hands of the workmen could not be recoverd, yet several of them, in good preservation, of the Emperor Hadrian, were in the possession of the late D. Stephenson, Esq., architect." J. Sykes, Local Records (1833), I, 354; J.H. Corbitt, in AA (4), XXXVIII (1960), 120 The date of discovery was Feb. 1790. M.A. Richardson, The Borderer's (or Local Historian's) Table Book (1864), ii, 332; E. Birley, Research on Hadrian's Wall (1961), 162 Including Hadrian"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Record ID: IARCH-5AA8C3
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 236 no. 973A: ""Mr Mc Kenna, a member of the staff of the Public Library and Museum, South Shields, informs me that in 1927 a friend showed him 10 radiate coins said to have been dug up near the Seven Sisters, Whickham. I have not been able to trace these coins.. K.A. Steer, The Archaeology of Roman Durham (1938), unpublished PhD Thesis, Durham. Undated. Late 3rd century"
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
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Record ID: DUR-0CDE19
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy heraldic horse harness pendant of Medieval date (AD 1250-1550). The pendant is shield shaped in profile with an integral, partially retained suspension loop projecting from the middle of the upper edge. The face of the object retains minor traces of red enamel and the heavily abraded heraldic decoration probably of three passant lions. The reverse is undecorated. The lower tapering end has a minor portion missing and the majority of the suspension loop is also missing due to old, abraded breaks. The metal is a dark brown in colour. Similar examples…
Created on: Tuesday 4th August 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
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Record ID: DUR-1DA7CD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy shoe buckle of Post-Medieval date (AD 1720-1790). The object is concave in section and ovate in plan. The frame is composed of two parallel ovate frames which join at eight points which gives the overall appearance of openwork decoration. The frame has an integral decoration of molded foliage at the points at which the two frame aspects meet. Between the foliage, on both frames, is a repeating pellet decoration. The reverse is smooth and undecorated. The spindle is composed of iron with only minor portions retained at the point at which the spindle attaches …
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 5th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-1DBE20
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman as of Nero (AD 54-68), dating to the period c.AD 66-68 (Reece period 3). S C reverse type depicting Victory flying left holding shield inscribed S P Q R. Unclear mint, probably Lyon.
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 20th November 2020
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Record ID: DUR-205181
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead token dating to the post medieval period, c. AD 1500 to 1850. The object is circular in plan and flat with a diameter of 24.86 mm. On one side of the object is a raised motif in the shape of an anchor. On the reverse of the object is a sexfoil motif which is again raised. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Those carrying initials are generally deemed to be post-Medieval in date (1500-1850), those which …
Created on: Monday 17th August 2015
Last updated: Monday 17th August 2015
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Record ID: DUR-A339D4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy nail of Modern date (AD 1700-1800). The nail has a large circular convex head, and a square sectioned shaft projecting centrally from the underside, which tapers to a point. The metal is green in colour with a pitted patina. Diameter (of Head): 23.04mm, Length: 43.82mm, Width (of Shaft): 6.01mm, Thickness (of Head): 5.55mm, Weight: 14.40g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-A34A38
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy weight dating from the Roman to Post Medieval period, (AD 43 - AD 1800). The object is a cylindrical standing weight. It is rectangular in plan and circular in section and is undecorated. Both the upper and lower surfaces have a single, central, circular indentation however the object is not perforated. The metal is light brown in colour Length: 11.75mm, Diameter: 13.97mm, Weight: 16.4g. Lead weights of this type are a frequently occurring find and are in use from the Roman period to the Post Medieval period, as they don't change it is very dif…
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-A354E5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy token of Modern date (AD 1876). The object is a check token for the London and Newcastle Tea Company. These tokens would be given out with the purchase of tea from the company and could be collected in order to claim a "present" such as a mug or set of egg cups. Diameter: 21.52mm, Thickness: 1.44mm, Weight: 1.9g. Obverse: THRO[UG]HOUT [NOR]TH OF ENGLAND & SCOTLAND//[]/[ED]INBUR[GH]/1876 Reverse: THE LONDON & NEW[CASTLE TE]A COMPANY//[1/2 lb CHECK/NOT TRANSFERABLE/ J A GAME]
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-A367B1
Object type: BULLET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead bullet of modern date (AD 1800-1950). The object is cylindrical with a domed upper face and two circumferentially running rifling groves at the lower end of the shaft. The lower face is slightly concave. This object is most likely meant to be fired from a 0.22 Inch calibre rifle or air rifle. Length: 13.20mm, Diameter: 8.84mm, Weight: 7.3g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2016
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Record ID: DUR-A37196
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead shot ball of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object has a circumferentially running casting seam and a projecting casting spru. Around the casting spru is a large amount of iron corrosion and possibly a slightly projecting ferrous metal spike which passes centrally through the object. This object is probably part of an iron-stemmed dumb-bell shot, a modified form of ammunition for a smooth bore muzzle loading weapon. The weight of the shot suggests that it was meant to be fired from a pistol. The metal is grey in colour with a smooth patina and brown patches …
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 4th November 2015
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Record ID: DUR-3B485B
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Gateshead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 8 flint flakes of Mesolithic date (9000-3450 BC). The lithics are sub-rectangular in plan and plano-convex in section. All of the lithics retain some cortex (mostly on the ventral surfaces aside from no. 1 which retains cortex on the left and right hand edges) and are therefore secondary flakes. The flakes are dark grey in colour. The cortex is grey in colour. Dimensions: No. 1: Length- 22.59mm, Width- 18.19mm, Thickness- 9.78mm, Weight- 3.8g No. 2: Length- 17.87mm, Width- 15.87mm, Thickness- 8.45mm, Weight- 2.2g No. 3: Length- 17.43mm, Width- …
Created on: Monday 11th January 2016
Last updated: Monday 18th January 2016
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