Record ID: BH-C6078B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A shell-tempered rim fragment from a storage jar of Iron Age to Early Roman date.  The fragment is broadly rectangular in shape and tear-drop in profile with a rounded everted rim. Abundant angular calcareous inclusions <7mm amongst grey reduced fabric on exterior and break, and oxidised light brown on interior surface and part of exterior. The fragment measures 90.4mm long, 57.5mm wide, 23.9mm thick and weighs 130.16 grams.
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2024
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Record ID: BH-97E4CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy Dupondius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), dating to the period AD 154-155 (Reece Period 7). Reverse type is either LIBERTAS-PVBLICA S C or LIBERTAS COS IIII S C, depicting Libertas standing left holding pileus and sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC III, either p.144, no. 950 or p. 156, no. 1064.
Created on: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
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Record ID: BH-FC32BA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver-gilt fede finger ring dating to the Late Medieval period (AD 1400-1550). The ring is sub-circular in plan and sub-D-shape in cross-section. The bezel is moulded, comprising two clasped hands around a central crowned heart. A transverse ridge representing a cuff separates the bezel from hoop, which is decorated with cast globular ribbing. The interior of the bezel and loop are flat and devoid of any decoration and hallmarks. Measurements: External diameter: 22.9mm; thickness of band: 1.8mm, height of bezel: 11mm; width of bezel: 9.7mm;…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: BH-A0B7BA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Roman to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers type A1. The spindle whorl is broadly hemispherical (or biconical) with rounded sides and a flat underside. A circular perforation extends trough the centre from top to base. None of the surfaces are decorated. The patina is an even yellowish-grey colour. The spindle whorl is 16mm height, approximately 25mm external diameter, 10mm internal diameter and weighs 61.21 grams. See Walton Rogers 1997, p. 1738, fig. 806, no. 6541 for similar.
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-A02069
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double loop oval buckle dating c. AD 1350-1650. The buckle frame is broadly D-shape in cross section with bevelled inside edges and equally spaced moulded angled grooves on each outer edge. The pin bar is rectangular in cross-section. Attached to this is a pointed pin with integral loop made from a single sheet of copper-alloy. The underside of the frame is flat and undecorated. The surfaces have even mid-green patination. The buckle measures 40.6mm in length, 39mm in width and weighs 11.50 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2022
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Record ID: BH-9FD397
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy double loop buckle dating from AD 1350-1400. The loops are oval in shape with an expanded straight outer edge on each loop. The inside of the frame is bevelled. The reverse is flat. The pin is attached to the circular-sectioned pin bar by an integral loop. This extends into a rectangular sectioned plate that tapers to a point. The buckle has a dark green patina with patches of light green. The buckle measures 52mm in length and 42mm in width. It weighs 1.40 grams. For a simialr example see Whitehead 1996, p. 58, no. 340, as well as…
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-9F766B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Medieval to Post Medieval double loop annular buckle dating c. AD 1350-1650. The frame is sub-D-shape in cross-section with bevelled sides and a flat underside. The pin bar is narrowed and broken. Attached to it is a pointed pin made from a D-sectioned plate. The entire object is worn and corroded, with mid green and light brown patination. The buckle measures 18mm diameter and weighs 1.40 grams. For simialr bickles see Whitehead 1996, p. 45, nos. 255-256. Whitehead 1996, Buckles 1250-1800, Greenlight Publishing, Chelmsford.
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 28th January 2022
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Record ID: BH-9EDD68
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver Medieval penny of Edward IV (first reign; 1461-70), Light coinage, Type V (North 1602) dating to the period AD 1464-70. Mint: Durham under Lawrence Booth, initial mark: rose. Ref: North 1991: 89, no. 1602. Part of the flan is clipped removing most of the legend. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th December 2021
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Record ID: BH-51D565
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval crotal bell dating from the 16th to 17th century. The bell comprises a hollow sphere of two hemispheres divided by a raised circumferential band. The upper hemisphere has three circular sound holes; one small and two larger (approximately 4.5mmdiameter), one of which has been damaged creating a larger irregular perforation. The lower hemisphere has a long wide sound slit with circular holes at each end. The edges of the slit are bevelled and to one side is a moulded initial reading ‘H’ surrounded by a plain banded arch. An integral rec…
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 15th December 2021
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Record ID: BH-5116F4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers B1 dating from the Early Medieval to Medieval period, c. AD 650-1200. The whorl is discoidal, or flat-circular, in form with flat surfaces and slightly rounded sides. A circular hole perforates the centre. Patination across the object is patchy and light and mid brown in colour. The large perforation suggests that the spindle whorl is Early Medieval to Medieval in date. The spindle whorl measures 34mm diameter and 9.4mm thick. The central perforation is c. 11mm diameter. The entire object weighs 66.47 grams.
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 12th August 2021
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Record ID: BH-EBDFC4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Medieval half groat of Edward III (1327-1377), fourth coinage, pre-Treaty Series G, Type b, dating 1356-1361. Minted at London. As North 1991, p. 53, no. 1202. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Friday 2nd July 2021
Last updated: Friday 2nd July 2021
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Record ID: BH-D8B0A9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date (c. AD 1300-1500). The body of the ampulla is circular with a short rectangular neck that flares evenly towards the mouth. The rim is slightly rounded, narrow and intact, the two sides of which have been pressed together to seal the vessel. There are two triangular attachment loops projecting from the neck, one either side. These are relatively even in size and are positioned opposite one another. The neck is plain and undecorated. Both faces of the body are decorated in shallow relief. One face depicts a cro…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2021
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Record ID: BH-C79FD2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy annular buckle dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1250-1450). The buckle is circular in shape and in cross section, with a pin attached around the frame that moves around freely. The pin attaches by an oval attachment loop that is rectangular in cross section. From a crescentric collar, the roughly rectangular sub-oval pin tapers gradually to a rounded tip. The buckle frame measures 40.7mm external diameter and 3.8mm thick. The pin is 45.2mm long and 2.3mm thick. The entire object weighs 16.97 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2021
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Record ID: BH-C39F4E
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date (c. AD 1300-1500). The body of the ampulla is circular with a short rectangular neck that flares at the mouth. The rim is rounded, thickened and mis-shapen. Part of the upper neck and rim have compression damage on one side which has closed the mouth but the rest of it is otherwise open.  A sub-rectangular attachment loop projects from one side of the neck, slightly bet out of shape. The attachment loop on the other side is intact but has collapsed onto the neck. Both faces of the neck are plain exce…
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: BH-27607A
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast and sprung copper-alloy and iron Medieval barrel or tubular padlock dating c. AD 1150-1300. The padlock is broadly cylindrical with a hollow facetted barrel. The barrel is decorated with five longitudinally aligned wavey lines closely spaced together: a long central line with two shorter lines either side, all within a sub-rectangular border. One end of the barrel is rounded. Into the opposite end is cut an elongated oval keyhole. Above this, integral and extending at a right-angle to the barrel, is a rectangular shaped and sectioned plate with a circular-sectioned riv…
Created on: Monday 17th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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Record ID: BH-F9E6D2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Roman radiate of Tacitus (AD 275-276) dating to the period AD 275-276 (Reece Period 14). TEMPORVM FELI[CITAS] reverse type depicting Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae. Δ in the left field, a star in the right field. Mint of Gaul. As RIC V, part I, p. 332, no. 63.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-010B4D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to AD 1571. North p. 111, no. 1997.
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2016
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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Record ID: BH-AFE45B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle with integral plate. Together, the frame and plate are pear-shaped, the latter terminating in a wider, round, lobe. An integral rivet of circular cross section extends backwards from the underside of this lobe. A circular perforation at the frame end of the plate represents the point at which the now-missing pin would have been attached. The frame has vertical inner edges and steeply sloping upper surfaces. A rounded pin rest projects outwards from the centre of the bowed frame. Length: 23 mm; width: 12.1 mm; thickness (including rivet): 5…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 29th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AFC50C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy mount. The head of the mount is lozenge-shaped, with a convex upper surface and hollow underside. A moulded flower head design occupies the central area; this is surrounded by a plain rim, which, in turn, is surrounded by a pelleted perimeter border. Eight moulded lobes are equally spaced around the perimeter, with one on each of the four points. The remains of a square-cross-sectioned rivet extends straight backwards from near to the centre of the reverse. A white metal coating covers both the upper surface and the underside of the mount. Height: 27…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AFA0EA
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy stirrup-strap mount, dating from the early-medieval to medieval periods. The tapering sub-rectangular mount is decorated with an elaborate pattern of zoomorphic interlace, executed in high relief, with openwork fields. This is surmounted by a flat-sectioned loop with circular perforation and three peripheral lobes, the longest of which is that extending straight upwards at the apex. The exact nature of the decoration is difficult to ascertain, but the general design is that of an animal whose head is located immediately below the apex loop and faces upwards. This hea…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-60C40C
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two late medieval to early post-medieval copper-alloy thimbles, arranged one inside the other. The slightly damaged outer thimble tapers towards its convex top. The outer surface is covered by closely-spaced rows of circular indentations; on the top, these rows become concentric circles. At the base, there is a plain rim with single groove at the top. The inner thimble projects slightly beneath the base of the outer and seems to be of similar form. Overall height: 22.8mm; maximum diameter: 18.6mm. Weight: 8.39g. Several similar thimbles were found in excavations at Southwark…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-60BBA3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lead-alloy personal seal matrix, dating from the medieval period. The surviving piece represents approximately one quarter (the top right-hand quarter of the die) from an originally circular matrix. The bottom part has an almost right-angled bend and an irregular edge, suggesting it has been deliberately snapped; the vertical edge, in contrast, is straight and has clearly been cut with a bladed implement. When printed, what remains of the device shows a figure facing right, possibly mounted on horseback, holding an upright sword in his right hand. An angled slash mark t…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-60B217
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I, II or III; dating to the period 1300-1344. Long-cross coinage, Classes 10-15 (bifoliate crown). Mint of Bury St. Edmunds. Diameter: 18.7mm; thickness: 0.8mm. Weight: 1.15g.
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-609B54
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Bronze Age copper-alloy ingot. The piece is irregular in plan but retains part of its convex outer edge. The upper and lower surfaces are both convex and slope downwards, towards this outer edge. The casting contains large air pockets. Length: 50mm; width: 42.1mm; thickness: 25mm. Weight: 224.81g. This piece is typical of the fragments of circular ingot commonly found associated with hoards of the Middle to Late Bronze Age. Comparable fragments include PAS record BH-09D254 and Treasure case 2012 T286 (BH-6FF1F3), a hoard of 14 such pieces from Sarratt, Hertfor…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF1337
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I, dated '1578'. Fifth issue coin with Greek cross initial mark. Diameter: 18.1mm; thickness: 0.7mm. Weight: 1.26g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hardmead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE13D0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine; possible contemporary copy, dating to the period AD 334-336 (Reece period 17). 'Victory standing left on prow of boat' reverse. Mint of Arles. As RIC VII, p. 275, no. 386 or p. 277, no. 401*. Diameter: 15.4mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 1. 06g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE0A05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Theodora, dating to the period AD 337-340 (Reece period 17). PIETAS ROMANA reverse depicting Pietas standing facing, head right, carrying infant at her breast. Diameter: 13.5mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 1.12g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EDFFE0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 330-340 (Reece period 17). 'She-wolf and twins' reverse. Uncertain mint. Diameter: 16.2mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 1.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 6th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FAE5C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A shaped stone weight, probably dating from the Medieval period and produced for weighing down a fish trap. The weight has been carved from local oolitic limestone and is roughly T-shaped. The oval-sectioned shaft is reasonably well finished and there is a cylindrical perforation a short distance above the halfway point. The head has squared-off sides but the top is irregular. Much of the surface is covered by a dark stain from its deposition or use. Height: 145mm; width: 92.5mm; thickness: 62.7mm; hole diameter: 18.2mm. Weight: 863.1g. These weights are discussed by Dennis C…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2015
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Record ID: BH-FACEFF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval stoneware Bellarmine jug (also known as a Beardman/Bartmaan jug). The body of the vessel is sub-globular, with a flat base and conical neck (damaged). A speckled brown glaze covers most of the surface of the vessel, running into the lower quarter, which is off-white. The typical moulded human mask is situated at the junction of neck and body; it has a ladder-like mouth, 'flower pad' moustache and corded beard. Below this, occupying the centre of the body, are the arms of Amsterdam. A stub of the handle base is visible on the reverse, located at the top of the body. …
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2015
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Record ID: BH-E413F7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The object is comprised of two damaged, sub-rectangular plates, the upper of which is decorated with an incised design. Central to this design is a fleur-de-lis, executed in a serrated groove, with rocker-arm grooves filling the fields above and flanking the central stem. A plain field surrounds the central design, its outer limits defined by a groove whose curvature mirrors that of the lis. Beyond this, an indistinguishable pattern of grooves extends to the surviving limits of the plate. A rivet with domed head is located at the centre of the lis…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E40A3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-circular copper-alloy artefact, probably representing a Medieval open-frame brooch. The piece comprises a sub-circular frame which is of flat section, with an upper surface that slopes downwards and outwards. The surface is divided into segments by a series of raised, inward-pointing triangles, including two that flank a pin constriction. A white metal coating has been applied to each of these triangles, and the panels between are decorated by rows of small punchmarks. Width (max): 15.7mm; thickness: 1.6mm. Weight: 0.47g. Although this is almost certainly a brooch, ther…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E3F0C5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy coin weight with no clear surface details remaining. Scratching on the surfaces of the cuboidal weight suggests deliberate defacement. Length: 18.4mm; width: 16.3mm; thickness: 3.3mm. Weight: 6.75g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C46C72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface lead-alloy token, dating from the Medieval to post-Medieval periods. The subcircular token bears an equal-armed cross comprised of four lines of incised chevrons, creating the impressions of feathers or palm branches. At the centre of each quarter is an incuse crescent. Diameter: 16.7mm; thickness: 1.4mm. Weight: 2.24g.
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Saturday 27th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C40F74
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy single-loop buckle. The frame is trapezoidal, its rectangular-sectioned sides flaring towards the expanded outer side. A moulded pin rest occupies the centre of this outer side, flanked by two transverse grooves which extend to the underside, where they converge, crossing over at their distal ends. The subrectangular plate has been folded double around the circular-sectioned axis bar; this plate is straight-sided and its width decreases towards the non-frame end, where the two sides are held together by a copper-alloy rivet. At the frame end, the now-missing…
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Saturday 27th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8ECE51
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy mount, probably dating from around the 17th century. The mount takes the form of a heart-shaped plate with the remains of two attached copper-alloy rivets on the reverse. Dimensions: height: 25.6mm; width: 25mm; thickness of plate: 1.6mm. Weight: 5.9g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8EA7D1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy vessel. The piece, which represents foot of a cauldron or similar vessel, has a triangular cross section and splays towards the base , which is concave.The break at the top is irregular.Traces of a black sustance adhere to the corroded surfaces. Dimensions: height: 28.4mm; maximum width: 46.2mm. Weight: 101.36g. Butler, Green and Payne suggest that this form of foot was common on medieval vessels, although examples are known from as late as the 17th century (2009: 4).
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8E8881
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint blade of probable Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date. The piece is roughly leaf-shaped and made from a translucent light yellowish-brown flint. At the proximal end there is part of what appears to be a recortified platform, adjacent to which, on the ventral surface, there is the bulb-of-percussion and bulb scar, with rippling below. The dorsal surface exhibits several longitudinal arrises. The edges of the blade have a serrated appearance which suggests utilisation damage. Dimensions: length: 32mm; width: 16.8mm; thickness: 5.1mm. Weight: 2.49g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 19th April 2018
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Record ID: BH-8E56B4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap-end, probably dating from the Medieval period. The strap-end resembles a human arm and is probably incomplete. The widest point is at the top, where the underside is hollow and there is an in situ copper-alloy rivet at the base, which would have served to attached the now-missing back plate. The shallow depth of the hollow strap slot strongly suggests that the strap-end would originally have extended to a greater height. The base of the strap slot extends into the body of the strap-end, on one side there being an inward step at this junction, on the other a smoo…
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8DFD05
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy hooked tag, probably dating from the early post-Medieval period. The head of the tag consists of a lozenge-shaped plate with moulded decoration on the upper surface. At the centre of the plate is a six-petalled flower head, and this is surrounded by a field containing three parallel bands of moulded pellets. Eight lobes project outwards from the edge of the raised perimeter border, the largest four being on the lozenge's points, with a further, smaller, lobe projecting from halfway along each side. Part of the hook attachment survives on the reverse of the…
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8DBBE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy nummus of Gratian, dating to the period AD 367-375 (Reece period 19). GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse depicting the emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand, left hand on shield. Mint of Arles. RIC IX, p. 66, no. 15. Dimensions: diameter: 15.8mm; thickness: 1.2mm. Weight: 1.05g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8DAC87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Gratian, dating to the period AD 367-375 (Reece period 19). GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse depicting the emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand, left hand on shield. Mint of Arles. RIC IX, p. 66, no. 15. Measurements:16.5mm diameter,1.6mm thick, 2.05g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8D9774
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse depicting the emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Dimensions: diameter: 17.7mm; thickness: 1.3mm. Weight: 2.19g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8D82C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse depicting Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Probably minted at Arles. Dimensions: diameter: 18.3mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 2.35g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 31st July 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-8D64E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Asof 1st or 2nd century date. This coin has a single piercing, located at 4 o'clock on the obverse. Dimensions: diameter: 26.8mm; thickness: 1.9mm. Weight: 6.72g.
Created on: Wednesday 31st July 2013
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-07DA62
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman bowl of Oxfordshire colour-coated ware, probably dating from the 4th century AD. The rim has an everted, overhanging rim. The outer surface is corrugated. The fabric has a light grey core, orange surface and a darker orange slip. Dimensions: 42mm long, 34.5mm wide. Weight: 14.36g.
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-040395
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Hod Hill brooch of Roman (mid to late 1st century) date. The iron axis bar is contained within a damaged cylinder which has been formed by rolling backwards the top of the headplate. The pin, now missing, would have extended from a slit at the centre of this cylinder. At the back of the headplate the sides angle inwards, extending into the now-bent upper bow, which flares towards the bottom and is decorated by three vertical ridges. A right-angled lug extends outwards from the two bottom corners of this upper portion of the bow. A horizontal ridge and groove separate…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavendon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-02F095
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount with hooked attachment, dating from the post-Medieval period. It is probable that the remaining portion represents just over half of the original mount. The irregular edges of the piece reflect the nature of the foliate moulded decoration on the upper surface. At the left hand end is a trefoil terminal containing an iron-filled rivet hole. A second rivet hole is located close to the right hand end, at the original centre point of the mount, and it is immediately to the right of this that the break has occurred. A loop projects vertically downwards fr…
Created on: Monday 25th March 2013
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C89C52
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pin of probable early post-Medieval date. The head is made of lead-alloy and takes the form of an inverted cone with moulded decoration. At the centre of the upper surface, four pellets cluster around the corroded tip of the iron shaft, which extends vertically through the head. Four smaller pellets surround this central cluster, with a ring of pellets around the circumference. A number of equally-spaced vertical ridges extend down the angled outer surface of the head. A short length of the iron shaft protrudes from the base of the head. Dimensions: 13.6mm high, 14mm…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C863B5
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked tag of probable early post-Medieval date. The plate is circular and domed, with a hollow underside. The upper surface is decorated with a relief-moulded pattern in which a ropework ring with internal pellet is surrounded by six further such symbols. In addition, each of the six fields around the perimeter contains a single, smaller, pellet and a ropework border marks the circumference of the plate. The rounded hanger extends upwards from the top of the plate, with a damaged, semicircular-sectioned rearward hook at the base. Dimensions: 31.2mm long, 13.5mm w…
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2013
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C80DA0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy finger ring of Late Roman date. Only the bezel and part of the shoulders survive. The bezel consists of a vertically aligned oval cell containing a damaged piece of silver foil (probably backing for a now-missing gemstone) over a white paste. The rectangular-sectioned shoulders are much narrower than this cell and, like the outer surfaces of the cell, retain traces of gilding. Dimensions: 10mm wide (ring); 9.6mm wide at bezel, 2.9mm thick. Weight: 0.74g.
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AF0012
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman colour-coated jar, possibly of Hadham ware, dating from the 3rd or 4th century AD. The everted rim rolls outwards from the wall of the vessel, with a slight groove at the point of the transition. The fabic has a dark grey core, orange surface and has been slipped in a patchy orange and brown, with an overlying wavy line of white slip on the inner surface of the rim. Dimensions: 65.4mm long, 24.4mm high. Weight: 25.66g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AE32C7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman greyware ceramic flagon. Between a third and a quarter of the rim survives. It is of simple form, being straight-sided, with no lip. At the base is part of a raised moulding. The core is dark grey, the surface light grey and the fabric has a sandy texture. Dimensions: 20.9mm high, 24mm wide, 5.2mm thick. Weight: 3.48g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AD8601
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of ceramic tile or possibly part of a vessel, probably produced at Harrold, Bedfordshire and dating from the 3rd or 4th century AD. The sub-rectangular sherd is of a vesiculated shell-tempered ware, with light grey core and light pinkish-brown surface. The outer surface has been rilled. Dimensions: 68.8mm long, 68.4mm wide, 15.5mm thick. Weight: 81.15g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AD6607
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a Roman ceramic vessel of open form (i.e. a dish or plate). This is a fineware fabric, possibly samian or African Red Slipware. The fabric is mid-orange, fine and retains possible traces of a red slip on its inner surface. The underside is concentrically grooved. Dimensions: 62.2mm long, 58.6mm wide, 11.6mm thick. Weight: 46.19g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AD45F6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a 1st or 2nd century Roman ceramic vessel, possibly a flagon. The abraded sherd represents less than half of the original base. The fabric is mid orange and both the inner and outer surfaces retain traces of a white slip. A deep groove extends around the underside of the base, a short distance in from the edge. Dimensions: 34.6mm long, 29mm wide, 11.3mm high. Weight: 7.41g.
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AD2201
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman flanged bowl. This vessel probably dates from the 3rd or 4th century AD and is of Hadham colour-coated ware, its form imitating the Dr 38 form of samian bowl. The flange curves downwards from the outer wall of the vessel, with part of the damaged rim projecting above. The core is light grey; the surface is mid-orange and has displays abundant mica inclusions. The inner surface of the bowl and upper surface of the flange retain traces of an orange slip, whereas the outer surface of the vessel has been coated with a brown slip. Dimensions: 33.7mm long, 28.3m…
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4AAD17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman colour-coated ware vessel (either a dish or a beaker), probably produced at the Nene Valley kilns, between the mid 2nd and 4th centuries AD. The rim is on plain form, with a simple rolled top and no projection on either side. The fabric is light grey to off-white. The slip on the inner surface is mid brown, changing to black on the outer surface. Dimensions: 41.2mm long, 31.1mm high, 8.9mm thick. Weight: 12.75g.
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4A8217
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a Roman Nene Valley colour-coated ware vessel, dating from the mid 2nd to 4th century AD. Less than half of the circular base remains. The fabric is off-white to light grey; the slip is dark brown on the inner surface, orangey-brown on the outer. The base is concentrically grooved. Dimensions: 62.4mm wide (max), 15.9mm thick. Weight: 30.6g.
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4A6B08
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base sherd from a Roman Nene Valley colour-coated ware vessel, dating from the mid 2nd to 4th century AD. Just over half of the circular base remains. The pot has been wheel-thrown and has a pronounced groove on the underside, a short distance in from the edge. The fabric is light yellowish-orange and has no visible inclusions. A brown slip coats the inner surface, whereas that on the outer surface is dark grey and has been applied unevenly. Dimensions: 85.4mm diameter, 18.2mm thick. Weight: 108.16g.
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4A2814
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Roman dish of South Midlands shell-tempered ware. This pottery was probably produced at Harrold, Bedfordshire and dates from the 3rd to early 5th century AD. The rim itself has a flattened upper surface and has an angled outer face, at the base of which is a shallow groove. The wall of the vessel would have angled upwards at approximately 60 degrees from the now-missing base. The fabric is pinkish-orange to dark grey and has a moderate amount of small crushed shell temper. The edges of the sherd are relatively unabraded. Dimensions: 56.2mm wide, 55mm high, 11.5m…
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-49A713
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 14 sherds of South Midlands shell-tempered ware vessels, probably produced at Harrold, Bedfordshire and dating from the 3rd to 4th century AD. The sherds are described below, separated by form. See attached photograph for numbers. Sherd 34: Rim sherd from storage jar of large diameter. Everted rim has flat upper surface and squared outer face. Mid grey core, heavily shell-tempered, with light pinkish-orange surface. Sherds 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 and 29: Rim sherds from storage jars. Varying in form between rolled and undercut, some with flattened upper surfaces. Fab…
Created on: Saturday 16th March 2013
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F2A815
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy open-top thimble, or 'sewing ring', of probable Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date. The diameter of the thimble tapers towards the top, its outer surface bearing four irregular rows of punched circular indentations. Dimensions: 18.9mm diameter (max), 9.9mm high. Weight: 4.67g.
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F28767
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of Medieval date. The mount takes the form of a stylised, forward-facing zoomorphic head. It is slightly domed, with a hollow underside, from the centre of which projects a circular-sectioned rivet with parts of two attached 'stops'. A transverse groove, located just below the centre, divides the upper surface into two portions. The top side of the head is convex and the outer sides vertical. A crudely executed pattern of cross-hatching covers the surface of this upper portion, separating two moulded, 'V-shaped' ears. Beneath the aforementioned dividing groove,…
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F20974
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of medieval date. The mount is lozenge-shaped, its upper surface filled by the design of a leaf with scalloped edge and projecting stem at the base. Contained within this leaf is the following heraldic device: Or three chevrons gules. Only traces of the red enamel and gilding remain; in addition, there is a suggestion of a dark enamel having filled the recess between the edge of the leaf and the lozenge's plain border. At the centre of the otherwise flat reverse there is an integral rivet of circular section. This rivet has been hammered over at the top, to s…
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F12481
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy harness pendant. The shield-shaped pendant bears the arms of England: Gules three lions passant guardant [Or]. Much of the red enamel survives, but there is no trace of gilding on the surfaces of the lions; in fact, the tail of the uppermost lion bears a speck of what may be a corroded silvering. The loop extends upwards at 90 degrees from the centre of the pendant's upper side. Dimensions: 37.6mm long, 22.1mm wide, 3mm thick (not including loop). Weight: 10.76g. The three lions coat of arms was first deployed on Richard I's 'Great Seal' of c. 11…
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2013
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E42098
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy single-loop buckle, dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods. The frame is oval, its upper surface sloping downwards and outwards, a pointed pin rest projecting from the centre of the outer side. A pair of projecting tabs at the other end of the frame represent the remains of the forked spacer which would have separated the now-missing plates. A wire pin is looped around the central constriction separating these tabs. Dimensions: 27.8mm long, 23.9mm wide, 4.3mm thick. Weight: 3.84g. Examples of buckles with forked spacers were found…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E27870
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver threepence of Elizabeth I. Third issue coin (Regular flan issue), dated '1572', ermine mintmark. Dimensions: 19.1mm diameter, 0.3mm thick. Weight: 1.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E23A17
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by James Brierly of Olney, Buckinghamshire. Dated '165[8]'. Ref.: Williamson 1967: Vol. 1, p. 52, no. 109. Dimensions: 15.1mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight: 0.71g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E211F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper-alloy dupondius or as, probably of a 1st or 2nd century empress. Dimensions: 23.4mm diameter, 2.9mm thick. Weight: 8.58g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E1FD91
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper-alloy as (probably), dating from the 1st or 2nd century AD. Dimensions: 28.6mm diameter, 2.7mm thick. Weight: 11.32g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E1E7F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper-alloy as (probably), dating from the 1st or 2nd century AD. Dimensions: 23mm diameter (irregular flan), 1.8mm thick. Weight: 3.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E1CA34
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy as of Elagabalus, dating to the period AD 218-222 (Reece period 10). FIDES EXERCITVS S C reverse depicting Fides seated left, holding eagle and standard; before her, a standard. Mint of Rome. RIC IV (II), p. 56, no. 347. Dimensions: 23.7mm diameter, 3.2mm thick. Weight: 8.31g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E16E07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver denarius of Elagabalus, dating to AD 220 (Reece period 10). P M TR P III COS III P P reverse depicting Sol advancing left, holding whip, star in right field. Mint of Rome. RIC IV (II), p. 30, no. 28. Dimensions: 18.5mm diameter, 1.9mm thick. Weight: 2.47g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA7495
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver siliqua of Julian as Caesar, dating to the period AD 355-360 (Reece period 18). VOTIS V MVLTIS X reverse depicting a wreath. Mint of Arles. RIC VIII, p. 224, nos. 263-265. Dimensions: 16.8mm diameter, 0.8mm thick. Weight: 1.48g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA4781
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse depicting Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Uncertain mint. Dimensions: 15.2mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 1.15g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA3AC3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse depicting the emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Uncertain mint. Dimensions: 15mm diameter, 1.1mm thick. Weight: 1.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA2C25
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse depicting the emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Uncertain mint. Dimensions: 16.9mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 1.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B9D322
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate, probably of Victorinus, dating to the period AD 269-271 (Reece period 13). Uncertain reverse. Gallic mint. Dimensions: 15.8mm diameter, 1.2mm thick. Weight: 1.69g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B9C1B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate, dating to the period AD c. 260-c. 275 (Reece period 13). Uncertain reverse and mint. Dimensions: 16.4mm diameter, 1mm thick. Weight: 0.98g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B93B75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of a Gallic emperor (probably Tetricus I or Victorinus), dating to the period AD 269-274 (Reece period 13). Uncertain reverse. Gallic mint. Dimensions: 17.7mm diameter, 1.3mm thick. Weight: 1.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B91B95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of Victorinus, dating to the period AD 269-271 (Reece period 13). Uncertain reverse. Gallic mint. Dimensions: 16.8mm diameter, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 1.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B51516
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date. The seal comprises two sub-circular discs and a folded connecting strip. One discs bears an ornate relief-stamped shield containing a sword with a cross at the point and four flanking stars. On the other disc is the number '20' within a beaded border, a ring of alternating stars and squares (probably) surrounding. Dimensions: 30.8mm long, 24.9mm wide, 4.6mm thick. Weight: 12.76g. A parallel for this cloth seal was found in London (1995: 110/fig. 43, no. 321) and is discussed by Geoff Egan, with reference to other excavated exampl…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B4C3F2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-oval buckle, dating from the early post-Medieval period. The symmetrical frame has two 'D-shaped' sides, each with a projecting, moulded pin rest in the form of a flower head. A similar moulding is also located at either end of the central, semicircular-sectioned axis bar. The remainder of the frame has bevelled surfaces and steep inner edges. Both the upper and lower surfaces of the frame are tinned or silvered, as is the flattened and tapering pin, which is loosely looped around the axis bar. Dimensions: 50.2mm long, 26.7mm wide, 3.7mm thick. Weight: 13.81g…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A00132
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a socketed copper-alloy arrowhead (probably) of uncertain date. The socket, which appears to survive to its original length, is of circular section, tapering towards the top. At the basal opening it measures 6.8mm in internal diameter. This opening appears to be flanked by a pair of low flanges, which gradually dissipate as they extend upwards. Approximately 10mm up, the sides of the socket flare into a damaged, 'leaf-shaped' head. Overall dimensions: 31.2mm long, up to 13.9mm wide and 9.4mm thick. Weight: 7.27g. The form of this piece is reminiscent of Late Bronze Age s…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9F7871
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch has been lost in antiquity. At the top of the surviving piece, there are parts of two cells of equal width. The bow is of triangular section, with a pair of leaf-like mouldings at the top, arranged in an inverted 'V shape'. A transverse ridge with central groove marks the transition between the bow and the foot, the latter of which has a convex upper surface and tapers towards a basal moulding. The unperforated catchplate is complete, retaining its rolled outer side. Dimensions: 36.2mm long, up to 9mm wide…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9E7196
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of Roman date. The largest element of the openwork mount takes the form of a deeply moulded, three-tiered crescent with a convex surface and inward-curving points. Contained between these points, bordered by a pair of angled mouldings, is the base of the second element, a 'T-shaped' plate. This base is bulbous and has a vertical groove at the centre. The distal ends of the top bar of the 'T' curve downwards, into damaged vertical ribs, which join up with the sides of the crescent. The underside of the crescent is hollow. There are two integral, circular-sectione…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9DF8B4
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy hooked tag, dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods. The plate is of openwork form, with a rectangular hanger at the top, vertical upper sides and converging lower sides. The moulded decoration is reminiscent of Gothic tracery. In the upper half, two foliate columns separate three trefoil-shaped apertures. A horizontal ropework ridge separates this element from the lower portion, in which there is an 'M-shaped' arch flanked by a pair of beaded sides. The hook is missing. Dimensions: 19.1mm long, 14.8mm wide, 1.6mm thick. Weight: 1.66g. …
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 25th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9D9915
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy weight of probable Medieval to post-Medieval date. The weight takes the form of a truncated pyramid. The square upper surface is defined by a raised perimeter border, with an inward-pointing triangle at the centre of each side. The artefact is heavily corroded and one of the bottom corners has been lost. Dimensions: 14mm long, 12.3mm wide, 6.1mm high. Weight: 3.75g. Similar, albeit larger, weights are illustrated by Biggs and Withers (2000: 27-29). Given the small size, it is also possible that this is a gaming piece.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9C8494
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-loop trapezoidal buckle, dating from the post-Medieval period. The buckle is symmetrical, the two trapezoidal sides converging towards the centre. Both sides angle upwards from the central axis bar, which has a protruding knop at each end. The upper surfaces of the frame slope downwards and outwards; the underside is flat. The surfaces of the buckle have been tinned or silvered. Dimensions: 25.7mm long, 19.5mm wide, 1.7mm thick. Weight: 3.28g. Ross Whitehead (1996: 82) suggests a late 16th to late 17th/early 18th century date for buckles of this form.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9C61E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy open-frame brooch, dating from the Medieval period. The slightly bent frame is circular, a series of angled grooves in the upper surface creating a ropework effect. There is a pin constriction but no trace of the pin itself. The underside of the frame is flat. Dimensions: 21.4mm diameter, 1mm thick. Weight: 0.88g. Brooches of similar form were found in excavations in London (see Egan and Pritchard 1991: 252-255, cf. nos. 1311, 1325 and 1334), in contexts ranging from the early 13th to mid 14th centuries.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9C3461
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame and pin, probably dating from the Late Medieval period. The frame is trapezoidal, with flat upper surfaces and downward-angling outer faces. The rectangular-sectioned axis bar is located off-centre, being closest to the shorter vertical end. The flattened and tapering wire pin has been loosely looped around the axis bar's central constriction, its point resting on a recessed pin rest, located midway along the vertical outer side of the frame. The flat underside of the buckle exhibits numerous file marks; such marks are also visible on the upper surface, a…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9BD506
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy plate from a Medieval buckle. The double-sided plate has been folded around the axis bar of the now-missing frame. Both the upper and lower sides of the plate are rectangular, the upper being slightly longer than the lower. The perimeter of the upper plate is marked by a double row of punched, opposed triangles. A pair of in situ copper-alloy rivets joins the two sides of the plate together. The folded tabs at the frame end are narrow and are separated from each other by the pin slot. Dimensions: 29.7mm long (slightly bent), 9.8mm wide, 4.7mm thick (total). Weight: …
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F202E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy zoomorphic brooch of Roman (2nd century) date (cf. Hattatt 2000: figs. 219-220). The damaged brooch takes the form of a sitting bird. The body is oval in plan, domed, with a hollow underside. The upper surface bears three longitudinal bands of cells. The central band consists of a series of blue-enamel-filled lozenges flanked by two rows of inward-pointing triangles, the latter possibly containing traces of red enamel. The two outer bands each consist of a series of triangular cells, again filled with dark blue enamel, each cell set at 180 degrees to the next. A dama…
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F10D12
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy hooked clasp of post-Medieval date. The plate is oval in plan, its upper surface bearing a central cell in which there is a relief-moulded design, probably depicting a flowerhead flanked by two spirals. A border of three grooves and interspersing ridges surrounds this central area. At the top is a loop, at the base of which is a pair of rounded lobes. Two further lobes project outwards from the mid points of the long sides of the plate. A blunt, forward-facing hook extends from the base of the plate, with a loop on either side. The corroded surfaces of the object bea…
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F09751
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy T-shaped brooch of initial type dating from 1st to mid 2nd century AD. The head consists of a horizontally aligned cylinder which has a longitudinal seam on the underside. At the centre is a vertical slit and it is at this point that the copper-alloy pin loop is attached to the internal, iron axis bar. On the upper surface there is a simple moulding at either end of the cylinder. The sides of the bow converge towards the point of the break. A moulded transverse ridge marks the transition between bow and head, and an inverted triangular moulding extends do…
Created on: Saturday 2nd July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-272284
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy frame from a Medieval single-loop buckle. The frame would appear to have originally been sub-oval in plan. The pin rest comprises four sub-rectangular mouldings, separated by transverse ridges and grooves, with a deeper slit at the centre. Only portions of the bowed top and bottom sides remain. These are much narrower than the pin rest and are of flattened-oval section. The piece measures 28mm wide, 13mm long, 4.1mm thick (pin rest) and weighs 2.27g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cold Brayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-799E34
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy button of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date. The upper surface of the flattened hemispherical head is decorated with a pattern of cross-hatched grooves, which creates a series of small squares. The integrally cast loop extends from the centre of the head's flat underside. It has convex sides and a small circular aperture. The button measures 14.5mm long, 13mm wide and weighs 3.31g.
Created on: Friday 25th February 2011
Last updated: Saturday 5th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-6821C3
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap fitting, probably from a book or casket. No parallel could be found for this piece, but the patina and general form suggest a Medieval date. The artefact is rectangular in plan and has been made by folding widthways a cast piece. The central portion of the upper fold is of trapezoidal section and is solid. Below this is a short rectangular portion with a flat upper surface, into which has been incised a pair of saltires within a single groove border. Projecting downwards from the centre of the bottom edge is a loop, in which sits the remains of a short …
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-67C793
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-oval buckle of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date. The frame is symmetrical, having two 'D-shaped' sides which angle upwards from a central axis bar. The upper surfaces slope downwards and outwards, there is a moulding at the points where the axis bar meets the frame and, at the centre of one of the outer sides, there is a transverse groove pin rest. The pin has been made from a length of flattened and tapering copper-alloy wire. It is looped loosely around the axis bar, it's point resting on the underside of the frame, beneath the aforementioned pin…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2011
Last updated: Saturday 5th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.