Record ID: NMGW-6C5433
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy and enamel hinged Trumpet derivative brooch of Roman date (c. 75-200 AD). The brooch is most likely of Mackreth Type TR 4.1a (2011: pg.126, plate 86). The brooch is incomplete, missing the foot and much of the catchplate. The head of the brooch has sub-rectangular, irregular oval sectioned wings. The wings are hollow, and still contain the copper or copper alloy axis bar. The wings are decorated with two transverse grooves on either end. The pin is attached to the axis bar through a central slot in the reverse of the wings and has a small hooked in…
Created on: Wednesday 13th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-460F33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman radiate of Postumus (AD 260-269), dating to the period AD 260-268 (Reece Period 13). LAETITIA - AVG reverse type, depicting galley, left, without sails, with four rowers and steersmen. Mint of Lyon. RIC V Postumus 73
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-442960
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Theodora (AD 337-340), dating to the period AD 337-340 (Reece Period 17). PIETAS - ROMANA reverse type, depicting Pietas, draped, standing front, head right, carrying an infant at her breast in right hand. Mint of Trier. RIC VIII Treveri 56, 79 or 91.
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-43E785
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Constantine II (AD 317-340), dating to the period AD 323-324 (Reece Period 16). CAESARVM NOSTRORVM reverse type, depicting VOT/X within a laurel wreath. Mint of Lyon. RIC VII Lugdunum 217.
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-43A0D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-180), dating to the period AD 170-171 (Reece Period 8). COS III S C reverse type, depicting Mars, helmeted, naked except for cloak flying behind, advancing right, holding spear in right hand and trophy over left shoulder in left hand. Mint of Rome. RIC III Marcus Aurelius 992.
Created on: Wednesday 29th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-34606D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman as of Domitian (AD 81-96), dating to the period AD 90-96 (Reece Period 4). VIRTVTI AVGVSTI S C reverse type depicting Virtus standing right, resting foot on helmet, holding spear and parazonium. Mint of Rome. RIC II, Part 1 (second edition) Domitian 709, 757 or 810.
Created on: Tuesday 28th September 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-8757B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to the period AD 319-320 (Reece Period 16). VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP reverse type, depicting Two Victories, winged, draped, standing facing each other, holding a shield inscribed VOT/PR supported by an altar. Mint of Trier. The surface of the coin still shows areas of silvering.
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 29th March 2022
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Record ID: GLO-609897
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver penny of Edward III forth coinage Date c1351-1377 Obverse: crowned bust facing forwards […] REX AN[…] Reverse: Long cross with pellets in angles. [CIVITAS DV]RENE.
Created on: Monday 6th September 2021
Last updated: Monday 6th September 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-115AD5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The object is a decorative gold ring with a deep oval bezel (height 5.7mm), once set with a small uncut (cabochon) stone, perhaps a sapphire. There is a small transverse ridge on each side of the bezel at the junction with the hoop, and the lower half of the bezel is chamfered to give a truncated biconical profile. The hoop is slightly misshapen and incomplete, and of circular cross-section. Bezel diameter 8.2 x 6.5mm; hoop thickness 1mm at bottom, 1.9mm at junction with bezel; bezel height 5.7mm; weight 1.69g. Summary and conclusions The Mathern finger ring has a form …
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-114D12
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of Find Two silver groats (4d) of Queen Mary of England (1553-4), struck in London; weights 2.01g and 1.89g. The coins are only slightly worn and each has been folded twice, given a shallow ‘z’-shaped profile. The coins were found in fairly close proximity (18 inches apart). No associated objects were reported. Treasure Act considerations As two or more silver (>10% Ag) coins over 300 years old when found, the two Mary groats qualify as Treasure if they were originally associated in the ground. Groats of Mary are not rare finds, but usually singly and i…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1148D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Gold posy ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The convex outer surface is undecorated. The flat inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: * feare god and loue mee x, in vertical italic script. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. Dimensions: Internal hoop diameter 18.7 mm; external hoop diameter 22.15mm; band thickness1.5; band height 6.2mm; weight 9.7g. Discussion: The style of the lettering and decoration, and form of the ring, indicate that it is of 17th- or early eighteenth-century date (after AD 1650). Similar motto…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1143B1
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of find Five medieval gold and silver coins, all of the reign of Edward III of England (1327-77), from the London mint: 1. Penny, ‘Florin coinage, 1344-51; 2. Groat, Series C, c.1351-2; 3. Groat, Series E, c.1354-5; 4. Gold Quarter Noble, Series B/E ‘mule’, c.1354-5; 5. Gold Noble, Treaty Period, 1361-9. Treasure Act considerations The coins reported comprise two or more coins of the requisite fineness, and all are over three hundred years old. Were they originally associated? Given the general rarity of gold coins of the p…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AA6AA8
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead cloth seal The cloth seal is of two-disc type with circular discs (of 22mm diameter, 5.4mm thick and weighing 7.3g). One disc has no surviving device or legend. The other has a central device of a crowned portcullis. A small part of the encircling legend survives: ] W .TRE.[ Seals with a crowned portcullis dates from the reign of Elizabeth I and are often county seals and are sometimes counterfeited to avoid taxes.
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AA44FD
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy book mount The mount is near complete, comprising two rectangular copper alloy plates and a separate perforated lug (with an overall plate length of 30.0mm and a weight of 6.6g). The top plate is larger (30.0mm x 22.0mm and 1.0mm thick) and has an integral hook at the end (5.1mm deep). The plate is decorated on the top face with an incised border, inside of which is a geometric motif composed of double lines of rocker-arm decoration arranged around a central axis with diagonals each side forming chevrons, but now worn and corroded. There is a small…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A89992
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper- alloy finger-ring with keeled shoulders, probably of 3rd century date The cast finger-ring is fragmentary, missing most of the band, one shoulder and the bezel surviving (with a surviving width of 18.5mm. a surviving height of 10.1mm and a weight of 2.8g). The damaged shoulder is expanded (with a width of 10.1mm) and would have narrowed to the band (with a minimum width of 6mm). The shoulders are decorated with incised chevrons. The circular bezel (10.8mm diameter) is slightly raised (1.3mm high and 2.5mm thick) and has no decoration now discernible. The rear of the…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 16th February 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-590DC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade token of Postmedieval date. Any diagnostic detail has been removed from surface corrosion. The object is brown in colour with patches of black on the front and covering most of the reverse. The diameter is 13.8mm with a thickness of 1.3mm and weighs 1.52g.
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-590A8B
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of uncertain date, but likely Medieval to Post Medieval (c. AD 1400-1700). The weight is square and measures 32.5mm x 31.7mm and 11.7m max thickness. One face has been incised with a crude linear design in the shape of the letter W. Similar objects on the PAS database are recorded as apothecary weights, e.g. SUR-D85EA7 and SUSS-3FB2B7, which are also designed with the letter W. The weight weighs 87.44g, which is close to the ¼ lb Tower system (87.5g) or English troy system (93.3g).
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-590203
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Postmedieval trade weight of 17th century date (AD 1625-1685). The weight is circular in plan with a diameter of 25.1mm and thickness of 4.4mm. The face of the weight has three stamps: 1. a crowned letter C for Charles I or II; 2. a sword for the Sword of St. Paul for the city of London Guildhall, and 3; a ewer for the London Founder’s Company (Worshipful Company of Founders). The object weighs 11g which equals to 0.388 ounces. Similar objects are recorded on the PAS database e.g. NMGW-C94C43, LEIC-6E91AC, LEIC-44EFEE
Created on: Monday 19th July 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9D99C5
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable copper alloy stylus of Roman or Medieval Date. The stylus is 86.5mm long and is bent, so the original would have been of greater length. The thickest part is c. 3mm square in section, with the top 31.5mm of the object expanding and flattening towards the broken upper end, which is 6.1mm wide and 1.3mm thick. This flattened part would be used to erase writing on a wax tablet. The lower broken end of the stylus is 2mm by 2.2mm thick, tapering from the thickest section. The stylus is broken at both ends badly corroded, with a rough, pitted dark green surface, showi…
Created on: Monday 28th June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 29th June 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-1F083A
Object type: STUD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy discoid plano-convex stud of unknown date. The top of the stud is slightly domed, and was once circular in plan. The underside of the stud is flat, with a single central tapering shank that ends in a break. The top of the stud is stamp decorated with a central octofoil floral motif surrounded by four ring and dot motifs that alternate with four subdivided sub-rectangular bars. The stamped decoration is executed unevenly. The object is covered by a dark green patina and part of the edge of the head of the stud is missing, as is the remainder of the shank. The stud …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd June 2021
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