2024-03-28T14:55:44+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results155120finds-10706821070682NMGW-9A852BUNIDENTIFIED OBJECTUNKNOWNA cast lead disc of unknown function and date. The object is circular in plan measuring 18.1mm in diameter and weighs 879.1g. The object is 3.4mm thick in the centre and unevenly dished along the circumference reaching a maximum height of 22.3mm
A similar object is recorded on the PAS database (NMGW-36A04D) although the present object does not have obvious hammer reticulation marks on the surface and was recovered as a single isolated find, rather than with a ‘lid’ as seen in NMGW-36A04D.
Lead objects are difficult to date due to their lack of diagnostic features. A lead dish was recovered from a Roman context at the excavations at Usk, Monmouthshire (Manning 1995: 319-320 plate XXXI, XXXII, XXXIII), however the lead dish from Usk also had hammer marks not seen on this object. There is no surviving evidence for rivet holes or any other method of mounting, e.g. a fence post cap
The object is a buff colour with patches of grey and brown and pocks of corrosion/damage across the surface. 64644NMGWNMWPA 2022.94.32022-06-27T13:53:38Z2022-09-14T15:18:34Z879.1PAS62B9A852001B5A18122.319131141424254981599325498Neath Port TalbotNeath Port TalbotMargamSS808451.54210095-3.73178632bands.shops.handy10NMGW-1D2032Lead11094CastUncertainUNKNOWNUNKNOWNMetal detectorReturned to finder2022942.jpg1196700images/dellbricking/WalesCertain12022-09-14T14:18:34.552ZMiddleNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL1CertainMiddle2643743Metal detectorNMWPA2022386.jpg254982022From finderCorrodedEdward_I_of_England1321159871MDUnitary AuthorityCertain220551NMGW2549818.11307Sandfields Eastx142211.27Neath Port Talbot11728Penny2022-04-13T17:23:56ZReturned to finder2WalesCirca
A Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), probably Spink 1411, possibly North (Vol. II) class 10cf2. The coin seems to have been clipped on two sides, but the inscriptions are intact on both sides. Mint of London.
Clara de Sousa CunhaEdward I of England222-3.805627951818NMGW-6F87711061560Bust facing, large face with broad nose, bushy hair. The crown is bifoliate, has an axe-shaped central lis and arrowhead ornaments.CIVI/TAS / LON/DON11NMWPA 2022.38.6MEDIEVALCOINSS7589finds-106156011Edwardian class 10cf (N 1040-1043), not further defined26352940London103NMGW-5A80088Incomplete1272x14221images/claracunha/111790981PAS6255A80000185742022-04-12T17:25:36ZLong cross with three pellets at each right angle.Certainx142212Regular2022-03-09T00:00:00Z29Possibly51.585949274MEDIEVALSilver41424x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWA R ANGL DNS hVBCommunity152022-07-14T07:16:35.515ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityMilledPOST MEDIEVAL1Certain2654675Metal detector2022328.jpg254982021GPS (from the finder)William_III_of_England331159934PMUnitary AuthorityCertain422983NMGW2549821.61696Margamx410472.31Neath Port Talbot11728Sixpence2022-07-06T13:05:58ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
A silver post-medieval sixpence of William III (1694-1702), minted in Bristol, 1696 (Spink 3521).
Adelle BrickingWilliam III of England22-3.73212773345NMGW-EDBD961051168Bust of William III, laureate and draped, right (First Bust). B below bust.MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16[9]611NMWPA 2022.3.28POST MEDIEVALCOINSS8085finds-105116841Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)26345114Bristol101NMGW-EDB10B6Complete1696x41047images/awillis/111712761PAS61EEDB10001BAB42022-01-24T17:00:00ZCrowned cruciform shields, large crowns, early harp.Certainx4104716Regular2021-04-30T23:00:00Z36Certain2021-05-30T23:00:00Z51.55108823POST MEDIEVALSilver41424x25762PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALModernCertainGVLIELMVS III [DEI] GRACommunity192022-07-14T07:16:25.608ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1Certain6286786Metal detector2022322.jpg254982021GPS (from the finder)Commonwealth_of_England14051159934PMUnitary AuthorityCertain422572NMGW25498141660Margamx410470.44Neath Port Talbot11728Penny2022-02-12T13:52:26ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
A silver post-medieval penny of the Commonwealth (1649-1660), minted at the Tower of London, 1649-1660 (North 2729).
Adelle BrickingCommonwealth of England22-3.717373392490NMGW-EB97DD1051093Shield of St George within wreath formed of a palm and laurel branch. No legend or initial mark.11NMWPA 2022.3.22POST MEDIEVALCOINSS8184finds-105109341Penny: Commonwealth (N 2729)26346668The Tower of London 101NMGW-EB79452Complete1649x41047images/awillis/111712201PAS61EEB79400157F42022-01-24T14:28:36ZConjoined shields of St George and Ireland with mark of value "I" above. No legend.Certainx410472Regular2021-07-31T23:00:00Z36Certain2021-08-30T23:00:00Z51.54231287POST MEDIEVALSilver41424x34500PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainCommunity172022-07-14T07:16:25.536Zfinds-10501791050179NMGW-576BCDSPINDLE WHORLMEDIEVALA small cast lead weight or spindle whorl of unknown date. The object is circular in plan and plano-convex in profile (external diameter 21.6mm, 5.7mm thick) with a slightly off centre perforation (7.1mm internal diameter). The surface of the object is corroded and there are no traces of decoration. The metal is buff and mid-grey in colour and weighs 10.57g.
Lead spindle whorls are difficult to date as examples are found from contexts spanning Roman to Post Medieval periods, but the majority are typically dated to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.2929110015004NMGWNMWPA 2022.3.112022-01-17T14:01:32Z2022-10-07T16:09:55ZPAS61E576BC001D9D1914141424254981599325498Neath Port TalbotNeath Port TalbotMargamSS808551.55108823-3.732127710NMGW-1540F5Lead11094CompleteMEDIEVALx14221MEDIEVALx14221x14221Metal detectorReturned to finderNMGW576BCD.jpg1171212images/dellbricking/WalesCertain12022-10-07T15:09:55.918ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityMEDIEVAL1Metal detector2022311.jpg254981159931MDUnitary AuthorityCertain4NMGW254981500Margamx14221Neath Port Talbot110942022-02-12T11:51:00ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
A complete lead spindle whorl of probable Medieval date (c.AD 1200-1500). The object is biconical measuring 17.8mm tall and 23.8mm max diameter external. The central perforation is irregular in shape and off centre, with an internal diameter of c.10.2mm. The surface of the spindle whorl is decorated in a moulded geometric pattern of parallel longitudinal lines crossed by circumferential bands forming rows of irregular rectangular cells (checkered design) that are smaller toward the aperture and enlarge towards the central ridge. The object is a buff colour and weighs 25.79g.
Lead spindle whorls are difficult to date as examples are found from contexts spanning Roman to Post Medieval periods, but the majority are typically dated to the Medieval period c.1100-1500. Similar spindle whorls are recorded on the PAS database e.g. WREX-67EC06, WREX-BFB6E1
Adelle Bricking9-3.7321277NMGW-153D0B10501781NMWPA 2022.3.11MEDIEVALSPINDLE WHORLSS8085finds-10501781110NMGW-576A02Complete1200x14221images/dellbricking/11171210PAS61E576A00011D742022-01-17T14:01:04ZCertainx142212951.55108823MEDIEVALLead41424MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:24.72ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityMODERN1Metal detector202238.jpg254981159931UNUnitary AuthorityCertain3NMGW25498MargamNeath Port Talbot2022-02-12T10:02:31ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
An incomplete ?copper alloy object likely of Post Medieval to Victorian date (c. AD 1700-1900). The object is fractured on both ends, leaving a globular bead-shape decoration (13.8mm long, 11.8mm diameter). The object is possibly a furniture handle with traces of white metal coating on the outside. The metal is a mid grey patina and weighs 5.86g.
Adelle Bricking-3.71737339NMGW-152FE210501743NMWPA 2022.3.8MODERNUNIDENTIFIED OBJECTSS8184finds-10501741110NMGW-576028Uncertainimages/dellbricking/11171193PAS61E576020018AE42022-01-17T13:58:26ZCertain4151.54231287UNKNOWN41424MO1Circa41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MODERNPossiblyCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:24.712ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityCastEARLY MEDIEVAL1Metal detector202237.jpg254981159934EMUnitary AuthorityCertain2NMGW254984.1900Margamx410224.47Neath Port Talbot106272022-02-25T14:53:19ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
An incomplete cast copper alloy ringed pin of Irish/Welsh type and Early Medieval date (7th-8th century AD). The pin is comprised of the head and upper shaft with a surviving length of 59.3mm. The shaft is circular in plan with a diameter of 3.9-4.1mm. The head is sub-rectangular in plan and profile (13.0mm long x 6.8mm wide x 5.1mm thick) and perforated with a circular hole 2.3mm internal diameter.
The surface is badly corroded, but the head appears to have a moulding at the top and bottom. A similar ringed pin is illustrated in Knight 1996 (p.50, fig.7 no.4) from Caerwent, denoted here as a ‘Loose-Ring Pin’ of Fanning’s baluster-headed type. The ring, now missing, would have likely been a spiral-wire ring. This type of ringed pin represents a native (Irish) type and is pre-Viking in date. According to Knight (1996:51), rings of this type were very common in Ireland in the fifth to sixth centuries, but few are found in Britain with known examples coming from later (7th-8th century AD) contexts including Anglo-Saxon graves. The pin would have been used to fasten a cloak or female head-dresses.
The metal is a pitted medium/dark-green patina with patches of bright green bronze corrosion. The pin weighs 4.47g.
Thanks to Dr Mark Redknap for his help with identifying this object!
Adelle Bricking59.37-3.73144513NMGW-A2F5E610501721NMWPA 2022.3.7EARLY MEDIEVALPINSS8083finds-1050172116.810NMGW-5759D5Incomplete800x41022images/dellbricking/11171192PAS61E5759D0015C042022-01-17T13:56:45ZCertainx4102214751.53311365EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41424EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:24.711ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityMODERN1Metal detector202232.jpg254981Figurative159931MOUnitary AuthorityCertain1NMGW254981850Margam7Neath Port Talbot106272022-02-12T10:01:45ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
A fragmentary cast copper alloy figurine, probably of neoclassical form and post-medieval (AD 1750-1850). The figurine is represented by a foot, likely from a reclining female. The foot itself is 35.5mm long and 14.9mm wide. The bottom of the foot has the remnants of a ?lead attachment 15.8mm x 13.8mm, which may have extended the length of the foot, but the other half is missing in old damage. The angle of the foot suggests the figure was in a reclining posture. The leg measures 12.7mm x 10.9mm at the break and the indention suggests the leg was hollow. The object is a mottled dark green patina with an overall max height of 28.4mm, 45.5mm long and weighs 33.26g.
Adelle Bricking7-3.73144513NMGW-15101810501661NMWPA 2022.3.2MODERNFIGURINESS8083finds-10501661110NMGW-574356Fragment1750images/dellbricking/11171190PAS61E5743500161142022-01-17T13:50:45ZCertainx412184151.53311365MODERNCopper alloy41424RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:24.706ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityCastEARLY MEDIEVAL2Metal detector202214.jpg254981159931PMUnitary AuthorityProbably2NMGW254981900Margamx4104756.36Neath Port Talbot106272022-01-10T15:24:15ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
An incomplete cast copper alloy chain of Post Medieval to Early Modern date (c.AD 1700-1900). The chain is comprised of three sections with four circular links (21mm in diameter x 2.5mm thick) connected by smaller grooved strip links (13.4mm long x 6.6mm wide x c.8.0mm deep). Two sections have 4 strip links and the longer section has 5. The circular links are a medium-light green patina and the connecting strip links are light reddish brown. Traces of gold gilding preserves on some of the links indicating the surface of the chain was covered in gold gilt. The three pieces together weigh 56.36g.
Length of link 1: 103.0mm
Length of link 2: 96.4mm
Length of link 3: 96.4mm
No direct parallels could be found, but Post Medieval chains of various forms are recorded on the PAS database e.g. NLM-B8F4D1, NLM-8B5CCE, LIN-0AB759
Adelle Bricking295.87-3.73281097NMGW-C27C2410492061NMWPA 2022.1.4EARLY MEDIEVALCHAINSS8087finds-10492061110NMGW-C205E8Incomplete1700x41022images/dellbricking/21167171PAS61DC205E00189042022-01-10T12:02:38ZProbablyx4104714751.56906274POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41424PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:23.845ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1CertainMetal detector202217.jpg25498GPS (from the finder)James_I_of_England1159674PMUnitary AuthorityCertain222380NMGW2549817.31619Crynantx410470.73Neath Port Talbot11728Halfgroat (silver)2022-01-12T11:57:11ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
An incomplete silver post-medieval halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), unclear initial mark, minted at the Tower of London, 1604-1619 (North 2104-5/1). The coin has been clipped.
Adelle BrickingJames I of England22-3.754161292408NMGW-5C4C1A1048867Rose with crown above.[T]VE[ATV]R VNITA [DE]V[S]11POST MEDIEVALCOINSN7907finds-104886741Halfgroat: James I, 1604-1619 (N 2104 - 2105/2)101NMGW-5C34873Incomplete1604x41047images/awillis/111671691PAS61D5C34800177642022-01-05T16:11:52ZThistle with crown above.Certainx410472Regular36Certain51.74858917POST MEDIEVALSilver41424PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainI D G ROS[A] SIN[E] SPI[NA]Community172022-07-14T07:16:23.577ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1Certain6286786Metal detector202216.jpg25498GPS (from the finder)James_I_of_England14051159964PMUnitary AuthorityCertain4223171NMGW25498311624Port Talbotx410475.62Neath Port Talbot11728Shilling2022-01-12T13:40:05ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
A silver post-medieval shilling of James I (1603-1625), third coinage, lis initial mark, minted at the Tower of London, 1623-1624 (North 2125).
Adelle BrickingJames I of England22-3.76234872414NMGW-5BA2EB1048852Bust of James I, crowned and armoured, right.QVAE DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET11NMWPA 2022.1.6POST MEDIEVALCOINSS7889finds-104885241Shilling: James I, 1619-1625 (N 2124, 2125)26346668The Tower of London 101NMGW-5B89B84Complete1623x41047images/awillis/111672071PAS61D5B89B00183342022-01-05T15:26:19ZSquare shield. No plumes above.Certainx410472Regular36Certain51.58660734POST MEDIEVALSilver41424x34500PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainIACOBVS D G MAG BRIT FRA ET HIB REXCommunity172022-07-14T07:16:23.567ZNeath Port Talbot100Unitary AuthorityCastBRONZE AGE1Metal detector20171651new.jpg254981159711BA10.3Unitary AuthorityCertain2NMGW25498-800Pontardawex13712119.4Neath Port Talbot106272021-01-11T10:24:17ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
Middle to Late Bronze Age bronze tanged chisel, known as a trunnion tool, probably dating from 1500BC to 800BC
The trunnion tool is near-complete, heavily corroded with peripheral erosion (with a length of 164mm and a weight of 119.4g). The butt is narrow, thin and rounded (with a width of 9mm and a thickness of 3.9mm). The sides are straight and gradually divergent to the two trunnions. The chisel is thickest at the position of the trunnions (63mm - 78mm from the butt, where it has a maximum thickness of 10.3mm). The trunnions are now of rounded form (giving a maximum width to the tool of 33.1mm, protruding by 2-4mm and are 15mm wide). The sides of the blade are also straight and divergent towards the blade edge, now eroded (with a surviving width of 21.5mm). The blade edge has been lost and the edge is damaged, longer on one side. One face of the tool is more convex across its length than the other and both faces are flat across their widths, becoming gently convex along the blade. The surface of the tool has largely been lost, with a pale, bright-green corrosion underlying a grey-brown corroded surface. There is one surviving patch of dark brown patina surviving on one face near the position of the trunnions.
Trunnion tools are a long-lived form of chisel spanning from the Arreton tradition at the end of the Early Bronze Age (1700-1500BC) to the Late Bronze Age (1150-800BC) (Brailsford 1953, 34, Fig. 12[1]; Burgess & Cowen 1972, 169-74[2]). A number of trunnion tools have been recovered from along the northern Marches and in north-east Wales. Examples have been found in the Broxton (Cheshire), Ebnal (Shropshire) and the Meol Brace (Shropshire) hoards. The former was associated with two Group III low-flanged palstaves and a basal-looped spearhead dated to the Taunton period of the Middle Bronze Age (1400-1275BC) (Davey & Forster 1975 Cat. 66[3],; Longley 1987, 96-103[4]). The latter, associated with two transitional palstaves of the Penard phase. A rich hoard from Burton, Wrexham contained two palstaves of Transitional type along with a number of gold ornaments dating to the Penard phase of the Middle Bronze Age. (Gwilt, Lodwick & Davis 2004)[5]. Single finds of trunnion tools have also been made at Talerddig (Powys), Llandudno (Conwy) (Hemp 1925)[6] and Llangynog (Carmarthenshire)[7]. While some trunnion tools can date from the end of the early Bronze Age, most associated examples are recovered from hoards dated to the Middle Bronze Age.
[1]Brailsford, J.W.; 1953, Later Prehistoric Antiquities of The British Isles, London: British Museum.
[2] Burgess, C. & Cowen, J.D.; 1972, The Ebnal Hoard and Early Bronze Age Metal-working Traditions,
In F. Lynch & C. burgess (eds.), Prehistoric Man in Wales and the West; Essays in honour of
Lily F. Chitty, Bath: Adams & Dart, 167-81.
[3] Davey, P.J. & Forster, E.; 1975, Bronze Age Metalwork from Lancashire and Cheshire, Liverpool:
University of Liverpool Department of Prehistoric Archaeology.
[4] Longley, D.M.T.; 1987, Prehistory: The Later Bronze Age c.1500-c. 700BC, In B.E. Harris (ed.), A
History of the County of Chester; Volume I: Physique, Prehistory, Roman, Anglo-Saxon and
Domesday, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 92-103.
[5] Gwilt, A., Lodwick, M. & Davis, M.; 2004, Burton Wrexham: Middle Bronze Age hoard of gold ornaments and bronze tools with a pot; Treasure Annual Report 2004
[6] Hemp, W.J.; 1925, The Trunnion Celt in Britain, The Antiquaries Journal, 5, 51-4.
[7] PAS Cymru reference: NMWPA 2012.40;
Adelle Bricking1647-3.92865316NMGW-C274061019373tanged1trunnion toolNMWPA 2017.165.1BRONZE AGECHISELSN6709finds-10193731133.16NMGW-C26E90Incomplete-1500x13712images/dellbricking/11126891PAS5FFC26E900107C42021-01-11T10:22:33ZCertainx1371211351.76383877BRONZE AGECopper alloy41424BA1Circa13http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/BRONZE AGECertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:16:03.141ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1CertainMetal detectorNMGWF311C3.jpg25498Generated from computer mapping softwareWilliam_III_of_England1159894PMUnitary AuthorityCertain422983NMGW2549820.31700Tai-Bachx410471.93Neath Port Talbot11728Sixpence2021-08-16T14:23:11ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
A silver post-medieval sixpence of William III (1694-1702), unclear mint, 1695-1700. The coin is very worn and is bent. The coin appears to have been bent twice, but is now partially straightened, possibly by the finder or as a result of movement within the ploughsoil. Coins with a double bend are sometimes referred to as love tokens but they may have been used for supposed amuletic properties. Manville (2014, p. 20) says of bent coins: “A twice bent coin might be carried in the pocket or wallet as a protection against the ‘evil eye’ or other witchcraft, hence the crooked sixpence of the children’s rhyme. Other so-called lucky pocket pieces might be bent to distinguish them from normal coins and prevent inadvertent spending."
George WhatleyWilliam III of England22-3.747921923345NMGW-1DAC06988184Laureate and draped bust right.[MAG BR FRA ET] HIB [REX ...]11NMWPA 2020.58.2POST MEDIEVALCOINSS7989finds-98818441Sixpence: William III (S 3520 - 3548)101NMGW-F311C36Complete1695x41047images/awillis/111509291PAS5E1F311C00133542020-01-15T15:34:52ZCrowned cruciform shields. Large crowns.Certainx410472Regular36Certain51.58682315POST MEDIEVALSilver41424PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALModernCertain[GVLIELM]VS [TERTIVS]Community192022-07-14T07:15:43.544ZNeath Port Talbot1Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredPOST MEDIEVAL1Certain2962943Metal detectorNMGWF295B5.jpg25498Generated from computer mapping softwareJames_II_of_England15651160244PMUnitary AuthorityCertain422770NMGW2549823.91691Coedffrancx410473.44Neath Port Talbot10627Farthing (Copper alloy)2021-08-16T14:31:31ZReturned to finderWalesExactly
A copper alloy post medieval Irish farthing of James II (1685-1691), minted in Limerick in 1691.
Limerick was beseiged by William of Orange's troops in 1690-1691, during the Williamite War. Coins like this were struck over earlier 'gunmoney' shillings, which were official token coins issued by the Jacobites. Gunmoney was intended to be exchanged for sterling silver once the war was won.
George WhatleyJames II of England7-3.865541033978NMGW-1D90C4988170Laureate and draped bust left.HIBERNIA 169111NMWPA 2020.58.3POST MEDIEVALCOINSS7195finds-98817041Irish: farthing of James II, copper, Limerick beseiged (S 6595-6596)561536Limerick City101NMGW-F295B512Complete1691x41047images/awillis/111509321PAS5E1F295B0014F542020-01-15T15:01:47ZHibernia seated left, holding cross. Reversed N in HIBERNIACertainx410472Regular36Certain51.63896619POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41424x27746PM1Exactly36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertain[IAC]O[BVS] II D[EI GR]ATIACommunity372022-07-14T07:15:43.536ZLateNeath Port Talbot100Unitary AuthorityCastEARLY MEDIEVAL1LateMetal detector2016512.jpg25498From a paper map1159931EM
The strap-end can be paralleled with examples published by Backhouse, Turner and Webster edited (1984, p96, nos. 81-2) found in Ixworth, Suffolk and Winchester, Hampshire. Both examples have openwork decoration but otherwise have similar symmetric designs and both ascribed a 10th century date and the Winchester strap end was recovered from an early to mid-10th century context.
Unitary AuthorityCertain2NMGW254981000Margamx4102213.4Neath Port Talbot106272022-06-20T10:46:35ZReturned to finder3WalesCirca
Early Medieval, Late Anglo-Saxon copper alloy strap-end of Thomas' (2004) Class E, possibly Type 4 and of 10th century date
The cast, tongue-shaped strap-end is incomplete, missing the attachment end and is now distorted (with a surviving distorted length of 38.9mm and a weight of 13.4g). The strap-end was thinner at the attachment end, now lost but has the discernible remnants of the integral flange (2mm thick). The strap-end is also widest at the attachment end (with a width of 25.7mm and a thickness of 3.2mm) with straight sides below, gradually narrowing to the rounded terminal. The front of the strap-end has a symmetrical design is cast relief in 'Winchester Style', possibly zoomorphic but now difficult to interpret. There is a clear vertical central axis to the symmetry, possibly with surrounding foliage or possibly a bird or beasts biting the central foliate stem. There is a better preserved scroll terminating at the top corners. The moulding was prominent and bold but was not openwork, with the current single perforation formed because of the damage. The rear of the strap-end was flat and is undecorated. The surface is corroded and has been stripped to a red-brown metal. Traces of pale-green patina survives in area and can be seen to overlie areas of surviving gilding.
George Whatley38.973-3.68854699NMGW-16A23E888198Thomas Class E, Type 4 (possibly)1NMWPA 2016.51.2EARLY MEDIEVALSTRAP ENDSS8384finds-888198116NMGW-169595Incomplete900x41022images/eanagnostou/11001315PAS5A81695900158842018-02-12T10:15:53ZCertainx4102214751.54273142EARLY MEDIEVALCopper alloy41424EM1Circa47http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/EARLY MEDIEVALCertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:14:32.675ZNeath Port Talbot100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL1Metal detector20141563jpg.jpg25498From finder1160241MDUnitary AuthorityCertain251NMGW25498Coedffrancx14221263512090.68Neath Port Talbot11728Penny2015-03-03T12:27:03ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
Medieval silver coin
15th century penny, York, probably local dies
0.68g, Worn and incomplete
Wenke Domscheit22-3.86627922NMGW-5A7F547083761NMWPA 2014.156.3MEDIEVALCOINSS7197finds-708376116NMGW-5A7761Incompletex14221images/wenkedomscheit/1507779PAS54F5A77600110642015-03-03T12:22:14ZCertainx1422122951.65693911MEDIEVALSilver41424MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489CertainCommunity162022-07-14T07:12:18.914ZNeath Port Talbot10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL12650628Metal detector20141312jpg.jpg25498From finderEdward_II_of_England831160171MDUnitary AuthorityCertain220651NMGW254981314Dyffryn Clydachx14221263512101.12Neath Port Talbot11728Penny2015-02-26T14:37:15ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
Medieval silver coin
Edward II (1307-27) penny, Durham
Bishop Kellowe (trace of crozier and to cross on reverse) Class 11 (c. 1311-14)
1.12g, incomplete
Wenke DomscheitEdward II of England22-3.85256421824NMGW-F2E1047075301NMWPA 2014.131.2MEDIEVALCOINSS7299finds-70753011Edwardian class 11 (N 1060-1062), not further defined26346240Durham8NMGW-F2DE53Incomplete1311x14221images/wenkedomscheit/1507137PAS54EF2DE50012F742015-02-26T14:29:57ZCertainx1422122951.67514092MEDIEVALSilver41424x38214MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainCommunity152022-07-14T07:12:18.179ZNeath Port Talbot100Unitary Authority14IARCH-1B050113071Other chance find254981919Allectus1HOARD16024Restricted Access296hoards-13074150
Shiel 1977 (BAR 40) 56, no. 16 adds '(Coed y Ffranc)' after the name Skewen
896Unitary AuthorityIARCH-BA60DFIARCH25498Restricted AccessPAS7E092021001CC132015-01-13T11:57:26Z26351209293Incomplete informationNeath Port Talbot13741919-03-31T23:00:00Z1919-05-30T23:00:00ZWales
Robertson 2000, 233 no. 949:
""In April-May, 1919, during the erection of the Oil Refinery for the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. at Skewen, between Swansea and Neath, Glamorganshire, an old quarry was re-opened to obtain building stone. This had not been worked within living memory, but, at some period, had been cut in a series of steps between four feet and five feet wide and high. The steps were covered with an accumulation of loose stones and debris to a depth of about two feet. In clearing this accumulation, coins were discovered in a hollow covered by two flat stones. Although no decayed fabric was found, it is surmised from their position that they were originally in a bag or wrapping.
The coins were found close to the intersection of the vertical and horizontal surfaces of the rock, and many had found their way through the loose stones on to the rock and corroded, in some cases fast, to the horizontal surface of the step. This probably happened when the covering decayed and allowed the coins to separate. The original number of coins can only be estimated, but it was probably between 150 and 200, the finder describing the find as 'a whole shovelful'. I think that the majority of the coins were broken after finding, as most of the fractures appear quite new."
About 130 of the coins were collected and examined, and of these, 67, all ant., were identified:
Ant.
Gallienus (sole reign) 7
Postumus 4
Victorinus 10
Claudius II 6
Tetricus I 4
Tetricus II 6
Tacitus 1
Diocletian 1
Diocletian (struck by
Carausius) 1
Carausius 26
Allectus 1
67
1. 1 or 2 b.?
2. in frags.
-G.A. Taylor in Arch. Camb., 77 (1922), 415-7 -Also in NC, 1930, 164-71, types, details of some of Carausius' coins, all with IMP C CARAVSIVS P F AVG, some with PAX AVGGG
61 coins in NMW, Cardiff
Examined, 1947, 1978 (ASR)
11 others said to have been deposited in the Royal Institution of S. Wales, now Swansea Museum, but only 1 (Tetricus I) of these 11 found there. The losses seem to have been mainly the Carausian coins.
Examined, 1948 (ASR)"
ROMAN414241National Museum of Wales (part)9CommunitySkewen2022-07-14T07:16:43.686ZNeath Port Talbot1000Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Metal detector2013.158.16jpg.jpg25498From finderCorroded1159691PMUnitary AuthorityCertain4NMGW25498Cilybebyllx41047367584.88Neath Port Talbot106272015-01-06T13:20:29ZReturned to finderWalesCirca
Post Medieval copper alloy coin weight
18th century English brass coin weight for a Portuguese two-escudos or 'half-Joe', current at eighteen shillings
4.88g, comparatively light because of corrosion
Wenke Domscheit7-3.85403299NMGW-BE0BA76586811NMWPA 2013.158.16COIN WEIGHTSN7203finds-658681114NMGW-BE098AComplete1800images/wenkedomscheit/1499533PAS54ABE098001A9942015-01-06T13:18:16ZCertain251.711086754POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy414241Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/CertainCommunity2022-07-14T07:12:11.954Z