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Record ID: NMGW3230
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
One-sided lead, or lead alloy (pewter) token. It is crudely made and was probably cast. Its decorated side contains a monogram design containing the initials "I.S", above which is the date "1719", and below which is a cross-hatched design. Diameter 31-32mm, thickness 7mm, weight 40.55 grams. Although a fairly common find type little is known about the date, place of issue, function and extent of circulation of lead tokens. Lead tokens have been variously identified as trade tokens, counters, pilgrimage souvenirs, hop or farm tokens, tavern tokens, merchant seals and gaming pieces. Unfo…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW3322
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Flat axe - probably Class 3. Cast copper alloy (bronze) flat axe which thickens towards the middle, with a thin, narrow and slightly rounded butt and a splayed blade. The edges of both the butt and the blade are damaged and the surface of the axe has several spots of corrosion. The sides of the blade more or less evenly curve outwards towards the cutting edge from a point situated about one third along the length of the axe from the butt. The lower halves of both faces of the axe are decorated with a series of incised, longitudinally arranged, irregular, short strokes which form a …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2001
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FA8F77
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age copper alloy side-looped spearhead, Group 6 (Unclassified). Incomplete eroded socketed spearhead, the blade does not survive but the remnants suggest the blade was leaf-shaped. The two loops have been lost, but their remnants are visible near the base of the spearhead either side of the socket. The spearhead has eroded to such an extent that little else apart the socket survives forming a cylindrical tapering point. The bottom of the socket has broken and is missing.
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2003
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-FD0833
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Heavily eroded unlooped palstave with a decorative mid rib on each face, there is the suggestion of an additional shield-pattern, although there is not enough of the original surface surviving to be certain. One face appears to exhibit a shield-shaped depression on the blade below the stop-ridge. It is now difficult to determine the original width of the blade edge, height of the stop ridge and flanges or length of the butt. However, it is unlikely the flanges rose much above the height of the stop, suggesting it was a low-flanged form, and the surviving blade seems to have been broad…
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2003
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-9EC862
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: PREHISTORIC
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Created on: Tuesday 20th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DEBB88
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius of Julia Mamaea, AD 222-235.
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DECA17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Roman Republic silver denarius, 48 BC.
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-DFA1F2
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Unusual incomplete bow brooch, which has lost its foot and pin and has suffered some damage to the wings. The brooch appears to carry characteristics of both the Hod Hill and T-shaped brooch types. The bow is hollow on the reverse (better paralleled with Hod Hill variants) and is parallel sided at the head before the bow gently curves inwards and then partially out again. The sides then have a slight step, after which they are parallel sided to the break. This stepped tapering feature of the bow is reminiscent of T-shaped brooches. The head is decorated with an incised line along both…
Created on: Friday 23rd May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-97D5C6
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: PREHISTORIC
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Unpatinated, with machine damage.
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-97FA43
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Proximal fragment, made on grey flint.
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-981014
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PREHISTORIC
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Unpatinated
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E75E26
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze socketed axe fragment of Ewart Park metalworking tradition and possibly of South Wales Type. The axe fragment is heavily corroded, with none of the original external surface surviving. The axe has broken in antiquity, and only the bottom blade part is represented. One face has broken at the base of the socket, while the other face is present for approximately a little over half of its original length. The axe is comparatively small and slender, with the sides gently diverging to the blade. No evidence for a splayed blade survives. The more complete face exhibits the remnan…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-52E682
Object type: SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Chalk flint. Unpatinated. Some flaking on the ventral surface and retouched. 3/4 around edge. Retouch is moderately invasive.
Created on: Monday 28th July 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0B6051
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy dolphin brooch fragment of 1st century AD date. The fragment consists of the upper bow and one of the wings. The brooch would have had a spring mechanism but it is unclear which type of mechanism was employed, the rear of the head has the remnants of a lug, which may have been a rearward claw. The wings and upper bow were decorated with mouldings, although little of the design survives, there is the suggestion of a vertical moulding on the wing, and the sides of the head are stepped and decorated with short incised lines. The upper bow has a circular section, althoug…
Created on: Monday 18th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0B6F24
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy purse frame suspension loop, probably of 15th or 16th century date. The loop is D-shaped with an oval cross section. The sides are decorated with a chevron motif constructed with recessed lines, which possibly originally contained niello. The design is contained by two linear incised lines at the top, within which the loop is plain. The bottom of the loop is decorated with incised vertical lines, coming off the circular moulding before the broken integral axis, which would have been joined to the purse frame.
Created on: Monday 18th August 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-FD2716
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Trade weight, Originally weighing 1 ounce. Punched marks of a crowned I, a sword and an ewer, indicating the time of James I.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-2AA743
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Three ribbed South Wales Type socketed axe of cast bronze. One upper face and most of the mouth top has broken away, whilst the loop is broken. This medium sized axe is slender in form, with slightly divergent sides, widening near the blade end to form an expanded blade with slight recurving at the edges. The casting seams down each side of the axe remain prominent, though seem to have been blunted and rounded, possibly through hammering. The axe has a rectangular cross section, though the face edges are slightly curved. Three well-defined longitudinal ribs extend from the underside o…
Created on: Thursday 25th March 2004
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-768076
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged grey flint unpatinated arrowhead measuring 26.2mm long, 18.7mm wide, 4.6mm thick and 1.5g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-76B712
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age barbed and tanged grey flint unpatinated arrowhead measuring 27.3mm long, 26.5mm wide, 4.9mm thick and 2g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 21st April 2005
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-96C616
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment from a Bronze Age axe, probably of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1100 BC. The axe is represented by a blade fragment only, and has a surviving length of 32.1mm. The original surface of the axe has been lost, and little surface detail survives. The axe was probably comparatively slender and has a minimum width across the break of 21mm. The break is eroded and round and shows no evidence of a socket base. The sides expand to the blade tips, which are now rounded, giving a blade width of 35.5mm. No evidence for casting flashes survive on the sides. The blade edge is curve…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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