Record ID: NMGW-8FE098
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete pierced Post Medieval copper alloy Taunton farthing trade token, dated 1667. Obverse description: A capital letter T under a tun/cask, two roses flanking the base of the T. Obverse inscription: A • TAVNTON • FARTHING Reverse description: Taunton castle. Reverse inscription: BY • THE • CONSTABLES • 1667 • A hole measuring 2.5mm in diameter is punched through from the reverse (castle side) to the obverse. The token is a shiny brassy colour (caused by the coastal mud) and has a worn and pitted surface.
Created on: Wednesday 13th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-7C273D
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval cast copper alloy weight, dating from c. 1500 AD to 1800 AD. The coin weight is disk shaped with two flat faces. One face has been stamped X X at the centre. Above this is a stamped letter D. Below the initials is another unclear oval shaped stamp. On the other face X X is again stamped, due to corrosion it is not clear if the other stamps are also repeated. The weight is dark grey-brown in colour with small areas of green corrosion. Some of the original surface is lost to corrosion.
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-6571D4
Object type: SCISSORS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy fragment, likely from a pair of scissors or possibly a candle snuffer or tongs. Dating from c. 1600 to 1800 AD The object consists of the central joint or hinge, and a small portion of possibly a blade and handle. The central joint comprises of two flat circular plates, 13.7mm in diameter, it is decorated with a central punch surrounded by two incised concentric rings. The plates are now fused together but would have swivelled around a central rivet or pin.  From opposing points of the joint extend the lower parts of the blade and han…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-B3D9C3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy post medieval sailmaker's palm guard, or palm iron. The object is circular in plan (33.4mm diameter) with three drilled lugs protruding 5.4mm from the edge. The back of the object is flat, and the front has a flat rim with a central area that is slightly recessed and gently concave. The lugs are roughly equidistant. One of the lugs has a notch along the length of the front. There is a 26.3mm distance between the notched lug and each of the two plain lugs. There is 28.1mm between the two plain lugs. The lugs join to a rim (5.5mm high, and variable in w…
Created on: Sunday 16th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B37292
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Post Medieval sword belt fitting, dating from around the 16th - 17th century. The object consists of a flat plate with a tri-lobed top and a foliate incised design to the surface. At the bottom of the plate is a hook with a rounded terminal. Hanging from the hook is a suspension loop which has a horizontal break under the hole. The top of the fitting features a tri-lobed design, the side lobes being longer than the central lobe. Under the central lobe is an iron rivet (4.7mm in diameter). Below is a narrowed waist (9.6mm in width) which then expands (t…
Created on: Sunday 16th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-6B55DA
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy knife end cap/terminal/pommel from a scale tang knife, dating to the late Medieval or early Post-Medieval period (15th to 16th centuries AD). The object is corroded but near complete. The design is irregular- a flattened oval sectioned base (which would have attached to the handle) bifurcated into two near symmetrical knops. Each knop is sub-rectangular in section and tapers slightly to flat ends. The outside edge of each end is upturned and projects outwards. Both ends are also decorated by four circular holes with square sectioned copper alloy rods inserted…
Created on: Tuesday 18th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: HESH-B58E6A
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy circular guinea coin weight dating from the Post Medieval period, being used after 1773 until about 1800. The obverse is heavily eroded and the surface design is lost - originally it would have contained the weight of a full guinea being 5 penny weights and 6 grains or 5 penny weights and 8 grains. The reverse is inscribed GUINEAS / COINED / BEFORE / 1772 over four lines arranged vertically. The weight has a diameter of 20.4mm, and is 4.2mm thick. It has a mass of 6.40 grams. Information below taken from record: SWYOR-80FFA8 Around this time (17…
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-161C0E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight The weight is heavily corroded and the marks are now difficult to distinguish. The sword and ewer are discernible but the crowned letter is uncertain, possibly a letter G (George). The weight currently weighs 12.79g, equivalent to 0.451 ounce, probably originally a half-ounce weight, possibly under the Avoirdupois system. The weight is corroded with a dark-green patination.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-04BB8B
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy toy cannon probably of 18th century date The gun is complete but has lost the surface to corrosion and was cast in one-piece (with a length of 40.4mm and a weight of 5.1g). The gun has a rounded cascabel and a prominent concave vent field (7.5mm diameter) with a small vent. The barrel is mostly plain with a reinforce ring positioned at the trunnions. The muzzle is of concave, spool (with a maximum diameter of 6.8mm) and with a bore of 4.5mm. The trunnions are comparatively long and slender (25.0mm long with a diameter of 2.6mm). The surface is heavily-c…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-6DC63B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to Post medieval copper alloy trapezoidal buckle of 15th - 17th century date, The buckle is fragmentary and incomplete, missing one side and broken in a similar place across the opposite side (with a length of 39mm, a width of 52.6mm and a weight of 18.6g). The outside edge of the frame is rectangular sectioned (9.1mm wide and 4.5mm thick), decorated with notched edges outside of a grooved border and central column of pellets. There is a central transverse groove for the pin. The sides and bar are sub-circular sectioned (2.4mm – 4.0mm diameter). The surface is cor…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ED6C1C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy trade weight, possibly of 16th – early-17th century date Cast circular weight with a raised rim (18.0mm diameter and 4.1mm thick), now weighing 6.01g, equivalent to 0.212 ounces, originally a ¼ ounce weight Avoirdupois. The central stamp has a crown over indistinct letters, possibly ‘ER’, indicating Elizabeth I (1558-1603) The trade weight has a dark-green patina
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C941DB
Object type: SADDLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy saddle pommel of 16th or 17th century date The pommel is fragmentary, represented by an half, now distorted (with a length of 55.6 mm and a weight of 21.3g). The pommel was of two-piece construction, soldered across its midsection. The domed pommel is hollow and of sub-circular section (with a slightly flattened diameter of 25mm, an internal diameter of 22mm and is up to 2.0mm thick). The sides are gently convex and near-parallel before becoming more rounded at its domed apex. The basal attachment lug (giving a basal width of 34.6mm, a length of 3.0…
Created on: Wednesday 30th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: HESH-6AEFDD
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy 'S'-shaped belt hook or strap fitting of Post-Medieval date (AD 1650 - AD 1900). The two terminals are in the form of a snakes head and tail. The head is turned back to form a loop whilst the tail is open forming the hook. The central part of the fitting has punched decoration comprising C shaped stamps which overlap applied by hand rather than machine. This is applied to both faces and represent scales. The fitting is a mid - red brown colour with an abraded patina, traces of white metal tinning are also present. Similar examples are illustrated in Gordon…
Created on: Thursday 21st November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-ED5346
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment from the lower leg or foot of a copper alloy vessel probably a cauldron or skillet of later medieval date (1300 - 1600). The foot is a tapering rectangular shape in plan and rectangular D shaped in cross section. Both the top of the foot and the base are lost through old breaks . A large prominanet D shaped rib runs along the external face of the foot. It is a mid-brown green colour with an even patina. This patina has been abraded in several places, probably through movement in the soil. The external faces have a black sooted colour / surface. On the brea…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-ED273C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy leg or foot from a copper alloy vessel probably a cauldron or skillet of later medieval date (1300 - 1600). The foot is a tapering rectangular shape in plan and D shaped in cross section. The upper edge of the foot is broken but although the break is unabraded it is patinated suggesting the damage occured prior to deposition. Below the break is a transverse bar / thickneing beneath which the foot tapers. The angle of the leg, when the foot is placed on a horizontal surface, is approximately 75°. The base of the foot is rounded. The leg has a mid-brown green colour…
Created on: Friday 15th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gower', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-94C54B
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy jetton French (Danphiné) of late 15th to early 16th century date but probably of German manufacture Cf Barnard pls VI.58 and VII.59 Corroded
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th November 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-933B55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy coin France: Principality of Dombes; Gaston (1627-50) copper double tournois (1641) Cf Poey d'Avant III, p. 105, 5202 (but of a different date) 3.00g 1707 2016.103.2 Glamorgan, West Swansea Bay Dombes Gaston double tournois 1641 cf. P d'A III, p.105, 5202 3.00 S. Sell (Gary May) 9.v.16 HMDC 2/16
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-932BC4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy coin Spanish Netherlands, Brabant copper liard, 16[ ] Either Philip IV (1621-65) or Charles (1665-1700) 1.60g, corroded 1706 2016.103.1 Glamorgan, West Swansea Bay Brabant Philip IV/Charles liard 16[ ] 1.60 corroded S. Sell (Gary May) 9.v.16 HMDC 2/16
Created on: Monday 11th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th November 2019
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DYFED-CC4BA7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete decorated shoe buckle made from pinchbeck. The buckle is sub rectangular in shape, and is curved in order to fit a shoe. The central pin of the buckle is missing. The reverse of the buckle is smooth with no decoration. The buckle is highly decorated with lozenge shapes, curves and groups of 4 pellets. Overall the buckle is in good condition. Date is thought to be 18th or 19th century. The buckle weighs 14.3g and is 50mm in length by 39mm in width.
Created on: Friday 21st June 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lougher', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C78EB7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy post medieval belt hook / strap fitting AD 1450 - 1650. The plate is heavily corroded and eroded and much detail has been lost. The strap fitting is broadly triangular in form - from the lower edge projects a blunt ended hook which has been cast in one piece and rolled to shape its current form. The external edges of the plate of the mount are segmented with a series of small rounded knop-like projections. At the upper edge is a single D shaped pierced hole (6.2,, x 3.3mm). From the upper edge a small tab like projection extends - this may have formed another sligh…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Port Eynon', grid reference and parish protected.