Record ID: WMID-CDD282
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
NGR; Cast copper-alloy brooch OF Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), Mackreth 2011, 4.d, pg.73, Plate 47. Roman period, AD 80-120. Incomplete. Mass: 6.4g; length: 22.4mm; width: 18.9mm; depth: 11.5mm. The brooch is T-shaped in plan, with a humped, comma shaped profile. There is a moulded "plate" on each side of the head, adjoining the semi-cylindrical wings. There is a hook on the top of the head securing the external copper-alloy chord. The wings have pierced end-caps holding the copper-alloy axis-bar which secures the spring in the rear of the cro…
Created on: Monday 20th April 2009
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dodford with Grafton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-0A8453
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Report: 2011 T554 Parish/County: Worcester, Worcestershire A fragment from the hoop of a Medieval ring, which consists of a crescent shape conjoined with the fragmentary remains of two other crescents. The original hoop probably consisted of a series of crescents orientated alternately with the points of the crescent up or down. On the reverse are the remains of an inscription - N BO - ... most probably originally spelt EN BON COEUR (in good heart) or EN BON AN (in good year) These are the commonly occurring inscriptions on Medieval rings. The ring fragment is …
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worcester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-869642
Object type: END SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Knapped flint end-scraper on a secondary flake. Mass: 6.5g; length: 34mm; width: 25mm; thickness: 10mm. Prehistoric, probably Neolithic. Black flint with 20% cortex on the dorsal face, a negative flake scar, and retouch around the distal end. Bulb of percussion and ripples of the conchoidal fracture on the dorsal face.
Created on: Saturday 23rd May 2009
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Astley and Dunley CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-F880B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and damaged silver medieval penny of either Edward I or II, dating from 1278 - 1307. It was minted in Canterbury. Only a small part of the legend is readable, making precise identification difficult.
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2010
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Record ID: WMID-F97732
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Edward VI, minted in the name of Henry VIII at the Tower mint in 1547-49. North number 1871. The coin has been pierced below and to the right of the king's bust. However, as there is no evidence to suggest that the coin ceased to be used as currency it has not been put forward as a potential candidate for Treasure.
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2012
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Record ID: WMID-FA5BF2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post-medieval groat of Elizabeth I, minted in London between 1558 and 1560. North number 1986.
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 26th November 2010
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Record ID: WMID-3BA634
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy dagger chape from a scabbard of probable late medieval to early post-medieval date. The chape is small and sub-triangular in shape, terminating in a cast knop at the bottom. The back is formed from a plate of cut copper-alloy, soldered onto the moulded front. This back plate has been pushed inwards, closing the gap between the two plates. From the top of the front plate there is a projecting point, which would have run a small way up the scabbard. Aside from this and the knop at the bottom the chape is plain and unadorned. It is in fairly poor condition, suffering from …
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 29th November 2010
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Record ID: WMID-3BFE61
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy sword pommel of early medieval date, probably dating from the 10th or 11th centuries AD. The pommel is of lobed form, with a central lobe which contains the irregularly shaped sub-oval aperture through which the tang of the handle would pass. This central lobe is flanked by two smaller lobes, each with terminal knops on the side. The base of the pommel curves up at the ends towards these knops. The pommel is open at the base, and the aperture is lozenge shaped. It is worn and only parts of the original surface remain, the rest having deteriorated through corrosion.…
Created on: Monday 29th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2012
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Record ID: WMID-4C7052
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded iron annular buckle or brooch with pin attached, probably medieval in date. The large size of the iron ring, as well as the bulky pin may suggest that this is a buckle rather than a brooch, although there does appear to be a pin constriction which tends to be more characteristic of brooches, although these may simply be products of the corrosion. The frame measures 54.74 mm in diameter and 7.06 mm thick. The iron pin measures 68.58 mm long. The object weighs 39.1 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
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Record ID: WMID-4EEE47
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Limoges-style figurine, probably from a medieval reliquary or casket. It probably dates from circa 1150 to 1300 AD. The mount is in the form of a robed figure, missing its head. The folds of the robe are intricately depicted by several sunken cells which would probably have been filled with different coloured enamels, although none of this now survives. However, traces of gilding remain in some areas on the surface. The reverse of the mount is flat. Two rivet holes, one near the top and one near the bottom, would have secured the mount to the reliquary or ca…
Created on: Tuesday 30th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
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Record ID: WMID-24CCE7
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch fragment, probably of 'initial' T shaped type. The brooch is incomplete and in fairly poor conditin, missing its pin and the lower part of its bow. The brooch is hinged, with the pin mechanism secured within closed cylindrical wings. The head of the brooch rises dramatically above the wings and begins to curve steeply towards the break on the bow. The top of the bow has a moulded rib running down it. The brooch measures 14.54 mm long, 16.29 mm wide, 7.78 mm thick and weighs 2.1 grams. It has a dark green patina, brown in places. The brooch probably…
Created on: Friday 10th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2013
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Record ID: WMID-7336F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval farthing of uncertain ruler. The coin is worn and the obverse legend cannot be read, although part of the reverse can revealing that the coin was minted in London.
Created on: Friday 7th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd May 2012
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Record ID: WMID-F21F46
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy seal matrix of medieval date. The seal matrix is hexagonal in shape and is flat with a central pierced rib terminating in a lug on the reverse. The front has a central device representing a pair of clasped hands, above which (or below, depending on which way it is held) there is a fleur-de-lis. The device is set within a hexagonal border. Around this border a legend is arranged. This begins with a star and appears to read S'ROB'T DE LYE, which translates as Seal of Robert of Lye. This may be an alternative spelling of the modern Leigh, as this is near to where the …
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: WMID-EA7BF5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of probable Early Medieval date, though it may run into the medieval period. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation which is broken and it is missing a chunk. The object is decorated on both sides with linear designs, and these appear to be runic script. It is possible that the script is pseudo-runic, and merely intended to imitate a script, but it does seem that the runes are genuine Anglo-Saxon runes. Wear on the spindle whorl and the missing section hamper decipherment and the meaning of the runes has not yet been established. It is possible…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2011
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Record ID: WMID-EAFF50
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead seal matrix of pointed oval (vesica) type, dating from the 13th or 14th centuries AD. The seal matrix measures 37.69 mm long, 22.75 mm wide and 4.2 mm thick. It weighs 16.1 grams. The reverse has a central perforated handle. The front has a central device which consists of a cross formed from four plumes and a sword pointing in towards the centre of the plumes at each angle, all set within a lozenge border. An inscriptions runs around the seal matrix which reads *S'rOBERT FILII WALTER[I?] which translates as 'The seal of Robert son of Walter'. The seal matrix is in rea…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: WMID-764DF6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Helena (mother of Constantine I), dating from the period 337 to 341 AD. PAX PVBLICA reverse. The mint is probably Trier. Reece period 17.
Created on: Monday 19th September 2011
Last updated: Monday 19th September 2011
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Record ID: WMID-7FA4A1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy strap loop of some sort, almost certainly of late Iron Age to very early Roman in date, from circa 120 BC to AD 50. The loop is oval in plan and the sides are waisted, so that the sides flare outwards on the outside of the loop to a ridge at the top and bottom. The outside of the loop is decorated with triangular cells arranged in an 'hour glass' motif, with the points of the triangle facing one another. These 'hour glass' motifs alternate between a horizontal and vertical arrangement around the loop and the cells were almost certainly originally filled with enamel…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Sunday 31st January 2016
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Record ID: WMID-3C2481
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman sestertius. The coin is very worn and corroded and the emperor is uncertain. It dates from the first to third centuries AD.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2011
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Record ID: WMID-C63DD5
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
2011 T225 I have examined a group of coins reported found in Worcestershire. All the coins are silver and are from the Long Cross coinage of King Henry III, issued 1247-1279, with one related coin of Henry's similar Irish coinage, which also circulated in England. Some of the coins are whole pennies (the only coin then being produced); some are deliberately cut fractions (halfpennies or farthings) and some are broken fragments. There are nine whole or largely complete pennies, five cut halfpennies, 2 probable cut farthings and two uncertain fragments. A more detailed list accompanie…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belbroughton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-2802A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver post-medieval groat of Henry VIII, second coinage, North number 1797, dating from 1532-42.
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2012
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