Record ID: WMID-5107CD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn Roman copper-alloy nummus or radiate of unknown ruler, dating to AD 260-402. Uncertain reverse type. Mint unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-511F03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Roman copper-alloy radiate of unknown ruler, dating to AD 260-296. Uncertain reverse type. Mint unknown.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-3C4F77
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn pierced Post Medieval silver penny of Charles I (r. AD 1625 to AD 1649). Obverse: completely smooth. Illegible. Reverse: Oval garnished shield. No inner circles. Illegible legend. North Vol 2, p.162/3, 2261-2273. 
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-7E034D
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Post Medieval spur (c. AD 1600-1750). The rowel is missing. The gap between the terminals is 68.32mm and each terminal consists of a figure-of-eight double off-set loop that joins the arm at a moulded collar. The moulded collar is more pronounced on the right arm than the left arm. The main body of the frame is plano-convex, with a flat reverse and rounded front, giving the main body of the frame a D-shaped cross section. The main body starts off with a band width of 4.92mm and thickness of 2.48mm on the left-hand side, and a band width of 6.3…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-3CEFF0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272 to AD 1307). Dating from AD 1305-1310. Long cross reverse. Minted in London. Class 10cf.  North Vol 2, p. 32,no: 1040.
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-3C33EB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy buckle with plate, dating to c. AD 1250-1650. The inner edge of a cast single looped buckle frame with a narrowed and offset strap bar retained by a sub-triangular metal plate secured by folding around the strap bar. It has a slot at the centre where it folds over the strap bar, which would have once contained the missing pin. It has a green / brown coloured uneven surface patina. No decoration is present.  Length: 19.4mm, Width: 20.4mm, Thickness inc fold: 3.9mm, Thickness of plate: 1.3mm, Weight: 2.2 grams …
Created on: Monday 8th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D5DDFF
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bar mount dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1150 - 1350). The object is elongated in form with a central perforated circular lobe and two arms extending from opposite sides that present a smaller sub-rectangular terminal lobe on each end. The object has a D-shaped cross section.  The terminal lobes each have a copper alloy rivet in place. Both terminal lobes are filled with soil and has some corrosion on the reverse. The arms and central lobe are decorated with transverse incised grooves. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The mount&nb…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D2975A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy Colchester Derivative (Polden Hill) brooch (type 4.a) dating to circa AD 80 - 120. The catch plate, foot, spring and pin are missing. The brooch head is hump-like, and slightly angular (comma shaped) in profile. At the rear of the head is an oval concave slot for the missing spring. The left wing is flat and slightly concave on the reverse. The right wing is missing. The top of the head has the remains of the rearward facing hook, which would have kept the spring in place. At the sides of the head are decorative faint …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D609FD
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete enamelled copper alloy heraldic horse harness pendant of medieval dating (c. AD 1250 to c. AD 1450). The pendant is of the 'heater'-shaped shield type (a flat top, with sides that curve steeply to a point). Attached to the flat top is an incomplete stump for the missing suspension loop and is set at a right angle to the rest of the pendant. The front of the pendant features heraldic decoration. This decoration consists of a thick central border running from left to right. Above the border are three saltires in a horizontal line…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D4F5FE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Groat of Henry VIII (r. AD 1509 to AD 1547). Third Coinage, minted at Bristol, dating to AD 1546-1547.  Obverse shows a Crowned bearded bust facing. Reverse shows a long cross fourchee over Royal shield, lis in forks. Reverse legend reads [...]CIVI/[TAS/BRIS]/TOLIE. Some of the coin is missing, resulting in an incomplete legend.  North vol.2 (1991), p.114, no.1846. 
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D58911
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval voided long cross silver cut farthing of Henry III (r. AD 1216 to AD 1272). Most likely class 5, dating to AD 1250-75. Moneyer unknown. Mint possibly Canterbury. 
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-D2B47D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1250 - 1500. The buckle is D-shape in plan and single looped. It has a narrow and off-set axis bar and the outer surface has bevelled edges. The pin is still in place and formed from one piece of copper alloy that ends at a pointed tip.The reverse is flat and undecorated.  The buckle is green in colour and has an uneven surface patina.  Measurements: length 23.2mm, width (inc pin) 20.1mm, thickness 1.8mm, weight 3.1 grams Whitehead (2003: p.19, Nos. 53 & 55) states that ca…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-C3C153
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (r. AD 1558- AD 1603). Third issue, dating to AD 1583-1603. Crowned bust with two pellets behind. Bell initial mark. Minted in London. North Vol. 2 (1991), p.137, no. 2016. 
Created on: Thursday 21st March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-102FA6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy T-shaped 'Wroxeter' type brooch, of Roman dating (1st to 2nd Centuries AD). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of part of the bow, and part of the head plate and spring. The foot and the pin are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The head plate is incomplete and just consisting of a small vertical plate. The reverse of the head plate is hollow and has an integral vertical lug on each side, each having a central circular perforation. The lugs support an iron axis bar around which a spring is curled, forming two coils. The pin is miss…
Created on: Friday 19th April 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WAW-E73D3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Prestatyn type. Due to the rearward facing hook and the circular pierced plates on the wings, with decorated upper bow humped over a broad crossbar,sprung in  the Polden manner. The brooch is missing most of the catch plate, foot, spring and pin. The head and most of the bow have survived. The bow has a sub rectangular cross-section, somewhat akin to the brooch 1649 on plate 54 (Mackreth 2011 pg 57, plate 54). The head is 11.52mm long, 22.55mm wide, and 13.55mm thick. The bow emerges from the back of the head, and curves down…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: WMID-362406
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver half penny of Edward IV (first reign 1461 to AD 1470), issued as part of the Heavy Coinage between 1461 to 1464/5. C.f. North vol 2, p 84, no 1546. Class II and III Unlear Quatrefoil on left shoulder EDWA [ ] ANG London as ANG on incription Reverse [ ] TAS Diameter: 14 mm Thickness: 0.7 mm Weight: 0.5 g
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: WMID-823AE6
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper Alloy rowel spur arm of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1300 to AD 1700). Less than 50% of the spur arm is present, with the attachment loop present but the rowel box, and rowel and other arm missing. It measures 71 mm long, 12.8 mm wide at the attachment end and 4.4 mm wide on the arm. It weighs 7.6 g. A similar one has been recorded as WAW-7D1368.
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-B59105
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A silver fragment of a finger ring representing part of the bezel. The surviving fragment is sub-pentagonal in plan. The object is formed from a sheet of silver that is slightly curved. The exterior face is decorated with a grid of squares with saltire crosses in the centre. The grid is four squares wide and may have been four squares deep, however it is incomplete. The object shows signs of tarnishing on both faces. Dimensions: 10.03mm long, 8.75mm wide, 0.79mm thick and weighs 0.43g. Discussion: More complete comparable examples recorded on the PAS database as treasur…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-3CE4BA
Object type: COMPASSES
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable mathematical instrument (architectural and drawing compass) dating to the Post Medieval to early Modern period (c. AD 1700-1900). The object consists of one sub-triangular sectioned arm with worn breaks at either end. The arm appear to be 'pinched' in two places along its shaft thus accounting for the shape of the cross-section. The object is otherwise undecorated and has a dark brown patina.  The arm bears a strong resemblance to those in PAS record WAW-3CC6DA, a more complete probable architectural a…
Created on: Thursday 6th May 2021
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: WAW-081716
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, 4.a-4.b, Plate 46. The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical undecorated wings with perforated wing caps, one wing is incomplete. The iron axis bar has the spring coiled around it four times on one half of the axis bar. The pin is missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings there is a trace of an integral hook holding a fragment of the chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is undecorated. There are no mouldings on the side of the bow head. The bow is D-shaped in section and tapers to a blun…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Broadheath', grid reference and parish protected.