Record ID: ESS-F3DC6B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to the period AD 330-335 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers standing either side of two standards. Mint of Arles. Cf. LRBC no. 352 passim.
Created on: Monday 30th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hacheston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D12736
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval-Modern lead alloy bag seal, dating to the 18th-19th century AD. The seal is circular with a long rectangular opening along one edge and two shorter rectangular openings opposite. One side has a decoration, though all that remains visible is part of a cross within a square. The object is a very pale grey-white. No similar examples have been found, though the form would suggest it was a bag seal. Similar examples on the PAS database tend to date to the 18th-19th century, cf. SWYOR-A6BE58. Dimensions: diameter: 17.73 mm; weight: 5.78g.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 29th September 2016
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Record ID: ESS-BE1D4A
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy rose orb jetton of Nuremburg Master Hans Krauwinckel II, dating AD 1586-1635. The obverse depicts three crowns and three lis around a central rose all within an inner circle. The inscription reads HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVR, with a rose at the begining, though it is incredibly worn. The reverse depicts an imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee within a tressure of arches and points, all within an inner circle. Reverse inscription reads GO[TES SEGEN] MACHT[ REICH]. Similar jettons are found in Mitchiner (1988, pp.443 - 444, nos.1553 - 1573). Dimensio…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
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Record ID: ESS-B06B18
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval lead alloy gaming piece, probably dating AD 700 - 1050. The object is in the shape of a hollow dome, with five pellets on top. The pellets are arranged with one in the centre and four around. The metal is a mid-light grey colour. A similar example is recorded on the PAS database (SWYOR-DAF61B) and notes: Objects like this are often described as gaming pieces but there are few excavated examples with which to compare them. They can also be interpreted as weights. Similar sized and shaped objects but made from chalk were recovered from Anglo-Scandinavian building co…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2016
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-6DE787
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy dagger pommel, dating AD1300-1600. The pommel has three arms with trefoils at the end, one of which has broken away. One arm has traces of a rectangular slit with iron inside, staining of which continues beneath the object suggesting that an iron tang once fitted into it. The metal is a mid-dark green colour with orange-brown staining around the iron component. A more complete example is recorded on the PAS database (KENT-1062C7) and a similar example but with four arms has also been recorded (BH-314918). The size would indicate that it was the p…
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-6D4EC7
Object type: PERFORATED OBJECT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unfinished Mesolithic pebble mace head, dating c. 9,000-4,000 BC. The object is formed from a pebble that has a mid-dark brown colour, with traces of an attempt to drill through the object on either side. Kevin Leahy suggests the material of the stone is quartzite (pers. comm. 02.09.2016). The attempted perforation would have been to allow it to be hafted. There are traces of wear around the edges, particularly at the more pointed end. This may indicate that it was still used despite not being hafted. However, it may simply be the result of natural processes, such as deposition in …
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 26th April 2017
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Record ID: ESS-6CE2F5
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval lead alloy toy, dating AD1500-1700. All that remains appears to be that of the lower half of a dress or a skirt. Both sides appear decorated with a cast design, consisting of a series of horizontal lines with diagonal lines forming chevrons either side. There is also a border, formed of a ladder style decoration. There are a series of holes in between some of the border designs. These appear to be more a result of the thinness of the lead at those points, rather than intentional perforation. The narrow, upper end appears to have been broken. The metal has a…
Created on: Friday 19th August 2016
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-1C3271
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy disc brooch with enamel inlay, dating AD150-250. The object is in the form of a disc with an integral loop and catchplate on the reverse. Through the loop is a spring pin, with some of the coils remaining but the pin no longer present. There is a circular recess on the front of the disc, forming a raised border around the edge. There is a central raised annulat and six raised pellets surrounding it. Within the field is red enamel, only traces of which survive. The metal is a mid-dark green, with traces of an orange-brown around the coild of the pin sug…
Created on: Monday 15th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-1BFCE8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver denarius of Mark Anthony (Triumvirate - 43-33BC), dating 41BC. Reece period 1. CAESAR IMP PONT III VIR R P C reverse, depicting the head of Octavian facing right. Minted at the moving mint of Mark Anthony. Dimensions: diameter: 18.85 mm; weight: 3.18g.
Created on: Monday 15th August 2016
Last updated: Monday 15th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-C5535F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy two-piece brooch, dating AD 50-150. Only the head and part of the bow survive. Traces of the spring pin remain in the semi-cylindrical crossbar. There are two cast loops, one within the crossbar and one at the top of the head of the bow, through which the spring would have been attached to the brooch. There are a series of ribs decorating the upper surface of the crossbar, with a series of short horizontal engraved lines running down the length of each rib. There is a crest running down the centre of the bow, following the integral loop. There is a rec…
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-C51476
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy lion terminal, possibly from the head of a pin or a mount for a casket or furniture, dating AD43-410. The object depicts a lion, laying with fron limbs extended forward and head slightly turned to the right. The fur and mane are created by a series od engraved crescent shaped lines. It sits atop a plinth, with a slightly bulbous cube beneath and a smaller plinth below. At the base of the lowest plinth is a circular hole, in which there are traces of iron. This would suggest an iron shank extended below. The metal is a very dark green-grey, with faint traces of ora…
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-C421EA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver denarius of Trajan (AD98-117), dating AD 114-117. Reece period 5. PARTHICO reverse, depicting Mars walking right, holding spear and trophy over shoulder. Probably minted in Rome. RIC no. 331, RSC no.190c Dimensions: diameter: 18.44 mm; weight: 2.95g.
Created on: Thursday 11th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-2108EE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Modern forgery of a Roman provincial coin, possibly dating to the 19th-early 20th century. The obverse depicts the bust of Antoninus Pius, facing right. The inscription reads ΑVΤ ΚΑΙСΑΡ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС ΑΝΤΩΝΙΝΟС (Augustus Caesar Hadrianus Antoninus). The reverse depicts Demeter standing in biga drawn by winged and coiling serpents,advancing right, holding a long torch. The inscription reads ΘΕΑ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙ ΝΕΙΚΑΙΕΙС (Goddess Demeter of Nicaea). The original coin was produced in Nicaea, Greece, but this replica would have been produced elsewhere. R…
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2016
Last updated: Friday 22nd July 2016
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Record ID: ESS-7F60F3
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy ship-penny jetton, dating AD 1490-1550. The obverse depicts a ship, though as it is worn the detail is difficult to determine. The inscription is unclear, but would have read VOLGVE LA GALLEE DE FRANCE. The reverse depicts a lozenge with four fleurs-de-lys within. The inscription is also unclear and would have read VIVE LE BON ROI DE FRANCE. Similar examples are in Mitchiner (1988, pp. 365-375). Dimensions: diameter: 23.96 mm; weight: 0.68g.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-7EF877
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold half noble of Edward III (AD1327-1377), dating AD 1361-69. The obverse depicts the king standing facing forward in a ship. He is crowned and armoured, holding a sword in right hand and a shield of England and France in left hand. The inscription reads EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL DNS HYB Z AQT. The reverse depicts a floriated cross with a fleur-de-lys at the end of each arm and an ornamented compartment containing the kings initials (e) in the centre. In each angle is a lion passant, guardant with a crown above. all is within a tressure of eight arches. The inscription reads DOMINE …
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-7EAA29
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy crotal bell, dating AD 1650-1800. The object is spherical with a rectangular loop at the top. The pea is still present within the bell. There is a circumferential ridge, separating the two hemi-spheres. The upper hemisphere has two opposing sound holes. The lower hemi-sphere has a sound slit with a sound hole at either end. The object is otherwise undecorated. It has a dark-mid green patina. Many crotal bells like this are recorded on the PAS database, cf. ESS-E27D38 and these decorated examples tend to date from the late 17th-18th century. dimension…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-7D29D2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper alloy crotal bell, dating to the late 17th century. The majority of the bell remains, comprised of two hemispherical domes with an integral rectangular loop attached to one hemisphere. A thick casting seem is present around the circumference of the object, holding the two halves together, and it is bellow this on one half of the bell that a piece of the object has broken away. The iron pea, which would have been within the object, is no longer present. There are two sound holes still present on the upper hemisphere and traces of the sound slit below.…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-7C1835
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy weight, dating AD1714-1820. The weight is circular in shape with a circular recess on one side forming a raised rim. The sides taper slightly to the base. On the front of the object there is a central small depression with a circular engraved line surrounding it, indicating the design was produced using a compass. There are four stamps on the object: The sword (city of London), the ewer (the company of Founders), a capital A (follwoing the "averdupois" measurement system) and a crowned G (George I-III, AD 1714-1820). The metal is a mid-dark green. There ar…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: ESS-C83A49
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman denarius of Tiberius (AD14-37). Reece period 1. PONTIF MAXIM reverse, depicting Livia, as Pax, holding long sceptre & olive branch, seated right on throne with ornate legs, single line below. Minted in Lyon (Lugdunum). RIC I, no 30. The reverse appears to be misstruck. Dimensions: diameter: 18.57 mm; weight: 3.50g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 7th July 2016
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Record ID: ESS-AF5341
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably dating AD1400-1450. The object is of the pedestal or chesspiece type. It has an hexagonal body, flaring at the base and a circular suspension loop at the top, seperated by a collar. The die is circular and depicts a lion and dragon locked in combat. The inscription reads * LEO PVGNAT CVM DRACONE [A lion fights with a dragon]. The object has a dark grey-mid brown patina. An almost identical example has already been recorded on the PAS database (SUSS-4C7C77). The iconography and motto are identical, though that example has a hexagonal die…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd December 2015
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavenham', grid reference and parish protected.