Record ID: SOMDOR-100CE6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle of probable late 16th to early 17th century date. The double loop oval buckle measures 50.9mm by 22.8mm by 3.6mm and weighs 8.9g. In the centre of each outside edge there is a protruding rounded knop, both flanked by diagonal grooves. The central bar is narrowed and the pin is missing. The front of the buckle is slightly convex and the back is flat and there are traces of silvering or tinning on the front. A similar buckle features in Whitehead's 'Buckles 1250-1800' (2003, p. 62, no. 373).
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinton St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-0FD461
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A double patard of Charles the Bold (1467-1477), Duke of Burgandy, for Brabant. Hoc and van Gelder no. 23-1. Clipped.
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinton St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-0F5593
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Penny of Elizabeth I, AD 1570-72 (North 1975. 112, ref. 2001).
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0ECB23
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron, but copper plated probable linch pin. The pin is very robust and is 106mm long. The pin is D shaped in section and tapers to a blunt point. It is 9.4mm wide at the thick end. The head of the pin is a separate spherical hollow knop which has a diameter of 14.5mm. There are vertical striations along the rounded side of the pin, and sloping transverse scratches on the flat side. The flat side is more worn at either end and not in the middle. Linch pins were used in the Iron Age and Roman periods to fix the wheels to the axels of vehicles. This probable pin is also probably from t…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EAEC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Iron Age brooch. It is 42.8mm long, 13.5mm wide and 8.4mm thick. The brooch is an example of La Tene type II (Hattatt, 2000). It is made from a single piece of metal forming the pin and plate, which is coiled into a spring at the top. It then runs down the back of the plate, projecting backwards at the bottom with a side tab which bends round to form the catchplate. The piece of metal then loops forwards again and upwards and widens into the plate. This is decorated at the top with a convex circular projection with beaded decoration above and below, and the side…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0EA3F1
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
An iron prick spur which probably dates from the period between the ninth and twelfth centuries. The spur is a Y shaped piece of corroded metal. The sides curve round the wearer's leg but are described as straight because they do not kink to duck underneath the ankle bone. They are rectangular in section. The neck is square in section and tapers to a very small point rather than a separate goad. Straight sides instead of crooked ones suggest an early date, as does the very small goad. The terminals are missing. This prick spur is in good condition for iron; the metal is solid and is a…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 15th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E9C38
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin which may be Roman. The pin is bent over and has a tall pyramid shaped head. The pin is 46.7mm long, and the head is 3.9mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The shaft has a maximum diameter of 2.3mm. The shaft tapers to a point. The head is decorated with six circumferential incised lines dividing the pyramid into lobed elements. This decoration does not appear to be similar to other pins from the Early Medieval period, and although a Roman parallel cannot be found, stylistically the pin appears to have similarities with other Roman objects, so a Roman date is tentatively sugge…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E9553
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin which is probably early medieval in date. The pin head is a cuboid with the corners cut off and the four main faces are decorated with a ring and dot motif. There is a slight collar and the shaft is circular in section, but badly corroded and only 9.6mm survives before a corroded break which is not recent. The pin is 18mm long, and the head is 5.8mm wide and 4.9mm thick. It is in good condition and has an even light green patina. Similar examples can be seen in West's (1998) "Corpus of Anglo Saxon Material from Suffolk", and this example probably dates f…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th March 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E8CD4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin which is probably early medieval in date. The pin head is a cuboid with the corners cut off and the four main faces and the top are decorated with a ring and dot motif. There is a slight collar and the shaft is circular in section, but only 7mm survives before a straight break which is not recent. The pin is 15mm long, and the head is 5.7mm wide and 4.7mm thick. It is in good condition and has an even light green patina. Similar examples can be seen in West's (1998) "Corpus of Anglo Saxon Material from Suffolk", and this example probably dates from the e…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th March 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E81D8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin which is probably early medieval in date. The pin head is biconical and there is no collar. The shaft is circular in section, has a slight bend, and is broken with half the shaft being slightly longer than the other half forming a L shaped break. The pin is 24mm long, and the head has a diameter of 5.8mm. It is in good condition and has a smooth light green patina. Similar examples can be seen in West's (1998) "Corpus of Anglo Saxon Material from Suffolk", and this example probably dates from the eighth or ninth century (Geake, 2001, Finds Recording Guide).
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th March 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E7871
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap mount that is medieval or early post medieval in date. The mount is shaped like a figure of eight with two countersunk holes through the plate. There is a short rectangular projection from the centre of the figure of eight to one side, and an uneven crown shaped projection consisting of three short spikes projecting on the opposite side. There are two incised lines across the base of the “crown” which do not meet in the middle and are not parallel. On the reverse are two bent over spikes. These would have passed through the leather of the belt or strap and grip…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E6986
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy circular strap fitting which is probably Roman. The fitting is a circular plate with two recessed concentric circles. The reverse is hollow and there is a rectangular loop in the centre. The fitting has a diameter of 22.5mm and is 6.9mm thick. It is similar to objects number 13 and 14 on page 124 of "Roman Manchester" by Jones (1974), but they have two projecting loops on the reverse, whereas this object has just one. The fitting was probably used to decorate a belt or strap and is probably Roman in date. It is in good condition with a dark green patina on the front and…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E61B8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy probable perforated weight. The weight is cone shaped and has a circular hole through the centre. It appears to have been made in two pieces, first a hollow cone which was then filled with more lead leaving a line between the two pieces. There are two incised lines round the outside of the coin and possible cast decoration in the form of small vertical lines and hearts round the apex of the cone. At the top of the coin a small tube of lead extends; it is not clear whether this is part of a longer damaged tube, or whether damage to the cone has produced the tube. It is also…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E5976
Object type: HARNESS RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness ring of uncertain date. The ring is a sub-circular loop which is a rounded hexagon in section. It is 25.4mm long, 24.9mm wide and 3.6mm thick. At the narrower end of the loop the metal is much thinner and is worn, suggesting that the loop was suspended from this point. The exact function of the ring is uncertain; it may have been an attachment loop, a strap guide, or decorative. These objects are usually impossible to date as they have changed very little in the many centuries in which they were used.
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E5146
Object type: EAR SCOOP
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman ear scoop. The small circular spoon is also circular in section. The shaft is circular in section and tapers towards the scoop. It is unusually thick, and towards the thicker end it becomes more rectangular in section. The end opposite the scoop is broken. The scoop has an uneven patina of dark greens and brown. It measures 37.1mm long, 6.3mm wide and 5.7mm thick. It dates from the Roman period of AD 43 - 410. Similar ear scoops can be seen on page 89 of "Roman Castleford" by Cool.
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: WAW-0E4706
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: sesterius of Faustina I, minted in Rome. Uncertain reverse.
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Sunday 4th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratford-Upon-Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0E4627
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy medieval bar mount from a belt. It is 53.9mm long, 11.5mm wide and 3.6mm thick. The mount consists of a circular central area with a circular hole in the middle. This circular element is set in the centre of a long bar, with a slight collar on either side. The bar tapers away from the centre towards a rounded terminal at each end. There is a rivet hole in each terminal. The reverse is flat except for one surviving rivet. Mount of this type are fairly common and examples can be seen on page 214 of Egan’s “Dress Accessories”. It is believed that several would have be…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E3DA8
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nail cleaner from a toilet set which is an elongated lozenge shaped plate with the attachment end broken. The operative end is in the form of a double point with a central groove between the points. The front is decorated with small circular punches forming a border round the edge and annulet punches within that and along the centre. The nail cleaner is in good condition apart from the attachment loop missing, and has a very dark patina. It measures 50.9mm long, 11.9mm wide and 1.7mm thick. It dates from AD 43 - 410. Nail cleaners can be seen in "Roman Castleford"…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Monday 18th July 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E32E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Iron Age or Roman brooch. It is 51.2mm long and 17.8mm wide, 13.3 without the one surviving side knop, and 5.7mm thick. It is a Hod Hill type brooch. Only the front plate and catchplate survive. The top is slotted for the hinged pin which is missing. The head is rectangular and has concave sides. The main part of the front plate is below and is decorated with vertical lines, with the outer areas being concave and the middle convex. On one side a projecting rounded knop survives at the lower end of the main plate. A similar one opposite is missing. Beneath the main …
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-0E2787
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring which is probably post medieval in date. The hoop is D shaped in section and flares to form a wider bezel. The bezel is an interesting trilobed shape and has incised scroll-like decoration. Unfortunately this is now unintelligible because of the extensive wear on the ring. It is possible that the design was originally a buckle, which was a common style of finger ring in the eighteenth century (Bailey, 1997, “Detector Finds 3”). The ring has an even dark and glossy patina, which probably indicates that it was once tinned or silvered. The ring has a diamet…
Created on: Thursday 26th April 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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