Record ID: BERK-BD9837
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount. The mount has terminal lobes at either end and a bulbous central lobe decorated with four tranverse incised grooves across its centre. There is a separate circular rivet hole in each of the terminal lobes with remnants of both rivets protruding from the reverse side. Several examples similar to this bar mount are illustrated in Egan; Dress Accessories (1991) p214; No.1161 dated through ceramic association to 1350 to 1400 AD. The mount is 13.3mm long, 7.2mm wide, thick and weighs 1g.
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BD7F36
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bi-face sub-square coin weight for a half angel coin. The obverse shows the archangel Michael spearing a dragon at his feet. In the left field is a letter 'R'. The reverse shows evidence of a design but is too badly corroded for it to be resolved. The half angel was a gold coin first issued in 1464 (Withers and Withers 1995: 21). It is 12.3 by 12.3mm, 2.28mm thick and weighs 2 grams, coin weights are typically made slightly light and also lose weight through corrosion. 1464-1619 AD
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BD63C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BD4212
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine. GLORIA EXERCITVS, two soldiers two standards reverse. Further details illegible. 330-335 AD. Reece period17.
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BD12E7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end. In plan the strap end is sub-lingulate in shape. The attachment end is flat with a shallow triangular notch removed close to either side. The terminal end tapers abruptly from either side towards a central protruding triangular-pointed tab. The strap end is composite in that it is comprised of two seperate plates secured by rivets positioned centrally at either end. One of the rivets still shows remains of cloth attached. A similar strap end is illustrated in Egan; Dress Accessories (2002) p142 No. 660. This is dated through ceramic association …
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BCF8F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BCE030
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin probably a sestertius. Further details illegible. Circa 23 BC-circa 300 AD.
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BCC6D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Monday 22nd October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 9th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BCA644
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BC71A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus, possibly soldier spearing fallen horseman, FEL TEMP REPARATIO type. Further details illegible. AD 354-361 AD. Reece period 18
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BC5F98
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount. The mount has terminal lobes at either end and a bulbous central lobe with incised cross-hatched decoration. There is a separate circular rivet hole in each of the terminal lobes with remnants of both rivets protruding from the reverse side. Several examples similar to this bar mount are illustrated in Egan; Dress Accessories (1991) p214; No.1161 dated through ceramic association to 1350 to 1400 AD. The mount is 17.6mm long, 8.3mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BC40F5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undecorated copper alloy bead. The bead is circular in plan (9.54mm diameter) with a circular concentric 3.4mm central hole. In cross-section it is sub-circular. Undecorated beads of this type are difficult to date tightly as they are used in this form from the Bronze Age through to the Early Medieval period. The bead is 3mm thick and weighs 0.7g.
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BC30E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BC1711
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An abraded body sherd of wheel-thrown Roman grey ware. Grey Wares is found on Roman sites throughout the Roman period, from the 1st to the 4th centuries AD. They are typically locally produced and as a result there are regional production areas known for many localities. The sherd weighs 3.7g
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BBE7F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BBC226
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of the emperor Valens. Reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory going left holding wreath and palm. OF in left field, I over dot-in-crescent in right field, LVGP in exergue, Lyon mint. RIC IX, 21a. AD 364-367. Reece Period 19.
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BB9B22
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface cast leaden token of late Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The token is circular in plan. One face shows a raised seemingly random design of crossed straight lines and pellets, whilst the other side is plain. Lead alloy tokens such as this were used for a variety of purposes. These ranged from small change, to checks and tallies for services rendered such as hop picking. They were in use from the Medieval period into late Post-Medieval. A number of designs exist that were produced centrally and circulated nationally, but since lead is so easy to fabricate many were made by …
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: IOW-BB2307
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete polished stone axehead of Neolithic date (3500 BC – 2100 BC). Length: 98.7mm; width: 62.0mm and 25.2mm thick. Weight: 211.93g. The implement is made of ‘greenstone’ and is mainly dull green but also has some areas that are dark orange. The stone, not an Isle of Wight stone, is a basic igneous rock which has been subjected to low grade metamorphism. Such rocks are common in Devon and Cornwall around the edges of the granite intrusions that form Dartmoor, Exmoor and Lands End. It is sub-triangular in plan (drop-shaped). In plan, it has a narrow rounded butt and th…
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 27th May 2010
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Record ID: BERK-BA5F83
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
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Record ID: BERK-BA3323
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin, probably a radiate or nummus. Further details illegible. Circa 260-402 AD
Created on: Sunday 21st October 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th February 2013
Spatial data recorded.