Record ID: CORN-739635
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy shoe buckle with drilled frames for separate spindles. This piece of openwork is lozenge-shaped in plan and convex in profile, with a cylindrical tube at the centre of the back, which would have held part of the spindle.The fragment has two circular perforations surrounded by moulded raised pellets and oblique lines which make the raised areas between them look like ropework. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a rectangular shoe buckle with similar oval panels over each spindle hole on page 107, No.684, and an annular shoe buckle with similar openw…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-731FC3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tinned cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with rounded ends and a moulded bifid collar around each of the spindle holes drilled into the frame where there is evidence of iron corrosion from the separate steel spindle, now missing. The spindle would have held a cast copper alloy chape and pin which are also now missing. The tinned surface has flaked away in areas revealing a copper alloy core. Whitehead (1996) illustrates similar examples on page 99, Nos.620 & 627, which is dated from c.1660-1720. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 14…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2010
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Record ID: DENO-729F97
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval zoomorphic padlock in the form of a four legged animal, probably a horse, based on more complete examples, but possibly a dog or similar creature. The animal has a very simple form consisting of a cylindrical body, neck and face with the stumps of four legs present along the lower edge of the lock. There are two decorative linear grooves running side-to-side across the back of the animal possibly intended to represent a saddle. There are further grooves running side-to-side across the bridge of the nose which may have been intended to represent a …
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'knapthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: CAM-7210D1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman coin. Radiate or nummus, AD c.260-402. Obverse image and legend illegible. Reverse shows unclear standing figure. Reverse legend is illegible. Diameter is 11.16mm, weight is 1.1g. Condition is extremely worn.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: DENO-71C9F5
Object type: CHATELAINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy chatelaine (manicure or toilet set hanger). The main body of the hanger is rectangular in form with a narrowly tapered triangular section. The hanger has a teardrop-shaped suspension loop with single circular perforation projecting from the upper edge and a single perforated teardrop-shaped lug (one incomplete) projecting from each of the two lower corners of the main body of the hanger which would have held the axis bar from which the toilet implements (e.g. tweezers, nail cleaner, ear spoon and pick) were suspended. The lower edge of the rectangular body, above …
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-712766
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead cast shot. Diameter is 17.93mm and weighs 24.6g for one. The second measures 18.66mm and weighs 33.8g. The are possibly a suitable size for a military smooth bore musket, therefore the suggested date: Post-Medieval to Modern, 1600-1850.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Record ID: WAW-711B53
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl. In plan it is sub-circular and in profile is sub semi-circular. There is a central circular perforation which is 9.2mm diameter. The upper surface of the spindle whorl is undecorated. The base is flat and also undecorated. The surface of the spindle whorl is oxidised and therefore is a cream colour. It measures 25.15mm diameter and stands 12.1mm tall. It weighs 33.4g. It is difficult to date lead spindle whorls, but anywhere between the Roman and Medieval period.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Record ID: WAW-70FFB2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval probable dress fastening. This component of a dress fastening is the 'eye' and not the 'hook'. The body of the dress fastening is a horizontal moulded sub-lozenge in plan which is decorated with the Commonwealth Arms. One side terminal of the mount has an incomplete rectangular loop with a circular mounting hole either side. One is incomplete. The opposite edge of the object has another circular mounting hole. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surface of the dress fastening is abraded and is a matt brown colour. The dress hook me…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: DENO-70BC14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Brooch: Incomplete and worn cast copper alloy probable Trumpet derivative (or Trumpet variant) brooch of Roman date. The bow, foot and most of the head survive. The head is comprised of hollow cylindrical wings holding an axis bar for a hinged pin fitting. The pin is now missing. The wings are attached to the bow in the style of a Dolphin brooch with a thickened swollen head at the top of the bow, but unlike a Dolphin brooch the bow is thickened and has moulded decoration consisting of three transverse raised ridges at the mid-point of the bow. The bow also has a single decor…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swayfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-70B1B7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, West Midlands), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4a-c. Plate 46. The wings are semi-cylindrical and terminate with wing caps. The wings support an iron axis bar and which the iron spring is coiled. Due to corrosion the number of coils is uncertain. The pin is missing. The wings are undecorated. The bowhead is hump-like in profile and is sub-oval in section. Above the wings on the sides of the head there are semi-circular mouldings which are a characteristic feature of this brooch type. The bow he…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2017
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Record ID: WAW-708CF2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Jetton of Tournai minted by either Loius XI (1461-1483) or Charles VIII (1483-1497). The jetton has been pierced in the centre. Obverse: [IE ME RECO[VM]ANDE A DIEV A. Trefoil stops. Three circles of Tournai with a lis in each. In each angle a quatrefoil. Reverse: AMEN DI CO VBIS TOVRNAI. Trefoil stops. Cross patty feuilly Mitchiner, M. 1988 Jettons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg Seaby Nos. 601-603.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Record ID: IOW-6F5A17
Object type: STEELYARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast-copper-alloy steelyard (AD 43-AD 410). The object is one end of an arm. A small part, 25.0mm in length, is circular in cross-section and the terminal end, 57.2mm in length, is flat and sub-rectangular in cross-section. There is an incomplete loop at one side on this longer part, close to where the two elements join. Another incomplete loop is situated about mid-way along the opposite side and a slightly larger terminal loop is also incomplete. This steelyard is corroded and in poor condition. The breaks are old. 82.2 x 9.8 x 3.7mm. Weight: 10.47g.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6EE552
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy rim fragment from a vessel (c. 1200-c. 1700). The everted rim is swollen near the periphery. It has a smooth dull patina on the inner surface and the outer surface is coarser and pitted and has parallel striations. The angle of the rim was about 35° from the horizontal plane. It has traces of consolidated soot on the inside and outside. The breaks are old. Height: 51.9mm; width: 61.1mm; thickness: 11.0mm. Weight: 82.30g. Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler and Green (20…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6E7136
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper-alloy bracelet. The bracelet is slightly convex at the front, less convex at the rear (almost flat) and has rounded sides. Near the centre it has a maximum width of 5.7mm and tapers towards each end. At one end the width is 4.9mm and at the opposite end it has a width of 4.3mm. Decoration at the front consists of transverse parallel groves and small circular indentations. However, due to wear, some of these are very difficult to see. This misshapen bracelet has a shiny mid-green patina which has been lost in places due to corrosion. The breaks at each e…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6E4EE5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian (364-78); [SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE]; Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm; possibly Mint of Arles, 364-75; Reece period 19.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
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-6B1B61
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy medieval key. The bow is a quartefoil with the top loop broken. There is a collar under the bow, and the stem is hollow. There is a complex bit with clefts and wards. The key is similar to YORYM-163CB5 and probably dates from 1400 - 1500 AD.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B1605
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a copper alloy Post medieval strap fitting; a belt fastener in the form of an S shaped snake. Much of the detail is obscured by corrosion. The fastener is very similar to many on the database, such as IOW-832BD6. The fastener has a dark brown colour and dates from 1575 - 1800.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B0B71
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A white metal and gilt decorative object of late Medieval date. It is in the form of a sprig of foliage with three branches, each divided into three. The front is moulded into foliage. There are two circular (attachment?) holes, one each side of the central stem. At the base there is part of a rounded recessed frame, but all except this small section is missing. The object seems to be made in two pieces; the front is gilded, but the back plate isn't. They are not very well aligned, so there is an obvious seam. The reverse is flat and the edges are rounded. It is 26.8mm long, 30.4mm wi…
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton Leonard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-6AF463
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval half groat of Henry VII (1485-1509), profile issue, York episcopal mint, dating from 1504-09. It is 19.5mm in diameter and 0.4mm thick. It weighs 1.09gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1751.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6ADFB5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver groat of Queen Mary (1553-4). It is 24.3mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 1.69gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number1960.
Created on: Sunday 7th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
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