Record ID: CORN-DD4931
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast tin alloy or zinc alloy (tombac) composite two-piece discoidal button, plano-convex in profile, with a central raised pellet on the front and two small circular holes on the back which would have held the attachment loop, now missing. This loop or shank would have been made out of copper alloy wire which would have been embedded into the back of the button. Bailey (2004) illustrates a similar example of a tombac 'pimple' button on page 33, Fig.8.13, which is dated to the 17th century. Read (2005) illustrates a similar example of a discoidal button with a cen…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DD34B1
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin weight for an Angel of Charles I (1625-49), which should weigh 4.6 g, with a crowned 'X' above an 'S' on the obverse and what might be an angel on the reverse, but the surface of the weight is all but gone, so it is hard to be sure. There does not appear to be a reverse legend, suggesting it is not a weight for a half guinea of Charles II, which has an identical obverse. Withers (1995) illustrate a similar example of a coin weight for an Angel of Charles I on page 14, letter j.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DD28C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy duit issued by the Dutch East India Company. The obverse showing the lion above the waves is the shield of the province of Zeeland, and dates from 1754-94, and this coin is dated on the reverse to 1785.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DD03E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy single-loop oval buckle frame with an ornate outer edge consisting of five raised sections divided by four transverse raised borders and terminating in two lobed knops. The central section has been worn where there was originally a notch for the pin to rest in. Most of the frame is missing, and the strap bar, which would have probably been narrowed and offset, and may have held a metal plate as well as the pin, now missing. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar example on page 22, No.97, which is dated from c.1250-1400.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DCEAA0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy double-loop oval spectacle buckle with and angled frame and a central narrowed pin bar which is flush with the frame, missing its pin. There is a transverse line on the outer edge of one loop of the frame, where the pin would have rested, but the rest of the frame is too corroded to make out any further decoration. Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar example on page 55, No.316, which is dated from c.1500-1650. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 110, No.669, which is dated from c.1485-1600.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DCD155
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Tinned cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with rounded expanded ends and a drilled frame for a separate spindle. The outer edge of each loop has a flattened knop with moulded oblique grooves and there are five moulded transverse ridges around each of the spindle holes. Each of the spindle holes retains a short length of the steel spindle but the majority has corroded away, and there is some iron corrosion product on the back of the frame at one end. The spindle would have held a cast copper alloy chape and pin which are also now missing. The tinned surface has flaked aw…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Sunday 14th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DCB335
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy rim fragment, semi-circular in plan and rectangular in section, from a vessel that was circular in plan with an unfinished and damaged surface and an incised line on the inside of the rim, following the curve of the inner edge. On the exterior surface of the fragment, there appear to be turning marks, and also the remains of exterior and interior sooting. The inner edge of the vessel is uneven so it is difficult to ascertain the original diameter of the vessel, but it might be between 170mm and 200mm. Ottaway & Rogers (2002) illustrate a copper alloy bowl …
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 19th November 2010
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Record ID: CORN-DC8D13
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy zoomorphic mount or escutcheon in the form of a bull or ox head with elongated flared snout and short horns, incised with a cross on the top of the head between the horns. The cross and the incised lines behind the horns may represent a halter of some sort if it is the head of an ox. In one angle of the cross there is a central circular depression, between the horns, but this does not appear to be a rivet hole. The horns are oval in section and point forward as they slightly curve inwards. Behind the horns there are two parallel transverse lines that defin…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-D88425
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman gold finger ring with a gem setting which is oval. The gem is nicolo glass, with a dark blue substrate, chamfered sides and a flat, light-blue upper surface. It is engraved with a standing figure facing left (on the intaglio), leaning on a column. This is probably a representation of Apollo, as on a nicolo glass intaglio from Braconbury, Felixstowe, Suffolk (M. Henig A Corpus of Roman Engraved Gemstones from British Sites (3rd edition, Oxford, 2007), 95 and PL. 1, no. 25). The lower part of the setting is cracked. The band of the ring is broad at the shoulders and bezel, and…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Riccall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D86B87
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman finger ring, Henig Type XI, dating to the 2nd - 3rd century AD. The ring has a flat rectangular bezel with tapering shoulders and narrowed hoop. The bezel is decorated with a rectangle formed of incised diagonal hatching. within the rectangle are the inscribed letters ToT. The letters 'T' have serrifed terminals. The letters 'ToT' are an abbreviation of the Celtic god Totatis. The distribution of these rings is heavily concentrated in Lincolnshire. None are known from outside Roman Britain. Compare LIN-B2BC46, LIN-B319D3, LIN-B08B74, and LIN-F0E557 (2010 T18).
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walkeringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D85284
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sheet silver knife end cap. The cap is hexagonal in section and flares at the closed end which is shaped like a hexagonal pyramid. Alternate panels are decorated with incised lines in a herringbone pattern, with the others left plain. The design continues onto the triangular panels forming the pyramid. There is a longitudinal soldered seam along the side. The cap is hollow and there is no evidence of iron corrosion. There are two circular attachment hole at the narrow end in two opposite panels. There is a small area of damage where one panel has been pushed inwards causing a crack …
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stainforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-D800B7
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy fragment from a late medieval purse bar. The fragment is slightly curved and sub-triangular in section. The top is decorated with three incised X's, evenly spaced. It measures 54.6 mm long, 7.2 mm wide, 4.95 mm thick and weighs 10.5 grams. It has a dark green patina.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 12th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-D7E502
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval or Modern silver spoon fragment which is broken, bent and melted. Only part of the bowl and a short length of stem survive. The bowl seems to have been fig-shaped but is badly damaged by fire. The bowl tapers into the stem which is rectangular in section with raised edges. Inside the border is a row of beading on each side. The stem is bent and ends in a melted and distorted break. Thought the shape of the bowl is similar to 16th century spoons such as BH-E031A2 (2007 T286) and SOM-CFC5F7 (2009 T340), the shape of the stem and the decoration is not consistent with spoo…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-D7AEC5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver gilt annular brooch dating from the 13th or 14th century. The brooch has a circular frame which is rectangular in section. The upper face is decorated with tiny raised dots, each within an annulet. There is a plain border on each side of the frame and traces of gilding on the front. There is a constriction for the pin. This is also silver and is bent round the bar to form a loop. There is a plain raised collar near the loop, then the pin tapers to a point. Similar brooches include WMID-5F8F13 (2009 T180), IOW-747B18 (2007 T243) and LIN-0F8F88 (2006 T609), though no…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ferriby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D783E7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead two-disc cloth seal of late 17th century date. The two sub-circular discs are joined by a folded connecting strip. On one side, contained within a beaded circle, is the legend '.E.X.O.N.*' (for 'Exeter'); on the other side is a relief-stamped crown with three projecting feathers - the Prince of Wales's feathers - and the number '80' below, probably indicating the year (1680). The seal measures 17.6mm long, 16.1mm wide and 2.6mm thick. The weight is 3.14g.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D77333
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy barbarous radiate, c.275-85. Finders reference; 35.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawthorne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D76BC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloyprobable radiate, c.260-75. Finders reference; 34.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawthorne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D761C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Julia Soaemias, AD 218-22 (Reece Period 10). Obv; [ ]AEMIAS AVG; Female draped bust right rev; (VENUS) [CAELESTIS]; Venus standing left holding apple and sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt.2, p.48, cf. no. 241. Finders reference; 33
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawthorne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D75E08
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent lead two-disc cloth seal of post-Medieval date. The two sub-circular discs are joined by a folded connecting strip which is now broken. One disc bears the relief-stamped legend 'WOR/STE[D]/REFO[R]/ME[D]'; the other disc has the number '56'. The artefact measures 18.5mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 5.44g. This is an example of the 'Worsted reformed' series of seals, issued in Norfolk in the late 17th century, for attachment to worsted cloth.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-D756F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus from the 4th century Finders reference; 32b.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawthorne Area', grid reference and parish protected.