Record ID: IOW-0698F7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval cast copper-alloy and enamelled mount or plaque (c. 1200-c. 1450). The object is shield-shaped in plan. It has a straight top and the sides curve evenly to point at the base. At each corner there is a small curved removal. The front has a narrow raised border within which there is raised lion rampant facing left. There are flecks of red enamel on the lion and also traces of gilding on the upper part of the tail. The recessed field around the lion and within the border does not contain any decorative material. It is possible that this area was originally enamelled…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-03E628
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval two part cloth seal of the London Dyers Company with two disks joined by a tab. The back disk had a central projection on the inner side which fitted through the hole in the centre of the front disk and was stamped flat to hold them together. The front is stamped with III over a madder bag encircled by the legend [LON]DO[N S]TAL[L]. On the back is H'd. It is 27.9mm by 22.9mm and 2.9mm thick; it weighs 9.38 grams. These seals were in use by the London Dyers Company from the late 16th to 17th centurys. The III is thought to indicate the number of washes in woad for blue …
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mudford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-03D638
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper-alloy sheet scabbard chape dating from 1300-1500AD. The sheet has been rolled into a tube with a single overlapping seam down the back. The sheet was cut to a triangle at the base so it tapers to a point. The front edge of the top, attachment, end is cut to three points, forming a W shape. Below the central point are five holes arranged in an equal armed cross. It is otherwise undecorated. The upper hole is larger and may have been for attachment. The upper right corner is missing on the reverse from an old break. In the upper left corner is a circular hole, possibly f…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-03B0C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Nauheim-derivative brooch, probably dating from the 1st century AD. The widest point of the bow is approximately one third of the way down; from here it tapers in both directions. At the top it extends into an upward curve, representing part of the spring mechanism. The upper surface bears three cast ridges, one being at the centre, the other two at the edges. These ridges are interspersed with lightly incised vertical ropework incisions. At the base the pattern changes to an an area of cross-hatched grooves, with a transverse groove at the top. The remain…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anstey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-038026
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent copper-alloy strip brooch of 1st century date. The brooch is of light construction. The upper edge of the headplate has been rolled backwards, creating a cylinder for the iron axis bar. The pin is missing but would originally have been attached via a central slit in the cylinder. The sides of the head below step inwards. The bow is straight-sided, the width gradually decreasing towards the bottom. At the centre of the bow's upper surface there is a vertical ridge decorated a series of interlocking triangular cells, one of which contains possible traces of a white enamel inset…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anstey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-036E56
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The cast front plate of a copper alloy composite scabbard chape, probably Post Medieval in date. It is asymmetrical in plan with a straight side to the right and a convex curved side to the left which meet at a point at the base, giving the chape a sub-triangular shape. There is a rounded knop projecting from the point at the base. The edges are rounded where the short sides meet the front. The angled top edge was possibly scalloped, some of the projecting curves appear broken but some indents remain. On the front it is decorated with two indented diagonal lines on running parallel to…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-036B75
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy ring of uncertain date, but most likely Medieval or Post-Medieval. It has a pointed oval cross section with a slightly convex inner side and more convex outer side. The ring has an external diameter of 18.3mm, and an internal diameter of 12.1, with a width that varies between 3.7mm and 2.9mm wide and is 5.7mm to 4.4mm thick; it weighs 4.23 grams. Functional rings such as this one may have had various uses such as harness fittings or loops affixed to other type of straps.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mudford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-033C21
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver denarius of Sabina struck during the period AD 128 to 137 AD. IVNONI REGINAE reverse. Rome mint. RIC Vol II, p. 386 ref: 395a. There appears to be a flaw in the die used for the obverse of this coin. This result in a circular/crescental feature to the right of the bust. The form of the 'STA' in the legend SABINA AVGVSTA is also odd.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Richards Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0326D2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy external plate from a Medieval composite strap end with incised decoration. The piece is sub-rectangular. At the attachment end is a fairly regular old break. The sides are straight but slightly converging with damaged edges along most of their length. The terminal is also damaged but enough survives to suggest it was triangular, possibly with rounded corners and an exaggerated point in the centre. Any attachment holes were in the lost sections. The front is decorated over the entire remaining section with incised decoration. A pair of gradually converging lines ru…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mudford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-031EF8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver siliqua of Honorius (AD 393-423); VIRTVS ROMANORVM reverse, minted at Milan, AD 393-394; variant on RIC no. 32*. Measures 15.5mm in diameter, 0.4mm thick and weighs 1g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Anstey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-031283
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval cast copper-alloy heraldic stud (c. 1100-c. 1300). It has a shield shaped plate with an integral stud at the centre of the rear. The top edge is straight and the sides curve evenly to a point, a small portion of which is missing. The front face is decorated with a central recessed cross and is surrounded by traces of gilding. It is assumed that the cross would have originally been enamelled. However, none exists. The stud is sub-circular in cross-section and projects about 3.5mm from the surface of the plate. This stud is corroded but stable and has traces o…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0304B6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of cast copper alloy pin, either from a brooch or the tip of a hair pin. The fragment is cylindrical with a thickened mid-point. This fragment is most likely to be Roman in date, due to the surface patina and close association of other Roman artefacts. It is a light - mid green colour with an uneven surface patina. It measures 12.6mm length, and is 2.6mm thick; it weighs 0.22 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-02F175
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, snapped, cast copper-alloy pin head of Roman or possible early Medieval date (50-1000 AD). It is most likely that this is a hairpin; however, due to the fact that pins can be used for multiple tasks it is difficult to attribute function. The pin is snapped at the junction between the head and shaft. The head is broadly circular in plan and oval in profile. It is cast in one-piece. On the top of the head is a small depression, enclosed with a slight annulet ridge. Around the mid point of the head is a circumferential recessed groove, below this the lower part is decorate…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-02D823
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame with a pin cut from copper alloy sheet. The frame has two oval loops which have bevelled backs and bevelled and slightly widened outer edges, one with a transverse groove for a pin rest in the centre. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed with corroded lobed knops at either end. The pin is formed of a thin triangle of copper alloy sheet with the wider end wrapped 225 degrees around the strap bar. It is 21.8mm long, 16.7mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.06 grams. Whitehead (2003) illustrates a similar buckle (page 54, No.310),…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mudford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-02CEE1
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy domed thimble, probably of Medieval date with angled sides and a highly domed top with a distinct carination between the sides and top. The thimble has small circular indentations arranged in slightly irregular lines down the sides and in a spiral around the top. There is a bare tonsure, 9mm in diameter in the centre of the top. An incised line runs around the outer side below the indentations and 2.5mm above the rim. There is a distinct notch at one point around the rim. The sides are squashed in at the base and it is now 20.9mm long and 13.1mm wide; it is 12.0mm in …
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-02AF75
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy lozenge shaped mount with two circular holes for attachment. The mount is flat with slightly bevelled sides. On the front is rocker arm decoration in the form of a border around the edge and four lines coming from the middle of each side to almost meet in the centre. The holes are just above half way down the mount and evenly spaced across the width. On the reverse, the holes are surronded by grey corrosion products and there is a further patch of grey corrosion, possibly the remains of solder, near the base. It is 22.5mm long, 19.3mm wide and 1.1mm thick; it weighs 1.6 g…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mudford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-02A047
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper-alloy Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch fragment, part of head and bow only. The sides of the headplate are broken off and no side knobs survive. Integrally cast simple waisted top knob, domed on the obverse, flat on the reverse. The arched bow is broken after just c.13mm; it is carinated on the obverse and hollow on the reverse and has angled corners. Length 40.46mm, width 20.49mm, width of bow 15.05mm, thickness c.12mm, thickness across head including pin hinge 6.27mm, weight 9.76g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thoroton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-029B48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester derivative style brooch of Roman date (43-150AD). The wings are complete; they are semi-cylindrical in plan with abraded pierced end caps. The axis bar is formed from a length of iron wire which has corroded and encrusted; a fragment of copper alloy spring is preserved within the corrosion, the rest of the spring and the pin is lost. An abraded projection is positioned centrally on the wings this is probably the remains of a rearward facing hook to hold the spring. The bow head is hump-like and angular in profile; it is D shaped in cross sect…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Munslow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-0262E2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy finger ring, of probable Post-Medieval date, the bezel and part of the hoop survives. The hoop has a D shaped section and only about 15-20% survives to one side of the bezel. The bezel is square and is flat on the reverse. The front is convex and made of four trapezoidal panels which meet in the centre of the bezel in a circular depression, probably to hold a gem or other decorative setting which no longer survives. The fragment measures 15.4mm long, 7.1mm wide, 3.6mm in thickness and weighs 0.56g. HAMP-8F5DD0 is similar but with the central setting reac…
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0259F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy radiate of Gallienus, sole reign (AD 253-268) (Reece Period 13), DIANAE CONS AVG, Gazelle walking left. Mint of Rome. Cunetio 1408.
Created on: Wednesday 27th July 2011
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.