Record ID: PUBLIC-337651
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy buckle frame fragment. Decoration consists of two cast parallel lines running the full length of the bar with multiple incised oblique grooves on the outer edge. there is also a centrally placed pin groove. Whitehead has this type of decoration on this type of buckle as late 15th to 16th century.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bickerstaffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-32E973
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper, round in plan and lozenge shaped in profile. It appears to be a horseshoe thumbnail scraper unifacially retouched except for the proximal end which is cortex. The flint is grey with beige inclusions in colour and has a secondary cortex of dark cream. Mercer (1981) illustrates a similar example on page 134, Fig. 59, No. L.138 which is dated to the Bronze Age.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-32CC58
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade, oblong in plan and lozenge shaped in profile. On the dorsal side the left margin has a jagged notched denticulated edge. The right margin is possibly a cutting edge. The distal and proximal ends have been snapped. On the ventral side the left margin is finely notched as is also the right margin. It is cream toned with iron stains in colour. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 131, Fig. 55, No. 4 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-32A882
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade, almond shaped in plan and rod shaped in profile. The dorsal side appears to be unifacially retouched save for the proximal end which is broken. On the ventral side there is a small area of retouch on the upper left margin. It is white toned with brown discolouration and appears to be burnt. Butler (2005) illustrates a similar example on page 101, Fig. 39, No. 9 which is dated to the Mesolithic period.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-3295E5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A threepence of Elizabeth I. The mint mark is a Pheon dating the coin 1561 - 1565. The coin is very worn and heavily abraded. Nothing is clear on the obverse. On the reverse the shield and cross is partly visible, along with fragments of the legend, including the mint mark. Weight 1.0g. Diameter 18.7mm.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kings Caple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-3285E3
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade, roughly ovoid in plan and almond shaped in profile. On the dorsal side the distal end is serrated and the proximal end may have a snapped section. On the ventral side the distal end is also serrated. It is dark grey in colour with a large pale to mid grey brown section in the middle and a dark beige toned secondary cortex. bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 139, Fig. 5.126, No. 12 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-326630
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint pebble core, round in plan and triangular in profile. It has a single platform and appears to have been worked half way around. Long flakes have been removed from the sides and also centrally from the actual platform. The distal tip may have had some retouching enabling possible use as a scraper. It is dark grey with light speckles in colour with a dark beige secondary cortex. Bond (2004) illustrates a similar example on page 110, Fig. 5.94, No. L.4 which is dated to the Neolithic period.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-30B474
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very small Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate (AD 275-285). The coin is in poor condition, is 10mm in diameter and weighs 0.66g.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2013
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Record ID: IOW-305FE1
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy closed thimble of 'beehive' type (c. 1400-c. 1550 AD). The sides slope inwards from the bottom to form a rounded top. The lower walls have vertical lines of drilled pits and the upper part of the walls has circumferential lines of drilled pits. At the apex there is a plain area with a pit at its centre. It has two circumferential grooves close to the rim. Height: 11.4mm; width: 16.9mm; thickness: 12.8mm; thickness of walls: 0.8mm. Weight: 1.97g. Similar early thimbles are often dated to the 15th or 16th centurie…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-301608
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy purse frame (c. 1450-c. 1525 AD). This small portion of frame is 'V'-shaped in cross-section and slightly curved in profile. The outer face is decorated with double cross-hatched grooves. There may have been niello within the grooves. However, none is present. At one end there is a circular attachment hole, 1.6mm in diameter. It has a patchy green patina and the breaks are old. 37.1 x 7.9 x 4.3mm. Weight: 5.04g. This frame is probably from a Type A1 purse, dating from the late 15th to early 16th century (Ward-Perkins 19…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2FC825
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade which has been broken at lower right side, dorsal view and a possible break at the distal end. There is a serrated edge bifacially worked at lower left, dorsal view, and lower right, ventral view. It is possible the blade has been waisted, for hafting purposes. There is a strongly defined medial ridge, dorsal view. The bulb of percussion is visible, with clearly defined ripples. This blade could be described as a microlith. There are no signs of cortex remaining, no any signs of burning. The flint is of a uniform dark grey colour and is likely derived from a local beach…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: IOW-2FBFF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy radiate or nummus, c. AD 260-402; Obverse and reverse illegible.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2F96D2
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Edged trimmed flake of local greensand chert which has an oblique snap at distal end, possibly a hinge fracture. There are signs of fine retouch along the left hand margin dorsal view - this is bifacial retouch so can be seen on the ventral side, right hand margin. At lower left hand edge, ventral view, there is a very small notch which has been worked from the ventral side. At the proximal the flake has snapped; this is a natural snap. There is a strongly defined medial ridge on the dorsal side. No signs of burning and no remains of cortex. The chert is of a dark grey colour and …
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2F6402
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post medieval cast copper alloy double loop asymmetrical buckle frame. The frame has one oval and one rectangular loop. The inner side of the outer edge of the oval loop is widened creating a pin rest. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed from the front of the frame. A very similar frame can be seen in Whitehead (2003:91 No.569) which he dates to c.1575-1700. The frame is 37.28mm long, 26.92mm wide, 2.01mm thick and weighs 3.5 grams.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2F6161
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint flake with coarse semi-abrupt retouch on left hand edge, dorsal view which makes the flake a side scraper. This retouch is from the distal around to the proximal. Considerable amount of cortex remaining on dorsal side. No signs of break, abrasion or burning. The flint is of a mid grey colour and was likely derived from a local beach pebble. Bond [2004] illustrates a similar example on page 132, Fig 5.118, No F.7 which is dated to the Neolithic.
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
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Record ID: IOW-2F4F12
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and slightly misshapen post-Medieval cast copper-alloy Jews harp (c. 1500-c. 1800 AD). In plan, it has a circular head and tapering arms both of which are characteristically lozenge-shaped in cross-section. The outer diameter of the head, also lozenge-shaped in cross-section, is 41.3mm. At the apex, on the front face, is a rabbet to accommodate the iron prong. A small portion of the prong has survived within the rabbet. The arms are complete. They are about 6.4mm in width at their junction with the head and their widths are about 4.4mm at the other end. The surfaces ar…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2F06D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Crispus, possibly a contemporary copy, dating to the period AD 321 to 324. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; Mint of Trier. Mintmark: [...]PTR[...]; Reece period 16. Obverse: [...]SPVS N[...]; Laureate bust right Reverse: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS; Altar surmounted by globe
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2EB1B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and misshapen Medieval cast copper-alloy and gilded suspension mount (c. 1200-c. 1400 AD). This mount has a thin rectangular plate with a rearward curving hook. The plate is 19.7mm in height, 11.8mm in width and 0.6mm in thickness. The hook curves through 180° so that its rear part becomes parallel with the plate. It is 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The tip of the hook is in the form of a flat lozenge. There is a copper-alloy rivet through this lozenge part which is burred at the rear and domed at the front. Two similar copper-alloy rivets are situated at…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2E4545
Object type: SHIELD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) cast copper-alloy and gilded button from a shield boss (c. 450-c. 600 AD). The button is flat and circular in plan. At the front it has tri-lobed feature that extends to the edge. This feature is sub-circular at the centre and each lobe is lozenge-shaped. Between each lozenge, adjacent to the central part, there is a groove containing small billets. The front is gilded but the tri-lobed feature is not. At the rear there is a central integral spike, circular in cross-section. It has a length of 6.2mm and a maximum diameter of 3.7mm. However, it is u…
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2DD953
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy 17th century double tournois of France (1611-1643 AD). Date on coin illegible. Mint unclear. Obverse: Illegible Reverse: DOVBLE[ ]16[ ];Three fleurs-de-lis, arranged two above one
Created on: Saturday 22nd October 2011
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brighstone', grid reference and parish protected.