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Record ID: NMS-2CA9A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy as or dupondius probably of Hadrian. Further details illegible. Reece period 6. Circa 117-138 AD
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Taverham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-2B28C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete and abraded Roman copper alloy Colchester Derivative Rearhook brooch, the spring, pin and the lower end of the bow missing. There is a single groove at the outer ends of the wings, and the D-sectioned bow is decorated with a pair of median grooves. Extant length 18mm. Wingspan 18.5mm. c.43 - c.65. Field MB6
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2B0CB7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a post-medieval gilt copper alloy flat mount, perhaps oval or circular but broken in two places. Possibly from furniture. Part of the edge is chamfered and scalloped. The gilt front face is engraved with an uncertain scene, perhaps depicting a bird or fish, within a border of conjoined punched annulets. Extant dimensions 34.5 x 19mm. Thickness 1.4 - 1.8mm. Perhaps c.1660 - c.1730. Field CA2
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2AD7B2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval tin-coated copper alloy buckle frame with the remains of an iron plate and/or pin on the deeply recessed central bar. The form of the frame is abnormal. Apart from a large rounded projection from the straight edge it might be described as either shield-shaped with that edge downwards or resembling the upper part of a lancet window when viewed the other way around. A small notch in the centre of the straight edge indicates it was the outside edge. Length 44mm. Width 23.5mm. No parallel noted, but such recessed bars can be found on harness buckles. This example, however, …
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-2AD716
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver sixpence of George II (old bust type) (1727-1760 AD). The coin has two 45 degree bends making it S-shaped in profile; coins modified in this way are thought to be 'love tokens'.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-2A5752
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body or base sherd from a ceramic vessel of Roman to Medieval date. The coarseware sherd is of South Midlands Shell-tempered ware, with a mid grey core, pinkish surface with patches of soot blackening and frequent crushed shell temper. The angle of the outer wall changes approximately halfway down the outer surface of the irregular sherd. Length: 62.2mm; width: 50.3mm; thickness: 8.5mm; weight: 24.5g.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2A40D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a Medieval ceramic jug. The beaded rim has a groove in its upper surface. The wall of the vessel is vertical and there is a projecting remnant of a rectangular-sectioned handle. A deep thumb mark is located above this handle and the two sides have also been pushed on with fingers. The fabric is light grey, the surface pinkish and micaceous. The sherd is only slightly abraded. Width: 58.4mm; height: 53.8mm; thickness: 26.7mm; weight: 60.8g.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2A3D96
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Distorted lead alloy button cover, the reverse crimped over the remains of leather. The main part within a raised border depicts, in repoussé, an ornate shield bearing the letter R, beneath a small equal-armed cross and between the letter C on the left and another letter partly obscured by the squashed border but almost certainly an R on the right. Cf. an example from North Lincolnshire (NLM-1971C3). Diameter c.25mm. Probably from the reign of Charles II (1660-85). BC field
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-2A1014
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantine II as Caesar, dating to the period AD 321 - 324 (Reece period 16). CAESARVM NOSTRORVM reverse depicting a wreath around 'VOT/X'. Uncertain mint. Diameter: 17.5mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 2.6g.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Billington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-29F1E4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck copper alloy halfpenny traders' token dating to the late 17th century, circa 1660-1700. The reverse legend reads HIS HALF PENY. The rest of the reverse and the obverse are obscured by corrosion. Diameter: 18.22mm. Thickness: 0.95mm. Weight: 0.9g. Die axis not known.
Created on: Friday 24th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th February 2014
Spatial data recorded.