Record ID: IOW-253777
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy finger-ring (c. 1400-c. 1600). Half of the bezel and less than half of the hoop have survived. When complete, the bezel was oval. At the centre an incomplete design within a recess is unclear. Surrounding the design are radiating grooves forming a star-like design. Close to the edge is an oval groove. The shoulder of the hoop. 'D'-shaped in cross-section, tapers in width from the bezel towards a transverse break. This finger-ring has a shiny greenish brown patina and the breaks are old. Height: 12.81mm; width: 13.35mm; th…
Created on: Saturday 1st March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 2nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-22F6B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700). In plan, the mount is in the form of two sub-oval terminals, bulbous at the front. They are divided by a smaller sub-rectangular feature at the centre consisting of two transverse parallel ribs. The rear is flat and at each end there is a tapering integral spike/rivet. These are 'D'-shaped in cross-section, flat at the rear. The mount is reddish brown with flecks of a green patina. Height: 21.85mm; width: 6.99mm; thickness of plate: 1.97mm; overall thickness: 10.22mm. Weight: 2.00g. A similar mount has been pub…
Created on: Saturday 1st March 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-2271B4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-1649). Struck at the Tower mint under the King. Group D. Initial mark: star, 1640-1641 (North 1991: 162, ref: 2258). Obverse: [ ]LVS.D:G:M:B:F[ ]; Crowned bust facing left with II (mark of value) behind the head Reverse: .I[ ]THRONVM.FIRMAT. (Justice strengthens the throne); Oval garnished shield Diameter: 15.5mm. Weight: 0.79g. DA=12:7-8. North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Saturday 1st March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 2nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-21E925
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and slightly corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by Alexander Carter of Portsmouth, 1648-1672. Williamson 1889: 267, ref: 139. Obverse: *ALEXANDER . CARTER .; A pair of scales and a wheatsheaf Reverse: * IN . PORTSMOVTH; * C *//A . K Diameter: 15.7mm. Weight: 0.69g. DA=12:6. Other similar tokens issued by Alexander Carter have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database. See finds: HAMP-47E5B5 and HAMP-9C06E0. Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century (2 volumes).
Created on: Saturday 1st March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 2nd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-21A517
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Mesolithic flint blade (10000 BC-4001 BC) The blade is broadly rectangular in plan, triangular in cross-section and has no cortex. The dorsal face has four flake removal scars divided by sharp and prominent arrises. The ventral face has no bulb of percussion but does have diffuse ripples. There may be a small length of retouch on the proximal end of the ventral face. However, this may be damage. The proximal end is not in the form of a striking platform and appears to have been battered. The flint is mid-grey overall and translucent around the edges. It has off-white …
Created on: Saturday 1st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.