Record ID: IOW-954C24
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy one-piece button with an integral drilled shank (c. 1600-c. 1700). This button has a head and shank. The head is circular in plan, slightly domed at the front and flat at the rear. At the front, there is a circumferential groove close to the edge. Engraved or stamped decoration at the front consists of four hatched panels. These panels form the arms of a cross which has a six-pointed star at the centre. There is a similar star in each angle of the cross. The shank is off-set from the centre, sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cr…
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-948B28
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and corroded Roman copper-alloy radiate of an uncertain Ruler dating to the period AD 260-275 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting unclear figure left. Mint unclear. Obverse: [ ]; Unclear radiate bust right Reverse: [ ]; Unclear figure left Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 1.81g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-9065B8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy pin of possible Roman date (AD 43-410). The shaft is missing. The head is sub-oval in plan and sub-circular in cross-section and has a small nipple at the apex. Five evenly spaced grooves spiral from the base to the apex. This pin is drab brown and corroded. The break is old. Height: 12.7mm; diameter: 7.6mm. Weight: 1.79g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-8EFB60
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide frame with internal projections (c. 1150-c. 1400). The frame is trapezoidal in plan, with a wider outer frame edge and a sub-oval expansion at its centre. Excepting this feature, the frame is flat on both faces. A third of the way towards the outer edge of the frame from its base is an internal projection at either side. There is no rivet hole. The fitting has a dark green patina with file marks. Length: 18.2mm; width: 22.8mm; overall thickness: 4.7mm. Weight: 1.73g. For a discussion on these types of strap-slides, see Egan…
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-8E2F81
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing issued by the Corporation of Newport, Isle of Wight, 1664. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 96). Obverse: NEW/PORT IN/THE ISLE/OF WIGHT/1664 Reverse: Sailing ship in full sail left. Diameter: 15.7mm. Weight: 0.72g. DA=12:12. Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-8DAC04
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial mark: pheon, dated 1564 on coin (North 1991: 135, ref: 1998). Obverse: ELIZABETH:D G.ANG FR ET HI REGINA; Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head Reverse: POSVI/DEV.AD/IVTORE/M MEV. (I have made God my Helper); Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 1564 above shield Diameter: 19.4mm. Weight: 1.40g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-8D0111
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn Iron Age silver uninscribed South-Western type stater (c. 50 BC-c. 20 BC). The coin is attributed to the Durotriges. Obverse: Degraded head of Apollo right Reverse: Disjointed and pelleted horse left Diameter: 19.6mm. Weight: 3.76g. DA=12:3.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-8C0D64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver long cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Henri at London. Class 5b, 1250-1256 (North 1994: 227, ref: 992). Obverse: hENRICVS REX III (NR ligated); Crowned bust facing with sceptre Reverse: hEN/RIO/NLV/NDE (EN ND ligated); Voided long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant Diameter: 17.7mm. Weight: 1.38g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-8B84F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702), dated 1698 on coin. Obverse: GVLIELMVS III.DEI.GRA.; Laureate and draped bust facing right Reverse: 98.MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX.16; Four shields within which are a harp, one lion rampant, three lions passant and three fleurs-de-lis, all around a central circle with the lion of Nassau within, creating a cruciform shape Diameter: 20.0mm. Weight: 2.81g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: IOW-8B12D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted by Ilger at London. Class 7a-7b, 1217-1236 (North 1994: 222-223, refs: 978-979). Obverse: hENRICVS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre Reverse: ILGER ON LVND; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant Diameter: 17.6mm. Weight: 1.40g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.