Record ID: BH-F1D6F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age silver unit of 'Whaddon Chase' type. Minted c. 50 BC - c. 20 BC. Ref.: Van Arsdell no. 1540-1 (1989: 346) = Mack no. 444A (1975: 151). Diameter: 14.2mm; thickness: 2mm. Weight: 1.24g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Streatley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F1CE39
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a post-Medieval copper-alloy clothing fastening. The fitting has a rectangular hanger at the top and a rearward, inverted-T-shaped projection at base. Between these two elements is the plate, which is of openwork form, the central feature being a column with scalloped sides and a moulded pellet at its mid-point. This column is flanked by two pairs of hearts, each pair set one above the other, and pointing outwards, at 90 degrees to the column. On either side of each heart point there is a moulded lobe. Length: 31.9mm; width: 25.9mm; depth: 5.9mm; thickness: 2mm; weig…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F1A3B4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy leg from a medieval to post-medieval cooking vessel. The leg is of broadly triangular section, flat on the underside and back. A transverse moulded band separates the leg from the foot, the latter of which is of stylised form, its five moulded toes separated by 'V-sectioned' grooves. The upper end, which would originally have been attached to the vessel, is uneven. Length: 45.5mm; width: 27.6mm; depth: 15.4mm; weight: 78.83g. Pot legs of this form appear on vessels from the Late Medieval period (see Saunders ed. 2012: 74-75/fig. 5, nos. 15, 16 and 20) and …
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F0D748
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval lead-alloy cloth seal. The two sub-circular discs of the cloth seal are joined by a folded connecting strip. The surface of one disc bears the relief-stamped legend 'WORS/TED RE/FORME/D', whereas the other disc has the number '41' over a background of vine scroll. Length: 22.9mm; width: 20.2mm; thickness: 2.8mm; weight: 5.45g. According to Geoff Egan, "'Worsted reformed' seals are among the most common and widely found of all kinds (of cloth seal)..., attesting to a large national and international market for the late seventeenth-century Norfolk worsteds they …
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F0B55F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantine II as Casesar, dating to AD 323 (Reece period 16). BEATA TRANQVILLITAS reverse depicting a globe on an altar inscribed 'VOT/IS/XX', with three stars above. Mint of Lyon. RIC VII, p. 134, no. 206. Diameter: 17.7mm; thickness: 1.9mm; weight: 2.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F09288
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy French jetton, dating from the Late Medieval period. No parallel could be found for this piece, but it may be related to the 'Bear jettons' of Languedoc, south-western France (see Mitchiner 1988: 185). A 15th century date is postulated. Diameter: 24.9mm; thickness: 1.2mm; weight: 3g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lilley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F0834C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman Colchester-derivative brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The largely complete spring, comprising nine coils, is located within the hollow underside of the wings, but the pin is missing. The spring is held in place by an axis bar and the remaining half of an external chord, both of which sit within perforated lugs at the centre of the head's underside. An incised notch divides the uppermost lug from a ridge which extends vertically down the centre of the bow, creating a trapezoidal profile. The foot is squared-off and the catchplate, which is si…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F06247
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy strap mount. The slightly damaged head of the mount is subcircular, taking the form of a moulded flower head with two concentric circles of petals surrounding a central pellet. A pair of tapering rivets is located on the reverse; both have been deliberately bent towards each other. Diameter: 12.3mm; thickness of head: 1.3mm; weight: 0.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitchin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F054B4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy thimble, dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods. The diameter of the damaged thimble gradually decreases towards the domed top. At the base of the outer surface, there is a plain band; the apex is also plain, whereas the rest of the surface is covered with rows of circular indentations. Height: 19.9mm; width at base: 21.9mm; thickness: 1.4mm. Weight: 3.23g. Several similar thimbles were found in excavations at Southwark, London, mostly in layers dating from the late 15th to 17th centuries (Egan 2005: 131 - 133).
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitchin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-F03401
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped silver penny of Charles I. Tower mint under the king or parliament, struck 1625 - 1648. Mintmark: a pair of pellets. Diameter: 13.4mm; thickness: 0.6mm; weight: 0.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hitchin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EFA2E5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-loop trapezoidal buckle, dating from the post-Medieval period. The buckle is symmetrical, the two trapezoidal sides converging towards the centre. The central axis bar is of semicircular section and has a protruding knop at both ends. The frame has a flat top side, downward-sloping outer faces, and a flat underside. The pin, formed from a flattened and tapering length of wire, has been loosely looped around the axis bar. Both the frame and pin have been silvered or tinned. Length: 25.4mm; width: 21mm; thickness: 4.9mm; weight: 3.73g. Ross Whitehead (1996…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF7CC9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged silver penny of William I of Scotland. Short-cross coinage, Phase B, c. 1205 - c. 1230. Diameter: 18.6mm; thickness: 1mm; weight: 1.13g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF652E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of uncertain emperor, dating to the period AD c. 260 - c. 296 (Reece periods 13 or 14). Uncertain reverse and mint. Diameter: 19.4mm; thickness: 1.6mm; weight: 2.59g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Graveley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF564A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy strap-end. The slightly damaged artefact consists of a rectangular plate, its bottom end folded towards the underside, creating a slot for the distal end of the now-missing strap. Three incised lozenges decorate the upper surface of the plate, arranged side-by-side, each with a subcircular perforation at its centre. Vertical rocker-arm lines fill the surrounding fields and there are two in situ copper-alloy rivets, located a short distance in from the top right and left corners, respectively. Length: 15.3mm; width: 21.6mm; thickness (total): 4.1mm; weight…
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF2718
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy barbarous radiate of Tetricus I, dating to the period AD c. 275 - c. 285 (Reece period 14). COMES AVG reverse depicting Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. Diameter: 17.4mm; thickness: 1.7mm. Weight: 2.11g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EF1134
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus, probably of Gratian, dating to the period AD 367 - 375 (Reece period 19). Probably GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse depicting the emperor standing facing, head left, holding labarum in right hand, left hand on shield. Mint of Arles. RIC IX, p. 66, no. 15. Diameter: 15.2mm; thickness: 1.2mm. Weight: 1.01g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EEE406
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Nuremburg jetton, probably anonymous issue of c. 1500 - c. 1585. Piercing at 8 o'clock on reverse. Diameter: 22mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.62g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EEBE65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and damaged silver penny of Alexander III of Scotland. Second coinage, struck c. 1280 - 1286. Diameter: 17mm; thickness: 0.5mm; weight: 0.7g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kelshall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EEAE18
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Alexander III of Scotland. Transitional Coinage, Seaby type Ic (1972: 20), minted 1249 - 1250. Diameter: 16.7mm; thickness: 0.6mm; weight: 0.52g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-EE9E05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III. Voided long-cross coinage, Classes 1 to 3 (without sceptre), minted at Bury St. Edmunds, 1247 - 1250. Diameter: 18mm; thickness: 0.7mm; weight: 0.71g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashwell', grid reference and parish protected.