Record ID: IOW-8A6865
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spur (c. 1600-c. 1700). The spur has an offset looped figure-8 terminal, parallel to the arm and attached to it by a diagonal section set at a 45 degree angle to the arm/loop. The loop is formed of what appear to be three wedge shaped segments with rounded wide ends. The wedges are delineated by grooves on the upper surface and the outer wedges are perforated. The outer hole is surrounded by iron corrosion from a missing stud.. This fragment has a matt green patina and the break is old. Length: 29.2mm; width: 25.1mm; thickness: …
Created on: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-869555
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Middle Saxon copper alloy bird brooch of Weetch type 30.B, the tail and most of the legs missing. The breast and body of the stylised "two-legged" bird are decorated with moulded grooves and there is a punched ring-and-dot on both the head and the cross. The latter two are joined leaving a round aperture between them. On the reverse there is the stump of a catchplate. Extant length and height 22 and 25mm. c.800 - c.850 (Pedersen 2001, 32-4, fig. 19-21). Field 11
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-85EBAB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy shoe-shaped stud, probably from a belt close to a buckle of Anglo-Saxon date. It is D-shaped in section with flat back face and slightly rounded front face. One end of the object is semi-circular in form, the other tapering to a triangular point, semi-circular notches to either side separating the two ends and giving it the shoe-shaped appearance. The front face is undecorated but is stepped mid-way up its height. The back face is flat and has the incomplete remains of an integral stud or rivet. The entire object measures 23.16mm in length, 11.76mm in w…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-85BA0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object, possibly a fragment from a long brooch of Anglo-Saxon date. Only a small fragment of the object survives, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. It is crescent-shaped in form and oval in section, terminating at both ends and perhaps the inner(?) edge due to old breaks. The back face is flat but the front face has moulded and gilded decoration. This comprises a raised rib running around the outer(?) edge of the fragment, with another possibly slight ridge running around the inner edge. The front face between these ridges has a double band o…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-859C3C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon Great square-headed brooch. The bow and upper edges of the foot survive, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The bow is rectangular in form, curved in profile and has prominent ribs on its front face that run down the centre and each side of the bow with deep flutes between. At the base of the bow is the integrally cast foot, of which only the upper areas survive. Both sides curve outwards and down to create openwork (oval?) decorative elements, their precise form uncertain. Each of the sides has moulded decoration on …
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-855503
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. The upper half of the headplate survives, the remainder of the object now missing due to old breaks. The headplate has a central rectangular panel decorated on each side by a vertical band of punched concentric semi-circules. To each side extend integrally cast flaring triangular wings that have possible traces of punched decoration at their outer edges, but this is uncertain due to the preservation of the object. At the top of the headplate is an integrally cast half round knop with hollow back face. This has a transverse …
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-8533B1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch. Only the lower half of the bow and upper half of the foot survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The bow is rectangular in form curved in profile, with concave back face. At the juncture of bow and foot are two prominent moulded transverse ridges, each decorated with double transverse grooves. Beneath the ridges extends the foot, which is rectangular in form, oval in section, and with zoomorphic (horse head) decoration. This comprises a prominent brow with bulging oval eyes, the object terminating in old brea…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-851B48
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch. Only the foot and catchplate survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The foot is oval in section, rectangular in form, and expands towards a flaring triangular terminal at its base. At the top the fragment terminates in old breaks at the juncture of foot and bow. Here the front face has decoration comprising two groups of three transverse ribs separated by a single broader transverse rib, all of whcih form a collar at the top of the flaring terminal. The terminal itself has a curving base and has incised and …
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-84F81C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon long brooch, probably a small-long brooch. Only the headplate and top of the bow survive, the remainder now missing due to old breaks. The headplate is rectangular in form and now slightly curved due to post-depositional damage or perhaps exposure to heat. At the top left hand corner is a projecting oval shaped knop, with a similar but incomplete knop perhaps visible at the opposite corner. The front centre of the headplate has a raised square panel but any trace of additional decorative elements is now missing due to the preservation of hte…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-84EE92
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable post-Medieval unidentified object (1500-1800). This object is sub-rectangular in plan and cross-section. at one end a fleur-de-lis terminal has open fleurs. At the opposite end there is iron staining around an oblique break. Both faces of the shaft are very slightly concave. This object has no patina and the metal is reddish brown with off-white and pale green deposits. The break is old. Length: 77.1mm; width of fleur-de-lis: 15.6mm; width of shaft: 8.7mm; thickness of shaft: 2.7mm. Weight: 9.30g.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-84DBDA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon long brooch, probably a small-long brooch. It is missing the foot due to old breaks. The headplate is flat, square in form and undecorated. At the centre of the back face is an integrally cast single semi-circular lug that holds in place the corroded remains of an iron spring. Extending from the base of the head is the integral bow. This is rectangular in form, D-shaped in section and slightly curved in profile, terminating in old breaks at its base. The entire object measures 30.53mm in length, 15.99mm in width at headplate, 8.78mm in width…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-84B9F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of Valens, reverse SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE type, mintmark and further details illegible, AD364-78
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
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Record ID: NMS-84A9A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of Constans, Trier, reverse VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN type, mintmark *//TRS, AD341-8
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: NMS-8489AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of Constans, Trier, reverse VICTORIAE DD AVGG Q NN type, mintmark [leaf]//TRP, AD341-8
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-84844A
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval copper alloy seal matrix dating to the 13th century. It has a conical handle and a circular die. There is a double collar half way up the stem with a circular suspension loop at the top. On the die there is an eagle, wings spread with the head facing left. The inscription reads + S' EGIDII CLERICI * (Seal of Egidius the cleric or Egidius Clark). There is a cross at the beginning of the inscription and a star as space-filler at the end. The inscription is within a beaded border. Egidius is an unusual name in England for this period,but it was used in Europe. Dimensions…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 19th October 2015
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Record ID: SF-847C8E
Object type: TAP KEY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy bifuricated tap key of Post-Medieval date. The base of the key below the terminal is incomplete due to old breaks, as is one terminal. It has the remains of a shaft that is circular in section, expanding to the bifuricated terminal. This has two downward curving arms that are lozenge shaped in section, the complete arm tapering to a flattened terminal end. It measures 42.71mm in width, 20.04mm in height/length, 10.44mm in thickness, and weighs 22.08g. This is a Post-Medieval barrel tap key similar to an example published from Norwich (Margeson, 1993:…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-846001
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius II or Constans, reverse GLORIA EXERCITVS 1 standard type, further details illegible, AD335-41
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
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Record ID: SF-845B1A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copepr-alloy rim sherd from a cooking vessel of probable later Medieval date. Part of the flaring rim survives, alongside two copper-alloy rivets (repairs?) that pierce the wall of the vessel. One holds in place a separate and incomplete rectangular sheet of copper-alloy visible on the outer face of the object. The exterior surfaces have the remains of thick sooting indicative of exposure to fire. It measures 69.15mm in width, 44.81mm in length, 4.60mm in thickness and 52.99g in weight. This is an incomplete rim sherd from a cooking vessel of Medieval date, proba…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-842A0C
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy stud of early Post-Medieval date. It has a circular, dome-shaped head with moulded decoration on the front face and an integrally cast rivet on the back face. The decoration consists of a central raised dot surrounded by six smaller circles or annulets, all within a beaded/pelleted border. The sides of the head are vertical and slightly thicker to one side. The integral rivet is square in section and tapers towards a now incomplete point. The entire object measures 16.06mm in diameter at head, 4.57mm in thickness at head, 12.21mm in length including rivet, and weig…
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Redgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-84039E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman nummus of an uncertain ruler dating to the period AD 330-402. Uncertain reverse type. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 23rd June 2014
Last updated: Friday 11th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lindsey', grid reference and parish protected.