Record ID: IOW-BE325A
Object type: RIVET
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Medieval to Early post-Medieval copper-alloy rivet (c. 1400-c. 1600). The rivet is made of sheet copper-alloy which has been rolled to form a long cone. It has a sharp point and a vertical seam. This rivet is pale reddish brown with patches of a green patina Height: 32.1mm; width: 5.6mm; thickness: 5.1mm. Weight: 1.96g. The function for these objects is unclear but it is thought that they may have been used for repairing metal vessels. Egan (2005, p.101) suggests that these were a later form a rivet, which took over from the Medieval folded staples in th…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BDE0EF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy token farthing of Arthur Legg of Newport, Isle of Wight, dated 1656 on token. Williamson 1889: Hampshire (265, ref: 109). Obverse: (star) ARTHER.LEGG.1656.; The Grocers' Arms Reverse: OF NEWPORT; A I/L (in field) Diameter: 15.5mm. Weight: 0.60g. DA=12:12. Arthur Legg of Newport High Street, was Constable of the Corporation in 1647, was a member of the Corporation in 1656 and Mayor in 1663. He was imprisoned in Sandown Fort by Lord Culpepper for 'reflecting' on the King (Champion 1995 48). Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BDA747
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy token halfpenny issued by the Corporation of Newport, Isle of Wight, c. 1664 Williamson: Hampshire (264, ref: 95). Obverse: NEW/PORT IN/THE ISLE/OF WIGHT/A HALFE/PENY (in field) Reverse: Sailing ship in full sail left Diameter: 18.8mm. Weight: 1.24g. DA=12:12. Williamson, G.C., 1967 Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London: Seaby Ltd.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-BBA8E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medeival silver cut half short cross penny of uncertain ruler, moneyer or mint. Very worn legends. c. AD 1180-1247.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: DEV-BB8406
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy moulded and shouldered blade nail cleaner, probably dating to c. AD 43-200. The object consists of a flat piriform blade in the form of a stylised leaf but missing its point. From the centre of the shoulders expands a rectangular shank cast into the form of two transverse collars and terminating in a circular attachment loop on the same plane as the blade. Crummy (1983: 58) defines such nail cleaners as her type 2a, which she dates to from the mid-1st and into the second century. Examples of Crummy's type 2b (dated by her as slightly later) have b…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2020
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Record ID: DEV-BB7D24
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pin of probable Roman date. The head is sub-globular; the shaft has a circular cross section, is slightly bowed and tapers to a point.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 14th August 2019
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Record ID: KENT-BB7BB8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy As or Dupondius of an uncertain ruler, reverse type or mint. c. AD 43-260. The coin has been peirced in an off center position.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 4th December 2014
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Record ID: KENT-BB5CCE
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (UNKNOWN)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy dress fitting of unknow date, proabably Post Medeival. The clasp is rectangular in plan with 7 drilled attachment holes around three edges. The fourth edge is folded backward to crat a lug which would have fastened to an opposing part of the clasp. There is no decoration. No paralelle has yet been found for this object. 34.4mm long, 15.3mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 7.76 grams.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
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Record ID: KENT-BB2FC8
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Late Medieval or early Post-Medieval copper alloy quillon from a single-bladed dagger. The object consists of half of the oval central section though which the tang would have passed; this has been broken by an old break. From one side of this section an integral arm protrudes. The arm is circular in section and is slightly waisted with a terminal that is decorated with a pair of transverse grooves with a cross on each end. Similar objects recorded on the PAS database include GLO-6C30F0, BUC-E09398, SWYOR-534FF2, ESS-28F6B0 LEIC-7E3373 and BERK-920505. A similar quill…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 10th January 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: IOW-BAE738
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Early to Middle Bronze Age barbed and tanged arrowhead (2350 BC-1001 BC). This arrowhead is sub-triangular in plan. The tang is probably complete and the barbs and tip of the point are missing due to breaks. It is mostly covering, scaled with low angled retouch on the edges of both faces. The surfaces are grey overall. Height: 22.2mm; width: 14.9mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 0.82g.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BAB14E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and corroded Roman copper-alloy sestertius dating to the period AD 41-260. Obverse and reverse illegible. Obverse: Traces of head/bust right Reverse: Illegible Diameter: 30.6mm. Weight: 14.91g.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-BA958B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Tip of arrowhead with covering retouch scars both sides. Snapped diagonally below the tip resulting in the loss of the middle and lower section. This may have been a barbed and tanged arrowhead but all traces of the barbs or tag are lost. Well patinated.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-BA889B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantius II or Constans, dating to AD 348-50 (Reece Period 18), FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix on rocky mound. Mint of Trier. Cf. RIC VIII, p. 154, nos. 226-230.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Godmanchester area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BA871B
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. Cast biconvex two piece hollow button with a drawn wire loop brazed to its lower half. A pair of blow holes of diameter 2mm appear either side of the loop. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1750. Diameter: 19.4mm, Height (overall): 18.4mm, Weight: 5.74gms.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BA7CF0
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nail head. Pressed metal openwork mount in the form of the Cross of Jerusalem, or cross crosslet, with a pressed or folded rim. A letter to a metal detecting magazine in 2015 identified such objects as the heads of 'fancy nails' as advertised in a hardware catalogue of 1907. This reporter has seen identical pieces from northern Linconshire. Jo Ahmet kindly comments as follows: 'For this find and NLM-B8A962 please see this forum post https://forum.finds.org.uk/t/revenge-of-the-fancy-nails/21932/2'. Suggested date: Modern, 1900-1910. Length: 18.6mm, Wi…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-BA77CD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and slightly worn post-Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial mark: plain cross, dated 1578 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 1578 above shield Diameter: 19.4mm. Weight: 1.35g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 6th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BA74BB
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy harness pendant. The flat-sectioned pendant has three lobes, with damage to the bottom side. The remaining design comprises three crowns, moulded in low relief, and arranged in a triangular formation. No trace of enamel survives within the surrounding fields. The damaged loop extends vertically upwards at the top. Height: 26.8mm; width: 28.2mm; thickness: 2.6mm. Weight: 6.8g. A similar design, albeit with inverted crown design, can be seen on three pendants and a mount from Norfolk (Ashley 2002: Fig. 20, no. 196 (mount); Fig. 11, no. 66 and Fig. 21. no…
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Saturday 13th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abbots Langley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-BA6D5F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin fragment. Halfgroat of James I (1603-1625) as kindly identified by the finder, second coinage issue of 1610-1611, clipped and pierced at 7 O'clock obverse. Obverse description: Crowned rose, mintmark bell (60) Obverse inscription: I.D.[?G].ROSA.SI(N)E.SP(INA) Reverse description: Crowned thistle. Reverse inscription: DEVS[--]TVR(-)T[--] Diameter: 17.4mm, Weight: 0.67gms, die axis: 12
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DYFED-BA6BE7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Published
The knife is complete or near complete, possible with some damage to the proximal end and is made on a non-cortical flake of dark grey flint with some pale grey patination. The knife has been carefully pressure-flakes along one edge. The opposite edge has a flat surface and is likely to have been deliberately backed.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
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Record ID: NLM-BA5D35
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy furniture fitting. Concavo-convex teardrop-shaped drawer handle with collared rectangular attachment loop and a knop at its end. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1750-1900. Length: 45.4mm, Width: 15.6mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 6.25gms.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Blyton', grid reference and parish protected.