Record ID: IOW-E56FB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete and worn Roman copper-alloy sestertius of an uncertain Antonine empress dating to the period AD 138-192 (Reece periods 7 to 9). Unclear reverse type. Mint of Rome. Obverse: [...]; Draped bust right Reverse: [...]; Illegible Diameter: 30.6mm. Weight: 15.23g.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 21st November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E2F4A2
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy chisel of probable late Bronze Age date. The tang is of rectangular section, is slender in appearance, and tapers gradually in width to its widest point at the shoulders. It then tapers in thickness,narrowing towards begining of the fan shaped cutting edge. It is likely that that the handle section would originally have sat within a wood or bone casing, no trace of which survives. The object is bronze green and has a good patina and there is a small hole on one side of the blade, which is probably the result of air becoming trapped during the casting process. The tool m…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Royston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-E2EE55
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A military lead sealing dating to third or fourth century AD. The seal is rectangular in plan and in section. The obverse is plain and the reverse is struck with the legend 'LSP' on a rectangular die. The underside of the sealing does not appear inscribed but is irregularly ribbed suggesting it has been pressed into an organic material. The sealing is pierced horizontally with the piercing visible in section. There is white material in each of the piercings, presumably the remains of the textile chord. The sealing measures 14mm in length, 22mm in width and 6mm in thickness. This se…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-E2D6CE
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A military lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is rectangular in shape and in section. The upper surface of the sealing is stamped with a rectangular die and the legend 'LE palmG.'. On the underside of the sealing, a further legend reading 'MCS7' is also visible which can be read as 'leg(io) | M(arcus) C(...) S(...) (centurio)' The sealing is pierced horizontally, with piercings visible at each end and a large groove on the underside. The sealing measures 9mm in length, 17mm in width and 3mm in thickness. The third letter of the obverse resembles C…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-E2B0BB
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is in the shape of a figure of 8 in plan and is rectangular in section. The obverse is badly worn and incomplete. It may depict a horse and rider, advancing to the left; the angle even suggests the horse is jumping. The reverse is plain. The sealing appears to be pierced vertically at the narrow point of the figure of eight, but this is not altogether clear. The sealing measures 9mm in length, 16mm in width and 3mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-E29CAD
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead sealing dating to the third century AD. The sealing was originally approximately circular in shape and rectangular in section. It has been cut in half. The images on both surfaces is the same, but from different dies. In the border: a trace of pellets. In the apex: a crescent, C-shaped moon between two small spheres perhaps representing planets. Below and in the centre: the radiate orb of the sun. An oval piercing is visible in the cross-section of the sealing. The sealing measures 25mm in length, 12mm in width and 6mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: BM-E2126C
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is rectangular in shape and section. Both the upper and the lower surfaces have legends in relief. The legend on the upper surface reads 'L.VI'. The legend on the lower surface is situated within a rectangular panel and right angles to the one on the upper surface. It reads 'LIA/E' below. The sealing is pierced horizontally on the same plain as the lower surface's legend. The piercing is visible in both sections of the sealing and as a groove on the lower surface. A white material is visible in the groove, presumably…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-E1DB0C
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A military lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is oval in shape and hemispherical in section. White and brown discolouration/corrosion products at each end of the oval sealing suggests the presence of a cord and perforations, although the latter is not visible. The obverse of the sealing is struck with the legend COH/IIII/GAL retrograde. The reverse is plain. The sealing measures 20mm in length, 16mm in width and 7mm in thickness. The numeral is marked by a suprascript bar which has registered better in ​​this example than in BM-D407E5. The lower …
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
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Record ID: NMS-E1945C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver annular brooch. Circular-sectioned frame with three rounded 'brambled' bosses, with a scar on the frame indicating the position of a missing fourth. Between the bosses on the upper face, four longer scars indicate separate soldered elements, now missing. The pin, for which there is no constriction, is also missing and the frame now slightly distorted. There are traces of gilding on the frame and bosses. A number of similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database including NMS-8FCB95 (HER32619, Near Swaffham), SF-56F631 and BERK-E7E494.…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: NMS-E12FA8
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete medieval silver crucifix with integrally cast figure of Christ, possibly a pendant. The lower arm of the cross terminates in a trefoil below a transverse rib, the side arms both broken before the end of Christ's arms, and the upper arm broken flush with the top of the side arms possibly across a perforation. The object is cast and shows Christ with outstretched arms, his head leaning to one side, a knotted loin cloth, and a groove separating the legs. There are traces of gilding the front and possible traces of solder on the reverse. For broadly similar examples see WAW-…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2015
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Record ID: DOR-E105ED
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy early medieval pyramid shaped mount, possibly from a scabbard, dating to the period c. AD 580 - 650. The mount is in the form of a square-based flat-topped pyramid with a square recess in the top, probably for a garnet or possibly glass setting. Each of the four faces are decorated with a design of two solid lozenges side by side, each surrounded with a concentric groove border, followed by a concentric ridge border. The area around is divided into a series of recessed triangles which may have contained an inlay. The reverse is hollow with an integral bar for strap atta…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wimborne St Giles', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-E0EF6B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman Colchester derivative, Polden Hill brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), Mackreth 2011, 5.b1. Plate 50. The incomplete copper alloy brooch has wings which are semi-cylindrical terminating with perforated wing caps, although one wing is incomplete. The wings are decorated with a vertical ridge with oblique ribbing towards the bow head. At the junction of the wings and bow head there is an integral perforated lug which holds the chord in place. The copper alloy axis bar remains, with 9 coils (some are missing, perhap…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Record ID: BM-E0E188
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is an elongated oval in plan and rectangular in section. The obverse has a stamped rectangular die within which is a legend in relief which begins 'VNOV' whilst the reverse is illegible but may have originally possessed a legend. The sealing is pierced horizontally with the piercing visible at each of its ends. A white material is visible within these piercings presumably the remains of the textile chord. The sealing measures 11mm in length, 25mm in width and 5mm in thickness. These three sealings were cast in a …
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: NMS-E03FD5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver finger ring. Rectangular bezel with median longitudinal arris dividing two concave fields, the arris continuing through the shoulders at an angle, the band narrowing towards the rear. The shoulders either side of the arris are decorated with engraved sprays of five petalled flowers and leaves, the bezel with an indistinct design, perhaps foliate, and the rear of the hoop with closely spaced angled lines imitating twisting. Gilding survives over much of the internal and external surface. The rear of the hoop is now distorted. Height 20mm. Width 22mm. Width of bezel 8mm.…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th April 2015
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Record ID: BM-E0396B
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A lead sealing dating to the late second to fourth century AD. The sealing is approximately rectangular in shape and section, although its thickness varies. The upper surface of the sealing is struck with a rectangular die with the legend 'DN' in relief, translating as '​d(omini) n(ostri). ​'(Property) of Our Lord (the Emperor)'. The underside appears plain. The sealing has been pierced vertically with the piercing visible in the upper section. The sealing measures 10mm in length, 17mm in width and a maximum of 3mm in thickness. This is one of three imperial sealings from the r…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
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Record ID: BM-E01236
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A lead sealing dating to the second or third century AD. The sealing is approximately oval in shape and rectangular in section. The obverse of the sealing is stamped with a rectangular die which encloses a legend which reads 'OPT[...]'. On the reverse, the rectangular die encloses the legend 'EX' '?Opt(atus) ?ex(pedivit), probably 'Optatus has dispatched (this).. One one side of the rectangular panel, a hemispherical-section rib extends at right angles. This presumably accommodated the cord. On the other side, a circular perforation with remains of a white material (the cord?) visibl…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: IOW-DFFCFA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy nummus, possibly of Gratian (AD 367-383), dating to the period AD 379-383 (Reece period 20). Possibly VOT/XV/MVLT/XX reverse type. Possibly mint of Lyon. Mint mark: //[...] Obverse: [...]; Bust right Reverse: Possibly [VOT/XV/MVLT/XX] in wreath Diameter: 13.9mm. Weight: 1.07g. DA=12:12.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 21st November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-DFD04A
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
The lid of a copper-alloy Roman seal box with enamelling dating to the second century AD. The seal box is of Andrews Type P2D3 being lamp-shaped with a heart or leaf-shaped motif in reserve metal. Part of the hinge is damaged. The small, poorly made lid has two small opposing lugs flanking the terminal, which may also have a circle and dot design. On its otherwise plain underside is a small locating pin. The seal box lid is 27mm long, 16mm wide and 1mm thick. Andrews' (2012) catalogues no examples where a P2 form is coupled with D3 decoration making this find unique in Roman Britain.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 17th July 2019
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Record ID: KENT-DFBFBC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval copper-alloy decorative mount, perhaps from a book or a box such as a reliquary. The mount is rectangular and formed of a copper alloy sheet that is slightly convex on the front with a flat reverse. There is a circular drilled attachment hole in each corner of the mount. The front surface has cast sunken fields into which enamel has been placed. The decoration consists of two concentric rectangular borders around the edge, the outer gilded and the inner of light blue enamel. Outside these borders, the edge of the mount has been insised with a series of parallel notches a…
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Record ID: IOW-DF3098
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and worn Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II or Constans, dating to the period AD 347-348 (Reece period 17). VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN reverse type depicting two Victories standing facing each other, each holding wreath. Mint of Trier. Mint mark: ε//[TRP-S] Obverse: [...]; Bust right Reverse: [VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN]; Two Victories standing facing each other, each holding wreath Diameter: 13.9mm. Weight: 0.73g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 20th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.