Record ID: LVPL-716554
Object type: WEDGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sefton
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy tool, possibly a wedge or punch, of unknown date, possibly Roman or Medieval. The artefact is formed from a sub-rectangular bar, one end has been hammered to form a wedge, and this part is distorted. The worked edge has not been sharpened. There is no decoration present, however there are some diagonal file marks suggesting some form of finishing after casting. The worked edge measures 6.46mm in width and is 1.49mm thick. The bar is a light green colour, the patina has been cleaned by the finder using a wire brush and therefore cannot be used to gage the age of …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ince Blundell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-749729
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy vessel mount, possibly from a large bowl similar to those of Eggers Type 96, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103 and 104 depicting a naked figure reclining under a tree, dating to the Roman period. The object is asymmetrical and teardrop shaped in plan. In section, it is approximately hemispherical in section. The underside of the mount is slightly convex and has a rough, scored surface, with traces of a white substance, possibly lead solder, attached to it. The mount is decorated with a cast figure, reclining right. The figure's right arm is resting behind his head, whilst the le…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-6E23D9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd from a wheel-made ceramic vessel dating to the Roman Period (AD43-410) Description: The sherd is from a necked jar with a bead rim with a flattened top. The neck is decorated with two incised lines 3.85mm apart at the top where it joins the rim. At the lower edge (13.2mm down) where the neck becomes the convex shoulder, are two parallel incised lined lines 3.85mm apart. There is another parallel incised line 19.95mm further down the shoulder as it becomes the body. The inner surface appears undecorated and lightly pitted. The fabric is hard with a smooth surface and d…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wapping', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-72424E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three Fragments of South East Dorset Black Burnished Ware, these are all rim sherds from two different vessels. Abundant angular quarts temper. Total weight 48.73
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-726A8F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four Fragments of Severn Valley Ware, three rim sherds and one wall sherd from two vessels. Grog and micaceous tempering. Overall weight 40.4g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-7278F4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of Samain ware, these are a base ab a rim sherd possibly from the same vessel, both have an orangeish-red fabric and red slip. Overall weight 17.83 g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-70527E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy unidentified conical object of possible Roman date. Only the terminal? of the object survives, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn. The base is circular and expanded. It narrows to a circumferential groove waist 6.59mm in width before expanding to the now missing top of the object and terminating in old breaks. This object measures 24.40mm in diameter, 21.75mm in height, 52.97g in weight. It is possibly a crest-holder from a Roman legionary helmet ('Coolus' type) of the 1st century AD. If it is one of these similar hel…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-6D0CD4
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and slightly bent undecorated pair of copper-alloy tweezers of probable Roman or Early Medieval date. Only one arm survives, the remainder of the object is missing due to old breaks, now worn. It is flat and rectangular with a slightly expanded terminal that turns inwards at an angle of nearly 90 degrees. The top of the arm narrows to a rounded terminal with a central circular perforation. The front face of the top of the arm is decorated with transverse grooves. The back face is undecorated. This object measures 33.47mm in length, 7.95mm in width, 0.70mm in thickn…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-718F9B
Object type: TESSERA
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Grey Limestone possible tessera. Irregular stone cube whose faces were possibly defined by drafts of an axe or chisel, and subsequently chipped. The smoothest side may have formed part of a mosaic floor. The use of larger tesserae would be more likely in the later Roman period, as part of an undecorated floor, a simple geometric design, or in the border to a figurative design. Suggested date: possibly Late Roman, 200-375. Length: 28.4mm, Width: 20.9mm, Thickness: 22.6mm, Weight: 27.28gms.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6D57AD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy probable strap-end or pendant, D-sectioned, outer part missing. The sides curl inward and conjoin before continuing as separate points. A rectangular loop springs from the curled sides formed from two short, broad sides with groove at the junction with the straight bar. This object resembles a 2nd to 3rd-century military buckle such as shown in James 2004, nos. 72-3 or Oldenstein 1976, Kat. Nr. 1011-14, but lacks a pin bar. It is perhaps more likely to have been a strap-end or pendant, such as an ornate strap-end illustrated in Appels and Laycock 2007, 96…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th January 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-6DD3E4
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and bent copper-alloy spoon of Roman date. It is missing the majority of the bowl due to old breaks, now worn. The handle is a flattened D-shape in section with a flat back and rounded front face. It is undecorated and tapers to a point. The bowl is integrally cast and sub-circular before terminating in old breaks. This spoon measures 57.15mm in length, 15.32mm in width at the bowl, 3.93mm in width at the handle, 2.04mm in thickness, 2.85g in weight. There are similar examples from Colchester (Crummy, 1983, p. 70, no. 2008, 2014).
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-75628C
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy Roman multifunctional eating utensil, dating to the second or third century AD. The handle is in the form of an elongated, crouching feline, probably a lion or panther, with front legs outstretched. The legs are set forward of and below the animal's head which has moulded ears, slight recesses for eyes and a groove showing the mouth. The elongated body behind is U-shaped in cross-section, the underside being recessed. Just over halfway along the animal is a slight bulge representing the creature's hind quarters and legs. The handles continues, terminating in a cres…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BM-751115
Object type: SHOE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cowhide shoe, possibly a military boot dating to the late second or early third century AD. The shoe has been designed to be worn on the left foot. The shoe is swayed and very pointed. The toe turns noticeably inward. The toe is very pointed and tapers to the tread of the foot. The waist and seat are almost straight, with little variation in width. A single line of studs runs around the outer edge of the shoe, with four straight lines in the tread down to the waist. There is a single line in the waist towards the outer edge, but otherwise the waist is open and free of st…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-707325
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman cast copper alloy plain nail-cleaner with a straight sided blade (Group). The nail cleaner is a simple flat undecorated slightly tapering strip with a wider looped attachment end and a forked terminal.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th July 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-725D4E
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Three sherds of Severn Valley Ware mortarium, all are rim sherds from one vessel. Grog and micaceous tempering. Overall weight 62.75g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tytherington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-6DD453
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy terret of simple and plain type, worn and corroded, one damaged side of the missing trapezoidal loop and oval-sectioned ring. The loop measures 16mm x c.7mm internally. External diameter of ring 35mm, internal 23mm. Extant height 41mm. Weight 30.75g. c.43 - c.300 AD.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-713199
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A glass Roman gaming counter dating to the period c. AD 43 - 410. The counter is oval in shape and convex. The reverse is slightly dished. The counter is a very dark opaque blue/black and features a central inset spot of red glass surrounded by three irregularly sized spots of white glass on the upper face. The underside of the gaming counter features a number of air holes from the manufacture process. Cf. HESH-5792F7 for a similar example on the database. Cf. Crummy, N, 1983, Colchester Archaeological Report 2, p. 92 - 93, fig. 95.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 29th December 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-73AEB4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold finger ring, rather crushed and distorted and quite heavily worn. The circular hoop of lenticular cross-section expands to narrow triangular shoulders, one decorated with a slightly raised moulding the other with a pair of shallow incised lines. The bezel is flat, sub-rectangular and undecorated. Discussion: a not dissimilar ring was discovered at Highnam, Gloucestershire (2006 T136; PAS GLO-DAC097). Date: Roman, probably 3rd century AD Ext. d.: 16.7mm Int. d.: 16.4mm Wt.: 3.68g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7502D8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver snake ring, heavily distorted. Circular hoop of circular section, which terminates in a pair of serpent heads of elliptical shape with simple mouldings to suggest the heads. Date: 1st to 2nd century AD D. of hoop at widest point: 29.4mm Wt.: 7.87g
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-6C737B
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2014 T905. A fused lump of denarii - possibly burnt as they are deformed into a fused mass (total wt. = 14.01g). Three of the coins can be identified as of Severus Alexander (AD 222-35) but further details are uncertain due to the condition of the coins. As this find consists of at least 7 silver coins which are over 300 years old it should be considered as potential Treasure as defined by the Treasure Act 1996. Severus Alexander (AD 222-235) 3 Uncertain Emperor 3 + 1 minor frag CATALOGUE SEV…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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