Record ID: BUC-7FE6F2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A coin hoard of 5249 silver coins, including two cut halfpennies,  of Aethelred & Cnut in a lead parcel. The coins were in a brittle lead container, fragmented by the weight of the soil. Some of the surface of this had been damaged and close-packed coins could be seen within. We cleaned away the soil around what appeared to be a parcel made from an oblong of sheet lead [2.03-1.37mm thick] wrapping round the pile of coins. The long cut edges [5.18-6.03mm thick] had been folded over and either end pinched closed making the parcel elliptical [360mm long, 220mm wide and…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lenborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-8518F5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval coin; a penny of Richard III (AD 1483 - 1485), York mint with T and key by the bust, and a boar's head initial mark. The coin is heavily clipped. See North number 1686. The coin is 15.02mm diameter, 0.63mm thick. 0.63g.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-80491B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy finger ring which is probably Medieval in date, about AD 1100 - 1350. The ring is in two piece and may be incomplete. The bezel and shoulders of the ring form one piece, and (part of) the hoop is a second piece. The bezel is rectangular in plan and is transverse to the hoop. It has a deep rectangular empty setting and a bevelled frame. It is 17.8mm by 15.8mm and is 4.3mm thick. The hoop is corroded, but was rectangular in section and is 3.4mm wide and 1.8mm thick. The shoulder attached to the back of the bezel has a fresh break as does one end of the hoop fragment. The …
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-80A66E
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded, worn and pierced Post Medieval Nuremberg jetton, struck by Hans Krauwinkel II, dating from about 1588 to 1589 AD. It is one of the Franco-allegorical jettons (Mitchiner type D); on the obverse are Procris and Cephalus and on the reverse is Minerva (see Mitchiner 1988 p 452, 1607a). The jetton is pierced with a rectangular hole measuring 2.7mm by 1.9mm at 12o'clock on the obverse. It measures 26.5mm (diameter) x 1mm (thickness) and weighs 2.1g. It has a brown patina with a patch of thick green corrosion and is slightly bent. Compare the much better preserved LON-FA6024.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-81CD29
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval seal matrix dating from AD 1200 - 1400. It has a hexagonally facetted conical handle rising to a collar of a ridge between two grooves. Above this is a trefoil terminal, with a small circular perforation of 2.7mm diameter. The circular die face is engraved with a possible four-leafed clover. The legend reads LEL AMI AVET (I am a loyal friend). This is a variation on a frequently appearing legend. Compare SUR-8D8BE7, ESS-EA6954, HAMP-B6AB42 and LEIC-9F1434. The metal has a smooth dark grey patina and is in good condition. The matrix is 27mm high, 19.3mm diameter a…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-7F4A5E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver gilt Medieval annular brooch dating from AD 1300 - 1400. The frame is circular in plan, with a pin constriction. The frame is flat and rectangular in cross-section. The pin survives intact; it is also silver gilt and is D shaped in cross-section, tapering towards the blunt point. It has a transverse collar and then is looped round the frame. The upper face of the brooch frame is inscribed. The letters have been incised and each letter is a series of dots or short dashes. The inscription starts next to the pin with a star, which indicates that this is the start of …
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-81FB6A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Bristol token dated 1652. Obverse: C B / 1652 Obverse inscription: * A BRISTOLL FARTHING Reverse: Port broadside partial view of a three-masted ship under sail and a fort Reverse inscription: * THE ARMES OF BRISTOLL See NMS-057A15 which cites Williamson, G.C., 1967. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century London : Seaby Ltd, Gloustershire no. 12. The token has a brown patina with some brassy colour showing and some green patination. It is 21.3mm diameter, 1.4mm thick and 3.02g.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-825A82
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a late Medieval - Post Medieval cast copper alloy purse frame dating from AD 1450 - 1600. The frame fragment is V shaped in cross-section and has a curved profile. One side is slightly thicker and is inscribed with recessed letters filled with neillo. The lettering reads: "(CR)EATOR(EN)..." and is probably part of the legend: CREATOREN CELI ET TERRE ET IN IESUN' (part of the phrase 'I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth; I believe in Jesus Christ...'). The other side has a hole through it of 1.7mm diameter, near the broken end. A bag would hav…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 3rd August 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-876039
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364 - 378 (Reece period 19).SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse depicting Victory advancing left, holding wreath and palm. The coin has a brown patina with a recent break. Diameter: 16.24 mm. Thickness: 1.43 mm. Weight: 1.276 grams.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-819ADE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver denarius of Tiberius dating to the period AD 14-37 (Reece period 1). PONTIF MAXIM reverse type depicting Livia as Pax seated right on a throne with ornate legs, single line below and holding a long sceptre and olive branch. The coin is pierced by a hole through it. RIC volume 1 No 30 (probably).
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2017
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Record ID: SOM-83F785
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper-alloy single-looped oval buckle with pin. The outer edge is widened and thickened with a flattened back and inner side and rounded outer edge and front. There are no grooves across this edge and no pin rest. The top and bottom sides are convex curved, they step back in thickness form the outer edge and then continue to thin and narrow slightly towards the strap bar. They are similar in section to the outer edge. The pin bar is rectangular in section, offset, thinned and recessed. The frame is 11.5mm long, 14.3mm wide and 3.5mm (max.) thick. The pin is also coppe…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-839AB6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper-alloy single-looped rectangular buckle, missing its pin. The outer edge is widened and thickened, and pentagonal in section with flattened top and base and inner side and triangular outer edge with a ridge down the centre. There are no grooves across this edge and no pin rest. The top and bottom sides are slightly convex curved. The pin bar is offset and very slightly recessed. At the centre of its back is a slight notch around which the pin would have looped. The frame is 15.3mm long, 11.5mm wide and 3.2mm (max.) thick, and 1.33g in weight. Egan in Griffiths…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Sunday 23rd October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-83FE2F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake, possibly part of a blade, dating to the Neolithic c 4000-2351 BC. The flake is triangular in shape and has a clean break at the proximal end. The flake has a covering of retouch. The type of retouch is scaled and the angle is semi-abrupt along both mesal edges towards the proximal end creating a pointed tip. The flint is dark grey with a few light grey inclusions towards the distal end. The flake measures 22.12mm in length, 20.77mm maximum and is 6.11mm thick and weighs 2.97g
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th September 2016
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Record ID: SOM-831086
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy jetton made by Hans Krauwinckel of Nuremberg (Master 1562 to 1586) dating to the period 1580 to 1586, Rose/Orb design, reverse legend unclear. Not in Mitchiner with this obverse legend. The jetton is bent round into a semi-circle.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-811C50
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval cast copper alloy toggle clasp from a sword-belt dating to the 16th or 17th Century. The object constitutes just less than half of the toggle section of a Read Type 1 toggle clasp, very similar to no.754 as illustrated in Read (2008). It is one-piece with moulded relief, flat to the reverse and with bevelled edges to the upper surface. The raised toggle bar is present, semi-circular in cross section and curved on the outside edge. The body of the clasp is thin at the toggle end, then widens into bifurcate knops on either side just before the break. Between …
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2016
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Record ID: NMS-869093
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Two Roman pottery rim sherds, an East Anglian mortarium, 2nd - 3rd century, weight 92g, and a greyware bowl, mid 1st - 4th century, weight 10g. Found on clay surface of beach after scouring by a storm.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-870EA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216). Short cross Class 6a2-6c2 (North 974/2-976/2) dating to 1210-1217. Minted by Walter (probably) at London. North (1994) The coin measures 17.29mm in length, and 0.64mm in thickness; it weighs 0.520 grams
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Wimborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-829E3F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval cloisonné disc brooch of 10th to 11th century date. The circular brooch has 7 evenly spaced semi-circular lobes projecting around the edge. They are decorated with a spherical bead of blue glass on each, some surrounded by a ring of white probably corrosion product. The centre of the brooch is decorated with a floral motif of interlocking wire cells filled with enamel. There is a lozenge shaped setting at the centre, filled with a green enamel with some white corrosion product. Four petals surround, which are comprised of 'heart-shaped' gilded wire settings, fill…
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 31st March 2015
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Record ID: WILT-84A60F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 330 - 335 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with two standards. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-84ECA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Constantine II dating to the period AD 335 - 337 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with one standard. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Monday 22nd December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.