Record ID: IOW-F98593
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Neolithic flint implement, a leaf-shaped arrowhead or projectile point (4000 BC-2351 BC). This implement is leaf-shaped or piriform in plan and near pointed oval in side view. It appears to have been made on a flake so a dorsal and ventral surface can be determined. The dorsal face is convex. It has been retouched around the edges and the removals are short, parallel and semi-abrupt. The ventral face is concave at the centre and has been retouched around the edges. The removals are short, parallel and semi-abrupt. Faint ripples can be seen at the centre. The implement…
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Sunday 8th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F95715
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and corroded Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy double-looped buckle (c. 1350-c. 1650). The pin and one loop are missing. The frame is convex at the front and rear. Each loop would have been similar in size and oval in plan. The narrowed bar is sub-oval in cross-section. This frame is drab green and the breaks are old. Length: 12.7mm; width: 18.3mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 0.75g. Similar buckles have been published and dated c. 1350-1650 (Whitehead 2003: 53). Whitehead, R. 2003. Buckles 1250-1800. Greenlight Publishing. Witham.
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Sunday 8th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F933A7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy handle lug probably from a chafing dish (1400-1600). The lug is sub-oval in plan and rectangular in cross-section with rounded corners. It has a collar at one end beyond which is the stub of a circular rivet for attachment to the vessel wall. The lug has a sub-oval hole through it to retain the handle. The object is corroded in places but mainly has a dark green patina. Length: 20.0mm; width: 12.0mm; thickness: 8.1mm. Weight: 7.74g. Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charc…
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-F90D54
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Medieval ceramic vessel handle, possibly from a jug or flagon (c. 1250-c. 1400). The handle is oval in cross-section and is integral with a small portion of the body and rim. The upper face of the handle has four deep grooves formed by 'stabbing'. The underside is plain. This handle is coarse and sandy. The core is grey and the surface is pinkish buff. The breaks are old. There is no indication of glazing. Length: 58.0mm; width: 47.2mm; width at rim: 30.5mm; width of handle: 26.3mm; thickness of handle: 20.7mm. Weight: 51.52g.
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F732DC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly clipped post-medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Third/Fourth coinage (North 2016). Initial mark: Crescent dating it to 1587-1589/90. Mint of London. Obv: E G D ROSA SINE SPINA.2 pellets to rhs of crowned bust left Rev: CIVI TAS LONDON. Square shield on cross fourche'e The coin has a diameter of 16.29mm,is 0.54mm thick and weighs 1.0gm.
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-F6F759
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy trade token, Half penny of Robert Girdis, at Beare yard, Greenwich. Dimensions: diameter: 18mm; weight: 2.23g. O. [ROBERT . GIRDIS . IN . YE OVLD] = R M G R. BEARE . YARD . N . GREENWICH = HIS HALF PENY. An example of this token is on the database is SUR-356903. A parallel can be found in Williamson Vol. I(1889, no. 328) Reference: Williamson, G. C. 1889. Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century Vol. I. Elliot Stock: London.
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 15th December 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F5C471
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver half groat of Elizabeth I. Coin very worn, especially on the obverse. Bust illegible, legend [ E D G ROSA SINE] SP [INA] Reverse: Square shield on long cross fourchee. Legend [ C]IVITAS [LONDON]. Bell mintmark. Ref. North 2016. Date minted 1582 or 1583. Coin found folded with opposite edges almost touching. Reverse side out and the fold from 3 o'clock to almost 9 o'clock. Diameter 16.5mm Weight 0.68g
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E7EC98
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper-alloy strap-end dating to the mid to late early-medieval period, c. 9th century AD. Only the terminal of the object survives, with the rest of the object lost to old damage. Though only a small part of the original object survives, the strap-end can be classified to Thomas' Class A, though as the main body of the strap-end is absent, it cannot be assigned to any specific sub-type. However, it is likely that this part of the object would have been decorated with Trewhiddle-style motifs. The fragment is sub-triangular and has a slightly curved front at its edg…
Created on: Sunday 8th May 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2016
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