Record ID: KENT-63C737
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap-end dating to the late medieval period, c. 1400-1500, of crescentic type. Description: The strap end would originally have consisted of two separate plates riveted together, a cast front plate and a sheet backplate, though only the cast front plate was recovered to record here. It consists of a crescent-shaped main body, incomplete, with one arm mostly missing. One rivet hole with a corroded iron rivet remains clear on the other arm, but the end of this is also missing. Another rivet hole with copper-alloy rivet is present at the centre of the …
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-63707C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman (AD 55-100) copper alloy Colchester derivative, hinged ('dolphin' ) brooch with hinge mechanism, missing the pin shank and part of the pin head. The bow is bent slightly to one side. The cylindrical wings span 27.2mm with a c.5mm diameter cross-section. At the open ends the edges are slightly thickened. To the reverse of the wings is a rectangular slot with the remains of the pin head around the axis bar (the ends of which are visible at the centre of the open ends). A circa one third longitudinal section of the wings, visible to the reverse, is stepped within the…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Saturday 24th March 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-636EDB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman Developed T-shaped brooch dating to the period AD 50 - 150, with a hinged mechanism and a head loop. It is missing the shank of the pin. The head loop (5.5mm x 1.6mm) sits on top of cylindrical wings (spanning 21.3mm wide with a max. 3.6mm diameter). The central 0.5mm diameter piercing is countersunk from the reverse. A decorative groove flanks either end of the wings, to the front only. To the reverse the flat triangular head of the pin remains, rotating on the axis bar. The break is relatively recent, the metal at this point being a shiny coppery colour. The bo…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2018
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Record ID: NARC-634CB2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Vitellius (AD 69), dating to the period AD 69 (Reece period 3). XV VIR-SACR FAC reverse type depicting a Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top, raven standing right below. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 273, no. 109. Diameter: 18.40mm, Thickness: 2.13mm, Weight: 2.7g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: NARC-6235F5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn silver Roman denarius of Vitellius (AD 69), dating to the period AD 69 (Reece period 3). XV VIR-[SACR FAC] reverse type depicting a Tripod-lebes with dolphin lying right on top, raven standing right below. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 273, cf. no. 109. Diameter: 18.03mm, Thickness: 2.41mm, Weight: 2.4g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: BH-620510
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy dupondius of uncertain Late Antonine emperor dating to the period AD 161 to 196 (Reece period 8 and 9). Illegible reverse type. Mint of Rome.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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Record ID: BH-61E8B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy radiate of Tetricus I dating to the period AD 271 to 274 (Reece period 13). Illegible reverse type. Gallic mint.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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Record ID: SF-619B89
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval silver penny of Eadwald of East Anglia (c.796-798/800), three line phase (Naismith E1.2), mint: East Anglia (Ipswich?), moneyer: Botred. Ref: Naismith 2011: 299. The coin is complete but bent and there is a small rip in the outer edge at 11 o'clock on the obverse. Obverse: +LD/+EDVA/REX in three rectangular panels Reverse: tribrach with rounded ends and pellet at centre, BO/TR/ED
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eye Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ASHM-6177E2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early-medieval copper-alloy strap end of Thomas type B1 dating to the late 8th - 11th century. Ref: Thomas 2003: 4 and fig 2.13. The strap end tapers from a wedge-shaped attachment end to a stylised zoomorphic terminal representing an animal head with snout and ears. A little under halfway from the attachment end along the shaft, the object is decorated with two transverse grooves or mouldings . This attachment end is split between front and back for the insertion of a strap, with two rivet holes for attachment (rivets do not survive).
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ASHM-61273B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy Roman buckle, dating to the late Roman period. The buckle has an integral openwork plate. The D-shaped buckle has facing dolphins and ring and dot decoration on the buckle and the plate. The extant pin is of different alloy to the buckle and plate, as are two copper rivets through the back of the plate to secure the buckle to its strap. These may all be replacements for the originals. The reverse of the buckle is plain and undecorated. This type of buckle can be classed as a Type IIb (after Hawkes & Dunning 1960:56). These buckles are associated with the late Rom…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Childrey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-5F8CC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius dating to AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). TEMPORVM FELICI; Felicitas standing left holding caduceus and cornucopiae. Partial mint mark in the exergue. Mint Mark: //R[SR] Reference: RIC Vol V, Pt. II similar to no 580 Diameter: 19.28 mm Weight: 2.97 g Die axis: 6 This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
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Record ID: ESS-5F65B1
Object type: MINIATURE OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Published
Complete Roman cast copper-alloy votive model axe. The miniature object features a shaft which bi-sects a wedge-shaped axe head. The width of the butt of the axe is thinner than the blade tip, which tapers out to form a widened and slightly curving blade edge. The butt is also thicker than the tip, which tapers to a point, forming a triangular shape when viewed in plan (from above). The top of the shaft extends above the butt of the axe, and below the axe where it terminates in an old break. The shaft is sub-rectangular in cross section. The form of the head is similar to exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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Record ID: DOR-5EBA0C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Carausius dating to AD 286-293 (Reece Period 14). MONETA AVG, Moneta standing left holding scales and cornucopiae. Mintmark - //R(SR). Reference: RIC Vol V, - . This type is not recorded with the RSR mintmark. Diameter: 20.46 mm Weight: 4.49 g Die axis: 6 This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd May 2019
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Record ID: WILT-5E8B22
Object type: HORSESHOE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete iron medieval horseshoe (Type 4), dating to the period AD 1250-1550. The horseshoe measures 122.92mm in length and 111.87mm in width. It is 8.86mm thick and weighs 284.46g. It is heavily corroded and none of the nails remain. The horseshoe is D-shaped in section, being convex on the ground surface and flat on the foot surface. The web measures 33.74mm at its widest point and narrows down to 20mm at the heels. There are four nail-holes on the left side and three on the right, with one of the latter situated nearly central. They are between 5.3 and 5.8mm long, rectangular and…
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th September 2023
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