Record ID: WREX-0AACAB
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A group of five Roman denarii dating from c. 88‒138AD. These coins were found dispersed in the same area and probably represent a hoard 1. Complete coin. Trajan (103‒111 AD) Diam. 19.1mm; weight: 2.3g 2. Complete coin. Domitian (88 AD). Diam. 19.9mm; weight: 2.5g 3. Complete coin. Trajan (103‒111 AD). Diam. 18.0mm; weight: 2.5g 4. Complete coin. Trajan (c. 103‒111 AD). Diam. 18.8mm; weight: 2.1g 5. Coin fragment. Hadrian (AD 117‒138). Length: 12.2mm; width: 9.7mm; weight: 0.7g Discussion: The bust of Hadrian is late in style, suggesting a date after c. AD 1…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockshutt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0B05FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-37), dating to the year AD 323 (Reece Period 16). BEATA TRAN-QVILLITAS reverse type, featuring Globe on altar, inscribed VO/TIS / XX with three stars above. Minted in Trier. RIC VII, p. 199, no. 389.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Sunday 28th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Codford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-06EC83
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy spherical animal 'crotal' bell (1600-1800). The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is about 8.9mm long, 15.43mm wide, 3.75mm thick and has a circular aperture. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent horizontal circumferential joining rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a circular sound hole. These holes are at an oblique angle to the alignment of the suspension loop. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are just visible together with one straigh…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-09E848
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete heavy cast copper alloy pot leg from a cooking vessel of Medieval date, circa AD1200-1450. The vessel was probably a skillet or posset. The pot leg is sub rectangular in plan and a sloping triangle in cross section with a flat and stable base with rounded edges. There is a raised spine vertically down the centre. The surface of the pot leg has an rough green patina with black deposits.. Height: 34.73mm. Width: 45.71mm. Thickness: 21.18mm. Weight: 164g. Similar pot legs are shown onpage 164 of "The Medieval Household" by Geoff Egan.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0797FF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead pendant weight of probable Medieval date (AD 1200-1550). The object has four roughly equal flattened tapering "sides" with "shoulders" at about half the length and a rounded pointed end. The upper end has a single oval perforation which forms the suspension loop. The metal is a grey/cream in colour with a slightly coarse patina. Weighs such as this have numerous potential uses including trade weights, net weight, balance weights and plumb bobs. Several functions, including plumb bobs and net sinkers, for such pendent weights have been suggested (Egan 199…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th November 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-07B74C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two complete lead pendant weights of probable Medieval date (AD 1200-1550). Both objects have four roughly equal flattened tapering "sides" with "shoulders" at about half the length and a rounded pointed end. The upper end has a single oval perforation which forms the suspension loop. The metal is a grey/cream/brown in colour with a slightly coarse patina. Several functions, including plumb bobs and net sinkers, for such pendent weights have been suggested (Egan 1998, pp. 310-311). Whilst it has been noted elsewhere on the database that their chronology may span the medieval…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th November 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-080577
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This object is of uncertain use and may be a gaming piece in view of the decoration. It may be an incomplete lead pendant weight of probable Medieval date (AD 1200-1550). The object has four roughly equal flattened "sides", each side tapering along its length from the broken hanging loop at the top to a maximum width of 15.79mm and then tapering back to its flattened point . The resulting shape is diamond shaped in end-on view. The upper end has the remains of a single oval perforation which would have formed the suspension loop. Two of the four "sides" have indistinct raised letterin…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 6th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-0B18CD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy trumpet brooch from the Roman period, dating to 75-175 AD. The pin and catch plate are missing. It is a hinge type. The axis bar through the pin is visible. The foot is also missing. There is a wider waist ornamentation with circular mouldings. The mouldings appear to have been infilled. Above and below the waist are pairs of horizontal rings and grooves. The surface of the object has a green patina in places, most noticeably the head and waist ornamentation. There is a ridge on the inside, running from the waist to the lower end of the object. The object …
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-071631
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy late Medieval cross pendant. It has "TAU" shape with concave sides and a fragment of the suspension loop on the upper edge. Both sides are incised with fine curving lines and lozange similar to branches with foliage; at the top centre of both sides there is a six petal flower; each arm of the cross has a triangular design at the end. Further lines respect the sides all around the edge and there are some cross hatched areas too. Traces of gilding remain in the incised grooves of both sides and almost completely present along the edges. These pendants are o…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rendlesham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-0AB4FE
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete clay tobacco pipe. The bowl only of a "Jonas" or "Walter Raleigh" type from the Netherlands. The bowl is decorated with a rearward facing human face with one annulet eye and one oval, eyebrows, large ears, a wide, drooping nose and upturned moustache. The rear of the bowl is decorated with short curving lines to indicate hair. Date: Post Medieval - c. 1630 - 1650 Dimensions: 32.11 mm x 20.03 mm x 5.36 mm Weight: 8.13 g
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 1st October 2019
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Record ID: SOM-09817D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval silver penny of Cnut (1016-1035), Short cross type (North 790) dating to c. AD 1030-1036, uncertain mint and moneyer. Ref: North 1994: 168. The coin is very worn with little detail visible beyond the general type design and small portions of the obverse and reverse inscriptions.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0A2CA4
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy open thimble or sewing ring of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1450 - 1550. This thimble is circular in plan with sides which taper inwards from the bottom to the top. The outer face is decorated by a series of irregular spiralling pits within grooved circumferential borders. The interior surface is undecorated. The metal has a green/brown patina and is worn. The thimble is 9.65mm in height, 20.99mm in diameter, 1.2mm thick and weighs 3.3g. A similar example is illustrated in Egan 1998, p.267, no.815. Thimbles have been in common use in England…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-09880E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bath and North East Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy radiate posthumous issue of Divus Claudius II dating to AD 270 (Reece period 13). CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting lit altar. Mint uncertain
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shoscombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-09056D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy strap fitting of Middle Iron Age to early Roman date (c. 150 BC - AD 100). It consists of two opposed concavo-convex teardrop shapes conjoined at the wider ends. Each teardrop exhibits a central ridge running from the pointed tip towards the centre at which point there is a crescentic aperture surrounding a central circular moulding. Each moulding exhibits a deep concentric groove creating a central domed pellet. Projecting from the reverse is a rectangular loop. A number of similar strap fittings have been recorded on the PAS database including: WMID-550E46 & YORYM-A2…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
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Record ID: HESH-0C6A73
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy bell fragment of post medieval date - the fragment is irregular in plan and profile comprising of the side wall and base / rim. The lower rim is thickened; regular bands can be seen on the internal face from where the bell has been turned. The fragment is a mid green colour with a mid grey applied surface. The findspot is close to a large house and this bell may either be from the house itself (used as part of the internal servant bell / call system) or from an item of harness / horse tack. It most likely dates to the period 1700-1850. It measures 20.2mm high, is 2…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0C5304
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular fragment from the bezel and shoulder of a gem set (intaglio) finger-ring; it is irregular in profile, broadly sub-rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The fragment has been distorted by movement in the soil; both breaks are relatively worn. The break across the bevel of the ring reveals the cross section of the gem (lost) which has a flat base and slightly curved (or dished) sides. From what remains of the setting it is suggested that the shape of the gem, intaglio or stone was oval in plan. The outer edges of the stone setting are feathered suggesting tha…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0C1C2F
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy seal box (base) of Roman date (100-300 AD). The upper lid is missing. The seal box base is broadly circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. At the upper edge of the seal box is a relatively large integrally cast hinge. This is formed from two parallel lugs which have been pierced. Through this hole a copper alloy rivet is positioned securing the remains of the hinge setting of the lid. The side walls are formed from relatively thin sheet metal integrally cast with the base. The sidewalls have opposing U-shaped notches cut into them dividin…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0B665B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but copper alloy Roman As of uncertain 2nd or early 3rd century date (AD 130 -250). The obverse shows a female head facing right (with the hair being drawn up to form a bun) whilst the reverse has a standing female figure. The inscription is lost - but the coin is almost rectangular (with rounded corners) in shape.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Codford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0B3EB5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but eroded and corroded pierced copper alloy Roman radiate of the emperor Postumus (AD 259-68) emperor with an uncertain reverse Reece Period: 13-14 ). The coin has been piereced at about 3 o'clock on the obverse / 2 o'clock on the reverse and the hole (diameter 2.5mm) is circular and has not been worn through use / suspension
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Codford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0E75C0
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large cast copper alloy pin of uncertain but possible Roman date (AD 50-450). The pin is broadly rectangular in plan with a shaft which is oval in cross section and tapers in width and thickness terminating in a blunt point. The head of the pin has a circular transverse hole (diameter 2.6mm) through its upper edge, below this the pin is decorated by two opposing C shaped scroll like projections. The upper shaft is also decorated with pairs of transverse circumferential grooves. The tip is bent through movement in the soil and the surface patina has been removed by polishing - the pi…
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kingscote', grid reference and parish protected.