Record ID: KENT-DB5058
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uncertain bifacial worked uncertain lithic object, possibly a levallois core of uncertain date. Description: The object is roughly pear shaped, with a wider wide end. One side has an area of fine invasive scaled retouch reminiscent of levallois shaping but without any substantial method to it. This retouch is interrupted by a patch of cortex or fault. the other side has some flake insavive flake removals on the right side with a large removal again reminscant of levallois shaping leaving a large dish shape. The left side of this latter facing is heaving crushed indicating substa…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-DAF8D6
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregularly shaped probable flint blade of Neolithic to Bronze Age date. Description: The object is irregularly shaped wiht a long thin blade and a wider square butt. It is formed from a secondary flake with some cortex still remaing at the butt end. The blade is formed from short abrupt retouch which produces shoulders with the butt. the back of the blade is formed by similar crushed short scaled abrupt retouch. All the object's rippling is produced from the hard hammer technique shwo by prominant conchoidal rippling and the ventral face's bulb of percussion. Measurements: 3…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-DA879D
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete slightly warped cast lead-alloy button of 15th-17th century date. Description: The button is cast in one piece and is discoidal with a flat back and integral cast drilled shank suspension loop, although this is now missing and remains only as two stubs at the centre of the reverse and middle of a slightly raised casting seam. The front is decorated with a cross cast in substantial relief within in a circular border. This creates 4 quadrant cells and there are also triangles projection form the circle into each quarter. The upper surface of the cross is decorated with low…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D9AD7C
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete sheet copper-alloy harness bell dating between c. 13th-16th centuries. Description: The bell is of long conical form shaped from a rolled sheet of copper-alloy with a butted seam on the reverse and with three triangular points folded together at the broader curved. Each of the slits between the three points ends in a curved cut-out, forming three sound holes. A small hammered and drilled suspension loop of D-shaped form is at the top, pierced from side to side and projecting at the front. The bell retains an internal 'pea' or clapper made from a little rounded river rol…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D96891
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-medieval slightly clipped halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third issue (1583-1603), Tower of London mint, Crescent initial mark and crescent mintmark dating to 1587-1590, North Vol 2, 1991, p.137 no. 2016. Measurements: 17.72mm in diameter, 0.72mm thick and 1.11g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D92A2E
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly worn and mildly abraded copper-alloy jetton of 'Venus penny' type issued nuremburg by Egidius Krauwinckel (1570-1613) Measurements: 27.6mm in diameter, 0.86mm thick and 2.76g in weight. Discussion: The 'Venus pennies' were a popular series of jettons, or reckoning counters, that were made for the merchants of Antwerp during a period when this city was the flourishing principal commerical centre of the land, and were circulated amongst the merchant classes during the first half of the sixteenth century. The circulation in London, from finds along the Thames foreshore, …
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D8D691
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn and corroded copper-alloy Roman nummus (AE3). Mint, emepror and type illegible, AD 296-402. Measurements: 22.49mm in diameter, 1.61mm thick and 3.46g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D8991D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn, corroded and abraded copper-alloy radiate, probably a contemporary copy (Barberous Radiate), Copying a coin of the Gallic Emperors Victorinus (269-271) or Tetricus (271-274). Uncertain reverse prototype. Dating to the period AD 275-.285. (Reece Period 14). Measurements: 17.54mm in diameter, 1.86mm thick and 1.43g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D84DB5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn, incomplete and abraded copper-alloy radiate, probably a contemporary copy (Barberous Radiate), Uncertain prototype. Dating to the period AD 275-.285. (Reece Period 14). Measurements: 17.54mm in diameter, 2.06mm thick and 2.16g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D84897
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal coated Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double loop trapezoidal buckles with moulded decorations on the loops, c.1620-1680 AD. Description: The buckle has pointed ends with ovoid knops on the corners of the frame. Lobed protrusion either end of the strap bar. Scrolled surface decoration, and some white metal coating still visible. Some of the pin remains on the strap bar, the back is flat and undecorated. The buckle is a brown/grey colour with green patina. Dimensions: Width 40.35mm, width 27.19mm, thickness 3.24mm and weight 12.91g. Date: A close pa…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D81F5E
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead and iron Roman steelyard weight, c.AD 43-410. Description: The weight is biconical with two iron stubs embedded at the pinnacle of the top half, which are the remains of iron suspension loop. The upper half is longer than the bottom giving the object a kite shape in cross-section. The wieght is patinated a dull brown-white typical of patinated lead Measurements: 31.75mm wide, 31.15mm high and 104.56g in weight. Discussion Weights of this form are usually dated to the Roman period and are not unusual finds to be reported to the PAS see the following for some exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: KENT-D7BFF2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547 AD), lis (3) minted at London between c.1538-1541 AD. North number 1797. Dimensions: Diameter 25.02mm, thickness 0.77mm and weight 2.56g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D6FF94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of Maximian as Senior Augustus (AD 286-310), dating to the period AD 307 (Reece Period 15). GENIO-POP ROM reverse type depicting Genius standing left, head towered, loins draped, right hand holding patera, left cornucopiae. Mint of Trier, mintmark S A//PTR. As RIC VI, p.212 no.721. Dimensions: Diameter 27.01mm, thickness 2.09mm and weight 6.98g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D676A2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal coated Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy double loop rectangular amour buckle, c.1400-1500 AD. Description: The buckle has concave sides and ends with quarter circle rabbet in each corner. Engraved oblique lines within an engraved linear border. Remenants of a white metal coating can still be seen, largely on the reverse side. The buckle is a mid green and grey colour. Dimensions: Height 49.38mm, width 37.45mm, thickness 2.32mm and weight 13.14g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D601CE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy strap distributor of Roman date (AD 43-350). Description: The object is in one piece broadly cruciform/diamond in shape, and sub-rectangular in cross section. The terminal of each arm is an irregular spherical shape, while the hollow centre is roughly oval in shape. Neither face of the object displays any indication of decorative pattern, and the object is a dark green colour. Dimensions: Width 27.26mm, thickness 4.99mm and weight 16.37g. Discussion:Similar examples have been found in Roman sites across Europe, as well as an examples from Oxfordshire…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D5E979
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn and abraded flat lead non-heraldic personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1350. Description: The matrix is flat and circular in plan and with an incomplete suspension loop at the top of the reverse side formed by a cast lug at the top of a raised ridge. The suspension loop is broken across its width. On the front is an engraved central eight petalled flower. This is surrounded by a legend which starts at twelve o'clock and runs retrograde (anti-clockwise) around the matrix so it would appear the right way round when used. It reads "*S'RICARDI.FIL.h'ER…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: KENT-D5AB5A
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy ring of post medieval date, likely between the 15th and 18th centuries. Possibly a vervel or hawking ring. Description: The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section, flat externally and curved internally. The pattern consists of four six petal flowers, with a raised line running around the central circumference of the ring. The copper alloy shows through dark brown, and both light green and dark green where the copper has patinated. This example, due to the decoration and style, probably dates to the middle of the date range give, roughly 16th to 17th century. Dimen…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D581FE
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy, late medieval - post medieval 'lyre-shaped' strap end dating c. AD.1350-1450. Description: The strap-end has chape formed from a hollow one-piece cast 'box' with two rivet holes in the top corners, which retain the traces of iron rivets. The hollow end is sub-rectangular with a flat front and back although it has been slightly warped. The front has been decorated with two black-letter capitals although they are indistinct due to wear and corrosion. There is a slightly raised ridge at the bottom of the box chape from which projects a long thin worn tab, l…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2018
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