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Record ID: SOM-DE2DDC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five body sherds from late Early Medieval hand built vessels. The sherds appear to be from large round bodied vessels but too little survives to establish the form and there are no rims or bases. They may be from the same pot or several, one appears thinner and three have been burnt post breaking. The sherds all have abundant poorly sorted quartz and limestone temper up to 3.5mm across with occasional pieces up to 5.mm across and occasional rounded ironstone or grog inclusions. The fabric is pale with a mid-dark grey core and pale grey to pale buff-grey surface in un-sooted areas. T…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: SOM-DDDC6B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval ceramic body sherd, probably dating to the sixteenth to seventeenth century AD and from the North Somerset or Wanstrow production areas. Very hard fired fabric with sparse medium-fine sand temper, occasional rounded red stone and occasional angular patinated chert or quartz. Weight 3.98g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: IOW-DDDA05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped Irish Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-83), minted at Dublin. Heavy 'Cross and Pellets' Coinage, (c. 1470-c. 1473). Initial marks: rose/rose. Spink: 6303.
Obverse: EDWARDVS DEI GRA DnS hYBERnIE (double saltire stops); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches.
Reverse: POSVI/DEVm A/DIVTOR/E mEVm (saltire stops) (I have made God my Helper) CIVI/TAS/DVBL/InIE (double saltire stops); Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 25.8mm. Weight: 2.38g. DA=12:6.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: PUBLIC-DD7142
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval silver threepence of Charles II (1660-1685), minted at London and dated 1679 on coin. Spink: 3386. Obverse description: Laureate and draped bust right. Obverse inscription: CARLOVS.II.DEI.GRATIA. Reverse description: Three interlinked C's. Reverse inscription: 79.MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX.16.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Tarring Neville', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-DD462A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped Medieval silver groat of Edward IV (1461-1470), minted at Bristol. Light Coinage, 1464/5-1470. Initial marks: sun/rose (North 1991: 87, ref: 1580).
Obverse: EDWARD DI GRA REX AnGLE Z FRAnC (or similar); Crowned bust facing within a tressure of nine arches, B on breast, quatrefoils by neck.
Reverse: POSVI/DEV A/DIVTOR/E mEVm (I have made God my Helper)/ VIL/LAB/RIS/TOW; Long cross dividing the inscriptions with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 23.0mm. Weight: 2.45g. DA=12:4.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 12…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-DCBC58
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete and slightly worn post-Medieval silver shilling of Charles II (1660-1685), dated 1675 (probably) on coin. No mark of value or inner circles (North 1991: 209, ref: 2762).
Obverse: CAROLVS·II·DEI·GRATIA; Laureate draped bust right.
Reverse: 75·MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·16; Cruciform crowned shields with interlocked C's in the angles.
Diameter: 25.4mm. Weight: 5.70g. DA=12:6.
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-DC40E2
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval copper-alloy scabbard chape (c.1200-c. 1700).
The main part of the chape is made from a single trapezoidal-shaped piece of sheet copper-alloy rolled to form a tapering tube. The seam abuts and may be soldered.
The chape is open at the wider end but is squashed and misshapen. The open end has a crenulated rim consisting of four semi-circular lobes. Each lobe is pierced with a circular hole for rivets or pins. Each hole is about 1.4mm in diameter. The terminal end is in the form of a separate soldered spherical copper-alloy knop which has a diame…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
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: IOW-DB4847
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and worn Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, probably Constans, dating to the period AD 347-348 (Reece period 17). Possibly a contemporary copy. VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN reverse type depicting Two Victories standing facing one another holding wreaths. Prototype of the mint of Trier. Mintmark: D//TR[P]
Obverse: [CON](STAN)-[]; Diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right.
Reverse: VICTORIAE [DD AVGGQ NN]; Two Victories standing facing one another holding wreaths.
Diameter: 14.5mm. Weight: 1.14g. DA=12:1.
CF. RIC VIII, p. 152, no. 196.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: IOW-DB0501
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Edward IV 'Second Reign' (1471-1483), minted by Bishop Lawrence Booth at Durham and dating to the period 1471-1476 (North 1991: 95)
Obverse: [ ]; Crowned bust facing.
Reverse: [ ]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, D or B at centre of cross.
Diameter: 13.7mm. Weight: 0.47g. DA=12:3.
North, J. J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.
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