Record ID: IOW-657916
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) silver penny of Edward the Martyr (975-978), minted by Aelfstan at Canterbury, c. 975-978; North 763. Ref: North 1994: 157-158. Obverse: +EADPEARD REX ANGLORX (DP blundered, NG and ORX ligated); Diademed bust left. Reverse: +ÆLFSTAN M‾O CANT; Small cross pattée. Diameter: 19.5mm. Weight: 1.47g. DA=12:3. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-6529C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn copper-alloy Roman radiate or nummus of uncertain type, dating to the period c.AD 260-402. Both faces are illegible.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'AG001B', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-64F404
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of uncertain type, dating to the period AD 330-402. Reverse type is illegible. Obverse: Laureate bust facing right.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GF001B', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-64BA71
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Valens (AD 364-378), dating to the period AD 367-375 (Reece period 19). [SECVRITAS]-REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Mint of Lyon. As RIC IX, p.46, no. 21(a), xxii(a).
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GF001B', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-61B58F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman silvered copper-alloy Radiate of Probus (AD 276-82) (Reece Period 14). CLEMENTIA TEMP reverse type depicting Emperor standing right, holding eagle-tipped sceptre and receiving globe from Jupiter, standing left, holding sceptre. Mint of Antioch, First Series. RIC V, pt 2, p. 119, no. 920. There are only two coins of Antioch in the Gloucester hoard (CHRB XIII), one of this issue but with a different officina (workshop) letter (p. 89, no. 1619).
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th June 2021
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Record ID: HAMP-61AB3D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy nummus of Crispus (AD 317-26), dating to the period AD 322 (Reece Period 16), CAESARVM NOSTRORVM reverse depicting a wreath enclosing 'VOT V'. Mint of Arles. RIC VII, p. 261, no. 247.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: ESS-6128C9
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Circular silver button with raised decoration. Four part-circles are arranged around the edge, creating a cross shape between them. In the centre of each is a raised dot. The centre of the button also has a small equal-armed cross comprising four applied pellets. The back has a small loop for attachment. Dimensions: diameter 8.1mm, thickness of face 1.5mm, thickness with loop 4mm, weight 0.5g Discussion: The date is undetermined, and it is therefore difficult to find any similar examples. Stylistically the button recalls Medieval renderings of crosses and flowers and s…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2023
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Record ID: BERK-6113AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman silver Denarius of Elagabalus (AD 218-222), dating to the period AD 220-222 (Reece Period 10). IMP ANTONINVS PIVS AVG, laureate, horned, draped bust right right / SACERD DEI SOLIS ELAGAB, Elagabalus sacrificing right over lighted altar, star in right field. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 37, no. 131. RSC 246.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th November 2020
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Record ID: ESS-610DF7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a Roman silver ring, D-shaped in cross-section. The wide band has an indented space for an intaglio which has been lost but traces of a white substance, probably an adhesive for the stone, remain. Much of the lower part of the hoop is missing. Dimensions: Diameter at widest 21.5mm, band thickness varies from 1.4-3mm, band width varies from 3.8mm-11.6mm. Mount is 12.4mm length, 10.2mm wide, c.1mm deep. Weight 6g
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ravensden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-60FA23
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver finger-ring in the form of a two-headed snake, bent out of shape into a ‘J’ when seen from the side. Each head is roughly diamond shaped, with a rounded cross-hatched part surrounding it forming a hood. The band is a roughly flattened cylinder in cross-section. There is no visible makers mark. Dimensions: extended length approx. 68mm, band approx. 2.5x3.5mm, heads measure 9.5mm at widest point, weight 7.4g This appears to be an example of a Roman snake ring, of the kind popular from the 1st-4th centuries AD. Most closely resembles NMS-7F3190 and SF-8BEF14, both o…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-5DFF33
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman button and loop fastener of Wild Class III, c. AD 50 - 200. The head is a pointed ovate in shape with a raised circular boss within a circumferential recess. The pointed terminal is also raised. The rounded end displays a worn break at the point from which the shank would have extended. The reverse of the object is flat and undecorated. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The button and loop fastener is 19.4mm long, 14.2mm wide, 6.3mm thick and weighs 6.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 29th April 2021
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Record ID: DEV-5DA536
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy D-shaped terret, probably dating to c. AD 50-200. One of Lewis' (2015) later-form terrets, with triple projections; combining transverse and parallel wings. The terret is D-shaped in plan and sub-circular in cross section, tapering in thickness from the terminals towards the apex, narrowing from 12.0mm to 6.8mm. The terminals themselves are cast into the form of collars, and are c. 15mm in diameter. The terminals are connected by a sub-rectangular sectioned attachment bar, 5.1mm by 6.0mm in cross section. Three integrally cast double winged projections expand from…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-5D9AA2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy as of Hadrian (AD 117-138), dating to the period AD 119 (Reece Period 6). BRITANNIA (in exergue), [PONT MAX TR POT COS III], S C reverse type depicting Britannia seated facing, resting head on right hand and holding sceptre, large shield to right. As RIC II, p. 412, no. 577A. This is a coin of British Association, struck in Rome for issue in Britain - 39 specimens were found in the Sacred Spring in Bath (As Walker, 1988: p. 291, nos. 1-39, pl. XXXI).
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th April 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-5D796B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age copper alloy disc- headed pin, Length: 27 mm, diameter: 11 mm, weight: 2.13 grams. The pin is incomplete, missing its lower shaft. This is circular in cross section and widens as it reaches the head from 2mm to 3.5 mm in diameter. The head is 3 mm deep and 11 mm in diameter. It is circular in form and triangular in cross section, emerging from the shaft and widening to form a disc with a concave upper surface which contains a central circular depression. There is no decoration. Pins of this type are hard to date as they are not often discovered within hoards. The…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5D7572
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Republican denarius of Julius Caesar dating to the period 47-46 BC (Reece Period 1). CAESAR reverse type depicting Aeneas advancing left, carrying palladium in right hand and Anchises on left shoulder. Mint of Africa.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Saturday 11th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-5C4634
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver hawking ring or vervel. Flat annular shape with rectangular cross section. One side engraved in sentence case italic script "* Sr Hen Bedingfield" and the other "of Norfolcke". Vervels were used in falconry to attach a raptor's leather jesses to a leash, which, held in the hand, enabled the bird to be flown in short distance flight. The leash could also be used to fix the bird to its block or perch. As is the case in this instance vervels were usually inscribed or emblazoned to enable the bird to be identified with its owner. Dimensions: Outside diameter 12mm,…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kings Lynn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-5C40D5
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy / bronze ribbed socketed axe of later Bronze Age / Ewart Park date (950-750 BC). The axe is relatively robust with a square shaped mouth and relatively straight sides which expand near the base of the socket to form an asymmetrical crescent shaped cutting edge. The mouth of the axe is broadly sub-rectangular in cross-section; it is poorly finished with four distinct D shaped casting runners / casting jets projecting from the mid-point of each edge. The mouth moulding / collar around the mouth is swollen with a prominent bulbous or biconocal external ridge.…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Perry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-5BF876
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete post-medieval gilded silver dress fastener cast in one piece. The plate has a central triangle outlined with a plain ridge and filled with a trefoil with a central pellet. At each corner of the triangle is a trefoil knop with a central pellet. Projecting from one edge is an integrally cast circular loop. On the reverse, opposite the loop, are traces of extra metal, perhaps solder from where a sewing loop was attached to the plate, either through composite construction or via a repair.  Dimensions: Extant length 15.1mm, wi…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
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Record ID: LEIC-5BE6A3
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age copper alloy flat axe, Length: 94 mm, width: 43 mm, thickness: 11 mm, weight: 164 g. The axe is complete but is pitted with corrosion and has a rectangular form and cross section. It has a very square butt end with tapering sides and it has largely parrallel, slightly flanged edges which only taper outwards slightly before becoming the curved edge to the blade. this tapers gently in width and has a rounded edge with slightly projecting sides. There is no sign of any decoration. Its form is consistent with the Arreton developed flat axehead type, of Early to Middle Bronze…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
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Record ID: NMS-5BC8C6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Late medieval to post medieval silver annular brooch. Originally oval frame, now distorted out of shape. The frame is composed of sheet silver, domed, the upper and lower edges forming a ridged border. A semi-circular aperture punched through the frame houses the loop of the D-sectioned pin. There is no marker’s mark visible. Dimensions: Extant length 30.1mm, extant width 15.8mm, width of frame 5.8mm, thickness 1.1mm, weight 2.0g. Discussion: A number of similar brooches have been submitted for consideration as potential Treasure and have b…
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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