Record ID: KENT-A02FF5
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn 15th or 16th century thimble Description: circular in plan, but squashed with some drilled pits visible. No border visible. The thimble is squashed almsot in half along both sides. Measurements: Surving height: 20.10mm, Surviving thickness: 1.39mm, weight: 6.46g.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-9FED38
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn 15th or 16th century thimble Description: circular in plan and slightly conical in profile, with some drilled pits visible. No border visible. The thimble is incomplete and very worn slight damage around the edge of the base. Measurements: height: 18.22mm, diameter: 19.33mm, thickness: 1.9mm, weight: 7.15g. Egan (2005) illustrates a similar thimble on p.132, fig.206, no.629 dating from c.c 1530 - 1550.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-9DB015
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper-alloy harness pendant of circa 13th century date. The pendant is a flat square (Medieval Catelogue type III) in shape with a suspension loop emerging from the centre of the upper surface and protruding forwards slightly. The loop measures 7.96mm long and 5.93mm thick and has a flattened top with rounded corners.The obverse features an etched bird design. Reverse is plain. Small semi-circular indent on the bottom. Measurements: 31.2mm wide, 39.61mm long including the loop and 1.88mm thick. it weighs 9.71g Discussion:Square pendants of the late thirteenth-ea…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
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Record ID: KENT-9D33EB
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of an early medieval gold and garnet cross pendant. Description: The fragment comprises one complete and three partial arms of the cross (the fourth lost completely) arranged around a central circular setting. It is made from gold sheet and decorated with filigree and red stone settings, probably garnets. The central circular setting comprises a large, flat-topped garnet set within a sheet gold collar with beaded wire border. Projecting from this, the complete cross-arm is sub-triangular in plan, narrowing towards the junction with the central circular setting. The lower e…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Folkestone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-9C0DD5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Roman silver denarius of Domitian (AD 81-96), dating to AD 93-94 (Reece period 4). IMP XXII COS XVI CENS P P P reverse type depicting Minerva advancing right brandishing a javelin and holding a shield. Mint of Rome. RIC II, Domitian 175 (second edition RIC II no. 761). RSC II Domitian 283b. Measurements: 18.78mm in diameter, 1.89mm thick and 2.75g in weight. Discussion: This find of two Roman silver coins (this examples and KENT-5B2018) of the same (close) date from the same field (c. 78m apart) with all probability relates to the same loss or depositional event. They…
Created on: Friday 20th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elham', grid reference and parish protected.