Record ID: BH-094E95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn copper-alloy rose farthing (Type 1d) of Charles I (AD 1625 - AD 1649) dating to the period AD 1636 to AD 1644. The obverse shows a double arched crown with two sceptres through it that reach nearly to the edge of the coin. The legend reads: +CAROLUS D G MAG BRI. The reverse shows a double rose surmounted by a double arched crown. The legend reads: FRAN ET HIB REX. Mintmark: Star. North 1975, p. 140, no. 2290.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th August 2021
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Record ID: BH-0935C2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1350-1650). The frame is D-shaped in section and comprises two equal sized D-shaped loops with bevelled edges and expanded outside edges that are plain; the strap bar is also D-shaped in section and slightly narrowed. The reverse of the buckle frame is flat and plain. The pin is missing. The buckle frame measures 24mm in length, has a maximum diameter of 19mm and a thickness of 2.5mm. The buckle frame weighs 3.37 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
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Record ID: BH-06EA05
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1350-1650). The frame is D-shaped in section and comprises two equal sized sub-oval loops with bevelled edges and expanded outside edges that bend inwards slightly. The strap bar is narrowed with a D-shaped cross section. The outside edge is plain and the pin is missing. The reverse is relatively flat and undecorated. The buckle frame measures 31mm in length, has a maximum diameter of 21mm and a thickness of 3mm. The buckle frame weighs 3.69 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
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Record ID: BH-068531
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy book clasp dating to the period c. AD 1500-1700. The object is a hook fitting consisting of a flat rectangular copper-alloy plate with a flat tapering hook that is bent inwards at the terminal. The other end of the plate is flared with a small central hole that is filled with a circular-sectioned rivet that extends through to the underside. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with a stamped design of a facing lion head within a triangular motif consisting of three parallel rows of beads above the head and two rows forming a v-shape belo…
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
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Record ID: BH-05ADAA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle frame and plate dating to the thirteenth or fourteenth century AD. The plate comprises a rectangular sheet of copper-alloy which has been bent over at one end to secure the frame. The lower layer of the frame is broken at the circular perforation that extends through both layers. There is another smaller perforation at the other end of the plate. The upper surface of the plate is incised with decoration consisting of a cross and circumferential boarder. The complete frame is rectangular in plan and in section, and has four linear grooves on the upper …
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
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Record ID: BH-0545D2
Object type: PIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy pin, probably dating to the Medieval period. The pin has a globular head and a collar consisting of three ribs. This extends to a narrow sub-circular sectioned shaft with a broken terminal. The pin measures 19mm in length. The head has a maximum diameter of 11mm and the shaft a maximum diameter of 2.5mm. The pin weighs 4.39 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
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Record ID: BH-0433F3
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete copper-alloy stud dating to the Post-Medieval period, probably the seventeenth century AD. The stud head is lentoidal in plan and convex in section. The rectangular-section tapering stem that extends from the underside of the head is bent and missing its terminal. The stud measures 21mm in length, 11mm in width and 8mm in thickness. It weighs 2.11 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th July 2018
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