Record ID: PUBLIC-A18447
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VIII, AD1509-1547. Minted at York under Archbishop Lee, AD1530-1544. Initial mark is a key, AD1530-1544. Single saltire stops in obverse legend, double saltire stops in reverse legend.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 24th May 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9F8FEF
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval white-metal coated copper alloy dress fastener of abnormal form, bearing some similarity to Read 2008 early post-medieval single blunt-hooked clasps of Class A, but without close parallel in both its sub-trapezoidal shape and its decoration, and with a blunt T-shaped hook that might be considered a toggle. Relief decoration comprises a scroll at each corner, with two at the end near the hook curled around attachment holes. Between these there is a large heart-shaped aperture and a motif that covers the rest of the surface appears to be a passant guardant leopard standing…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9F27AC
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a post-medieval copper alloy spoon, the proximal end of a stem of flattened D-shaped cross-section with a flat terminal comprising two rounded lobes flanking a triangular projection and a smaller projection on both sides. The front face is engraved with a saltire, a longitudinal and a transverse line. Very similar to an example from Lyng, Norfolk (HER 3048, NMS-2F8D02). Extant length 37.7mm. Width 16.6mm. Thickness 1.6mm.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9F01AD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Silver Irish long cross halfpenny of Edward I. ( AD 1272 - 1307 ). Minted at Waterford,second coinage ( AD 1279 - 1302 ). Edge of coin damaged/missing, E missing from Obverse inscription EDWR.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th March 2023
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Record ID: HESH-9EDDF9
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy dagger guard / quillion or hilt plate of later medieval date (1200-1500). The plate is incomplete having broken across the mid-point. It is broadly triangular in shape (but originally would have been elliptical). The breaks are old and patinated although relatively crisp suggesting little movement in the ploughsoil. The extant terminal terminates in a bulbous edge rather than knop. It is highly likely that this edge did not act as a hand guard due to its slight nature. The upper surface has a rectangular slot cast through it mid-point through which the tang of the …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9E9839
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily clipped and polished silver threepence of Elizabeth I folded three times to form a 'love token'
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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Record ID: NMS-9E8351
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Slightly more than one half of a post-medieval lead alloy button or cloak fastener with a missing loop and a thin bi-convex head moulded in the form of a sexfoil with a central boss, each foil being a deep tear-drop shaped recess flanked by fine cross-hatched moulded decoration.The break has revealed that the alloy has been cast around a very thin sheet of metal (perhaps copper alloy) which, when new, would have shone at the base of the recesses. The casting was not entirely successful as one of the three complete recesses fails to reach down through the thickness of the lead alloy to…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
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Record ID: HESH-9E5A59
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting possibly a crude buckle plate of medieval date (1200-1500). The plate is rectangular in plan and section but has been bent through movement in the plough soil to form a twisted S shape. The plate is undecorated and is pierced in four places unevenly along the length. Each piercing is square in shape and most likely was formed by punching (possibly with a nail or punch. The underside of the strap plate has the remains / spall of the hole. One terminal is square in section whilst the other is raggedy either deliberately (but crudely) split / bifurcated …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-9E5897
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch that has tubular wings which hold the pin axes bar, there is a slot in the centre rear of the wings for the pin but only the top of the pin remains. The bow is narrow and undecorated with a moulded knee at its apex, below which the remainder of the brooch is truncated resulting in the loss of the catch plate
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Record ID: GLO-9E4939
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Copper alloy sawfish brooch that has rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings hold the spring support bar, the spring and pin are made from iron and are heavily corroded resulting in the loss of all the detail. There is a loop at the top of the head for the external cord. The flat bow projects from the front of the wings with a projecting circular cup at the top. At the apex of the bow is a small knop below which is a recessed rectangular cell that has a line of lozenges running down its centre, traces of red enamel are still visible in the recesses. On either side of the bo…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Record ID: HESH-9E2C79
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting (mount) or belt plate fragment of probable medieval date (AD 1100-1350). The artefact is sub-rectangular in plan and domed in profile. The upper surface has a cast design which has been gilded and also design detailing has been pierced. The upper surface is both eroded and corroded and much of the detail is lost; the cast design is intricate and most probably a quadruped (whose feet are depicted as paws) facing left with a spiral shaped tail and forward facing head. In many ways it is similar to that of a lion standing. The voids between the animal ha…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Madley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-9E2AC0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy double-looped buckle frame, curved in profile, both loops oval, with one edge bluntly pointed or angled at the centre, and with a strip pin on the bar. Length 18.3mm. Width 13mm. Mid 14th - 15th century.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: SF-9E1088
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy penny sized boy bishop token dating to the late Medieval or early Post-Medieval period, c. 1500-1539. This token type can be considered a variant type of Rigold's series III, tokens inspired by profile issue groats and halfgroats of Henry VII. However, his publication (1978) only lists this type in groat sized pieces. The token has been pierced at c 7 o'clock on its obverse face, presumably for suspension. Obverse: mitre within inner pelleted border, ORA PRO NOBIS. Reverse: long cross fourchee quartering shield, SANCT NICHO (the legend beginning at 6 o'clock)
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-9E0D3A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Copper alloy Aesica brooch. Rearward facing lugs on either end of the wings hold the spring support bar, the spring would have been made from about eight curls but only for are remaining, the pin is still in place. There is a loop at the top of the head for the external cord. The head of the brooch is formed form a rectangular panel whose lower corners project outwards terminating in globular stops. The front of this panel is decorated with a wide crest with a recessed centre that runs down its length. The bottom half of the brooch is truncated but would have formed from a triangul…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9E0CBF
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy composite tongue-shaped strap end with a full-width spacer, two rivets and a bilobed knop comprising the two outer plates, the spacer and, on the front, a fourth cast element. Above the knop, which resembles that of Margeson 1993, no. 234, there is series of two cut-outs and a notch in both sides. The front plate is engraved with a set of six evenly spced transverse lines near the attachment edge. Length 61.3mm (length of spacer 41.2mm). Width 11.2mm. 14th century.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: WMID-9DFF52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy and gilded Early Medieval (late 5th to 6th centuries) saucer brooch. The fragment consists of one curved edge that has been damaged with three further straight edges. The outer curved edge has a slightly raised border. Located near to the corner of the object is a circular feature that is recessed as if to hold a stone or gem. The fragment is decorated with an interlocking design which consists of repeating semi-circular forms comprised of three raised ribs. The upper surface has been gilded which is well preserved. The opposing face is smooth and flat and…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
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Record ID: GLO-9DE4B5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
~~Incomplete copper alloy Roman Large T-shaped brooch. Tubular wings hold the pin axis bar (one of the wings is missing), there is a slot in the centre of the wings at the rear for the pin which is now missing. The bow has a central ridge with bevelled sides creating a triangular cross-section. At the apex of the bow are two thin transverse grooves that form a cross saltire, below this is a central deep V-shaped groove that runs down the remaining length of the brooch. The lower part of the bow is truncated resulting in the loss of the catchplate.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 19th June 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-9DCE85
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cordate flint handaxe of Lower Palaeolithic date (500,000 - 180,000 BC), the surface rather tumbled. The implement has been bifacially worked, with one face being slightly flatter in profile than the other (which is convex). The convex face appears to retain a thin layer or cortex over much of it and has less working. Flake removal is apparent at the lower right wider end, and upper left and right edges. The other, flatter, face is rather smooth in a diagonal line from upper left to lower right. Flake removals either side of this are angled towards the edges. The pointed end is a li…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: SF-9DCC65
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy annular brooch dating to the Medieval period, c. 1200-1400. It demonstrates a circular frame (rectangular in section) with a constriction for the pin on one side and a projecting zoomorphic terminal directly opposing it displaying an animal's head with rounded ears and an open mouth. The pin survives intact within the construction, while the upper face of the frame is covered in a pseudo-inscription that cannot be deciphered. Preserved in good condition with a patchy greenish patina, the frame measures 28.64mm in diameter, 35.44mm long, and 2.82mm thick at…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lavenham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-9DCA8F
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy right-angled drop handle from a vessel, of Medieval dating circa AD 1270 -1350. The handle is incomplete with the long terminal and opposing vertical arm now missing. The remaining arm has a rectangular shaped shaft in cross section. Extending from one end of the shaft at a right angle is a vertical arm which terminates with a dog headed terminal. The arm has a circular cross section. There is an acorn knop placed at the top corner of the shaft where the arm would have then extended to the main body of the handle. At the base of the arm is a projectio…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2018
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