Record ID: KENT-73AE04
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn Post-Medieval copper-alloy trade token farthing Issued during the mid 17th century at Milton Regis, Kent by Cheny Bourne. Williamson 1889, vol I. pg 377 (?), Kent no. 431. Description: Obverse: a sugarloaf. Legend: '[+CHE]NY . BOV[R]NE . O[F]'. Reverse: Initials in two lines. '.B./.C.F'. Legend: '+ M[ILTON . IN . KE]NT'. Initial marks cinquefoils. Measurements: 15.9mm in diameter, 1.22mm thick and 1.25g in weight. Discussion: During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private busines…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-726A36
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval/Anglo-Saxon 'pale' gold shilling/transitional sceat of Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase Series VaA, dating c.665-680. Ref: Abramason No. 2.10, possibily minted in Essex. Measurements: diameter11.82mm; thickness: 1.52mm; weight: 1.23g
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Parkwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-71E6F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver shilling of James I dating to the period AD 1604 - 1605. Second coinage. Fourth bust. Square shield reverse. North (1991) no.2100. Measurments: diameter: 26.23mm; thickness: 1.06mm; weight: 4.18g
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Parkwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-71B15A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and heavily abraded copper-alloy Roman nummus (AE3) likely of Constans (AD 337-350) dating to AD 348-350 (Reece period 18). [FEL TEMP REPARATIO] reverse type depicting a phoenix standing on a globe. Uncertain Mint. Measurements: 15.41mm in diameter, 1.78mm thick and 1.02g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-717B9F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast white metal coated copper-alloy medieval single loop buckle with integral, forked spacers dating to c.1350-1450. Description: The frame is missing its composite buckle plate and its attachment spacer remain only as small lugs behind the frame. The buckle frame is a narrow oval, lipped on the outside edge for the now missing pin to rest in. A narrow bar is placed between the raised rectangular collar denoting the start of the two three-stepped prongs of the integrally cast forked spacer although as noted only the beginning of the spacer survives. The frame has a b…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
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Record ID: KENT-712B72
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The leaver from a cast composite copper-alloy and iron shoe or knee buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD1660-1720). Description: The leaver consists of a cyldrical spindle housing and arm which narrows haflway up its length before widening to a plain crescentric handle. The lever remains a mottled dark green and brown colour patches of iron corrosion. Measurements: 26.70mm long, 17.76mm wide, 3.29mm thick and 2.56g in weight. Discussion: Whitehead (1996, 99), illustrates a number buckles with similar levers which are date to the latter 17th century c.1660-1720, se…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-712813
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fine post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), North Second Issue coinage (1561-1582), Mintmark: Eglantine, dated '1575'. North (1991) no. 1997. Measurements: Diameter: 25.8mm, Thickness: 0.71mm and Weight: 2.55g
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Parkwood', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-7126EC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The leaver from a cast composite copper-alloy and iron shoe or knee buckle dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD1660-1720). Description: The leaver consists of a cyldrical spindle housing and arm which narrows haflway up its length before widening to a crescentric handle with large rounded terminsal and three knops at its' apex. The lever remains a mottled green and brown colour patches of iron corrosion. Measurements: 27.04mm long, 21.23mm wide, 3.17mm thick and 2.74g in weight. Discussion: Whitehead (1996, 99), illustrates a number buckles with similar levers which are …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-70F032
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and abraded copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 330-340 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA reverse type depicting a she-wolf suckling twins two stars above? Uncertain mint. Measurements: 16.27mm in diameter, 1.72mm thick and 1.64g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-70DD95
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast incomplete copper-alloy one piece eye section of a toggle clasp, c.16th-17th century (Read 2008, 209) Description: The eye consists of a rectangular framed opening, with integral ring or suspension loop with a raised ridging dividing it from a now missing plate with a raised ridge. The end-bar of the eye frame is similar to the dividing ridge, although it has a concave rather than flat bottom to allow the fastening of the clasp. The fragment is a light green mottled colour. The breaks are heavily worn suggesting they occured during antiquity. Measurements: Remaining lengt…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-709B56
Object type: HAMMER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The head of a heavily worn copper-alloy hafted object, probably a hammer or mattock head of uncertain date (see discussion). Description: The object is roughly rectangular in plan narrow towards one end. The narrow end is thicker and is squarish in cross-section (possibly a bell/face hammer end) while the wider end is thinner and more rectangular in cross section (blade/mattock end?). There is a roughly circular hole through the body of the head likely the eye for hafting the tool to a handle. Dividing the bell/face end from the eye section is a distinct groove creating a very shor…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th July 2018
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Record ID: KENT-6FB44E
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Anglo-Scandinavian bridle cheek piece, of Williams Type 2, dating to the 11th Century AD. Description: The cheek piece remains as a decorated flat triangular plate, broken across the hole which held the iron bit. At remaining corner the undecorated elongated terminal extends from a rounded swelling and ends in a rounded knob. Both knobs are incised with an equal-armed cross. The upper surface has a border pattern of two parallel incised lines forming a V, the longer of these is infilled with spaced slanted incised lines. The edges of the upper surfac…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
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