2024-03-28T14:19:14+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results105120finds-920454920454LEIC-547C2CBROOCHROMANAn incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman period brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). It is corroded but mainly complete, except for the bottom section of the pin and most of the catch plate. There is a 6-coil spring and the chord is attached to the head of the brooch with a forward-facing hook. The outer face of the hook has a series of horizontal linear incisions down its length. Each of the short wings is decorated with a small, circular impression in the centre. The bow smoothly tapers to the foot. The face of the bow is unadorned. Its profile has a shallow curve after a sharp bend at the head. The bow is of ovoid section shape. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackreth 2011, Type 4.de.
Length 51 mm.
Weight: 9 g.
This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes 67 brooches in addition to various other artefact types.Colchester16210504LEIC1896-10-01T00:00:00Z1896-10-31T00:00:00ZSpurway CollectionA116.1962/963Jewry Wall Museum2018-10-03T23:50:42Z2022-08-12T14:00:04Z9PAS5BB547C2001CA85117222148414233753337533City of LeicesterCity of LeicesterSK580452.63066483-1.1444981910LEIC-C7A9BACopper alloy10627CastIncompleteCorrodedIRON AGEx13992ROMANx41218x41218Building workPart of an extant museum collectionEast MidlandsCertain12022-08-12T13:00:04.774Zfinds-920453920453LEIC-5454A0BROOCHROMANA complete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman Period brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). It has a 6-coil bilateral spring, and external chord secured by a forward-facing hook. The short wings are covered by a layer of corrosion, but these appear to have been decorated with vertical flutes. The bow is undecorated and tapers smoothly to the foot. The bow is of ovoid section shape and has a gently curved profile. The catch plate perforated with three square holes arranged in a triangle. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackreth 2011,Type 4.dc
Length 55 mm.
Weight: 7 g.
This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes 67 brooches in addition to various other artefact types.Colchester16210504LEIC1899-01-01T00:00:00Z1899-01-31T00:00:00ZSpurway CollectionA116.1962/929Jewry Wall Museum2018-10-03T23:40:10Z2022-08-12T13:59:12Z7PAS5BB5454A00105B5517224118414233753337533City of LeicesterCity of LeicesterSK580452.63066483-1.14449819bands.shops.handy10LEIC-64E98CCopper alloy10627CastCompleteFairIRON AGEx13992ROMANx41218x41218Building workPart of an extant museum collectionEast MidlandsCertain12022-08-12T12:59:12.853ZLateIsle of Wight10Unitary Authority23.6POST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20182105.jpg2546912018From finderPoor1116101PMGilded5.3Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410472.74Isle of Wight106272018-10-04T10:16:56ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1500-c. 1700).
The mount is an elongated sub-triangular shape in plan, moulded at the front and flat at the rear.
One end is straight and the opposite end is in the form of a fleur-de-lis or trefoil. The front has a foliate design. Close to each corner of the straight end there is a small circular hole. At the rear there are two integral tapering spikes which are circular in cross-section. One is complete and the other survives as a stub.
The front is gilded and the rear has green copper-alloy corrosion products.
Height: 23.6mm; width: 12.4mm; thickness: 2.0mm; thickness including spike: 5.3mm. Weight: 2.74g.
Frank Basford7Isle of Wight1IOW-52E98A92043511IOW2018-2-105POST MEDIEVALMOUNTRestricted Accessfinds-9204351112.48IOW-52E4E1Incomplete1500x41047images/fbasford/11029626PAS5BB52E4E00113942018-10-03T22:02:06ZCertainx410472018-08-25T23:00:00Z362018-08-25T23:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.837ZLateIsle of Wight1Unitary Authority27.9POST MEDIEVAL1EarlyMetal detectorIOW20182103a.jpg254692018Generated from computer mapping softwarePoor1116101PM5Unitary AuthorityCertain2IOW254691700Restricted Accessx410473.06Isle of Wight106272018-10-05T17:23:26ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (c. 1600-c. 1700).
The mount is an elongated sub-triangular shape in plan. It is convex at the front and flat at the rear. In plan, it is pointed at one end and has a knop at the opposite end. At the rear there are two integral tapering spikes which are circular in cross-section. One is complete and the other survives as a stub.
This mount has a coarse green surface with flecks of a green patina.
Height: 27.9mm; width: 12.4mm; thickness: 2.4mm; thickness including spike: 5.0mm. Weight: 3.06g.
A similar mount has been illustrated by Read 2001: 29, fig. 22, ref: 330 and dated c. 17th century.
Read, B. 2001. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity. Portcullis Publishing. Langport.
Frank Basford7Isle of Wight1IOW-5268099204241IOW2018-2-103POST MEDIEVALMOUNTRestricted Accessfinds-9204241112.410IOW-5260DEIncomplete1600x41047images/fbasford/11029630PAS5BB5260D001F0842018-10-03T21:26:53ZCertainx410472018-09-08T23:00:00Z362018-09-08T23:00:00Z3POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALFinderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.835ZLeicestershire1CountyCast30.1MODERN1Metal detectorPUBLIC50658E.jpg234232018GPS (from the finder)Fair8235784MO0.8DistrictCertain4PUBLIC235551907Restricted Access3.3Hinckley and Bosworth118492020-04-08T16:34:53ZReturned to LandownerExactly
Tin or tin-alloy badge. It is heart shaped with a cut-out 'C', and a small perforation centrally located at the top edge, and is lettered COALVILLE AND DISTRICT MINERS around the perimeter and ASSOCIATION across the top, between the perforation and the cut-out. The badge was found in two parts and is bent but complete.
It measures 30.1mm high by up to 19.8mm at its widest, and it weighs 3.3grams.
Coalville & District Miners Association was a trade union formed in 1887, and in 1907 the name was changed to Leicestershire Miners' Association.
Recorded as of local interest.
Kevin Leahy33OsbastonPUBLIC-5069429204231MODERNBADGERestricted Accessfinds-9204234119.810PUBLIC-50658EComplete1887images/rogerthomas/11029635PAS5BB50658001EFD32018-10-03T19:11:36ZCertain12018-10-02T23:00:00Z412018-10-02T23:00:00Z1MODERNTin or tin alloyMO1Exactly41http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MODERNWith finderCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.834ZEssex100CountyStruck or hammered15ROMAN1Certain2821164Metal detectorESS4F7CA5.jpg19687Centred on fieldConstantinian_dynasty2241nummus198431RODistrictCertain213220ESS1979517.8316Kelvedonx412181.4treveriBraintree10627Nummus (AE 1 - AE 4)2018-10-05T15:55:31ZReturned to finderEasternCircaProbably
Fragmentary Roman nummus of House Constantine, dating from c. AD 313-316. Reece period 15.
MARTI CONSERVATORI reverse type. Mint of trier (probably)
Sophie FlynnHouse of Constantine10939070.66836987ESS-4F8449920422Laureate bust rightMARTI [...]11ROMANCOINTL8417finds-9204222941112834517Trier6ESS-4F7CA56Incomplete313x41218images/slflynn/MARTI CONSERVATORI110299311PAS5BB4F7CA0014D242018-10-03T18:09:30ZMars standing facing right holding transverse spear and shieldCertainx412182PT[?]Regular2151.82132377ROMANCopper alloy41425x29357RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCONSTAN [...]Civil Parish22022-07-14T07:14:53.835ZEarlyEssex100CountyCastROMAN1EarlyMetal detectorBirdbrook_SF4F5CDB.jpg196872015From finder1200991RO4.75DistrictCertain1SF1979596Restricted Accessx412183.97Braintree106272018-11-30T13:51:32ZReturned to finder1EasternCirca
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman buckle dating to AD 43-96. It consists of part of the curved frame and the lug. The frame is concave in its back face while its front face has a oblique line which determines a bevelled outer edge. Where the frame meets the transverse bar there is a protrusion turning towards the inside of the buckle loop. The bar has a sub-rectangular cross section and it bears a longitudinal groove on either the front and back face; its outer face has a lug with a circular hole set at right angle to the bar. This buckle is military and of Early Roman, pre-Flavian, date. Parallels can be found in Grew and Griffiths,1991. Early Roman, c. AD 43-96.
Length: 27.84 mm
Width: 16.05 mm
Thickness of the bar: 4.75 mm
Weight: 3.97
Kevin Leahy27.847Birdbrook1SF-4F5FA09204211Finder's reference: Birdbrook, Field 3, no. 109ROMANBUCKLERestricted Accessfinds-9204211116.056SF-4F5CDBFragment43x41218images/ricc/11029726PAS5BB4F5CD001BD132018-10-03T18:01:01ZCertainx4121812015-07-07T23:00:00Z21ROMANCopper alloy41425RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.834ZEssex100CountyCastROMAN1Metal detectorESS4F4D0E.jpg19687From finder1198431RO1.1DistrictCertain1ESS19795300Kelvedonx412180.9Braintree106272018-10-05T15:56:10ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
Fragment of a Roman copper-alloy finger ring. Only the collet and empty bezel cup remain. The collet is hexagonal in shape. The shoulders are damaged but on one side the width of the shoulders extends past the collet and likely the band should it have survived, suggesting that it may be an example of a shield-shaped shouldered ring, as NMS-B49E30
Suggested date is AD 200 - 300
Dimensions: weight: 0.9g, length (of overall fragment): 11.4mm, width of band: 6.7mm, height of bezel/collet: 2.9mm, thickness of band/shoulder: 1.1mm
Sophie Flynn11.470.66836987ESS-4F50E19204201ROMANFINGER RINGTL8417finds-920420116.76ESS-4F4D0EFragment200x41218images/slflynn/11029941PAS5BB4F4D0001EA142018-10-03T17:56:48ZCertainx4121812151.82132377ROMANCopper alloy41425RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.834ZLateKent1CountyCastPOST MEDIEVAL1MiddleMetal detectorPetronel.jpg182102018GPS (from the finder)Corroded1179721PM7.8DistrictCertain2PUBLIC179771800Restricted Accessx4104718.4Dover106272018-12-04T17:48:13ZReturned to finder3South EastCirca
An incomplete post medieval cast copper alloy toy pistol / petronel c.1600-1800. The toy that replicates the match-lock weapons of the 16th century is 67.4mm long with the barrel being hexagonal shaped with elongated sides and tapers gradually to the muzzle end, where there is a ram-rod in the end of the barrel, now corroded and fixed solid. There is a break at the butt end that would probably have been a larger triangular butt, replicating the section that would have been held against the chest when firing this type of weapon in real life. Weight 18.4g. Similar to published record SF7122.
Jo Ahmet67.47Sandwich2PUBLIC-4F17A99204191POST MEDIEVALTOYRestricted Accessfinds-9204191110PUBLIC-4F0AD3Incomplete1600x41047images/bish/11029619PAS5BB4F0AD0012C142018-10-03T17:39:09ZCertainx4104712018-09-26T23:00:00Z364POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.833Zfinds-920418920418LEIC-4EFED5BROOCHROMANAn incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman Period brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). The pin rest of its catch plate is missing, and half of spring and pin broken off from the main body of the brooch. There is an 8-coil spring and the chord is attached to the head of the brooch with a forward-facing hook. The short wings appear to be undecorated, but slight corrosion could be obscuring vertical mouldings. The long bow smoothly tapers smoothly to the foot. The outer face of the bow has a rope-pattern moulding running its entire length. The bow profile has a shallow curve after a sharp bend at the head. The catch plate is perforated with three holes arranged in a triangle. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackreth 2011, Type 4.cb.
Length 68 mm.
Weight: 16 g.
This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes 67 brooches in addition to various other artefact types.Colchester16210604LEIC1907-06-11T00:00:00ZSpurway CollectionA116.1962/986Jewry Wall Museum2018-10-03T17:35:57Z2022-08-12T13:56:32Z16PAS5BB4EFED0015D16817222118414233753337533City of LeicesterCity of LeicesterSK580452.63066483-1.14449819bands.shops.handy10LEIC-64DF68Copper alloy10627CastIncompleteFairIRON AGEx13992ROMANx41218x41218Building workPart of an extant museum collectionEast MidlandsCertain12022-08-12T12:56:32.384ZEssex100CountyStruck or hammeredROMAN1CertainMetal detector196872015From finder1200991RO1.67DistrictCertain2220126SF1979520.54296Restricted Accessx412181.06Braintree10627Radiate (antoninianus)2018-10-04T16:43:52ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman radiate of an uncertain ruler, dating to AD 260-296. Uncertain reverse type depicting a possible standing figure. Uncertain mint. Heavily worn.
Riccardo CaravelloRadiate, Uncertain Ruler 260-2967BirdbrookSF-4EDF3F920417Unclear radiate head right.[...]11Finder's reference: Birdbrook, Field 3, no. 112.ROMANCOINRestricted Accessfinds-920417116SF-4EDDD5Incomplete260x41218images/ricc/11PAS5BB4EDDD0014C842018-10-03T17:27:09ZPossible standing figure.Certainx412182[]//[]Regular2015-07-07T23:00:00Z21ROMANCopper alloy41425RO1Circa21ROMANCertain[...]Civil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.832ZIsle of Wight1Unitary AuthorityMEDIEVAL1Certain2643743Metal detectorIOW20182104.jpg254692018Generated from computer mapping softwarePoorEdward_I_of_England1321116104MDUnitary AuthorityCertain220551IOW2546917.61282Restricted Accessx142210.81Isle of Wight11728Penny2018-10-04T10:27:09ZReturned to finderSouth EastExactly
An incomplete damaged and bent Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), minted at London. Probably class 3g, 1280-1282 (North 1991: 29, ref: 1022). The coin is in two parts.
Obverse: [ED]WR' A[NGL DNS hY]B (small crescent stop); Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery.
Reverse: [ ]ON[ ]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant.
Diameter: 17.6mm. Weight: 0.81g. (the weight includes some soil)
North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Frank BasfordEdward I of England22Isle of Wight1786IOW-4EDD73920416Crowned bust facing with a trifoliate crown and wedged drapery[ ]ON[ ]11IOW2018-2-104MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-92041641Edwardian class 3g (N 1022)26352940London102IOW-4ECC22Incomplete1280x14221images/fbasford/110296311PAS5BB4ECC20012A542018-10-03T17:22:26ZLong cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrantCertainx14221Regular2018-09-08T23:00:00Z29Probably2018-09-08T23:00:00Z3MEDIEVALSilver41421x17731MD1Exactly29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377FinderCertain[ED]WR' A[NGL DNS hY]B (small crescent stop)Civil Parish152022-07-14T07:14:53.832Z2Kent10CountyCastMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorKENT4ECBC6.jpg182102GPS (from the finder)Fair1Heraldic180411MD
Arms: Valence, de
Please note there is some disagreement on the date, location and circumstances of William De Valence's death.
Inlaid with enamel5.77DistrictCertain2KENT180851377Burmarshx1422131.56Shepway106272021-11-13T16:26:57ZReturned to finderSouth EastCirca
A worn medieval copper alloy heraldic mount, dating to the medieval period, probably dating c.AD 1247-1377.
Description: The mount is shield-shaped, with a square top tapering to a point below, with slightly convex sides. The shield is in good condition with the heraldic motif of 'barry of twelve argent and azure an orle of six martlets gules' clearly visible and mostly unworn. Colloquially the design is '12 lines of alternating silver and blue alternating with six red martlets (aligned top to bottom 3,2,1). The device is picked out in champlevé enamel for the martlets and the blue bars, which remains only as staining within in the cell work or small areas of worn in situ enamel generally in the upper sections of the design. The silver bars may have been tinned or silvered but evidence for that is uncertain due to wear. Where not enamelled the object is mottled various shades of dark grey green through to lighter green. There is no evidence of a suspension loop, fixings holes or fixing points and a single integral rivet is visible on the reverse of the mount. Some evidence of finishing via filing is present on most of the bare faces.
Measurements: Length 47.04mm; width 37.77mm; thickness 5.77mm (including rivet, 3.6mm without), weight 31.5g.
Discussion: Griffiths (1986) notes that the use of enamelled heraldic harness pendants were at their most popular in the 13th and 14th centuries, and such mounts most likely conform to a very similar trend. Ashley (2002, 16) discusses a similar large heraldic shield shape fitting or mount as no.146 and also notes the lack of fitting points or suspensions points and suggests that they "may once have been fixed to the saddle of a horse in a similar manner to that shown in a mural of St George, c.1450, in St Gregory's church, Norwich. Shields of this size could equally well have been part of some other object, perhaps even a tomb or monument" Griffiths (1989, 1-2) also observes that Large shield-shaped mounts are also occasionally shown on monuments as being attached both to female attire and to the camail of knights". Griffiths (1989. 1) goes onto discuss other objects to which such mounts could be attached including boxes/caskets, other non-monumental architectural elements, stirrups (unlikely due to size here) and shields for statuettes.
The heraldry on this mount matches that of the De Valence family as the Earls of Pembroke. William de Lusignan (later De Valence, c.1225-1296) and his two brothers Guy de Lusignan and Aymer came to England in 1247 on the invitation of Henry III (1216-1272), likely due to familial connection to the king (William being the kings maternal half brothers). William became Earl of Pembroke thanks to his marriage to Joane daughter of Warine De Monchensy, who was in turn heir via a complicated family inheritance. William came to be called William de Valence.
As the appointed Earl of Pembroke he was a loyal supporter of the King and fought in many wars at home and in the Holy Land. During the Second Baronial War he retreated from the Battle of Lewes (1264), where the king and the future Edward I were captured and managed to escape to Pevensey and then to France. It has been suggested that he and/or part of his retinue passed through Kent on their way to France. After the Royals were restored (in 1265) William returned and was granted new additional lands thanks to his support of the king, some of which was in Kent (of note, the Manor of Sutton still bares the family name as Sutton Valence to this day). William died in 1296 and after his wife's death in 1307 was succeeded by his son (named after his brother) Aymer De Valence 2nd Earl of Pembroke (1307-1324), who died childless in 1324 and the earldom became extinct after the much later death of his 2nd wife.
The De Valence family are known to have commissioned a number of enamel pieces with a number survive to this day. The most impressive example of which shows the arms repeated alongside the Royal Arms of England and that of four other important families of the day (Brittany, Angouleme, Brabant and Lacy) on the highly gilt and enamelled casket associated with Aymer De Valence in the Victoria & Albert Museum's Metalwork collection known as The Valence Casket (museum accession number (4-1865).The heraldry is also seen, again in enamel on the tomb of William De Valence at Westminster Abbey (as seen here), which also shows the arms in stone. The arms may also have graced Aymer's tomb, also in Westminster Abbey but his shield is missing, as are other elements of his tomb, though it remains in a grand state (as seen here). A modern representation of the arms of Valence impaling St Pol is opposite the tomb of Aymer (as seen here) and commemorates his wife Mary St Pol Countess of Pembroke (1304-1377). The arms are also shown in enamel on a number of armorial harness fittings and pendants such as the harness pendant from Mitcham (now part of London) held by the British Museum (1947,1007.1) and a number of other examples reported to the PAS e.g. harness pendants BH-3FF1E6, SF-877DA2Z, SF-CAA2A6, YORYM-F34C75, SWYOR-500704, SWYOR-4397F5 and NMS-F3DB89, a small round stud has also been reported IOW-71311D. Baker (2015, 7) notes that the heraldry of Valence is one of the six most common private arms to figure on heraldic pendants reported. Baker (ibid) goes onto note that that there is a wide array of styles and quality of workmanship in these, which we can see in the variety of examples reported to the PAS.
Robert Webley47.0470.96623017KENT-5D6B3B9204152heraldic1studMEDIEVALHARNESS MOUNTTR0832finds-9204151137.778KENT-4ECBC6Incomplete1247x14221images/ucljo/11029628PAS5BB4ECBC0016CC42018-10-03T17:22:20ZCertainx142211129Include in MedArch51.04967271MEDIEVALCopper alloy41421MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.831Zfinds-920414920414LEIC-4EC9F0BROOCHROMANAn incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). Its pin, half of the spring, and most of catch plate are missing. Three coils of the spring are still present, as is most of the forward-facing hook on the head of the bow. Its bow tapers smoothly to the foot. The bow surface is moderately corroded but a narrow, decorative linear ridge is discernible down the length, being more evident towards the foot. The bow profile is straight before a concave arch, opposite of what is expected and likely the result of post-depositional damage. The bow is of ovoid section shape. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackreth Type 4.be.
Length 51 mm.
Weight: 7 g.
This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes 67 brooches in addition to various other artefact types.Colchester16210604LEIC1911-08-09T00:00:00ZSpurway CollectionA116.1962/678Jewry Wall Museum2018-10-03T17:21:50Z2022-08-12T13:55:52Z7PAS5BB4EC9F0010045117222118414233753337533City of LeicesterCity of LeicesterSK580452.63066483-1.14449819bands.shops.handy10LEIC-64DDFCCopper alloy10627CastIncompleteFairIRON AGEx13992ROMANx41218x41218Building workPart of an extant museum collectionEast MidlandsCertain12022-08-12T12:55:59.845ZNorfolk100CountyCastMEDIEVAL1Metal detectorDSC_4566.JPG723862018From finder170311MDMultiple3.29DistrictCertain4SF69171450Restricted Accessx142216.62Breckland106272018-10-03T17:25:26ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
A complete cast copper-alloy composite strap end dating to the Medieval period, c. 1350-1450. The strap end is composed of three elements: two outer plates and an internal forked spacer connected by means of two circular-sectioned copper-alloy rivets (which survive in situ). Each plate demonstrates a slightly tapering rectangular upper section, which abruptly waists to form a devolved cruciform/fleur de lis shaped terminal-a rivet is sited respectively in the apex of the plate and at the midpoint of the terminal. The front face of the strap-end demonstrates incised decoration in the form of four rectangular panels (one at the top of the plate, two at its midpoint and one just before the terminal) as well as compass-drawn circular motifs inbetween the first/second and third/fourth of the former. In the middle of these circular designs are five small circular apertures broadly arranged in a cruciform pattern. Preserved in good condition with an even green patina, it measures 56.91mm in length, 15.88mm wide at its upper edge and 3.29mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 6.62g.
No exact parallel for this strap end could be found. However, it is similar to other examples with thinned terminals (c.f NMS-F736AA on the PAS database and published by Egan-2007, p. 135, no. 1534) though the combination of incised and openwork decoration is unusual.
Alexander Bliss56.917BeetleySF-4EBC6092041361MEDIEVALSTRAP ENDRestricted Accessfinds-9204131115.886SF-4EBB8BComplete1350x14221images/alexbliss/11029614PAS5BB4EBB8001C2F42018-10-03T17:18:00ZCertainx1422112018-09-02T23:00:00Z29MEDIEVALCopper alloy41425MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.828ZEssex100CountyCastROMAN1Metal detectorBirdbrook_SF4EA576.jpg196872015From finder1200991RO2.53DistrictCertain1SF19795100Restricted Accessx412181.22Braintree106272018-10-04T16:33:32ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
A copper-alloy fragment of a Roman brooch possibly of the Aucissa or Hod Hill Type, dating to AD 43-100. It is the lower part of the bow and the foot. The front face of the bow has a median longitudinal groove and two transverse grooves at its end. The foot tapers towards the end, where it is heavily twisted. The back face of the foot bears traces of the catch-plate.
Cf Hattatt (1985, p. 55, fig. 23, no. 309)
Length: 25.22 mm
Width: 6.80 mm
Thickness of the bow: 2.53 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Riccardo Caravello25.227BirdbrookSF-4EA81C920412Aucissa or Hod hill1Finder's reference: Birdbrook, Field 3, no. 113.ROMANBROOCHRestricted Accessfinds-920412116.86SF-4EA576Fragment43x41218images/ricc/11029725PAS5BB4EA5700162542018-10-03T17:12:07ZCertainx4121812015-07-07T23:00:00Z21ROMANCopper alloy41425RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.826Zfinds-920411920411LEIC-4E8E2ABROOCHROMANAn incomplete copper alloy Iron Age/Roman Period brooch (early to mid 1st century AD). Its pin, spring, wings and most of catch plate are missing; however, small protrusions at the head of the brooch suggest where there were originally wings and a forward-facing hook to secure the spring mechanism. The profile of bow is sharply angled at the head before a gentle curve. The outer face of bow is corroded but appears to have a linear groove running the length of the bow, which tapers to the foot. The bow is of ovoid section shape. This object corresponds to a Colchester brooch, Mackreth 2011, Type 4.be.
Length 80 mm.
Weight: 10 g.
This brooch is part of the brooch assemblage of the Noel Spurway collection which includes 67 brooches in addition to various other artefact types.Colchester16210504LEIC1889-01-01T00:00:00ZSpurway CollectionA116.1962/562Jewry Wall Museum2018-10-03T17:05:54Z2022-08-12T13:54:59Z10PAS5BB4E8E2001B108017222148Copper alloy10627CastIncompleteCorrodedIRON AGEx13992ROMANx41218x41218Building workPart of an extant museum collectionCertain12022-08-12T12:54:59.826ZNorfolk100CountyCast72.17POST MEDIEVAL1Metal detectorDSC_4560.JPG723812018From finder170311PMGilded11.66DistrictCertain4SF69171700Restricted Accessx4104785.45Breckland106272018-10-03T17:27:57ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
A virtually complete cast copper-alloy figurine in the form of a jester, probably of later Medieval or Post-Medieval date, c. 1400-1700. When viewed from the front the figure stands with his head looking upwards to the right, his hips bent slightly and his right hand raised. His left hand is placed on his hip though not directly joined to it. On his head he wears a double-pointed cap, while on his body some clothing folds and a belt at his waist are just visible-though the body of the figurine is heavily worn. Almost all the facial features have been worn away, though the eyes are still visible. Originally, the entire figure would have been gilded-as evidenced by the copious remains which survive in the recesses of the object. On the back of the object, a projecting bar arrangement appears to demonstrate traces of solder, while a recessed section coincident with the figurine's buttocks suggest it may originally have slotted onto something larger. Preserved in fair condition with an even green patina, it stands a total of 72.17mm high when measured from head to foot, 23.63mm wide between the left arm and right-hand side of the body, and 11.66mm thick at its midpoint. It weighs 85.45g.
No exact parallel could be found for this figure. It is clearly not a pipe tamper, being too large and with no obvious place that would serve to 'tamp' tobacco in a pipe. It bears some similarities to Medieval cross-mount figurines (e.g. PUBLIC-C4671B) but the style and subject does not seem right for this date. A wide range from the late Medieval to early Post-Medieval is suggested.
Alexander Bliss7BeetleySF-4E562292041011POST MEDIEVALFIGURINERestricted Accessfinds-9204101123.636SF-4E5106Complete1400x41047images/alexbliss/11029618PAS5BB4E5100016C942018-10-03T16:49:36ZCertainx1422112018-09-02T23:00:00Z36POST MEDIEVALCopper alloy41425MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.825ZEssex100CountyCastROMAN1Metal detectorBirdbrook_SF4E4BC2.jpg1968742015From finder1200991ROWhite metal coated2.73DistrictCertain2SF19795150Restricted Accessx412185.19Braintree106272018-10-04T16:32:42ZReturned to finderEasternCirca
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Type, so called Fantail brooch, dating to AD 50-150. It consists of two semi-tubular wings with no decorations on the front face. The back face of the head has the double lug in which the spring is still inserted. The spring mechanism is in good condition, with the copper-alloy spring bar passing through the lower lug and the pin, which only lacks of the tip. The bow has a roughly D-shaped cross-section and it is decorated with three longitudinal grooves ont the front face. The lower end of the bow has a transverse groove, which breaks the sequence of the longitudinal grooves forementioned. The foot is a flat fan-shaped plate, which has an incised line along the borders; the line is flanked on its inner side by a line of punched dots. The back face of the foot has a catch-plate which has the curved edge on the right side. The front face of the brooch has traces of silvering.
As Mackreth (2011, p. 38, pl. 35, no. 2845) and Hattatt (1985, p. 118, no. 464).
Length: 29.68 mm
Width: 17.30 mm
Thickness of the bow: 2.73 mm
Weight: 5.19 g
Riccardo Caravello29.687BirdbrookSF-4E4FCA9204094Colchester Derivative1Mackreth's type 7bFinder's reference: Birdbrook, Field 3, no. 116.ROMANBROOCHRestricted Accessfinds-9204091117.36SF-4E4BC2Incomplete50x41218images/ricc/11029724PAS5BB4E4BC0011B642018-10-03T16:48:12ZCertainx4121812015-07-07T23:00:00Z21ROMANCopper alloy41425RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ROMANCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:14:53.823ZSuffolk1CountyStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL1Certain2653877Metal detectorEdwIr.jpg159342018GPS (from the finder)Edward_I_of_England471156451MDDistrictCertain420551PUBLIC156471.881305Hepworthx142211.29St. Edmundsbury11728Penny2019-03-11T08:38:36ZReturned to finderCirca
A complete Medieval hammered silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Canterbury mint, Class 10ab, Spink 1409b.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing. Inscription EDWAR R ANGL DNS hYB
Reverse: Long cross with three pellets in each quadrant. Inscription CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR
Diameter 1.88mm, weight 1.29gm
Robert WebleyEdward I of England220.890214281811PUBLIC-4E50FC920408Crowned bust facingCIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR11MEDIEVALCOINTL9775finds-92040811Edwardian class 10ab (N 1038-1039), not further defined26383840Canterbury101PUBLIC-4E38697Complete1300x14221images/sm14hu/110296101PAS5BB4E38600193442018-10-03T16:43:02ZLong cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrantCertainx142212Regular2018-09-29T23:00:00Z29Certain52.33769322MEDIEVALSilverx25814MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWAR R ANGL DNS hYBCivil Parish152022-07-14T07:14:53.823Z