Record ID: PUBLIC-68A650
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast lead alloy toy plate, probably dating 17th - 18th century. The plate has a slightly scallop-edged flange, bevelled wall and a flat base. The rim has a beaded border along both the outermost and the inner edge, with vertical lines between borders. At the centre, the plate is decorated with a stylized arcuate cross with saltires in the angles, and pellets at the ends and in the centre. The reverse of the dish is undecorated. The toy plate has suffered some rim damage, perhaps at some time after its deposition. No exact parallels can be found, but there is an exam…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th December 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-676703
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Bronze Age knapped flint barbed and tanged arrowhead, Sutton type B, dating circa 2150 -1500 BC. The arrowhead is triangular in plan, with one face being slightly concave, and the other gently convex. It is bifacially worked with covering, scaled, low angle retouch. The complete barbs have rounded ends and the tang is square. The flint is dark grey in colour and there is no patina. One side is marginally flatter in profile than the other, with a small raised central portion remaining unflaked. Dimensions: length: 31.54mm; width: 23.35mm; thickness: 5.14mm; weight…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2022
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Record ID: SOM-63C876
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy amphora-shaped strap end of Late Roman date. It consists of two sheets of copper alloy held together by a rivet, only the upper sections of which survive. One sheet measures 2.9 mm in thickness and is broken just below the handles of the amphora. The attachment end of the object is trapezoidal in shape and narrows in width from 10.1 mm at the top to 7.2 mm at the base. At the top of this is a circular rivet that holds the two sheets near the upper edge. Two curved projections extend on either side bottom of the neck. These represent the handles of the …
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-63A630
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny, probably of Edward IV, first or second reign, datng to AD 1461 to 1483. Unclear class. Possibly minted at Durham.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westonzoyland CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-639318
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy Barabrous Radiate, imitating Tetricus II, dating to AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Imitating PAX AVG, depicing a female figure standing left holding a cornucopia in right hand, dividing insription as Pax's branch.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-638C3A
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The end of the handle and about half the length of a slip topped lead-tin (pewter) spoon of xx date. The handle is is hexagonal in section with a slightly narrower back than front and ends in a corroded break towards the centre of the handle. The handle widens and thickens gradually towards the terminal. The slip top end is slightly expanded and broken around the lower edge with corroded breaks. The piece is 64.0mm long, 9.5mm wide by 8.0mm thick and weighs 15.02g. It is 6.5mm by 5.8mm at the narrowest point. Found in the same field as SOM-1E6780 but unlikely to be fromt he same s…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-633E4F
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy strap fitting or guide of Post-Medieval to Modern date, c.AD 1700-2000. The strap fitting is oval in plan and rectangular in section. In the centre of one end, where the oval narrows, is a regular circular hole perforating the object. In the centre of the other end, where the oval narrows, is a regular oval hole perforating the object. At one side of the oval perforation the metal sides narrow evenly on top and bottom, forming two terminals which are triangular in profile and rectangular in section. Between the two terminals is a 2mm wide slot stretchin…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-633073
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy hinged developed T-shaped brooch dating to c. AD 50 to 160. The brooch is almost complete, missing only the pin and part of its catchplate. The brooch has open-ended cylindrical wings measuring 20.1 mm in width and 4.2 mm in diameter. On one end the tip of the wing is missing, uncovering traces of white cement. The wings taper slightly from the centre of the head to each end. At their centre and on the reverse there is a central sub-rectangular slot for the pin, now missing. Within this slot is a copper alloy axis bar, still in situ. The left wing i…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-630F71
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating from AD 1565. Initial mark rose. Mint of London. North (1975.111) No. 1997. Obverse: Crowned bust left; rose behind head right. Obverse inscription: ELIZABETH D G ANG:FR.ET:HIB REGINA. Reverse: Long cross fourchee on shield of Arms of England and France surmounted by date 1565. Reverse inscription: POSVI DEV.'ADIVTOREM.MEV: Dimensions: diameter: 25.59mm, Weight: 2.99g
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: GLO-63005E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy composite three piece strap end comprising of the forward edge of the middle portion of the strap-end. This consists of a truncated ring, behind which would have been a forked spacer but this area is now truncated. On the forward edge is a projecting acorn knop terminal. Similar examples are illustrated in Egan, G & Pritchard, F, 2002, 'Dress Accessories c. 1150 - c. 1450', pages 140-1, ref no 651. Date AD 1250 - 1450
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cotswolds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-62F024
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy padlock. The padlock is broadly cylindrical, with a hollow, facetted barrel, hexagonal in cross-section and slightly tapered to one end. Three conjoining facets on the underside of the barrel are decorated along their long axis with curving lines of two rows of stamped triangles (pointing outwards). At the wider end is an irregularly shaped aperture, broken at one side. Above this projects a vertical, flat bar arm at a right angle to the barrel with a small circular aperture halfway up. At the top of this extends a broken locking arm with a faceted five-side…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: ESS-62B856
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Silver annular brooch. Complete with a break in the band immediately next to the pin collar. The annular band is ‘D’ shaped in section and circular in plan, though is slightly deformed, likely post depositionally. There are two raised transverse ridges around the band that form the pin collar. The pin itself is an elongated rectangular shape with a ‘D’ shaped section and a rounded terminal and is 21.8mm in length. One terminal is bent over on itself to form a loop, where it is attached to the band between the pin collar ridges. The patina is a light grey with areas of oxidisat…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Record ID: BM-6291E6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Iron Age stater of the North Thames region / Catuvellauni and Trinovantes, struck for Cunobelin, dating to the period c.AD 8-41, Cunobelinus Plastic type. Obverse: Corn ear without central stalk, CA to left, MV to right. Reverse: Horse right, pellet and branch above, pellets above head, CVNO below. Cf. ABC p. 136, no. 2786 but without pellet ring below horse; As BMC no. 1816.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-628A80
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy awl, possibly Bronze Age - Medieval in date, 2000 B.C. - AD.1100. The object is a single cast chisel with a flat terminal that widens towards the middle of the piece before tapering down to a point. The wider end terminates in a worn break, and is slightly bent inwards. The point is likely the tang of the object to be inserted into a wooden handle, and is roughly square in section. There is a slightly thicker collar below the tang. The object is undecorated, is mid to dark green in colour and has an uneven patina. Abrasion, caused by movement within the plou…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd January 2021
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Record ID: IOW-624731
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy weight, possibly a steelyard weight, of Unknown date (c. AD 43-c. 1800). This weight is roughly cylinder shaped and is sub-circular in cross-section. The sides taper from the flat base towards the top where it is narrowed and flattened to form a suspension loop. The off-set circular hole has a diameter of 6.0mm. The body of the weight has a chop or cut mark, 20.8 mm in length with a maximum width of 3.1mm. The surface of the apex has six transverse cut marks. There are several circular indentations on the base. The weight is grey. One half of the base is ve…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-621B12
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded cast copper-alloy harness mount from a heraldic horse pendant dating to the Medieval period (twelfth to early thirteenth century AD). The central plate of the mount is square in shape with two integrally cast semi-circular attachment lugs either side, each with a central circular perforation. The decoration on the plate is very worn but appears to show a rampant lion facing left within an oval border and four fleur de lis, one pointing towards each corner, all within a square border. Extending from the lower edge of the plate is a two pronged suspension loop. The prongs are a…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 30th October 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-61C9E6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silvered copper-alloy radiate of Carinus as Augustus, dating to 283 - 285 AD (Reece Period 14). Mint of Antioch. RIC V, pt 2, p. 179, no. 325. Obverse: IMP C M AVR CARINVS P F AVG; Radiate and cuirassed right Reverse: VIRTVS AVGG; Carinus (on left) standing right and receiving Victory from Jupiter (on right), who holds a sceptre; Mintmark: A//XXI The coin is 21.01mm in diameter, 1.78mm in thickness and weighs 4.03g.
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
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Record ID: SOM-61C529
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy bell of probably Roman date. The bell survives for half of its original circumference. The bell is conical in shape and triangular in profile, with an integral sub-rectangular tab with a central circular perforation for suspension. The conical body, of which only half survives, has openwork decoration with elongated triangular holes. Three of the original four holes survive and have their base parallel to the base of the bell. One hole is complete, the other two are just half each. The surface of the bell has a tin or silver coating. The inner side of the…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-615B83
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Headstud brooch of the Roman period. The brooch consists of short, stepped rectangular and D-shaped cross sectioned wings, which have an integral broken chain loop in the centre of their upper edge. To the rear of the wings is an incomplete hinged pin. The bow is sub-rectangular in cross section and tapers down to a semi-circular shaped stepped foot. Decoration consists of an eponymous raised stud surrounding a concentric empty cell, below the stud and running the length of the bow, are a row of lozenge shaped cells some of which contain red enamel, these are enclosed by…
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Harting', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-6150E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Bristol
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337) and dated to AD 319 and minted in London. RIC 158 Obverse: cuirassed bust facing left wearing high crested helmet, holding spear over right shoulder IMP CONSTANT-INVS AVG / two Victories holding shield inscribed [VO]T/P[R] on altar decorated with diamond and dots pattern. V[ICT]ORIAE LAETAE PRINC P[E]RP in ex [PL]N
Created on: Thursday 4th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
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