Record ID: YORYM-5C963C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II dating to the period AD 355 - 360 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman. Mint OF Lyon. RIC VIII, p.191, no.189.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DAEB5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1720 - 1790. Only a loop chape remains. The chape is trapezoidal with two tubular hinges for the spindle and two internal spikes to the longer end. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The chape is 46.6mm long, 31.8mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 7.5g. A similar chape is illustrated in Whitehead, p.103, no.VIII. According to Whitehead, shoe buckles were fastened "further down the instep as they increased in size after 1720" resulting in more stable means of attachment such as the loop chape with forked tongue…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5CF0CA
Object type: APOTHECARY WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy apothecary's weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1700 - 1800. The weight is square in plan and rectangular in section and is engraved on both sides with the traditional symbol for the apothecary's unit of measure 2 drachms. The symbol can be described in its basic form as 3y. An umlaut is present over the y. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The weight is 16.2mm long, 15.6mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.8g. Biggs (1994, p.9) discuses such weights stating that apothecaries broke away from the Grocers Company in 1617 and were granted a…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DE3F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1450 -1550. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. Lobed knops are present to either end of the bar and the outer loop of the frame is decorated with a series of transverse grooves resulting in a rope-work appearance. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 42.9mm long, 31.3mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 6.3g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.25 and are dated to circa AD 1450 - 1550. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E26FB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1350 -1450. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a lipped frame and a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The lip is notched for the pin. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The buckle is 15.1mm long, 15.1mm wide, 2.8mm thick and weighs 0.9g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.20 and are dated to circa AD 1350 - 1450. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles 1250-1800. Chelmsford: Greenlight Publishing.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E547E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular and plano-convex with a flat base and domed top. A central perforation runs through the object and all surfaces appear undecorated though are worn. The metal has a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The object is 34.3mm in diameter, 10.2mm thick and weighs 54.1g. The perforation is 9.5mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval peri…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E7D62
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy kosher seal of Post-Medieval to modern date, c.AD 1650 - 2000. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting slightly from one edge. The strip terminates in a worn break. Both sides of the seal have raised Hebrew lettering with the Star of David. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 17.1mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.9g. A similar example has been recorded as BUC-C6A87C.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E971D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting from one edge and terminating in a worn break. One side of the seal bears traces of lettering which cannot be read. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 26.3mm long, 10.9mm to 4.1mm in diameter, 4.2mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5EAA1A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750 - 1900. The seal is roughly tear drop shaped with a rectangular cross section. The front is decorated with a stamped design of the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland framed within a border of raised pellets. The reverse is stamped with "R&A" which stands for Regten en Accynsen (Customs and Excise) over the control number "456". The metal has a light brown patina and is in fair condition. The seal is 22.3mm long, 17.8mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 9.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5ECAAB
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1807 - 1969. The seal is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by holes running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. Both sides are stamped with a worn central motif in a bordered roundel depicting a pelican feeding its chicks with blood from its breast. The circumferential text around both these images is obscured but would have read "G & T EARLE LIMITED HULL" who were ship-owners and cement manufacturers established in the late 19th cent…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5EE2A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The mount is circular though roughly one third is lost to a worn break. A raised central knop is present around which is a worn and largely indistinct design, possibly foliate in nature. The reverse is undecorated. The metal has a mid-grey/green patina and is worn. The mount is 40.3mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 10.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F1AAD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III dating to the period AD 1222 - 1242. Short cross reverse. Moneyer Ioan Chic. Mint of Canterbury. Class 7b-c. North Vol 1, p.223, no.979-80.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F4562
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, distorted, pierced and worn coin of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1489 - 1660. The coin is extremely worn rendering most diagnostic detail illegible. Traces of a border with text can be determined suggestive of a Post-Medieval date. The coin is 18.6mm in diameter and weighs 1g which is approximately consistent with the dimensions for the threepence issued under Elizabeth I. Some pierced/modified coins can come within the remits of Treasure Act 1996, including all finds of pierced silver or gold coins up to AD 1180 and some thereafter depending upon the nature of the pi…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5F5D83
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy papal bulla of Pope Alexander IV dating to the medieval period. Pope Alexander IV reigned from 12 December 1254 to his death in 1261. Approximately one third of the bulla has been lost to a worn break, possibly as a result of breaking the seal. The obverse of the bulla is stamped with the faces of saints Peter and Paul within a border of raised pellets. Above the heads within the border, the saints' abbreviations would be present; 'SPA' for St. Paul to the left and 'SPE' for St. Peter to the right. The reverse is stamped with [ALE//XAN]DER//.[P]P : IIII. al…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-5F90E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver washed copper-alloy contemporary copy of a sixpence of Charles I dating to the period AD 1625 - 1649. Square shield over cross reverse. Uncertain initial mark. Mint uncertain. The coin has been pierced at 3 o'clock on the obverse.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5FDCC2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy strap fitting of medieval date, circa AD 1150 - 1450. The fitting comprises an ovate frame with a large single collared knop extending to the outer curved edge. The opposite edge is flattened, narrowed and recessed to form a bar. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The fitting is 19.8mm long, 13.3mm wide, 5.3mm thick and weighs 1.9g. A similar fitting is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, p.221, fig.138, no.1192 and is described as a pendant loop which would have been suspended from a bar mount.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5FF6F1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular with a flat top and base and a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated and are worn. The metal has a mid-yellow/grey patina. The object is 32.1mm in diameter, 11.3mm thick and weighs 69g. The perforation is 9.5mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certai…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-607909
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1550 - 1650. The buckle is a double looped oval with moulded decoration. Just over half of the buckle has been lost to worn breaks. Trilobed, trefoil mouldings are present to the surviving loop and bar terminal. The reverse is flat and undecorated and the pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 30.9mm long, 24.5mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 5.3g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.65, no.397 and is dated to circa AD 1550 - 1650. Ref: Whitehead, R. (199…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-602906
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1804 - 1968. The seal is circular in plan with a rectangular cross section and is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by a hole running across its diameter. The hole would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. The front has a stamped design featuring a circumferential border of raised pellets within which is the text "Carter" in flowing italics. The reverse bears a second circumferential border of raised pellets with the text "LONDON" around the edge. The seal was issue…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-6038EE
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead pencil of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1200 -1800. The object is square in section tapering to a blunted point at one end and is flat at the other. It is undecorated. The metal has a mid-white patina and is worn. The object is 71.5mm long, 9.6mm wide, 8.9mm thick and weighs 47.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-605B2F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy sword belt hanger buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500 -1630. The buckle is a double loop rectangle, though one end has been lost to worn breaks. An integral semi-circular suspension loop projects from one side, above the bar. The sides of the frame are angled and no decoration is present. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 38.3mm long, 34.7mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 7.2g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.76, no.472 and is dated to circa AD 1500 - 1630. The suspension loop on the published example is at r…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th November 2018
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Record ID: WILT-5ED9B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman Copper alloy developed T-Shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 75-150. The surviving fragment comprises of the head of the brooch only. The brooch features a large semi-circular headplate with a concave reverse. Cylindrical wings project from the base of the reverse of the head, holding a copper alloy axis bar in situ, and with a central rectangular slot accomodating a hinged pin, now lost. Iron staining would suggest the pin was originally iron. The vesitigial remains of an integral headloop project from the top of the head plate. The curved edge of the headplate is decorat…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: WILT-5F0081
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 75-150. The surviving section comprises of the upper bow and headplate, the lower bow and pin being lost. The head of the brooch expands into a D-shaped headplate with the vestigial remains of an integral headloop at its apex. From the reverse expands a pair of perforated D-shaped lugs; retaining traces of an iron axis bar and pin in situ. The bow drops out fo the head with a very shallowly plano-convex cross section. Both the head and bow are undecorated. Dimensions: length 19.6mm; width 18.1m…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: WILT-5F7D24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 75-150. The surviving section comprises of the upper bow and head, the lower bow and majority of the pin being lost. At the head of the brooch the cylindrical wings survive to a width of 30.4mm; c. 4.0mm in diameter. These have a central rectangualr slot cut into the reverse, and hold a copper alloy axis bar and incomplete pin in situ. The vestigial remains of an integral head loop project from the head of the brooch. Each wing is decorated with two parallel longitudinal ridges, one at the wing tip…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: WILT-6030E3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative Polden hill type brooch, probably dating to c. AD 80-120. The surviving section comprises of the upper bow and partial head, the rest lost to old breaks. At the head of the brooch only the left wing survives, this is C-shaped in cross-section, with an open reverse and with an incomplete perforated wing cap at its terminal; a separate axis bar and sprung pin are lost. The front of the wing is decorated with alternating parallel, longitudinal ridges and grooves. The brooch is decorated with a central ridge, now abraded, but prob…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: WILT-606C66
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy brooch, probably a Colchester derivative type, dating to c. AD 50-125. The surviving portion comprises of the foot of the brooch, which tapers to an unelaborated point, with an unperforated, sub-triangular catchplate projecting from the reverse. The pin rest curves right. The bow is lost to an old break, it is sub-oval in cross section. Dimensions: 25.6mm; 3.8510.1 2.16g. It is difficult to assign such a small fragment to a specific type, however the form and lack of elaboration of the foot would probably suggest an earlier Colchester derivat…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: WILT-60ABC7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete Roman copper alloy hinged Hod Hill brooch, missing only its pin, probably dating to c. AD 43-75. The head of the brooch consists of a sub-rectangular plate rolled over itself to form the wings with a central rectangular slot cut to accommodate a hinged pin; both the pin and axis bar are now lost. The bow of the brooch tapers towards the foot, and is decorated with a longitudinal corded ridge on either edge, flanking a central channel. The foot is offset from the rest of the bow, and is plain. It terminates in a simple knop. An unperforated sub-triangular catchplate pro…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5D4173
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel of probable Post Medieval date, about AD 1500 - 1800. Only half of the base of the vessel survives. The fabric is very hard and vitrified, probably a stoneware, with a fine texture and frequent small black inclusions in the buff coloured matrix. The diameter of the base would have been about 90mm. The walls are broken just after they start to flare outwards. The inside of the vessel contains some vitrified material, perhaps glaze or glass which is crazed and angular. There is some white coloured chalky material, some shiny bright green patches, and some angular crysta…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E20D8
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy probably Post Medieval to Modern furniture fitting; part of a bowed drop handle from a drawer. Only one end survives. It has a short cylindrical pin which would have been held in a handle attachment lug, and then a wider swan-necked curved handle, broken at the base of the side of the handle. The handle is rectilinear in cross-section near the articulating pin, and circular in section at the break. The object is 28.9mm long, 17.8mm wide and weighs 3.94g. It has a dark green patina. Compare NMS-40E701, CAM-7D372B, NLM-4A0591 and LANCUM-54934E. Though this is most probabl…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E7A03
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy name tag, luggage label or similar tally or plaque of Post Medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. It is a sub-rectangular sheet of copper alloy, broken at one end and rounded at the other with a small broken projecting strip at the apex. The sheet is punched with circular marks which spell out [...](L)NES / [...](N)TON. The bottom line may say SWINTON, the name of the nearest village. The object is 29.8mm long, 14.5mm wide and 1.4mm thick. It weighs 1.62g. It has a red patina, green in the recessed punchmarks. It cam be compared to name plates perhaps for luggage such as …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5E9510
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead musket ball dating from the post-medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1900. The casting sprue remains and also part of the casting seam. There is an eruption on one side of the ball, suggesting that a small bubble may have formed during casting. The ball has a light grey patina. It is 13mm in diameter (including casting sprue) and weighs 8.6g, suggesting that it was intended for use in a pistol. For reference, see Harding, B F.,2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: a Radical Study.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EB93B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy Irish 'gun money' shilling of James II (AD 1685 - 1691), Dublin or Limerick mint, dated May 1690. The coin is 28.2mm in diameter, 1.9mm thick and weighs 7.01g. See Spink (2003) Coin sof Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, number 6580B. Obverse: IACOBVS II DEI GRATIA; laureate bust left. Reverse: 1690 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX; Crown over sceptres dividing JR, XXX above, May below. These were official tokens issued in Ireland when James II was attempting to recover the English throne and were ultimately intended to be exchanged for silver coins of equiv…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5EDA81
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook, Read class A, type 2, dating from the early post-medieval period. about AD 1550 - 1700. It has a flat, oval body with three pierced lugs for attachment, one on each side of the oval and one at the base. At one end of the oval is a transverse strip, and the remains of a broad, curved hook, part of which has broken away and is missing. The face of the body is decorated with an engraved design consisting of a spray of five leaves, edged with a border of small annulets. The reverse is plain. The hook has a smooth, light green patina. It is 39mm long,…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-5F1B8E
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable solidified lead droplet; evidence of metal working, of unknown date, Roman to Post Medieval, about AD 43 - 1800. The object is a circular disc, flat on one face and rounded on the other, with no obvious markings or shaping. It has a well developed cream patina. The object is 12.7mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SWYOR-5F36E3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact,probably a weight, of Medieval to Modern date, AD 1200 - 1900. It is in the form of a short squat bell, having a circular base and curved concave sides rising to a flat top. On the top is an integrally cast, rectangular suspension loop, pierced with a small, circular perforation. The weight has a patchy white patina. It is 19.1mm high, the diameter of the base is 28.1mm and it weighs 50.63g (1.78oz), so was probably intended as a two ounce weight. Similar weights are recorded on the database: compare for example records BERK-85F15B.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5CA1BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 138-161) issued under Commodus (AD 177-192), dating to AD 180 (Reece period 9). [CONSECRATIO] reverse type depicting Marcus Aurelius on an eagle flying right. RIC III, p441, number 659.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5962C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An engraved and curved copper alloy fragment, 36.2mm in length. One side is engraved with the letters oWo within a semicircular border, away from which a number of lines radiate. The design is orientated to a linear border around the rim or edge of the fragment. The reverse is undecorated and the profile, although distorted and bent, demonstrates a curve suggesting a piece of a vessel such as a skillet. Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5973A7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A curved copper alloy fragment of a Post Medieval cooking vessel rim, 31.8mm in length. The exterior surface is rough and has traces of fire blackening; the interior is smooth with a rim around 6.2mm wide.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-599453
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy uniface token. The stamped design most likely represent the letters O and F divided by a vertical pair of pellets; the O has an additional pellet at its centre. Late Medieval to Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-59A441
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy uniface token bearing a long cross with crescents in the quarters. Late Medieval to Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-59D179
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead alloy cloth or bag seal which has been opened out. There are three distinct stamped designs: An Irish harp, crowned, flanked by a pair of five-petaled flowers all set within in a diamond or lozenge comprising a plain line and outer cabled border. A monogram of TG flanked by a pair of quatrefoils within a circular cabled border surrounded by an indecipherable legend with a number of five petalled flowers as initial marks, possibly ***[...]P.P.Y. A circle containing the letters which may be S L(or E) A / P O H / ED.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: SUR-5A0966
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An elaborate silver head from a Roman hair pin, 21.1mm in length. The form from the base to the tip comprises a conical lower collar, a flattened biconical reel, a large flattened sphere, a large double disc at the midpoint (diameter 9.2mm), a waisted reel, a smaller waisted reel and a conical or pointed acorn-shaped tip. The shaft is broken off at the base of the head. There is damage to the upper section in the form of a pronounced cut which has bent and nearly severed the tip of the pin head. Length 21.1mm, diameter (at widest part) 9.2mm, weight 3.59g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5B99CE
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy handle from a jug or other vessel, 51.5mm in length. Circa 16th-19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5BC487
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single lead alloy ball from a cast bar shot dating from the 17th-18th century. This would have consisted of a pair of conjoined lead musket balls joined with a circular small integral bar to form a dumb-bell shape. The bar appears to be made of iron, cast into the ball.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5BD01B
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single lead alloy ball from a cast bar shot dating from the 17th-18th century. This would have consisted of a pair of conjoined lead musket balls joined with a circular small integral bar to form a dumb-bell shape. The bar appears to be made of iron, cast into the ball.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5C1096
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undecorated lead spindle whorl with an off centre hole and a rounded or conical profile with a hemispherical upper and a flat lower side. The profile compares favourably to Walton Rogers form A2, dating to AD 700-1100.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5C41C8
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a large copper alloy crotal bell, consisting of one half of the lower hemispherical portion from one edge of the sound holes up to and including the midrib. The exterior surface is engraved with lines radiating from a cross pattee within a double line circular border at the bottom of the bell. Probably Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5DEB35
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval bridle bit link, 46.8mm in length. The object has a complete loop attached to a bar with a sub rounded profile, which is attached to a thickened collar at the base of a second, possibly larger loop on the opposite end, which has broken off. The object is extremely corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5E2331
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to early Post Medieval copper alloy dagger pommel, 35.9mm in length, in the form of a hollow oblate spheroid. There is a circular perforation in the end measuring 6.3mm in diameter and a larger, round hole measuring 11.8mm in diameter within a neck which protrudes around 6.5mm out from the opposite side, presumably to fit the handle. The object is undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
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Record ID: SUR-5E3BBF
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy dagger in the form of a hollow oblate spheroid with a central, circular perforation on one face (7.2mm diameter) and a larger, square perforation, 9.2mm wide, diametrically opposite. There is no decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUR-5E80AC
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely corroded copper alloy object, 35.2mm in length, with a rounded body, a flat semi-circular projection and a pierced hole through the centre. There is a break across the body of the object; what remains is extensively corroded and heavily damaged. Possibly the central block from a cast, copper alloy purse bar of late Medieval or early post-medieval date, circa 1450 - 1550. The central vertical perforation would therefore take the suspension loop swivel and the form could compare to Williams (2018) Class C1 (Ward Perkins' Type B1), with a square central block and short ar…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Saturday 8th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5A7B18
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy medieval single-looped trapezoidal buckle dating to the period c. 1350-1500. The bar is narrowed and the pin is complete. The front of the buckle appears to be folded back over on itself at the outer edge, double thickness, with incurved corners, which is an appearance intended when cast. The front part has a series of six diagonal grooves, between which sits the pin, and a wavy front edge. The sides and bar are thinned by comparison. The object has a green patina. It measures 33.04 mm in length, 28.50 mm in width at the front and 20.3 mm at the strap bar, 4.63 in …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5B3282
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy post-medieval double-looped rectangular buckle frame dating to c. 1570-1700. The frame is plain with a notch for the pin at one end, though the pin itself is missing. It has slightly rounded corners. The object has a green patina. The buckle measures 28.50 mm in length, 24.26 mm in width and weighs 6.49 g. A similar example can be found illustrated in Whitehead (2003, 75) no. 459 and given the above date range, though without supporting evidence.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5B9A73
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy medieval single-looped buckle of composite type with forked spacer dating to c. 1350 - 1450. The frame is oval, rounded, lipped (with a protruding knop), with a forked spacer. The sheet plates and pin are missing. The front of the frame is bevelled externally; the reverse is flat and covered in diagonal file marks. The prongs of the spacer are rebated after a short length beyond the frame; they narrow along their length, with a significant stepped narrowing at around halfway. The buckle has a green patina. The prongs are 20.10 mm in length, the buckle frame measures …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5BAF58
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide (strap-fitting). The frame is oval to D-shaped, with an integral circular sectioned rivet projecting outwards 2.2mm from the centre of the base, now bent slightly to one side. The sides of the frame are rectangular in cross section, becoming slightly D-shaped on the outer edge, probably due to wear. The frame is 14.6 mm wide, 12.2 mm long including the rivet and 2.4 mm thick, it weighs 0.87 g. There are extensive file marks on all faces. Egan and Pritchard (1991, 230; fig 145) illustrate a very similar example, no. 1232, and su…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5C07A1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval single-looped buckle of composite type with forked spacer dating to c. 1350 - 1450. The buckle is oval, lipped and notched and the pin is in place. One of the forked spacers has broken off close to the frame but the other is intact, albeit now bent outwards. The front of the frame is bevelled externally; the reverse is flat and covered in transverse file marks. The prongs of the spacer are rebated beyond a moulded transverse ridge at the junction of frame and plate; they narrow along their length, with a significant stepped narrowing just beyond the…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5C35F8
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide (strap-fitting). The frame is five sided with a wide flat base, sides that are almost parallel but in fact slope outwards very slightly, and an angled peak in the centre of the top bar. The base is rectangular in cross section and the sides and top bar are trapeziodal, the inner sides being wider than the outer. There is a hole through the base of the frame, halfway along and off centre, through which a circular-sectioned rivet projects internally. The frame is 22.9 mm long at the base, widening to 24.4 mm at the top bar. It is 18.7…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5C4D90
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy medieval single-looped oval frame dating to c. 1250-1400. On its outer edge there are two shallow, angled knops flanking three transverse grooves; the example can be classified as being of Meols type 8. The bar is narrowed, recessed and offset. The pin is missing; the central groove on the outer edge would have acted as a pin rest. The buckle measures 14.02 mm in length, 15.20 mm in width and weighs 0.87 g. A similar example can be found in Whitehead (2003, 22) no. 92.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5CD36E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval buckle plate probably dating from the late 12th to 13th century (c. 1150-1300). The frame is missing, being broken at the hinge loops, while two of the prong-like extensions at the attachment end of the plate are vestigial, and a third has broken through at its attachment hole. The front part of the plate, closest to the hinge end, is rectangular. As implied, the plate then divides into three bars extending towards the attachment end outlining two openwork shapes in the plate. As noted, two of these narrow bars are now broken close to the plate b…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5CE167
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incmplete medieval cast copper-alloy bar mount (strap-fitting). It comprises a central elongated oval element terminating at one end in a small sub-rectangular, squared off expanded terminal; on the other side there is a worn break from where a similar terminal has been lost. The central element is domed with a concave reverse and convex front, while the surviving terminal is thinner and D-shaped in cross-section. There is an empty, circular rivet hole at the intersection of the surviving terminal and the central circular element. At the other side there is the edge of an incomple…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-5DB584
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late early-medieval (to medieval, possibly) copper-alloy mount probably dating from the 11th century. The mount is sub-oval with rounded ends, each with a hole for a rivet; the long edges are angled outwards at their centres. The object is decorated in an abstract Ringerike style with a centrally engraved lozenge outlined by a border which broadly echoes the angles of the lozenge and angled sides. Each terminal is rendered as a trefoil of fleur-de-lis, with small, outcurving side fleurs delineated by engraved lines an a double transverse fillet connecting the side fleurs ar…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5E6503
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copepr alloy object, probably part of a Roman bracelet, possibly part of a Trumpet brooch. The remaining section is sub-oval in cross section with a shallowly convex back and convex front and slightly curved in profile. At one end is an old, irregular break. At the other the piece thins abruptly to a flat plate broadly of the same width or slightly wider than the main section, stepped down from the thickness of the main section at the front and back. This flat plate is short, ending in rounded outer corners, one of which has old damage and it is not clear if this is complet…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5E669B
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of the front plate of a post-medieval copper alloy book clasp, probably dating to c. 1500-1650. The fragment is rectangular in plan, with one end (the strap attachment end) which is flared and has four triangular indentations. One of the tips of this flared edge is missing due to an old break. The opposite end of the plate (the hook end) is missing. The break here is worn, but it is straight and square. At the attachment end there are two equally-sized holes, arranged transversely and each sitting within a stamped circle. The two holes are close enough for the stamped ci…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alverdiston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5F2F05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type, depicting two soldiers with one standard. Copying unclear mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-5F5C8C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type, depicting two soldiers with one standard. Possibly Arles mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-5F78A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type, depicting two soldiers with one standard. Probably Trier or Arles mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5F882F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 330 to 335 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA type with reverse depicting a wolf suckling twins with two stars above.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-5F9BF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of Theodora dating to AD 337 to 341 (Reece period 17). PIETAS ROMANA reverse type depicting Pietas standing cradling one child. Unclear mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-5FAA45
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete, but damaged, medieval copper-alloy strap-end dating to c. 1275 to 1400. The strap-end consists of two pieces of copper-alloy sheet forming front and back plates. The sheets are long and trapezoidal; they end in a rounded lobe and then a trefoil- or cross-like shape. These last two terminal elements are separated from each other and from the main body of the strap end by a narrowed waist. The two sheets are fixed together with a copper-alloy rivet in situ, at the lobed terminal. There is another rivet hole through each plate at the opposite (attachment) end, but …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: SOM-5FC123
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin, possibly a radiate, of unclear emperor dating to AS 260-285 (Reece period 13 or 14). Unclear type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-5FEF0A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate, of unclear emperor dating to AD 260-285 (Reece period 13 or 14). Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-600101
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy irregular (barbarous) radiate coping a coin of the deified Claudius II Gothicus (268-270) dating to AD 275-285 (Reece period 14). CONSCRATIO reverse type depicting an eagle standing left, head turned to right, mint unclear, cf Cunetio no.2877.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-60109B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate of Victorinus or Tetricus I dating to AD 268 to 274 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting a standing female figure. Mint unclear.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-6046D0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by John Price at Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight, Williamson Hampshire 236, dating to AD 1648 to 1672. Ref: Williamson (1889, 274).
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-60F39B
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A domed, gilded, cast copper alloy object, possibly a dagger or knife pommel of probable medieval or early post-medieval date, about AD1300 - 1700. The piece is circular in outline and highly domed with angled sides and rounded top. The sides have extensive remains of gilding. The concave back is entirely filled with iron corrosion apart from a small rectangular slot that runs through the corrosion and appears to hold remains of a grained iron substance, either wrought iron or organic material filled with iron corrosion. The copper alloy dome is 19.1mm in diameter, 11.0mm tall and 2…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-5C021A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Headstud Type, dating to AD 75-250. It is the head and the upper part of the bow of the brooch. The head consists of two cylindrical wings, which still house the copper-alloy bar; the central slot on the back face retains a fragment of the hinged pin-loop. The top of the head has fragments of the chain loop. The bow has a sub-rectangular cross-section and bears a stud on the front face; the stud is heavily worn. The back face of the bow is slightly concave. Cf Mackreth (2011, p. 78, plate 75, no. 7445) Length: 13.69 mm Width: 1…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5A50AE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic unidentified object of probable late Iron Age or early Roman date, c. 100 BC-AD 100. The object takes the form of a boar's head, being hollow and thus effectively socketed. Demonstrating a broadly circular section, it consists a straight shaft or neck that extends upwards before transitioning into the head of the animal, which is presented open-mouthed with large projecting elongated ears, raised circular eyes with a central recess and a tapering lipped snout. On the back of the boar's head extending from the mid-point of the neck are a serie…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bardwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5ABE3B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Hinged Type, dating to AD 43-120. It has two sub-cylindrical wings, which are slightly open along the longitudinal median line on the back face; they house a copper-alloy bar and there is a slot on the back for the missing pin. The bow is slightly arched and tapers towards the break. The front face of the bow has a longitudinal median ridge, which stops at 9.93 mm from the break; in this latter part there is a series of worn transversal ribs. The ridge on the front gives the bow a sub-triangular cross-section with th…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5B4662
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Double lug Type, dating to AD 43-100. It consists of the head and a short part of the upper bow of the brooch. The head has two semi-circular cross-sectioned wings which house the spring mechanism still in place; unfortunately, the pin is missing. The upper part of the bow (7.86 mm long) still surviving has a semi-circular cross-section and it is very worn. Length: 13.59 mm Width: 25.21 mm Thickness of the bow: 4.67 mm Weight: 5.66 g
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5BB897
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Hinged Type, dating to AD 43-120. The head is very damaged and incomplete having only one wing left, which is cylindrical and still houses a fragment of the copper-alloy pin bar. The bow has a D-shaped cross-section and tapers towards the foot. The front face of the upper bow has a series of radial grooves starting where the head meets the bow and run down for 12.15 mm; below that the surface is pitted and worn. The back face of the foot bears a fragment of the catch plate. Length: 31.04 mm Width: 11.87 mm T…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5D07DA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper-alloy Roman finger ring, dating to 300-400. Only the recessed setting for the bezel and fragments of the shoulders survive. The setting is circular in plan while the shoulders are formed by two waisted elements, which end with a transverse raised ridge. Tha back face is plain. Cf with Henig-s Type VIII (1974, part I, fig. 2). Cf Blagg-Pluviez-Tester (2004, p. 115, no. 78). Length: 16.60 mm Width: 10.04 mm Thickness of the setting: 2.55 mm Weight: 0.99 g
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5F83D0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Magnentius, dating to AD 352-353 (Reece Period 18). SALVS D[D NN ]AVG ET CAE[S] reverse type depicting Chi-Rho, alpha and omega in the field. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beaumont-cum-Moze', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5A5BF1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy socketed spearhead dating to the Middle Bronze Age, c. 1550-1250 BC. This example is of Davis' Group 6-'Developed side looped spearheads', probably belonging to the Acton Park or Taunton metalworking phases. The base of the socket is missing along with the edge of one blade wing, but otherwise the spearhead is preserved intact. The socket itself is circular sectioned and extends into the head of the spear for a short distance before becoming solid, retaining most of one socket-loop at its irregularly truncated end. The latter has a broadly lo…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Playford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5836E6
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post Medieval copper-alloy cuff link, dating to the 18th century. The object consists of two bevelled discs connected by a copper alloy soldered wire, which runs through the attachment loops located at the back of the cufflink buttons. The front of each button is decorated with a raised portrait of a male bust facing left, with long and curly hair (probably a wig), representing Louis XV (AD1710 - AD1774) who was also known as Louis the Beloved (French: le Bien-Aime). The bust is positioned above an inscription reading L . X . V, all within a raised circular border. The rim …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Saturday 4th April 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-64689C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy double looped buckle c.1350-1650. With just over half of the buckle remaining (29.2mm length and 27.5mm wide) the frame is shallow D-shaped in cross section being rounded on the top and flat on the reverse and waisted adjacent to the narrowed strap bar that has rust traces, indicating an iron pin. The remaining loop is also D-shaped and has a pin notch on the front edge probably more due to wear than design. Thickness 2.3mm and weight 4.2g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Sunday 18th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Worth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-647D74
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy thimble of early post-medieval date. Description: The thimble has a tapered body, pointed crown and manually-punched, rectangular pits. The pits on both the body and the crown of the thimble are in a right-hand spiral pattern. The pits on the body begin about one quarter of the way up from the base. Between the pits and the base there is a circumferential groove above a decorated band. The decoration on the band is a pattern of repeated, facing half-annulets. Measurements: Height 18.16mm: Diameter 15.94mm: Weight 2.24g. Discussion: This style of thimble is dat…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th May 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-64BC92
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete whetstone of probable early-medieval date (c. AD 800 - 1100). Description: The whetstone is formed from a very fine-grained, sedimentary, mica-rich stone. It is sub-trapezoidal in plan with tapering sides and is trapezoidal in cross section although there is significant post-depositional damage that has changed its profile. Both ends are broken, probably in antiquity. Two sides are flat and smooth. The other sides are damaged. Measurements: Length 86.72mm: Width 25.09mm: Thickness 16.29mm: Weight 63.33g Discussion: Dating of whetstones is difficult as they were …
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd October 2018
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Record ID: PAS-5A8269
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly corroded fragment from a late early-medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian cast copper-alloy cheekpiece (c. 11th century AD). The fragment is formed of a curved Ringerike style animal head and neck in profile, broken through the neck. The cheekpiece is flat and the neck is long and the head is set at roughly right angles to it. On the outer edge of the curve is a recessed protrusion, broadly semicircular with a small off-central knop and a second raised knop towards its back (at the neck end). At the tip of the head is a recurving hook to the upper jaw. Below are three slight, lobed p…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-5B678F
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late early-medieval/Anglo-Scandinavian cast copper-alloy cheekpiece of Williams Type 1 (c. 11th century AD). The only element to have been lost is one of the outcurving zoomorphic side plates, broken where the neck of the creature joined the body of the cheekpiece. The other side plate is intact and is formed of a curved Ringerike style animal head and neck in profile. The plate has a D-shaped cross-section, being curved on the front and flat on the reverse, The beast's neck is long and the head is set at roughly right angles to it. On the outer edge of the curve is a cu…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wimborne St. Giles CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-5C5AB0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded and incomplete late early-medieval cast copper-alloy harness link (11th century AD). The object consists of a central plate with boss, though one half of the plate beyond the boss, along with its loop, have been lost. The arm is semicircular in cross-section, with a flat reverse. At one end of this is a moulded boss extending either side of the plate. It represents a face, probably zoomorphic rather than anthropomorphic. Just protruding above the plate are a pair of pointed ears. Below the plate is the nose and the lopsided V-shaped mouth. The nose is moulded, triangular, a…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage St. Michael CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-602147
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late early-medieval cast copper-alloy harness link (c. 11th century AD). The object consists of a central plate with boss; part of one of the terminal loops have been lost. The arms are semicircular in cross-section, with a flat reverse. At what would have been the centre of the complete link there is a low moulded boss with a small knop extending either side of the plate. The boss is solid. The plate terminated at each end in a loop; as noted, one is now vestigial. The other is circular and features three rounded knops, one at each cardinal point. The object is a red-br…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wimborne St. Giles CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-608E5B
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete late early-medieval cast copper-alloy harness link (c. 11th century AD). The object would have consisted of a central circular plate with boss from which four arms would have emerged, one at each cardinal point; one arm has been lost completely, while another arm now only has a vestigial loop. Integral with the central circle is a high domed boss which is hollow backed. The arms are semicircular in cross-section, with a flat reverse. The surviving loops are oval and bevelled externally. They feature three rounded knops, one at each cardinal point. The object is a red-…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gussage All Saints CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-5A20E8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete Early Medieval silver strap-end dating to c. AD 750-950. The strap-end is tongue-shaped with a pointed terminal. The plate tapers inwards from a 14.8 mm to 8.6 mm in width before it terminates to a point. The top of the plate is rectangular and has one central rivet hole with a diameter of 3.2 mm. There are some incised lines around the rivet hole, but these are worn, and it is uncertain if this is part of the decoration of the strap-end or lines caused by wear and damage. The rest of the plate tapers inwards and has a decorated motif on the surface. The zoo…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lambourn CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-5CBC99
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete gold finger ring. It is now distorted, but comprises a wide flat hoop with raised top and bottom edges, within which are repeating applied bands of coiled wire and granulation (gold pellets); under magnification it is possible to see the inner gold rod around which the wire has been coiled. The wire bands are arranged in two rows of C-shaped arcs opposing one another; the open ends are offset, so that each end is within the curve of the opposing C. A circular flattish gold pellet is located where each pair of the coiled-wire arcs meet, and another in each spand…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-5DF77C
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE 2018 T755. Description: Four cast copper alloy palstave axe heads, found within c. 1m of each other and dating to the Middle Bronze Age (c. 1500-1300 BC). As description of each axe head follows: Axe head 1: Damage to butt, large stop ridge, three ribs down blade. Casting seams filed. Tip of blade bevelled both sides, small amount of damage (use?) to blade edge. Dimensions: 143.2mm long, 65.7mm wide (blade), 21.2mm wide (across thickest bit), 27.6mm high, 19.7mm thick at butt. 366.9 grams. Axe head 2: As above, but butt is complete. Damage to blade, not obviously bevell…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bletchingdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: OXON-5CECC4
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete Late Bronze Age gold penannular ring (c.1150 – 800 cal BC). The ring is made of gold bar that is circular in cross-section. This has been bent into an approximately circular loop with a small gap between two terminals. The terminals are flat and one has a small knick in the end. The ring is plain and smooth all over. On close examination a series of alternating darker and lighter rings can been seen around the circumference. Each band is approximately 5mm wide. Dimensions: Length: 20.6mm, Height: 18.9mm, Thickness: 8.1mm, Weight: 16.3g. Hole diameter: 6.5…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baughurst', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-5C8E24
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Edward I, class 10cf3a, London, North 1042/1, worn, 1307-9
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5CB72C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy nummus, House of Constantine or Valentinian, further details illegible, AD330-78
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5CC5DC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy radiate of Gallienus, Rome, reverse DIANAE CONS AVG, Doe or deer right, mintamrk perhaps -/-//XI. further details illegible, AD260-8
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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Record ID: NMS-5CE0CB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy radiate of Claudius II, Rome, reverse FELICITAS AVG, Felicitas standing left with caduceus and cornucopia, further details illegible, AD268-70
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th October 2018
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