Record ID: CORN-DB2A92
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver finger ring dating from the Medieval period, c.1200-1400. The ring is inscribed on the outer face of its hoop with the Lombardic letters +A+G+L+A+A with each letter separated by a cross potent. The inscription has amuletic significance representing the words, translated from Hebrew: Atha Gebri Leilan Adonai, meaning 'Thou art mighty forever, O Lord'. It was invoked as a charm against fever during the Middle Ages. See O. M. Dalton, Catalogue of Finger Rings (London, 1912), pp.135-6. This ring has an extra 'A' at the end of the inscription which may not represent a…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ottery St. Mary', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA0B3C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn silver post-medieval hammered shilling of William III (1694 - 1702 AD) with incised cross. The coin is worn blank but has been modified on one side with a Latin cross crudely etched into it, presumably for devotional purposes. The coin is 25.06mm in diameter, 0.98mm in thickness and weighs 4.10g.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2018
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Record ID: HAMP-D993A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age uninscribed (base) silver stater of South-Western type, attributed to the Durotriges. Rudd's 'Cranborne Chase' type (ABC 2157), dating to c.58 BC - AD 43. The coin is oval in shape with a split in the flan and a few spots of copper corrosion. Reference: ABC 2157; BMC 2525-46; Van Arsdell 1235.1
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-D95776
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver medieval hammered penny of Edward III, dating to 1343/4 - 1351 AD. Third or 'florin' coinage, mint of York. Obverse of forward-facing bust; [ED]WA[......]. Reverse of long-cross pattee with central quatrefoil and three pellets in corners; CIVI/TAS/[.../...]. The coin is 16.58mm in diameter, 0.58mm in thickness and weighs 0.66g. Spink (2008) no. 1556.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: CORN-D94339
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cut half of a short cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Short cross coinage (1216-1247), Class 7a (1217-1222), moneyer Tomas, mint of Canterbury, Mass 1943.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-D8E2AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver medieval hammered penny of Edward I or II, dating to 1300 - 1310 AD. Blunt 4c, mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed. Obverse of forward-facing bust with bifoliate crown; EDWA R ANGL DNS hYB. Slightly counter-struck reverse of long-cross pattee with three pellets in corners; VILL/A B[E]/REV/VICI. The coin is 17.93mm in diameter, 0.80mm in thickness and weighs 1.13g.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
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Record ID: WMID-D88077
Object type: STUD FASTENER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete silver stud fastener. The object has a sub-circular discoid head from which a cylindrical shank projects from the centre of the base and completes in a rounded terminal. The shank appears to have been soldered to the head of the stud, with a circular plate acting as the fixing point between the head and the shank. The shank has been bent off-centre and the rounded terminal is worn and misshapen. The face of the disc is inscribed with a series of letters and numbers across three lines, possibly signifying initials and the date. The inscription is as follows: KH …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beetley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-D86CCD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cut silver farthing of a short cross penny of John (1199-1216), Short Cross coinage, Class 5b1 (1205) with pellet-barred 'S' and 'R' with flat top and the positioning of these letters in the obverse legend and the collar around the neck of the bust, and cross pattee as initial mark on reverse, moneyer Adam, London mint, Mass 1398.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2019
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Record ID: BM-D86A50
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver-gilt composite dress hook. The back-plate is heart-shaped in plan and the border is serrated and pushed upward to hold the body, which rises away from the back-plate as a cushion. The surface of the cushion is covered in a field of filigree circlets which surround a larger filigree circle at the centre. Inside the large circle are three more, smaller filigree circlets. At the point where these three circlets meet, which is the centre of the body, projects a collet framing a black-coloured (niello?) knop. Smaller black knops surround the centre circle and stud the field of circ…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
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Record ID: LON-D860D3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavly clipped Post Medieval silver sixpence or groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating from AD 1570-1579. Mint of London. Obverse: [Crowned bust left; rose behind head right.] Obverse inscription: [] Reverse: Long cross fourchee on shield of Arms of England and France surmounted by date 157?. Reverse inscription: [] Dimensions: diameter: 15.06mm, Weight: 0.77g Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink: London
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D84D77
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235), dating to the period AD 230 (Reece period 11). P M TR P VIIII COS III P P reverse type depicting Sol radiate standing right, head turned left, raising right hand and holding globe. Mint of Rome. As RIC IV.2, p. 78, no. 102a.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-D83587
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn Medieval silver penny of Edward I (1273-1307)- Edward II (1307-1327) Obverse: []WARDVS[] Facing bust. Reverse: []E[] Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle. Dimensions: diameter: 16.26mm; weight: 0.64g.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-D82924
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval penny of Richard I (1189 - 1199) dating to the period AD 1194 - 1205. Short cross reverse. Moneyer Willelm. Mint of London. Class 4a. North Vol 1, p.220, no.968/1.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-D7FC14
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Alexander III of Scotland (1249-1286). Second Coinage, c. 1280-1292. Class E1/M mule: incurved lettering on the obverse and 24 points on the reverse. Obverse: +ALEXAN[DER DE]I G[R]A; Crowned bust with sceptre left. Reverse: [REX]/SCO/TO[R]/V[M]; Long cross dividing the inscription with a mullet of six points in each quadrant. Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 0.96g. DA=12:4.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D7E861
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and worn Medieval silver penny of Richard II (1377-1399), minted at York (North 1991: 63, ref: 1329, possibly 1329g. Obverse: [RICAR]D REX AnGLlE; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown Reverse: CIVI/TAS/EBO/[RACI]; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross. Diameter: 15.9mm. Weight: 0.87g. DA=12:9. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London. This coin has been kindly identified by Mr Carl Savage.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-D78100
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver-gilt unidentified object, medieval to post-medieval in date. The fragment resembles a trefoil or a leaf, though the detail is worn. The reverse is plain and flat. Dimensions: length: 10.8mm, width: 8.3mm, thickness: 2.1mm, weight: 0.65g Discussion: It is difficult to say what type of object the fragment came from. It may have been part of a mount, a pendant, or a dress fastener. For example, see 2017 T881 (a pendant fragment, SOM-62AFB8), 2015 T584 (a dress fastener, CORN-470CE3) and 2017 T136 (a strap-end, SOM-AAC236). Conclusion: In terms of age and as the …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th November 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D71BE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded silver denarius of Vespasian (AD 69-79), dating to the period AD 77-78 (Reece period 4). [IMP XIX] reverse type depicting a Sow left with piglets. Mint of Rome. As RIC II (2nd ed.), p. 130, no. 983.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D6EC77
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman siliqua of Valens (AD 364-378), dating to the period c.AD 364-367 (Reece period 19). RESTITV-TOR REIP reverse type depicting the Emperor standing facing, head right, holding labarum and Victory on globe. Mint of Lyon. As RIC IX, p. 43, no. 6f.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-D64323
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete silver gilt dress pin, with just the hollow spherical head remaining, which dates from the early Post-medieval period. The head is made up of two soldered hemispheres with six applied filigree circlets, 6 mm in diameter, separated by granules, 1.5 mm in diameter, in each hemisphere. The two hemispheres are joined by a central collar or band, 2 mm in height, at the widest circumference of the head, which is 16.6 mm in diameter. There are five circlets that form a row around the circumference of the upper hemisphere which is topped by the sixth circlet which would have had a …
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Erth', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-D6229C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1548-1603), dating to AD 1596. Third issue, initial mark key. London mint, North (1991: 137) no. 2015.
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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