Record ID: WAW-272639
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (13th to 14th centuries) shield-shaped heraldic mount: The copper alloy fitting is shield-shaped and has decoration on the outer face in the form of: Azure, three bendlets or and a canton with three ermine spots. Which is obliquely angled lines, alternating blue and probably yellow if the colour of the bronze is used. There are no signs of gilding. For the blue, these stripes are three cells, one of which has a fleck of blue, probably enamel, adhering to the surface. In the top left hand corner there is a square with traces of white alloy coating and three lower-relief ermine…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: NMS-27E916
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment Roman tinned copper alloy spoon, broken circular bowl, stump of tapering rectangular-sectioned handle bent before worn break. Crummy 1983, 69, Type 1. Diameter of bowl 22.5mm. Extant length 30mm. Mid 1st - 2nd century.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 29th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: NMS-281056
Object type: MIRROR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Roman copper alloy (speculum) mirror. The fragment is sub trapezoidal and has old breaks on all edges, with breaks at one end across twin circular perforations. Both faces are polished, one side with fine striations. Extant length 23mm. Extant width 11mm. 1mm thick. Speculum is a copper alloy containing a high concentration of tin which tends to be very brittle. A number of similar fragments have been recorded on the database including NMS-242E75; LANCUM-3C5106 & SF-1EF1D4. c. AD 43 - 409.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: NMS-285149
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Roman copper alloy bracelet, flat-sectioned hoop broken at both ends, notched and engraved decoration comprises oblique and transverse notches forming bisected chevrons along both edges, offset to form a reserved zig -zag median band. Width 4.2mm. Thickness 1mm. Extant length (straightened out) 30.5mm. 3rd - 4th century.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-285CFB
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, probably a piece of casting waste of unknown date consisting of a casting well and runners. It has an oval base and an upright extension with concave sides, flaring towards the top where it is divided on one side into three points by V shaped grooves on one side. The other side of the extension is flat. There is a small depression in the centre of the base and traces of a casting seam are visible along one edge of the extension. The object has a light grey patina. It is 19.7mm long, 20.6mm wide and 12.9mm thick. It weighs 15.1g.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

• 

  Image not taken

Record ID: NMS-285D8B
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy jetton, Nuremberg rose-orb type, either anonymous or a Schultes product, c.1550-1612
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-288822
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An inscribed, copper alloy mount or label, probably from a box, trunk, case or chest, of post-Medieval date, about AD 1700 - 1900. In plan it is a narrow rectangle with a hemispherical extension at each end, pierced with a circular perforation. One of the ends has broken away at the perforation and is missing. In the centre of the reverse is the stub of a circular mounting stud, also broken. The front is convex. The front of the mount has a two line inscription in incised cursive script, but sadly this is almost illegible. The top line appears to be a name and the second line is perha…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-2895F5
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Early Saxon tinned copper alloy gusset plate, the broad triangular lower part with a perforation before the angle on both sides, broken across one, the other with twin oblique grooves before the point. Angular median rib with longitudinal groove and oblique lines forming flanking zig-zags. The upper end has traces of tinning at the break across opposed angular lobes, both with single ring-and-dot. Extant width 31mm. Extant length 20mm. Thickness at rib 3mm. Weight 4.15g. The breaks are not recent. C. AD 480-530.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-28A3F1
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, Medieval to Post-medieval book clasp dating from about AD 1400 - 1600. The remaining portion consists of a narrow, rectangular strip of sheet copper alloy, flared at one end and with a curved, blunt hook in the centre of the other end. Two rectangular lobes project sideways from the main body, one on each side, immediately adjacent to the hook and there is another pair of narrower lobes next to the flared end. The flared end is damaged, some of the metal having broken away, but the remains of a small, circular perforation for a fastening rivet can still be…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-28AFD4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy rectangular or lozenge-shaped strap mount probably dating from the post-medieval period, about 1500-1800. The object consists of two plates attached by a square-sectioned rivet which is integral to the upper plate, and off-centre to both. Both plates are decorated with a lattice pattern of cross-hatching (compare the incised decoration of SF-429715). The object has a length of 12.4mm, a width of 11.0mm, and a thickness of 6.6mm. It weighs 1.4g.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-28B57D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver coin: a denarius of Septimus Severus (AD 193 - 211) dating from AD 198 (Reece Period 10). PACI AETERNAE reverse type depicting Pax enthroned left holding an olive branch and a sceptre. Mint of Rome. Compare Sear Volume 2, number 6319 on page 462. It is 17.3mm in diameter and 1.7mm thick. It weighs 2.69g.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-28D3F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward I (AD 1272 - 1307) or Edward II (AD 1307 - 1327), probably Class 10cf dating from AD 1305 - 1310, Canterbury mint. North (1991) Volume 2 number 1040 - 1043 on page 32. The coin is 17mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.38g.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-292835
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman coin, probably an as or dupondius of unclear 1st to 3rd century AD ruler, dating to the period AD 41-260. The reverse depicts a standing figure holding a cornucopia. It is 26.3mm long, 23.1mm wide and 2.7mm thick. It weighs 5.92g.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-292FC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper-alloy Roman trumpet brooch, dating to c AD 75-175. The head is ovate with a single integral lug on the reverse, through which most of the spring remains intact. The head loop or hook and the pin are missing and there is damage to the catch plate. The head of the bow is has moulded decoration and recesses to hold enamel; a crescent shaped cell still contains blue enamel. The centre of the bow has a globular acanthus moulding. The foot end of the bow is decorated with a central zigzagged ridge, with recesses on either side. The bow terminates in a flat, circular fo…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 26th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-293012
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast copper-alloy Medieval possible pommel in the form of an eagle or griffin head, . Description: The pommel is hollow and takes the form of a simplified eagle or griffin head. It has the detail of the beak, eyes and nostrils picked out in raised relief decoration, some detail of the head is also shown although no feathers are shown. The eyes are not evenly placed giving it a slightly google eyed appearance, the eyes may originally have had glass eye settings. There is a small sub-rectangular opening on the top of its head likely to allow the tang to lock it in place and a…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-2934D2
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy knife terminal dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1500-1600). The terminal is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The two faces are flat with one rounded and one squared-off end, while the sides are curved. A thin rectangular lobe projects from the concave edge, and another similarly shaped shorter lobe from the convex edge opposite. The upper-edge is decorated with a shallow linear boarder and two diagonal grooves at one end. The base features a shallow circumferential grooved collar. The face of the underside has a thin part of the re…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-293F28
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to the period c.AD 316 (Reece period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing right head left, raising right hand and holding globe. ​Mint of Arles. As RIC VII, p. 241, no. 84.
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-294339
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver unit of the Iceni, Pattern-horse ANTED type, weight 0.93g, c.AD10-42
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-294B7F
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval copper alloy pin of which only the head survives, dating from the Middle Anglo-Saxon period, about AD 700 - 850. The head is polyhedral in the form of a cuboid with the corners cut off, and the head is not as tall as it is wide. The shaft protrudes from one edge of the base, in the middle of one of the long sides, rather than being central. Each of the four main side faces is decorated with a recessed ring and dot motif leaving the uppermost face plain and the underside undecorated. The shaft is oval and has a projecting collar immediately below the pin he…
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-294DC6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver unit of the Iceni, Boar-horse type, weight 1.00g, dark colouration, c.50-20BC
Created on: Monday 19th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Spatial data recorded.