Record ID: IOW-E1428C
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval sheet silver cuff link element (c. 1662-c. 1750). Lewis 2013: Form 1, Type A. Treasure case no. 2019 T686. This pressed cuff link element is circular in plan and the edge is down-turned (bevelled) at an angle of about 45°. At the front, a raised design within a plain border is in the form of two hearts side by side with a crown above. The front has a stippled background and is worn. The rear face is concave and has a complete but bent silver wire attachment loop. The surface is silvery brown and the front is worn. 14.0mm (diameter); 2.4mm (thickne…
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-E102F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, medieval, silver farthing of Edward I (AD 1272-1307) dating to AD 1301-1307. Class 10, minted in London. North (1991) no. 1058. Evidence of clipping. Obverse inscription: EDW[ARDUS] REX Obverse description: Crowned bust facing; large, oval face; bifoliate crown with no jewels and a low lis; within inner circle. Reverse inscription: C[IVI/TAS]/ LON/DON Reverse description: Long cross pattee dividing legend with three pellets in each quarter Diameter: 11.43 mm; Thickness: 0.60 mm; Weight: 0.26g
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Sunday 17th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Casterton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E04BD8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete post-Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial marks: martlet/martlet, 1560-1561 (North 1991: 133, ref: 1988). Obverse: E.D.G.ROSA.SINE.SPINA (A rose without thorns); Crowned bust left. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON; Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription. Diameter: 14.7mm. Weight: 0.47g. DA=12:7. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-DF38FA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete very worn silver post-medieval shilling of James I (1603-1625). Probably North 1991, no.2099, 2100, 2101 or 2124, 2125. Part of the coin has broken off, only c.70% of the object remains, the coin is slightly bent. Obverse inscription: IACOB[VS·D·G·MAG·BRIT FRA·ET HIB·REX] Obverse description: Crowned bust right, XII behind head Reverse inscription: [QVÆ ·DEVS·CONIV]NXIT NEMO SEP[ARET] Reverse description: Square-topped shield of arms Diameter: 23.13 mm; Thickness: 1.54 mm; Weight: 3.17g
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Casterton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DE326F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily clipped and worn Penny of Henry VII (1485-1509) Sovereign type minted under Archbishop Rotherham, dated to AD 1489-1500 and minted in York (North 1991, pg 103, no 1729). Obverse: enthroned king facing forwards, two pillars to throne HENRICUS DI GRA REX ANG. Reverse: shield divided by a long cross, two keys below shield CIVITAS EBORACI The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Henry, by the Grace of God, King of England" and on the reverse "City of York." The coin has a diameter of 14.24mm, is 0.52mm thick and weighs 0.6gms. North, J. 1991. English H…
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-DB603F
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
10 undated, 1 Palaeolithic, 4 Mesolithic and 10 Neolithic lithic implements. 18 are made on flint and 7 (A5, B3, C1, E1, E2, E3, E4) are made on chert. Top to bottom, left to right: A1 Undated flint flake. Made on flint, light greyish-brown opaque patina. Large, clunky, hard-hammer struck flake. Tertiary piece, some orthogonal flake scaring. Broken, missing distal end. SK7734 2566 A2 Mesolithic flint blade. Made on flint, light grey opaque patina with some iron staining. Bi-directional scars on dorsal. Some retouch on right edge on ventral face (short, semi-abrupt…
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-DA9766
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
4 undated and 5 Neolithic lithic implements. 6 are made on flint and 3 (A1, A2, A3) are made on chert. Top to bottom, left to right: A1 Neolithic chert point. Made on chert, light brownish-grey opaque patina. Tertiary piece, hard-hammer struck, plain butt. Unidirectional scar pattern on the dorsal face. Piece created by a series of truncations, deep flake scars near the butt used for hafting. Length 64mm. Width 50mm. Thickness 13mm. Weight 30.7g. Early to Late Neolithic -4000 to -2200. SK7670 2553 A2 Neolithic chert awl. Made on chert, light greyish-brown opaque …
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-DA268B
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
4 undated, 8 Mesolithic and 13 Neolithic lithic implements. 22 are made on flint and 3 (A4, B5, E3) are made on chert. Top to bottom, left to right: A1 Mesolithic flint blade. Made on flint, mid greyish-blue opaque patina. Tertiary piece, probably struck to rejuvenate a core face, Both bidirectional and orthogonal scars are present on the dorsal face. Late Upper Palaeolithic to Early Mesolithic -13000 to -8000. SK7695 2527 A2 Neolithic flint blade. Made on flint, light to mid-grey opaque patina. Tertiary piece, facetted butt, orthogonal flake scars on dorsal. Earl…
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd January 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IOW-D8ACD2
Object type: POLISHED AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Neolithic polished stone axehead (4000 BC-2351 BC). This axehead is made from a metamorphic stone with a high silicate content. This is the butt end which has a transverse break and tapers from the break towards the pointed rounded end. It is pointed oval in cross-section. The axehead has a smooth polished surface and is dark brown with lighter brown bands. The break is worn. Length: 80.7mm; width: 64.2mm; thickness: 27.6mm. Weight: 175.56g.
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D7834D
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy ram-rod (c. 1800-c. 1900). This object is 'T'-shaped and circular in cross-section throughout its length. The handle is also circular in cross-section. The shaft is almost uniform in diameter but from the handle it expands very slightly towards the piston. The end is cone shaped with a flattened base. The base has a small circular depression. About mid-way along the shaft a collar has a diameter of 12.8mm. The object has a patchy mid-green patina. Length: 177.0mm; maximum diameter: 19.3mm; diameter of shaft adjacent to the handle: 9.6mm; …
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-D6BFB9
Object type: HINGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval sheet copper-alloy hinged object, possibly from a box, casket or a book (c. 1500-c. 1700). This object would have consisted or two separate parts. The surviving part is roughly shield-shaped with the remains of an iron spindle or axis bar. A circular openwork perforation at the centre measures 6.4mm in diameter overall. There is a circular hole at each corner. One contains a complete copper-alloy domed headed pin or rivet, another contains the remains of a copper-alloy pin or rivet and the other is empty. There are two parallel grooves on the underside. …
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D6A658
Object type: TOBACCO HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead handle in the shape of an anthropomorphic bust with a probable Post-Medieval date circa AD 1700 - 1800. The face of the bust represents that of an African male, with a broad nose, thick lips and oval shaped eyes. The nose and lips have been damaged / flattened probably by ground cultivation. The bust's right eye may have been deliberately moulded to suggest that it was missing. The hair on the head of the object has been fashioned into horizontal lines down to the back of the neck. Here the hair has then been gathered and bunched, and the effect suggests the bust may proba…
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D55E72
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and worn Medieval silver voided short cross cut halfpenny of William I of Scotland (1165-1214), minted by Hue and Walter at Edinburgh, Perth or Roxburgh. Short Cross, Phase B, c. 1205?-c. 1230. Probably Spink: 5029. Obverse: [ ]LA[ ]; Unclear head possibly bust type II or III with sceptre. Reverse: +[ ]TER.; Voided short cross with a five-pointed star in each quadrant and pellet stop at the end of the rev legend. Diameter: 18.4mm. Weight: 0.75g.
Created on: Sunday 28th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 10th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.