Record ID: HESH-1D0A92
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2011-T931: Specialist Report for HM Coroner Pendant cross from the Condover Area - Shropshire Date: later Medieval - post medieval (1200-1600) Date of discovery: July 2009 Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst metal detecting Description: An incomplete fragment depicting the Crucifixion, most likely from the lower half of a silver pendant cross (crucifix). The fragment is broadly triangular in plan with deeply arched sides and chamfered edges. It is rectangular in cross section. The front is incised with the lower part of the cross of the crucifixion, and Christ…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Friday 7th October 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Condover', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-1CE8F2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2011-T930: Specialist Report Bedstone Area, Herefordshire: Small Coin Hoard / Purse Loss Date: Medieval 16th Century Date of discovery: December 2011 Circumstances of discovery: While searching with a metal detector Description: 1. Silver Shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). First Issue (1558-1561). Initial Mark: Cross and Crosslet dated 1560-1561 Obverse: Crowned bust facing left ELIZABTH D G ANG FRA ET HIB REGINA Reverse: Square shield over long cross fourchee dividing the inscription / legend POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV Weight: 5.41 grams …
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedstone ', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F68E44
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large fragment from a knapped, ground and polished stone axehead of later Neolithic date (2900-2100 BC). The axe is knapped from a dark grey black volcanic tuff. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash and has a fine grained composition; there are no signs of inclusions within the exposed fresh surface, but the axe is very heavy for its size possibly suggesting large iron content. The broken edge is a much lighter colour to the polished surfaces. Tuff is found in Britain and Ireland in a band that runs down the Irish Sea from the Lake District (the Langdale's source Gr…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Record ID: HESH-B6FB61
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of knapped flint knife - or possibly a reworked projectile point of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2900 BC - 1800 BC). The flint is sub-triangular in plan and an irregular trapezoid in cross section. The flint has been worked from a larger flake and the ventral face shows evidence of conchoidal ripples. The two long edges of the dorsal face show evidence of significant retouch which has been applied through pressure flaking; these have created a neat serrated edge. The lower short edge has several areas of vertical knapping on the butt suggesting it has been del…
Created on: Friday 16th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: HESH-B58F21
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of secondary debitage possibly from Mesolithic or earlier Neolithic tool making, all the flaking is in one direction. In plan the fragment is rectangular - in cross section triangular. Several long flake scars are present on the dorsal face. These cut through the small area of cortex present. The ventral face shows evidence of conchoidal ripples but the bulb of percussion is lost. Small areas of potential retouch are present along one edge; however this is direct retouch produced with a hard hammer, and could alternatively be created by abrasion / movement in the soil. Th…
Created on: Friday 16th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
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Record ID: HESH-B55A11
Object type: GUNFLINT
Broad period: MODERN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small rectangular gun flint probably from a small handgun / firearm / pocket pistol of post medieval - modern date (1700-1850 AD). The flint is sub-square in plan and trapezoidal in profile and section. The flint is a light mottled grey colour. The dorsal face has been knapped / worked on all four sides; this work consists of creating sloping edges to give it a trapezoidal side view. The ventral face retains the waves emanating outwards from the point of impact, but the bulb of percussion has been removed. The flint is unabraded suggesting it hasn't been used. The mottled grey natu…
Created on: Friday 16th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-A16EE3
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of secondary debitage possibly from Mesolithic tool making, all the flaking is in one direction. In plan the fragment is rectangular - in cross section triangular. Several long flake scars are present on the dorsal face. These cut through the large area of cortex present. The fragment measures 26.7mm length, 12.8mm width and is 7.1mm thick. It weighs 3.22 grams
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Record ID: HESH-A11995
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint thumb nail (horseshoe) scraper of later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date (2300 -1800BC). The scraper is formed from a mottled grey coloured piece of flint with a relatively thick white surface patina. It is created from a tertiary flake (due to the size of the scraper this may originally be debitage). The ventral face shows clear evidence of conchoidal fractures that ripple across the underside of the flake; the point of percussion and the bulb of percussion have both been removed. The dorsal face has multiple and layered series of flake facets. These are most dense around t…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-A10165
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable basesherd of a wheelthrown ceramic vessel, of Medieval dating (11th to 13th Centuries AD). The sherd is 8.92mm thick and weighs 24.29g. It is 54.28mm long and 52.82mm wide. The sherd consists of a basesherd with frequent fine sand and quartz inclusions and occasional red metamorphic rock inclusions, fired to a mid brown colour. The sherd is mostly likely from a cooking pot style of vessel. These type of coarseware fabrics were probably made in the Malvernian area and tend to date from 11th to 13th Centuries. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Probable Malvernian (f…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-A0BF71
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete hand made iron rotary key of probable medieval date (1150 - 1400 AD). The key is irregular in plan and cross section. Being made out of iron, it was probably forged. The key can be described in several sections: The bow or handle, shank and bit. The bow consists of a vertical oval, with a circular cross section. It is 46.6mm tall and 29.3mm wide. The shank is attached to the bow at the mid point of the right hand side. Opposite that on the left hand side, there is a slight swelling on the inside surface. The shank consists of an rod, rectangular in plan and circular i…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
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Record ID: HESH-A05FF5
Object type: TILE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete plain glazed ceramic floor tile, of later medieval dating (13th to 15th Centuries AD). Approximately 75% of the tile is present, in two joining fragments. It consists of a orangey red oxidised ceramic tile with a light transparent green speckled glaze. The glaze extends down the original edges. The floor tile would probably have been square in shape. Four original edges survive. The base is rough and uneven, indicating that it was made on a sand surface. The tile measures 97.5mm in length, 96.6mm in width and 29.1mm thick. It weighs 380 grams.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-9F2623
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wheel thrown ceramic Chicken Feeder of Post Medieval dating (18th to 19th Centuries AD). The chicken feeder is circular in plan, with three vertical concentric partitions on the front face and a flat base. It has a diameter of 16cm, is 4.2cm tall and the base is 1.1cm thick. It weighs 700 grams. The internal partitions are 0.82cm thick. The fabric consists of an oxidised matrix, with occasional mica and red clay inclusions, similar to a flower pot type earthenware, most consistent with an local (unsourced) fabric type, of 18th to 19th Century dating. A similar find w…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-8D0B16
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Struck copper alloy (latten) French / Tournai Jetton dating to the reigns of Louis XI (1461-1483) and Charles VII (1483-1497). Type IHS Obv: IHS in gothic sscript across field with upright stroke of the H crossed: flowers within the field (specifically above and below S) + AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER Rev: Narrow armed single stranded cross fleuretty with flowers within angles + AVE MARI STELLA DEI MATER Diameter: 26.2mm Thickness 1.4mm Weight: 4.35 grams Condition: exceptionally fine Reference: Mitchener page 212 ref 608-611
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: HESH-895B72
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily eroded fragment of cast copper alloy Aesica style brooch of early Roman date (50-150AD). The brooch is incomplete; the head, holding the spring, axis bar and pin is heavily worn and mostly lost; the foot including the catchplate is also lost. What remains is the central plate. In plan the fragment is irregular, in profile it is broadly sub-rectangular and in cross section is irregular. The eroded head of the brooch contains the remains of a transverse iron axis bar; the edges are rolled. The central plate of the brooch is sub-rectangular in shape (being an i…
Created on: Wednesday 14th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pontesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-7832C2
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete late medieval mortar carved from coarse Devonian sandstone dating from the later medieval or early post medieval periods (c. 1350 - 1600 AD). The mortar is broadly circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile. The mortar itself has been carved from a single block of stone. The base of the mortar is smooth and relatively flat. The rim is complete and there is no evidence of a runnel or similar pouring spout. Around the upper edge of the mortar are four lobed projections. These are set at broadly 90° to each other. From above these form a relatively simple clover leafed s…
Created on: Tuesday 13th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2017
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Record ID: HESH-2727C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily corroded and laminating Radiate of uncertain emperor, possibly Postumus (260-269 AD)
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albrighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-270856
Object type: MORTAR (VESSEL)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim fragment from a cast copper alloy vessel of probable post medieval date. The rim flares outwards suggesting it formed part of a small mortar. The fragment is decorated with four circumferential lines, two close to the rim and a pair slightly further down. Beneath this - under the rim - are the remains of a possible inscription: consisting of a six pointed star followed by the letter A. The grey silverish colour of the metal suggests a leaded bronze. The breaks are all patinated but relatively fresh suggesting little movement in the ploughsoil. An alternative suggestion would be…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albrighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-26E585
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy "toy" cannon of probable eighteenth to nineteenth century date (c. 1700-c. 1850 AD). The muzzle is mostly lost, haing probably been exploded through use. The tear starts at the vent and has removed the lower muzzle completely. What survives is the trunnions and the lower end of the cannon (Cascabel) which terminates in a pointed knob. The lower gun has two rings around it (diameter: 7.3mm). The trunions project 4.9mm with a diameter of 2.4mm. The external surface is blackened, possibly deliberately with lacquer. The metal is a m…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Albrighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-269974
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete but abraded cast copper alloy 'vesica' shaped seal matrix of medieval date (1200-1400). The seal matrix is sub-oval (oval with pointed ends) in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. On the reverse face of the seal is a vertical ridge which is expanded on the upper edge. This expansion is pierced with a single suspension loop - which is now broken (diameter: 3.3mm). Apart from this rib the reverse of the matrix is plain and undecorated. The design on the front face of the matrix consists of a central motif with an inscription reading anti-clockwise (clockwise in the im…
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tong', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-262815
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy hinged two-piece Colchester derivative (Dolphin) brooch of Roman date (55-100AD). The wings are incomplete and cylindrical. A longitudinal hole filled with a copper alloy axis bar is present. At the centre of the wings, on the reverse face is a vertical slit. This slit is filled with the remnants of an iron pin that is broken flush with the head of the brooch. The bow head of the brooch has a low hump-like /slightly angular profile. The bow is angular in cross section being almost triangular with a prominent cast central ridge running along the apex of the …
Created on: Friday 9th December 2011
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Perton', grid reference and parish protected.