Record ID: HESH-145342
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Report for HM Coroner 2022 T81 Medieval silver gilt annular brooch PAS Database Number: HESH-145342. Treasure Case Number: 2022 T81. Date of Discovery: 22 January 2022. Find Spot: Near Hodnet, Shropshire. Circumstances: Found whilst metal-detecting. Date: Medieval; thirteenth to fourteenth centuries AD; AD 1200–1300. Overview: A complete medieval silver gilt and niello annular brooch of zoomorphic form with silver gilt pin. The frame is D-shaped in cross-section, being flat to the underside with moulded decoration to the top. This decoration is in the form of two …
Created on: Wednesday 26th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hodnet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-23BC20
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring. A flat band, dented, the exterior with floral decoration incorporating two birds flanking a heart, with traces of white enamel for the birds, and white and green for the floral ornament. The inscription inside in lower case retains much of its original black enamel and reads: 'This and I until I dye', with partly legible unidentified maker mark, possibly SY. The motif and birds flanking a heart was popular in the 18th century, and in the absence of an identifiable maker's mark there is no evidence to date this ring pre-1708.
Created on: Tuesday 1st April 2008
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-008D14
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy composite ring-headed linch pin terminal of probable later Iron Age or early Roman date 100 BC - 120 AD. The style of the artefact would suggest a pre Roman date 100 BC - 80AD. The terminal is complete, although abraded and waisted by corrosion and movement in the ploughsoil. Linch pins are composite; in this example the iron pin and foot are both missing; what survives is the decorated socketed terminal and a small section of the iron pin. The terminal is irregular in plan, profile and section. The upper part consists of an irregular circlet with an …
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Myddle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4586CB
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy harness fitting / terret ring of later Iron Age - early Roman date 100 BC - 100 AD. The terret is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The attachment bar is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan with the lower edge projecting below the bar. Flanking this are two circular mouldings. Each of these moulding has a two circumferential grooves separating the mouldings into three parts. A similar moulding is present at the apex of the ring and again is similarly decorated. The external edge of the ring is further deco…
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brimfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-211594
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete fragment from a cast copper-alloy linch pin terminal of later Iron Age or Native Roman date, c.100BC- AD 100. The artefact is most probably the foot terminal of a linch pin and is 'button-like' in form being circular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The front face is undecorated and is broadly circular in plan. It has a wide raised circumferential rib which extends around the external edge. Within the border is a flat panel; this is coated in places with a surface corrosion but is most likely uninscribed. There is also no evidence of a keyed surface and so i…
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Perry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-E8A306
Object type: LINCH PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fragment from a crescentic Roman linch pin. The fragment is broadly sub-triangular in shape with a curved C shape cross section and a D shaped profile. It is incomplete with approximately 1/3 surviving. Originally it was crescentic in shape. The breaks are relatively worn and abraded suggesting old damage. The linch pin cover has also been crushed in the soil which has distorted the shape. The upper face is decorated with a series of incised curved lines, the area within these is slight faceted. The surviving terminal is slightly thickened. The reverse face is hollow,…
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2009
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Forton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-D7F6D9
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver annular brooch. The frame is formed from silver wire, half of which is round in section, while the other half has been formed into square wire, twisted to give the appearance of cabling, with punched decoration running along the twists. There is a constriction for the pin (now missing), at which point the brooch is broken, probably at the point of the original soldering. The brooch is otherwise in good condition. The brooch dates to the 13th-14th century. This is a well-known type of medieval brooch. See SUSS-7AC4AA; HAMP-999097 and DOR-715865 for similar examples. …
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-D818D6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete d-shaped finger-ring of the mourning/memorial/memento-mori type. The exterior of the ring is heavily worked with deeply incised decoration. A skull is the central motif, to its right a reserve of cross-hatched lozenges, an oval-shaped flower with lozenges at its centre, a reserve of cross-hatched lozenges, a further flower, and a final reserve of cross-hatched lozenges, before returning to the skull. There are traces of black enamel surviving in the incised decoration. The interior of the ring is inscribed in Italic script with the following Latin text: Comes de Coven ob 27 O…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Last updated: Monday 20th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-951174
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy lipped terret ring of late Iron Age - early Roman date 100 BC - 100 AD. The terret is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The attachment bar is oval in cross section and flanked by two circular mouldings. Each of these moulding has a central circumferential groove separating the mouldings into two parts. The two flanking circular mouldings differ from the other ribs present on the terret. There are a total of nine ribs (excluding the flanking mouldings) and all are broadly similar to one another. Each of the ribs expan…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2006
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Weston-Under-Penyard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-D47B14
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Rally ID: 25 Late Roman: An incomplete (approximately 1/3 present) cast copper alloy transverse-winged terret. There is an oval cross section at the strap base, it flares outwards with a D-shaped ridge at the junction of the terret. It then tapers to the upper break on the ring. It has unusual D shaped flared ribs, D shaped cross sections between breaks. The breaks are unpatinated / recent. The terret is soil encrusted, with an iron stained patina, laminating at breaks. Polished brown coloured patina AD 43-250 AD
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow 1', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-85D5A2
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy terret of knobbed type of later Roman date. The terret is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) bow that has a flattened ovoid cross section. The attachment bar extends from a sub-rectangular plate / skirt and is triangular in cross section; it is broken and the horizontal bar (which would have been staple shaped) is lost. The lower plate is formed from two conjoined oval bosses (creating a figure of eight shape) from which at the mid-point of the upper surface the hoop springs. The plate is undecorated but on the two short edges oval …
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-C45B22
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A solid gold finger ring with unidentified turquoise / aquamarine stone of unknown , but probable modern, date (1800-1970). The hoop of the finger ring is sub-circular (slightly oval) in plan and D shaped in cross section. It is regular in both width and thickness; at the shoulder of the ring both sides flare to form a much thickened bezel with a hollowed centre which holds a large oval blue - turquoise or aquamarine - stone. The stone is held by eight claws spaced irregularly; the claws extend and grip the central stone. The edges of the bezel are decorated with irregular 'U' …
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: HESH-B0D895
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast copper alloy simple terret of late Iron Age - early Roman date 100 BC - 100 AD. The terret fragment is C shaped but originally would have been sub-oval (D shaped) in plan. It has an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The fragment is broken in two places; at the peak of the bow and across the attachment bar. Both these breaks are relatively fresh suggesting recent damage within the plough soil. The attachment bar is sub-rectangular in cross section. Where it extends into the body of the terret ring a thickened sub-circular moulding is present. This is t…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bayston Hill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-1072B5
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy knobbed terret ring of probable later Iron Age or early Roman date (100 BC - 200 AD). Approximately 1/3 of the terret survives, originally it would have been D shaped or an irregular slightly angular pentangle in plan; it is now an irregular crescent (C shape). The cross section varies in shape along the length of the terret; for the majority it is D shaped. At the base of the ring is a horizontal strap bar with an oval cross section. This bar is incomplete having an old distorted break at one end. The strap bar itself is slight and much thinner than the…
Created on: Sunday 22nd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheriffhales', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-8AE2E4
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy harness fitting of late Iron Age or possibly early Roman date AD 1-100). The fitting is broken; the break is relatively recent and unpatinated. The fragment comprises a cast loop from which a broken bar extends . The loop is relatively plain and also thick; The exterior edge is faceted - as is the internal hole. This hole has a diameter of 12.8mm and the interior shows signs of polished wear facets. The profile of the central hole is hour glass shaped. From the loop a rectangular bar extends - this is thinner than the loop with the edges being deliberately na…
Created on: Friday 30th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0FBBBF
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy harness fitting Simple terret ring of later Iron Age date 100 BC - AD 50. The terret fits Lewis's classification as a 'simple terret - type ii. The ring is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The attachment bar is rectangular in cross section and triangular in plan with the lower edge of the strap bar being a U shaped tongue of metal projecting below the bar. The strap bar has a triangular section and is relatively short. Flanking the bar are two circular mouldings / lappets. The ring itself tapers from these l…
Created on: Tuesday 17th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'River Perry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-AEB325
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Published
Report on Potential Treasure for H M Coroner A Gold posy / posie ring from Ludlow, Shropshire. Treasure Number:                 2019-T175 PAS Database number:        HESH-AEB325 Period:                                    Post-Medieval, probably 17th Century Date of Discovery:      …
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: HESH-4DC0F4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy strap fitting, belt slide, of probable very late Iron Age or more likely an early Roman date (50 - 200AD). The strap fitting is broadly sub-rectangular in both plan and profile. It is cast in one piece. The front plate is decorated with a series of cast designs; these consist of a central raised rib with a centrally positioned circumferential groove dividing the ridge into two parts. Either side of this central rib the surface tapers and then expands to form two similar ridges at either edge of the strap fitting. Both these terminal ridges have similar grooves to thos…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Sunday 24th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ross-on-Wye', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A784A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2012-T667: Specialist Report Silver iconographic Finger ring from the Honiton Area - Devon Date: later Medieval Date of discovery: September 2012 Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst metal detecting Description: The hoop of the finger ring is broadly D shaped (stirrup shaped) and slightly distorted in plan and it has a D-shaped cross section. The hoop of the finger ring flares (at the shoulders of the ring) and forms a sub-rectangular horizontal bezel (which is slightly indented (U shaped). The external face of the finger ring has multiple areas of decoration.…
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Honiton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-AE36B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Eighteen sherds of a Staffordshire slipware press moulded dish dating from the period 1650 - 1750. The sherds have been partially joined by the finder to form three large fragments from a single large dish or charger. Approximately 60 % of the rim survives although the decorative centre of the plate is mostly lost. It has a diameter of approximately 32cm. The breaks are all sharp and relatively fresh suggesting little or no movement post deposit The fabric of the pottery is very hard with a number of sub-angular, grit, and mica inclusions. The fabric colour is a pale cream ye…
Created on: Friday 1st May 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stottesdon', grid reference and parish protected.