Record ID: SOMDOR-19CBC3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating from the period AD 330-35 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with two standards. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2006
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-19B5B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating from the period AD 330-35 (Reece period 17). VRBS ROMA type with the reverse depicting a wolf and twins. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Tuesday 15th August 2006
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-0A1C26
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating from the period AD 330-35 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with two standards. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2006
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-8B8B83
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy seal matrix of probable seventeenth century date. The seal matrix measures 25.5mm by 14.8mm by 1.5mm and weighs 4g. The oval die has the initials B R incised fairly crudely into it, with a flower between the two letters. The handle has an oval cross section and terminates with a trefoil knop with a perforation in each lobe. The upper perforation may have been used for suspension.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-8B4B78
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Disc one from a two-part cast lead cloth seal of post-medieval date. The disc has a diameter of 18.9mm, a maximim thickness of 2.4mm and a weight of 3.35g. The exterior surface is stamped with the letters G and A. On the rivet there appear to be at least two entwined letters, possibly G and B. On the interior surface there is the impression from a finely woven cloth. This cloth seal probably dates from the seventeenth or eighteenth centuries.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-8A54A5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A trade token farthing produced by John Bancks of Yeovil, Somerset, between 1648 and 1672. Boyne and Williamson's no. 329 (volume II, p. 995).
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-89E732
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy horse harness pendant of medieval date. The shield shaped pendant measures 40.5mm by 24.54mm by 2.81mm and weighs 10.68g. At the upper end of the shield is a suspension loop which is turned through ninety degrees. The loop appears to be filled with iron corrosion. On the front of the pendant there are three crescents with points upwards which are filled with red enamel. Depending on whether the original background colour was gold or silver, this would be blazoned either (a) or three crescents gules, or (b) argent three crescents gules. Nick Griffiths has provided th…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-89CA32
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn trade token farthing produced by William Crapp of Bridgwater, Somerset, in 1670. Boyne and Williamson's no. 55 (vol. II, p. 974).
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-897575
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A distorted cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The plain D-shaped single loop buckle measures 23.7mm by 16.5mm by 2.5mm and weighs 2.17g. It has an offset and narrowed strap bar which protrudes from one side of the loop. The tapering pin has been separately cast in a more copper-rich alloy and is wrapped around the strap bar. Similar buckles can be seen in Egan and Pritchard's 'Dress Accessories: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London' (1991, pp. 69-70, nos. 271 and 274). This buckle probably dates from the thirteenth or fourteenth centuries.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-893477
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy coin-weight produced c.1340 probably for a chaisse d'or of Philip IV or a double d'or of Philip VI, both of which depicted a seated king. The uniface circular coin-weight measures 17.1mm in diameter, it is 3.73mm thick and weighs 5.89g. The design on the front shows a king seated on a throne holding a sceptre under a canopy. An inscription to each side reads: ESTEV-E MVSA in gothic script (starting at 2 o'clock). The reverse is flat with several filing marks where the mass was adjusted. Paul Withers comments (2014 pers. comm): There are certain problems with ide…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-791F22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Shilling of James I. Some clipping has occurred. North number 2100 (p. 146).
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taunton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-789FD3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Denarius of Domitian minted in Rome in AD 91. RIC no. 157 (p. 172).
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nynehead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-788136
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penny of Edward I minted in Bristol between 1299-1301. Class 9b. North number 1037/1 (p. 30).
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop's Hull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-77BB74
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Irish sixpence of James I which has been reused as a love token. The initial mark is indistinct and much of the legend is illegible, hence it is not possible to tell whether this is from the first or second coinage.
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Hull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-770841
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An emergency issue (brass 'gun money') Irish shilling of James II, struck in October 1689. The coin has been clipped, removing much of the legend. Spink no. 6581G.
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-4F1F71
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Five sherds of hand-made pottery of Middle Bronze Age date. The sherds have oxidised orangey-brown exterior and interior surfaces and reduced grey/brown cores. The clay matrix contains a moderate to common (25-30%) amount of very well-sorted sub-rounded quartz grains measuring less than 0.25mm. There are also rare amounts of sub-rounded and well-sorted red and black iron oxides measuring less than 0.5mm. The fabric has been tempered with sparse (3%) sub-angular, poorly sorted calcined flint inclusions measuring between 0.5mm and 5mm. The also contain rare (1%) amounts of sub-angular we…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-4F08F5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of hand-made pottery of Middle Bronze Age date. One has been oxidised orangey-brown all the way through. This may have happened after it was broken as the oxidisation visible in the fractures is slightly patchy and it has a softer more soapy feel than the other sherd. The other sherd has an orangey exterior and grey/brown interior. The clay matrix contains a moderate to common (25-30%) amount of very well-sorted sub-rounded quartz grains measuring less than 0.25mm. There are also rare amounts of sub-rounded and well-sorted red and black iron oxides measuring less than 0.5mm.…
Created on: Monday 24th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F6BD03
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Ten sherds of hand-made pottery of Middle Bronze Age date. Nine of the sherds are undiagnostic body sherds and the remaining one is a very abraded rim. Less that 5% of the rim has survived, making it very difficult to decipher its form and diameter, but it does appear to be slightly globular in shape. The colour of the sherds vary, but generally they have oxidised orangey brown exteriors and reduced grey/brown interiors. The clay matrix contains a moderate to common (25-30%) amount of very well-sorted sub-rounded quartz grains measuring less than 0.25mm. There are also rare amounts of …
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F68A17
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of hand-made pottery of Middle Bronze Age date. The coarse textured sherd has a slight oxidisied buff to brown exterior and a reduced dark grey/brown interior. Its thickness suggests it is part of a vessel base. The clay matrix contains a moderate to common (25-30%) amount of very well-sorted sub-rounded quartz grains measuring less than 0.25mm. There are also rare amounts of sub-rounded and well-sorted red and black iron oxides measuring less than 0.5mm. The fabric has been tempered with a common amount (30%) of sub-angular moderately-sorted calcined flint measuring between 0.…
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOMDOR-F66031
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of hand-made pottery of Middle Bronze Age date. The two undiagnostic body sherds have orangey brown oxidised exteriors and reduced brown grey interiors. One of the sherds exhibits a slightly brighter orange surface and a burnt interior. The clay matrix for these sherds contains a moderate to common (25-30%) amount of very well-sorted sub-rounded quartz grains measuring less than 0.25mm. There are also rare amounts of sub-rounded and well-sorted red and black iron oxides measuring less than 0.5mm. The fabric has been tempered with a common amount (30%) of sub-angular well-sor…
Created on: Thursday 20th July 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.