Record ID: SOMDOR-BC1877
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy variant of an early Anglo-Saxon disc brooch. The flat circular brooch measures 27.7mm in diameter, it is 3.8 mm thick and weighs 7.17g. It has a central raised circular border with a further less well-defined raised circle within. Inside this is a convex oval decorated with two small circular depressions and a slightly protruding area to one side. This resembles a face. Outside the outer circular border, the brooch has been silvered or tinned, and it is decorated with a border of rounded crescent stamps. The back of the brooch is flat and undecorated. The integra…
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Otterhampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-BA7021
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Nummus of Magnentius minted in Arles between 351-3, VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES, Two Victories and wreath. RIC vol. VIII no. 181 (p. 216). Reece 18
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pawlett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-1764C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of an uncertain tetrarchic ruler, dating to c. AD 295 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Mint of Trier. Cf. RIC VI, p. 180.
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-171FB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to the period c.AD 313-314 (Reece period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing left raising right hand and holding globe in left. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 140, no. 282; Cloke and Toone (2015), p. 208, no. 8.01.009.
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 8th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-157906
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver penny of William I (1066-87), PAXS type (crown 1), c. 1083-6, mint: Gloucester, moneyer: Silac, North no. 848 (1994, p. 192).
Created on: Thursday 14th December 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-ECC621
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I minted in London between 307-10. RIC vol. VI, p. 131, no. 103.
Created on: Tuesday 12th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-988384
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A sheet copper alloy strap end of late medieval to early post-medieval date. The rectangular strap end measures 27.3mm by 22.6mm by 3.8mm and weighs 2.89g. It has been formed from a folded sheet, which is decorated on one side with stamped motifs (some are arguably conjoined). These are in the form of a line of cording, along the seam, and two lines of beading, which flank a blackletter 'legend'. This appears to comprise solely minims. There are two iron rivets close to the open end. This accessory appears to be analogous to the 'Blossoms-Inn' site assemblage from London and may even …
Created on: Friday 8th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-97CB33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sestertius of the 2nd century, probably Antoninus Pius to Commodus. Mint of Rome, c. 138-192. Very corroded edge and very worn.
Created on: Friday 8th December 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-979390
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy dupondius (about 2/3 of coin) of Antoninus Pius (138-61). Mint of Rome, c. 153-5. RIC vol III, pp. 141-2, nos. 920 & 932; Bath, p. 297, no. 6ff.
Created on: Friday 8th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 16th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Hull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-80C4E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Clipped silver siliqua of the House of Theodosius, probably VIRTVS ROMANORVM, Roma std left on cuirass, probably Trier or Milan, 388-402
Created on: Thursday 7th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milverton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-591313
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, dating to c. AD 306-7 (Reece Period 15). GENIO POPVLI ROMANI reverse. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 128, no. 66.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-58D431
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Galerius, dating to c. AD 305-307 (Reece Period 15). Mint of Trier. RIC VI, p. 207, no. 652b.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-582246
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Severus, dating to AD 305-306 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI. Mint of Lyon. RIC VI, p. 255, no. 199a.
Created on: Tuesday 5th December 2006
Last updated: Friday 31st July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Spaxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-C1B8C2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
Silver ring, broad band with plain interior, inscribed inside in capitals: 'IN TRVST BE IVST'. 16th-17th century. A characteristic type for the period with short capital letter inscription. A ring with the same inscription is in the British Museum (Joan Evans gift: 1961, 12-2, 414).
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2006
Last updated: Friday 19th August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Okeford Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-480123
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Nummus of Maximian I, dating to AD 307 (Reece Period 15). GENIO POP ROM reverse. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 129, no. 90.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilchester', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOMDOR-C8A847
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy and silver strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end measures 51.5mm by 11mm by 3.6mm at its widest points and weighs 7g. One end is zoomorphic, moulded to represent a beast's head seen from above and etched detail to represent its ears. The other end is split in order to hold the leather strap. There is another engraved motive at this end which comprises a semi-circle with three short lines inside which form a triangle. Seven silver rivets pierce the strap end, three in pairs and one (that closest to the 'head' end) on its own. There is also a small portion of si…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 26th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burrowbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-C80552
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A well-preserved cast copper alloy seal matrix of medieval date. The vesica-shaped (oval with pointed ends) seal matrix measures 30.9mm by 19.3mm by 3.2mm and weighs 10.03g. In the centre there is a fleur-de-lis, the vertical 'branch' filled with parallel diagonal lines so that it resembles a feather or ear of corn. The legend around is between two grooves, and begins with a 6-pointed star. It reads * S' WILL' I FIL' IO.h'IS (Seal of William son of John). The letters are heavily seriffed, so that the F of FIL' looks almost like an E. The dot in the centre of IO.h'IS indicates an abbre…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Sunday 16th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-C65865
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
Dupondius struck under Nerva (AD 96-98) in honour of the divine Augustus. RIC vol. II, p. 232, no. 131.
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aller', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-49BF25
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A small cast copper alloy casket key of probable medieval date. The key measures 38.4mm in length and weighs 4.09g. The bow is circular, the hollow stem has a circular cross section and the bit has a rectangular cleft on each side. A number of similar keys are illustrated in Brian Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' (2001, pp. 67, 72, nos. 544-547). These examples have all been dated to the late twelfth to early fourteenth centuries.
Created on: Friday 10th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-49AAC4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A small plain double-looped oval buckle, cast in copper alloy. The buckle measures 23.3mm in length, 19.1mm in width, it is 3.7mm thick and weighs 3.17g. It is not quite symmetrical. The front of the buckle is convex and the back is flat. The central bar is slightly narrowed and the pin is missing. This simple style of buckle was used right through the Middle Ages and into the post-medieval period, so it is not possible to give it a more precise date (Cuddeford 1996, p. 20).
Created on: Friday 10th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.