Record ID: KENT-77A0BF
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy rounded moustache-shaped object of late Bronze Age or Iron Age date. Description: The object has been cast in one and is crescentric in shape. It has a uniform vertical groove in the centre of the body, with a rectangular hole beneath.The body tapers down to a point with cast alternating ridges and grooves running up to 14.22mm from the central vertical groove. The alternating pattern is not present on the inside edge of the object and consists of 11 lines on each side. The object is covered in mottled green patena. Measurements: 42.64mm wide, 23.82mm high. 11.04m…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2017
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Record ID: KENT-05E6BE
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fine milled gold touch piece / medal from the reign of Charles II (r.1660-1685AD). Description: Obverse: Ship going left. Legend: 'CAR.II.D.G.M.B.FR.ET.HI.REX'. Reverse: St. George slaying the dragon. Reverse Legend: 'SOLI.DEO.GLORIA.' The touch piece is pierced just off 12 o'clock of the obverse and detail remains sharp Measurements: 21.4mm wide, 0.3mm thick and 3.35g in weight. Discussion: This is a touch piece, a gold medal purpose-made for use in the ceremony of Touching for the King's Evil, the ritual though which English monarchs exercised their thaumaturgic gift …
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2016
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-9E2587
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very fine flint 'leaf' arrowhead, dating to the Neolithic c. 4000-2200BC. Description: The arrowhead is roughly pear-shaped with a slightly pointed butt and bifacially worked from a tertiary flake. Retouch is covering, scaled and low angle. The flint is a dark brown colour save along the edges where it lightens and becomes increasingly translucscent towards the edge, there is some light brown cortex still adhering to the butt end. Measurements: 37.48mm long, 14.47mm wide and 2.43mm thick (at thickest point). It weighs 2.21g.
Created on: Friday 21st October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2B7023
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially worn Medieval silver penny of Edward I (r. 1272-1307). Minted at London, between 1305-1306. Class 10cf1, North 1040. Obverse: Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown, spear ornaments and wedged drapery. Bust is heavily worn. Legend: 'EDWA R ANGL DNS hYB'. The S is eggwasted, the hY are partially ligated. Reverse: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each quadrant. Leg.: 'CIVI/TAS/LON/DON'. Measurements: 19.13mm in diameter, 1.42mm thick and 1.28g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd March 2017
Last updated: Friday 31st March 2017
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Record ID: KENT-26E8F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete farthing of Edward III (r.1327-1377), Second coinage (1335-1343) minted at London between. Withers type 1a, North 1101 Class 1. Mintmark six poitned star with bar arms. Obv.: Facing crowned bust, no jewels. Leg.: '+EDVV[ARDVS R]EX*'. Rev.: Long cross dividing legend with three pellets in each angle, Legend 'CIVI/TAS/*LON/[DON]'. Farthing is poorly struck with poorly formed lettering. Flan is irregularly shaped and much of the Obverse legend between 3 and 9 o'ock is missing due to a break Measurements: 13.41mm in diameter, 0.9mm thick and 0.26g in weight
Created on: Monday 3rd April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 6th April 2017
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Record ID: KENT-9FB5EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn Roman sestertius of uncertain Antonine or early Severan emperor 138-222 AD, possibly a young Verus or Marcus as Ceaser under Antoninus, uncertain Reverse type, Reece period 7-10. Measurements: 30.94mm in diameter, 3.41mm thick and 12.1g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-9FE5F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn, abraded and degraded roman As or Dupondius. Illegible Ruler and type, dating to the period AD41-260 (Reece period 1-12) Measurements: 23.67mm in diameter, 2.52mm thick and 4.93g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-A02972
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy late medieval or early post-medieval 'skep' thimble, dating from the second half of the 14th century - end of the 15th. Description: The thimble a high cast beehive conical shape with a wide plain basal zone with a slight cast rim at the base prior to the indented outer wall of the thimble. The rest of the thimble is covered by irregularly spaced small hand drilled circular pits in a clockwise running spiral line. The thimble's walls are very thick The base is even and flat. The thimble, where not obscured by dirt, is a very dark green in colour. Likely produced…
Created on: Thursday 27th July 2017
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-50FBF8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly worn, clipped and incomplete silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1578, part of the second issue of coinage (1561-1582), North Type 1997.Mint mark: plain cross. Coin has been snapped and represents about 2/5s of the full flan. Detail despite damage mostly clear. Measurements: 24.55mm in diameter, 0.84mm thick and 1.12g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
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Record ID: KENT-6FD986
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very fine although fragmented silver voided long cross of Henry III (1216-1272). Minted at Canterbury by Gilbert minted during 1248. Voided long cross class 2b2, North 1994,171 no 985/2. Measurements: 17.91mm in diameter, 0.84mm thick and 0.66g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B848B0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast middle to late Iron Age brooch, early 4th-2nd century BC. Description: The brooch is incomplete, and the spring and pin are entirely missing. The head comprises a vertically aligned flat sided pierced knop through which the axis bar would have passed. This bow, which is of roughly circular section and tapers towards the foot, where it loops upwards to a break which may, comparing to similar brooches of the type (e.g BH-CAC2F8) formed an openwork catch plate. The catch plate has an angled upper side, a sub-triangular aperture and a rolled outer side. There is simp…
Created on: Monday 9th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D83432
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A single fragment of gold ‘bar’ of probable prehistoric date. Description: It is snipped (in a pincer-like or ‘chisel-cut’ way) on either end. The object has a sub-hexagonal cross-section. Dimensions: Length: 18mm; Width: 6mm; Thickness: 4.5mm; Weight: 4.32g Metal composition: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of a gold bar fragment by the British Museum, indicated a surface composition of approximately 81-83% gold, 14-16% silver, the rest being largely copper. See appended report. Discussion: This fragment is similar in appearance – and, perhap…
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th January 2022
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Record ID: KENT-1E59E2
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of probable gold ingot of uncertain date. Description: The fragment has a sub-rectangular cross section that has flattened upper and lower faces and convex sides. At each end, the piece has been snipped by metal tools. It also has marks on the upper and lower face has additional snip marks. Ingot shows some evidence of hammering into shape. Measurements: 9.67mm long, 7.3mm wide, 2.38mm thick and 1.33g in weight. Discussion: This ingot fragment is similar, though thinner than SOM-E5EF83 (2019 T226). From SOM-E5EF83 though relevant here“Due to the smallness …
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
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Record ID: KENT-F1DF7C
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hard hammered retouched lithic flake of uncertain date, likely Neoltihic to early Bronze Age Description: The flake is sub-rectangular in plan with significant conchoidal rippling from flake removals on both sides. There is short scaled abrupt retouch along the upper left side of the flint whcih continues along the left side of distal end (. This doesn't create a working edge and may have been shaping/ preparation retouch prior to the flakes removal. The ventral side has a significant bulb of percussion. The flint is a very dark black colour. Measurements: 45.32mm long, 28.59m…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2019
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Record ID: KENT-7E3B17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn copper-alloy probable Roman as or dupondius. Illegible ruler possibly Flavian AD 69-96 (Reece Period 2) Measurements: 22.76mm in diameter, 2.84mm thick and 4.16g in weight.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-7E5EBA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn copper-alloy Roman sestertius. Illegible ruler possibly Antonine AD 138-180 (Reece Period 2) Measurements: 29.51mm in diameter, 3.78mm thick and 16.01g in weight.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2020
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Record ID: KENT-7EB0DE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly worn and abraded copper-alloy Roman radiate or nummus of uncertain type, dating to the period AD 260-402. Measurements: 15.02mm in diameter, 1.71mm thick and 1.01g in weight.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-7ED6D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and abraded Roman copper-alloy a contemporary copy of a Nummus of the House of Constantine in the name of Constantine II (317-340), Constans (AD 337-350) or Constantius II (AD 324-361), all as Caesar. Dating to the period AD 335-341. 'GLORIA EXERCITVS' reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of a standard. Mintmark illegible. (Reece period 17). Measurements: 12.41mm in diameter, 1.48mm thick and 0.51g in weight.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-D64398
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver Roman denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), probably dating to the period c.AD 150-152 (Reece period 7). Unclear reverse type depicting a standing figure? Mint of Rome. cf. RIC III, nos. 132, 200c passim. Measurements: 14.27mm in length (original diameter), 10.46mm wide, 2.53mm thick and 1.08g in weight
Created on: Tuesday 28th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
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Record ID: KENT-D67DAA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn copper-alloy Roman dupondius probably of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), and possibly dating to the period c.AD 176-177 (Reece period 8). Possibly DE GERM or DE SARM (in exergue), IMP VIII COS III P P, S C reverse type depicting a trophy, at the base of which are seated a German or Sarmatian woman and man with his hands bound. Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC III, p. 306, no. 1179 passim. Measurements: 24.29mm in diameter, 3.55mm thick and 9.79g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 28th May 2019
Last updated: Thursday 30th May 2019
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