Record ID: KENT-06A1A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Silvered copper alloy Roman nummus (AE1) of Galerius, dating to the period AD 294 - 305 (Reece period 15). Obverse shows draped and laurette bust right. GENIO POPVLI ROMANI reverse type depicting genius standing left. Uncertain mint. Measurements: 26.06 mm in diameter, 1.8 mm thick 6.07 g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 4th June 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2015
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Record ID: KENT-A8FA32
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy roman finger-ring with inlaid black engraved intaglio, likely dating to c.AD49-250. Description: Roughly half of the ring remains with oval bezel and inlaid intaglio still present, the band starts broad around the bezel narrowing as the band runs away from the bezel. The band is D-shape in profile. The ring fits Henig type III (Henig and MacGregor 2004, 28). The intaglio is of what appears to be black glass but the colouration is likely down to glass weathering. It is likely from the small area of fresh chip on the intaglio that the original colour was an…
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 20th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-AA9835
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Uninscribed Iron Age bronze unit of Addedomaros of the Catuvellauni c. 50 BC - AD 10. Addedomaros solar flower type, (ABC 2541/BMC 2450-52). Obverse particularly unlcear but shows bust left with with beaded right angle hairline and beaded hair radiating out from the right angle. Reverse shows annulet horse stepping left with beaded main, star below, annulet in ring ahead and anulet below tail. Coin is particularly corroded and this obscures much of the detail. Masurements: 13.51mm in diameter, 1.18mm ad 1.92g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 17th September 2015
Last updated: Thursday 29th October 2015
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Record ID: KENT-C01032
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306 - AD 337), dating to AD 310-312 (Reece Period 15). Obverse: Laureate, helmeted and cuirassed bust left, holding spear over shoulder. Reverse: COMITI AVGG NN, Sol standing left, chlamys falling from left shoulder, holding globe and whip. Mint of London. RIC VI, p. 135, no. 166.
Created on: Friday 18th September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2016
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Record ID: KENT-F9624C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy buckle plate of late medieval to early post-medieval date (c.1350-1525). The buckle plate is made of one piece of hammered copper-alloy sheet and is trapezoidal or shield-shaped. The sheet has been folded over and a wide pin slot cut to make loops for the buckle's bar; both of these loops are longitudinally ribbed. There are no frame recesses. The two thicknesses of metal have been heavily hammered down to the extent that the join between the two is barely visible. There are two small iron rivets, one below each of the hinge loops, which remain although corroded. The ed…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 6th July 2017
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Record ID: KENT-4952D3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy conical seal matrix dating to the 14th century. It has a hexagonally faceted conical handle which tapers before widening slightly below a flattened pierced terminal, probably to accommodate a chain or cord to allow the seal to be carried about the neck or secured about the person. At the base the matrix widens to accommodate the circular die which is engraved with a central four-leaved design, with a short curved stem. Each leaf is rounded and has central and branching veins, and a short stem connecting it to the others in a cross shape. This central device is surrou…
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2016
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Record ID: KENT-E942A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn and abraded copper-alloy barbarous radiate copy of a Divus Claudius (Claudius II AD 268 - 270) radiate, dating to c. AD 275 - 285 (Reece period 14). Reverse: CONSECRATIO, Eagle standing left, head right. Copying RIC V, pt 1, no. 266. Measurements: 21.62mm in diameter, 1.54mm thick and 2.26g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 7th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th January 2016
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Record ID: KENT-FFAB8B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy roman sestertius of Commodus (180-92), minted in Rome c. 190 (Reece period 9). Obv. Probably: [M COMMODO ANT P FELIX] AVG [BRIT P P]; bearded laureate bust right. Reverse: Uncertain, but possibly Libertas standing left, holding pileus and sceptre. S-C across fields. [LIB AVG PM TR P XV IMP] VIII COS VI. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 430, no. 562. Measurements: 27.85mm in diameter, 3.79mm thick and 16.98g in weight
Created on: Friday 8th January 2016
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2016
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Record ID: KENT-7882DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval gilded copper alloy small radiate-headed brooch dating from the mid sixth century. Description: The brooch has a semi-circular head plate decorated with a chip-carved Salin's Style I zoomorphic design depicting a crouched beast left, possibly a duck or other bird. This is surrounded by a raised border. The head has three rounded knobs, one at the top and one to each side; the knob on the right side has now broken away. The brooch has a shallow arched bow carinated on the front, and concave behind. The central raised ridges of the carinated bow are beaded li…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2022
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Record ID: KENT-714191
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gilt copper-alloy medieval cloisonné enamel brooch, dating to the late 10th to early 11th centuries AD, of the well attested Saunderton type (more recently Weetch type 20.A). The brooch is roughly circular with 7 projecting rounded knops around the cricumferential flange that marks the edge of the backplate. Each knop has a blub of either dark blue cobalt (5 total) or medium turquoise enamel (2 total) and the base of each knop is integral to the backplate. The circular body of the brooch is decorated with a cloisonné design formed by seven C-shaped strips of copper…
Created on: Friday 19th February 2016
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
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