Record ID: SUSS-C70ED5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Iron Age brooch, dating from the 4th-3rd century BC. La Tene I type, see Hattatt 2000 fig.147. The surviving piece comprises the head, bow and catchplate of the brooch; the spring and pin are missing, as is any decoration of the foot. The head of the brooch coils around from the start of the spring into the bow. The bow is wider than the head, then tapers down to the foot. Extending down the bow is a ridge of decoration. The catchplate has been bent out of its original alignment. The object has an even green patina all over. Length: 21.64mm Height: 17…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-C53AA6
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, post medieval, lead and iron, toy pistol, AD.1600-1750. The object comprises the firing mechanism, stock and barrel of a toy gun. It is primarily cast in lead or a lead alloy with some iron parts for the mechanism. The stock has a flat butt and tapers up towards the mechanism and the barrel. Both sides of the stock are decorated with foliate design. The trigger has been lost. The mechanism is attached to the stock on the left side of the gun by three iron screws. Forward of this is the powder pan, this is circular and has the touch hole preserved. The pan sits atop the …
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C3271E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver, post medieval, One-third Groat of James V of Scotland AD.1513-1542. Second Coinage AD.1526-1539, Spink 5380 Obverse, Crowned bust right, +IACOBVS.DEI GRA SOTORV Reverse, square topped shield with lion rampant +OPPIVDV: EVDINBVVRG[I.]
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C30677
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of an early medieval, Anglo-Scandinavian, 11th century, copper alloy cheek piece from a horse harness, AD.1000-1150. The piece consists of a copper alloy ring with three small knops at cardinal points around the edge. The piece has a brown, green colour. A similar example can be found in Read 2001, No.474-476 and Also in Williams 2007 fig.6. Length: 27.39mm Width: 20.69mm Thickness: 5.18mm Weight: 5.66g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C28F1C
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy, medieval - post medieval, key, AD.1400-1650. The object comprises the openwork bow and a part of the drilled shank of the key. The key would have had a suspension loop, now broken, there are two piercings in line with this loop. There are additional piercings upon either side of the central line of piercings. The bow is oval in shape. Below the bow is a large collar and then a part of the shank. The shank and collar have been drilled but but this has been done off centre and has entered at an angle. The shank has been worn to the extent that the drilled s…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C1F05B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy, medieval, buckle, AD.1200-1400. The object is comprised of the D shaped buckle frame with offset pin bar. The pin remains in place. The buckle plate remains attached and is formed of a folded sheet of copper alloy. The plate and buckle frame are decorated. The plate is decorated with a bird in relief, possibly a swan or eagle, facing right with wings raised. There are two domed headed rivets that pierce the plates at the opposite end to the buckle. The frame is decorated on the front face with scrolling within a narrow border. The buckle pin is a triangular a…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C19F47
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, late medieval - post medieval, box chape strap end, AD.1450-1550. The object is broken into two parts. The box chape is complete with two Iron rivets to hold the strap in place. The front face of the chape is decorated with a black letter inscription IHC within an incised border, this is set above triple ridges separated by two grooves. IHC is derived from the first three letters of Jesus' name in Greek. Below the boxchape there is a narrow neck ,which has broken. The second section is purely decorative and features three 10mm diameter concave roundels arranged in a tr…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C14176
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval to modern copper-alloy strap-end, dating to the period c.1700-1900. The upper portion of the object comprises a sub-trapezoidal plate with a circular knop on its top right- and left-hand corners, and a pointed-oval recess with openwork design consisting of seven perforations. Below this, the plate separates into three 'tongues', each of which is vertically split to accommodate the now-missing strap. The rear of the object is identically decorated. Length: 38.58mm Width: 36.51mm Thickness: 3.26mm Weight: 12.79g
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-B105EA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, early medieval, copper alloy, strap end, with silver foil, AD.750-1000. The object comprises a rectangular copper alloy plate, the distal end of which is tapered to a rounded point. The top of the strap end is damaged and originally would have had a central rivet hole, of which only a part remains. The front face is decorated with intertwined beasts and would originally have had a silver coating. Two parts of the silver remain, they are pointed oval in shape and correspond to the ridges of one of the beasts, perhaps suggesting a bichrome colour scheme. Length: 29.5mm…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-B0EEAC
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy French jetton of Late Medieval to early post-Medieval date (c.1450-1550). Obverse: a square-topped shield within a tressure of eight arches. The shield design is indistinct, possibly comprising a fleur-de-lys below two bars, and the legend is nonsensical, 'l LD NO LLLC LL NO LLL L LLLS' Reverse: a cross pattee within a tressure of four arches, cruciform quatrefoils in angles. Legend as obverse.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-B09CC9
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy jetton of Late Medieval date and French origin. Obverse: crown with large central fleur in field, three flowers on band and four surrounding; legend is nonsensical, +IAV' IAVIAVBAIVAIAVIABVAI' Reverse: a voided long cross fleury in a tressure of four arches; 'A' in angles, one within tressure and one without, repeating.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
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Record ID: SUSS-AFDBCD
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, lead, medieval, seal matrix, AD.1200-1450. The object comprises a circular seal matrix with a small subrectangular tab attacted to the side. The object is flat with the design and legend impressed in reverse on to the front face. The design itself is a cruciform of pointed oval petals separated in the angles by an incised line topped with three pellets. The legend on the front is clear reading, +S' WIL'I FIL' LE VEDOT. There is also the start of a legend on the rear of the piece, again in reverse, perhaps where the seal matrix has been made from a recycled test piece. The …
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-AF8DAB
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead, medieval, seal matrix, AD.1200-1400. Just over half of the circular seal matrix remains, this is badly damaged and difficult to read. The centrsl design appears to have been a cruciform of pointed oval petals with an incised line separating them, only 2 are clearly visible now. A large crack, possibly the result of folding bisects the object. The legend is difficult to read with SIGIL [...] NILOLAS remaining.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-AEA7B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy, Roman, nummus, of Constantine I AD.306-337, possibly SARMATIA DEVICTA reverse, AD.323-324, Reece period 16 Obverse, laureate bust right, [...]TINVS AVG Reverse, possibly a victory advancing right
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-AE56EA
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, medieval, copper alloy, casket key, AD.1150-1400. The key comprises a circular loop with a double collar below. The collars are wide and form part of the shank. The bit is simple, with a wide T shape. An almost identical key can be found in Read 2001 pg.71, fig.45, No.539.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-ADEA46
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver, Medieval, penny of Henry V AD.1413-1422, York mint, North No.1400-1401 Obverse, bust of king facing, long neck with pellet on neck or oval swelling, mullet to left of crown, saltire stops, +hEN[...]GL*Z*FRAN Reverse, long cross with three pellets in angles and a quatrefoil in the centre, Saltire stops, [...]S*/EBO/[...]
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-ADD2E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, roman, radiate, possibly of Carausius AD.286-293, Reece period 14, Pax reverse. Obverse, radiate bust right, cuirassed, [...]ARA[...]VS AV[G] Reverse, Pax standing left, [P]A[X] AV[G]
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-9BA09C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Silver, medieval, voided long cross penny of Henry III, AD.1216-1272, Canterbury mint, AD.1250-1272. Class 4-5 Obverse, bust of king facing, holding sceptre, slight double strike with some of voided cross on obverse. hENRICVS REX III Reverse, a voided long cross with three pellets in angles, traces of the bust from the double strike. ON C/ANT the ON and AN are ligated. The res of the legend is obscured by the double struck sceptre and III
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-9B1BC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver, medieval, penny, probably of Edward IV, AD.1461-1483, york mint, The coin is extremely worn and has been clipped extensively. Obverse, crowned bust facing [.]DWA[...] Reverse, long cross with three pellets in angles, quatrefoil in centre, [...]/RACI/
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-9ACC54
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver, medieval, long cross penny of Edward I AD.1272-1307, London Mint, Class 8, North No.1034/2-1035, AD.1294-1299 Obverse, trifoliate crown bust facing, toptilted egg waisted S, notched 'h' +EDW R ANGL DNS hYB Reverse, Long cross with three pellets in angles, top tilted S, CIVI/TAS/LON/DON
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
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