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Record ID: NMS-F25BF8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Conical lead weight of uncertain date. The base is uneven and has an upwards-curled lip runnig around the circumference. Projecting from the top is an iron shank or loop, teminating in an old break and now heavily corroded. Weights can be difficult to date outside of a stratified context due to the fact that they are generally utilitarian objects and forms do not vary significantly over time. Weights of this form are evidenced from the Roman through to the post medieval period and numerous weight-related functions are likely, perhaps as a steelyard weight, standing weight, net weig…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F34490
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 348 - 350 (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting a phoenix standing right on a rock. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-CDDBBD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Roman copper alloy Colchester derivative rearhook brooch of Mackreth's (2011) Type CD RH 3.k dating to the period c. AD 43 - 65. Most of the bow, the foot, catchplate and pin are missing. The wings are C-shaped; each exhibits a single wide groove flanked on either side by three vertical engraved lines. Projecting from the top of the head is the stub of the rearhook. The bow arches back from the head and tapers to an old break. See: Mackreth, D.F, 2011, Vol. I, p. 64 & Vol. II, p. 43, pl. 40, nos. 1012 & 13354.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 16th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F36427
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate of Tetricus II dating to the period AD 272 - 274 (Reece period 13). SPES PVBLICA reverse type depicting Spes advancing left, holding flower and raising hem of dress. Uncertain Gallic mint.
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-1D6E54
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Colchester derivative rearhook brooch of Mackreth's (2011) Type CD RH 2.e dating to the period c. AD 43 - 65. The pin, lower bow, foot and catchplate are missing. The wings are C-shaped and exhibit bead-and-reel decoration with wavy lines on the reels. Projecting from the top of the head is the rearhok which retains a small section of the corroded iron chord from the missing spring mechanism. The bow arches back from the head and exhibits four vertical wavy ridges and a longitudinal groove running along each long edge. The bow terminates in an old break. See: Mackreth…
Created on: Friday 19th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F1077F
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy object, possibly a vessel handle of probable Roman date (c. AD 43 - 409). The terminal is in the form of a circular-sectioned conical knop, with a circumferential collar near the rounded tip. It expands into an octagonal sectioned shaft with collars positioned at the junction with the terminal knop, in the centre and at the end. It then narrows and bifurcates into two projections; one D-sectioned and hooked, the other flattened and expanding into a trapezoidal shape. Both expansions appear to terminate in old breaks. No parallel had been noted for this object at the t…
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMS-F4FECE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper alloy Colchester derivative brooch of Mackreth's (2011) Type CD RH dating to the period c. ad 43 - 65. The pin, foot and catchplate are missing. The C-shaped wings are incomplete, both terminating in a worn break. Projecting from the top of the head is the stub of the rearhook. The oval-sectioned bow arches back from the head and exhibits a slight median rib extending from the rearhook to the bottom of the bow which terminates in an old break.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 31st January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-48F31D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate of the deified Claudius II (Divus Claudius) dating to the period AD 270 - 271 (Reece Period 13). CONSECRATIO reverse type depicting eagle. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Friday 2nd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9DF893
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy bracelet dating to the period c. AD 200 - 409. The fragment comprises one terminal, the edge indented with a series of punched dots. This is followed by two transverse ridges, a stamped ring-and-dot motif followed by a single transverse ridge, a central rectangular panel engraved with cross-hatched grooves, a single transverse ridge and a second ring-and-dot motif. The fragment tapers slightly along its length from 8.8mm to 7.1mm and terminates in an old break. See: Crummy, N. (1983) Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Roman small finds from exca…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
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Record ID: NMS-B13B5A
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy dropped-bar terret dating to the period c. AD 43 - 200. It comprises a circular ring with lenticular cross-section and a rectangular dropped-bar projecting from one side, creating a rectangular aperture. One side of the ring appears to be slightly narrower due to wear.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd November 2021
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Record ID: NMS-75A04E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead weight dating to c. AD 1558 - 1603. Discoidal in form. The upper face exhibits four stamped marks: The initials EL crowned, the arms of the City of Norwich (A castle keep over a lion facing left) the letter A, and a circle. It now weighs 27.3g (0.96oz averdupois).
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-F51383
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval two-disc lead cloth seal dating to the period c. AD 1650 - 1750. Two circular discs pressed together. Dusc 1: Portcullis. Disc 2: blank. The connecting strip is missing.
Created on: Monday 29th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-8AE27D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post medieval gold finger ring with “posy” inscription on the inner face. The inscription is in italic script and reads: “I fauer as I find” followed by a maker’s mark in the form of a curved fish or dolphin. The band is D-shaped in cross-section. Dimensions: Diameter: 17.1mm (internal diameter: 15.1mm), width: 4mm, weight: 2g. Discussion: A number of similar examples have been reported as Treasure and a recorded on the PAS database including: GLO-FFA284 (2017 T508) & ESS-757F92 (2017 T59). Two posy rings in the British Museum collections ex…
Created on: Friday 12th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: NMS-C753F4
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Post medieval silver shilling, modified to form a probable gaming piece. The shilling is of Edward VI, dating to the period AD 1550 - 1551, mint of London, initial mark: Y. The coin is heavily worn, particularly on the obverse. The reverse exhibits an engraved and hatched letter A without a crossbar in the top right quarter to the right of the shield. Four narrow crescentic apertures have been made around the centre of the coin, following the lines of the inner border; the gaps between each aperture respect the lines of the cross on the reverse. In addition, the coin…
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
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Record ID: NMS-DF7D2C
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete post medieval gilded silver bi-convex button. It consists of two sheet silver hemispheres soldered together and with a visible circumferential join. The upper hemisphere exhibits two dents and a small perforation. All probably the result of post-depositional damage. The lower hemisphere exhibits a D-sectioned looped shank soldered to the base. Dimensions: Diameter: 9.1mm, length (including shank): 12mm, width of shank: 2mm. Discussion: Buttons of this form are difficult to date, but appear to have been in use over a long period of time. Read (2005, 2…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2020
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Record ID: NMS-F1FC40
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Incomplete post-medieval partly gilded silver hooked tag of Read’s (2008) Class D, Type 3, made from several composite elements. The gilded lozenge-shaped backplate has a rounded, slightly concave knop at each corner with a smaller spherical knop at the midpoint between each. Above this is an ungilded silver element consisting of four three-dimensional trefoils extending from the centre to form a cross, now slightly out of line with the lozenge backplate. Both backplate and cross of trefoils are held in place by a central dome-headed split-pin; on the reverse, the two h…
Created on: Wednesday 17th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
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Record ID: NMS-0A9F69
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post medieval copper alloy dress hook of Read's Class E, Type 3 dating to the period c. AD 1500 - 1600. The circular plate exhibits an openwork design consisting of an equal armed cross with a central pellet and four circualr apertures in each quarter. The edge of the plate is beaded and engrailed, with a trapezoidal attachment loop projecting from one side and a tapering hook projecting from the other. The hook terminates in an old break. See Read, B, 2008, p. 99, no. 370.
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-7293A4
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete lead alloy object, probably the butt of a toy firearm such as a petronel or pistol, dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. Trapezoidal in shape, with an old diagonal break at the narrow end. The wider edge is moulded in a concave curve. It exhibits a ragged casting seam running around the three complete edges. Each face carries moulded decoration in the form of a simple interlace pattern within a reserve line border. See: PUBLIC-43B91C & LANCUM-E24D47. Forsyth and Egan 2005: 97, no. 1.39.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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Record ID: NMS-85429A
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete post medieval copper alloy spur dating to the period c. AD 1600 - 1700. The bar commences in an old break and is D-shaped in cross-section. It bends at an obtuse angle and terminates in a rounded terminal with three rivet holes for attachment to the boot. Bailey (2002) illustrates a similar spur terminal with an angled bar and three rivet holes on page 36, fig.17, which is dated from the 17th century.
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2018
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Record ID: NMS-9CEAD9
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval or post medieval copper alloy barrel tap dating to the period c. AD 1450 - 1700. The pipe is cylindrical, expanding from 7.1mm in diameter at the terminal to 8mm at the junction with the integral key housing. The key housing is octagonally faceted and retains the cylindrical key, the handle cast in the form of a flat-sectioned stylised cockerel, the eyes indicated by a stamped ring-and-dot on either face. The spout is cast in the form of a stylised animal head with upright ears, prominent brow ridge and a flaring snout. The spout projects from the gaping mouth of the ani…
Created on: Thursday 25th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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