Record ID: WMID-8748EC
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast iron Post Medieval cannon ball, probably dating to circa AD 1500 - 1700. The object is spherical in shape with pitting and corrosion visible on the surface. The cannon ball has an orange coloured patina across its surfaces. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil may have resulted in the loss of some of the original surface detail and full diameter and weight. The diameter and weight suggest that the type of cannon used to fire the cannon ball may have been the Demi-Culverin. This cannon had a 4 inch bore and fired a ball weighing 9.5 lb (4309 g). Gordon…
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: WMID-C14691
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete but clipped silver groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), dating to the period AD 1560 to AD 1561. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV reverse type depicting a square shield on a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Minted at the Tower. Initial mark: martlet. c.f. North vol 2, p 133, no 1987.
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th March 2018
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Record ID: WMID-C0BA48
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy 'door-knob' spear butt of probable Roman or Early-Medieval date, AD 200-300 or AD 500-600. The object comprises a hollow circular shaft, tapering slightly from the open end before expanding to form the door knob terminal. The terminal is bulbous and hollow. There is a moulded ridge at the base of the terminal, and three incised lines around the circumference near the open end of the shaft. The metal is largely a mid brownish-green in colour. The spear butt measures 49.4 mm in length and has a diameter of 33.7 mm at the terminal end. The object weighs 66.3…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Record ID: WMID-BFEB46
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a locking pin from a probable Medieval, copper alloy Medieval locking buckle. The frames on these buckles are rectangular in shape. As well as the buckle pin, they incorporate a separate piercing for an elongated pin that extends outside of the buckle frame on one side to form a finger bar which typically terminates in a spherical knop. In this example, it is only the locking pin fragment that remains. The shaft of the pin is a flattened oval in section and terminates in a flattened spherical knop. The pin fragment measures 23.08mm in length, is 5.3mm wide and 2.96mm th…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th July 2018
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Record ID: WMID-577267
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete, Post Medieval copper alloy, Italian rapier guard dating to circa AD 1490-1550. The arms of the crossguard project equally either side of the centre, which is sub-rectangular in section. The centre of the guard has a rectangular piercing to house the one-piece blade and handle. the piercing measures 14.9 mm in length by 5.3 mm in width. There are two pointed projections either side of the blade aperture; these point away from the handle and towards the blade. As the arms extend away from the guard centre, the casting branches twice in opposing directions to form th…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
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Record ID: WMID-2EF945
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy rowel spur, of Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900). Around 50% of the spur is present, consisting of a small amount of each arm, the neck and a nearly complete rowel box. The arms have a flattish oval cross section. Originally both arms would have formed a 'U' shape with the neck. The neck curves towards the rowel box. The piercings on both arms of the rowel box are broken. There is a decorative element near the start of the neck. The object measures 55.0 mm in length, 50.2 mm in width and is 5.5mm at its thickest point. The rowel spur fragme…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Sunday 14th June 2020
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Record ID: WMID-2EAF8C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy, anomorphic, probable harness mount of late Post Medieval date. The mount is in the shape of a probable dog's head and neck. There is evidence of at least 3 mounting lugs on the reverse, though these have corroded somewhat in antiquity. The mount probably dates to the 17th or 18th century. The mount measures 36.1mm in height, is 36.82mm wide at the base, and is 5.44mm thick. The object weighs 19.5 grams. The surface has a grey-green patina and there is damage to the nose of the dog.
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-2E0A98
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy strap distributor, probably from a Medieval bridle (AD 1200 to AD 1500). The distributor has an oval looped attachment at each end and a larve square knop in the centre. The knop is decorated with a lozenge-shaped motif which may itself be surmounted with a cross, but this is unclear. The reverse is flat while all the front edges are rounded. The piercings of the attachment loops are slightly misshapen which may have come from use rather than the original casting. The distributor has a predominantly green patina but there are also areas with traces of gilding…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-2D9640
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy, probable dagger chape, dating to the Medieval period, between AD 1200 - 1500. The chape is sub-triangular in plan and oval in section. There is a pierced central core at the base of the chape. No join is apparent, so it is likely that the artefact was cast and then the core added. The core is pierced along its length, possibly to locate a thin point or to allow moisture to drain away. The top end of the chape is broken away, especially at the front, almost down as far as the core. The object appears undecorated. The chape measures 36.74mm in length, 2…
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Record ID: WMID-2CC0D3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver penny of Coenwulf of Mercia (AD 796 to AD 821), dating to the period c. AD 810 to c. AD 821, as part of the Group III, portait issue, pincer cross type. Minted by Tidbearht in Canterbury. North, vol 1, p 93, no 347. Thickness: 1.19mm Weight: 0.5g Diameter: 20.82mm
Created on: Tuesday 13th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-9B27DB
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 250,000 BC). The biface has good evidence of working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 75% of the total surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 25% of the surface. The interior face has been fully worked. The biface has an ovoid shape with a slight tapering towards the tip, with a rounded thick profile which thins at the tip. Th…
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Sunday 2nd September 2018
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Record ID: WMID-9A997F
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Post Medieval, double-sided lead casting, taken from a commemorative medal and possibly used as a weight or as a medallion. The object is circular in shape with decoration on both sides. The detail of the decoration is quite vague but has been made clearer through the identity of the original medal. As the detail is in relief, it is very probable that the object was cast directly from an original medal. This means that the detail displayed is a mirror image of the original. The obverse depicts a standing figure that appears to be on or near splashing water. A weapon such …
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2018
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Record ID: WMID-99ED73
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, silver, Post-Medieval of Henry VIII (AD 1509 - 1547). The coin is from the Second Coinage series(AD 1526 - AD 1544) and with the rose intial mark, dates from AD 1526 to AD 1529. Mint of the Tower of London. North (1991), page 111, number 1797. Thickness: 0.96mm Weight: 2.6g Diameter: 24.31mm
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-71E798
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy bell of probable Medieval copper dating (AD100 to AD1500). The bell has a spherical sounding chamber with holes flanking two transverse slots. The bell terminates in an attached mount which at one time would have been longer, and pierced to allow fitting to a ring, as in similar examples. The pea inside the bell is still intact and the bell still sounds. The bell was probably used for hawking. The bell is 15.3mm in diameter, 17.9 mm tall and weighs 4.7g. Similar bells can be found on the database at CORN-EF2EB0 and LEIC-FB5012.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Record ID: WMID-713B08
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, copper alloy mount in the form of a sitting bird, of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 410). The mount was probably part of a bucket or other vessel The mount consists of a moulded copper alloy sitting bird with a flat base. The underside of the base shows evidence of connection to another object, possibly an iron ring, as in similar examples. The head of the bird is tilted back from a curved neck. The head is large in comparison to the body and is almost spherical. The beak of the bird is also large and hooked, more like a flamingo than a bird of prey. The beak …
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-4C9982
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver, Irish, Post Medieval sixpence of James I, (AD 1603-1626). Second coinage dating to AD 1604-1607. Initial Mark: Martlet. Mint of London. Spink (2015) Coins of Scotland, Ireland and The Islands. No. 6517. Thickness: 1.4mm Weight: 1.9g Diameter: 23.5mm
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: WMID-4C1C52
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete blue and white annular glass bead of probable Early Medieval dating (5th to 7th Centuries AD). The bead has been made from an opaque blue glass, with translucent white glass trails as decoration on the surface. It is circular in plan. It has convex sides, with the ends flattened, almost an oblate form. Slight pitting and chipping is present on the surface. The decorative pattern consists of apparently random swirling lines. The central piercing is quite large (8.9mm) and slightly off-centre. The bead has a diameter of 20.27mm, and is 8.49mm thick. It weighs 4g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: WMID-4B651B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy object of probable Post Medieval dating (AD 1700 to AD 1900). In plan, the main part of the object is shaped like a animal's claw, with the concave edge being sharpened. The top of the object is formed into a rectangular stub at right angles to the start of the claw shape. The top of the stub has rectangular cutouts on either side which may have been used to contain the object within a larger structure. There are three vertical slashes scored ont one side of the claw part, which may have some significance. Length: 36.1mm Width: 15.3mm Thickness: 7…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: WMID-4AB6AF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4, flat wing ends type), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 4.l. Plate 48, dating (AD 80 toAD 120). The pin and catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The bow is broad, angular with a hump like head. Part of the rearward facing hook is missing at the rear. The bow gradually tapers down to the terminal where the foot is round and small. The upper bow is decorated with a central, fluted vertical rib, and there is a decorative moulding in relief on the crown of the brooch. T…
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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Record ID: WMID-4A2651
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Charles I of uncertain mint, dating to the period AD 1625 - 1649. Oval garnished shield on reverse. The coin is extremely worn making further identification difficult. The coin has been clipped. Thickness: 0.6mm Weight: 0.4g Diameter: 14.0mm
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
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