Record ID: ESS-A16C17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Morini Celtic gold qtr stater 11mm,1.48g
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-A0B0FE
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  An incomplete, single post-medieval silver cufflink of the 'Crown and Heart' Form 1, Type A style (Finds Research Datasheet 46), dating to the 17th century or very early 18th century, circa AD 1625-1725.  The disc is near complete with a chip missing from the top left side (at around the ‘11 O’clock’ mark if compared with a clock face).  There is some damage to the border on the right side and the general condition is quite worn.  The front of the cufflink shows a crown above two side-by-side hearts.  The reverse has two …
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 21st July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tendring', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A08BA4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  Two fragments of an incomplete silver medieval finger ring, dating to c.AD 1200-1500. The external face of the hoop has an engraved Latin inscription in black-letter (or 'Gothic') script. One fragment appears to read IHC / NAZ translating as Jesus of Naz[areth].  The second fragment appears to have the letters NEN or REN which may translate to the latter part of the word [Naza]n/ren (originally perhaps Nazarenus, the Latin for 'of Nazareth').  The writing is separated by a vine and leaf design of a single stem with 5 leaf heads. Dimensions:…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Hallingbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-A03972
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A group of 3 Eastern British Iron Age gold coins (2 staters and 1 quarter stater) Coin 1 Iron Age (c. 30 - 10BC) Gold stater of Addedomaros (ABC 2517). Obverse: Six-armed wreath spiral, three crescents at centre.  Reverse:  Horse right Dimensions:  D: 16.65mm; Weight: 5.47g Coin 2 Iron Age (c. AD 10-40) Gold quarter stater of Cunobelin (ABC 2819). Obverse: [C]AM C[VN]:  Corn ear without central stalk, CAM to left, CVN to right.  Reverse:  CV[N]: Horse rearing right, dashes for mane, branch above, CVN below Dimensions:&nbs…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Bromley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9FFB18
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Early Medieval coin hoard of 5 sceattas No. Description Dimensions 1 Sceat of Series D (BMC Type 2c), obverse illegible; reverse with cross pattée with pellets in angles, cross pattée above, annulet below, letters around + II [ ] OIVV. Diameter 12.0mm, weight 1.09g 2 Sceat of Series E, variety G1, obverse with quilled object, coiled right, triangular head without pellet eye, rectangular box enclosing an X and a bar in front, other pellets in field; reverse …
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beaumont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9E9F07
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  An incomplete, gold Medieval finger-ring, dating to c. 1200-1400 CE. The ring is formed of a thin hoop (which is broken and bent out of shape), terminating in a damaged bezel, which would have likely been oval in shape, with four clawed collets that would have held a now missing stone. The hoop is circular in section. Dimensions:  External diameter:  33mm at widest point (ring is broken and no longer circular); hoop thickness:  3.2mm, weight:  4.56g Discussion:  Finger rings with bezels in this shape, made to fit the settings, are Medieval …
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 8th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elmstead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9E9A85
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete cast silver, or possibly silver-gilt, dress hook dating to the early Post-Medieval period (c. 1500-1600), of Read (2008) Class K, Type 2. The object is an openwork, moulded-relief, circular plate decorated with a love-heart in the centre surrounded by a floral wreath made up of five flowers, probably roses, spaced equidistantly apart with foliage between. A rectangular attachment loop extends from the upper edge of the wreath. Extending from the lower edge of the wreath is a circular-sectioned hook with a pointed terminal that curves inwards towards the rear. …
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 12th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Sampford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9E4414
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete, gilded silver decorated pin of Post-Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1600). The object consists only of the head of the pin, which is composed of a semi-hemispherical upper part with a circumferential rib separating it from the inverted cone shaped lower part. The upper hemisphere is decorated with three filigree circles, enclosing four smaller circles in the shape of a clover, around a central knop. Another, larger knop is at the top of the head, where the three larger circles meet. Additional pellets are placed between each of the three larger knops (two…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Osyth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9DEEF4
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A complete silver ingot of likely early-medieval date, rectangular in shape with squared ends.  The surfaces appear to have been hammered flat and there are some nicks on the edges, possibly ancient testing marks.  Surface metal analysis would be necessary to determine the exact metal content, but the appearance is consistent with a substantial silver content, and is typical of silver objects of early medieval date. Dimensions:  Length: 28.64mm; Width: 6.12mm; Thickness: 4.10mm; Weight: 4.54g Discussion:  The general form is typical of ingots of…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leaden Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-9DB6CE
Object type: RIBBON
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A fragment possibly from a gold Middle Bronze Age composite penannular ring, dating to c.1300-1100 cal BC. The warped fold plate made of three strands of gold wire, stacked on top of each other and fused together to produce a ribbed effect.  The wires are a D-shape, in cross-section, the flat surface being the inner surface of the ring where the fusing of these two pieces can be clearly seen. These wires end in smooth rounded terminals but at each end which may indicate this represents the original circular form now bent out of shape. In profile the ring is an i…
Created on: Wednesday 16th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leaden Roding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4D7A14
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper-alloy mount (probably) dating from the Post Medieval to Modern period c. AD 1750-1900. Similar examples to this have been recorded on the database and have been described as likely mounts, with one (CORN-CE63E7) being described as a cornucopuia terminal. The mount is triangular in plan and takes the form of a ram's head with hors to either side, curing inward towards the eyes. The head emerges from a sub-cylindrical foliate decorated 'tube' which terminates in a downward curving oval shaped tab. The inside of the tube is hollow though the inside of the ram's head port…
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-4D072D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold plated (copper-alloy cored) contemporary copy of an iron age gold stater of the Trinovantes (Eastern Region) dating to c. 60-40 BC. Rudd's 'Late Whaddon Chase - big pellet' type. ABC p. 119, no. 2338 for solid gold prototype.
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-4CE3C9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sub-cylindrical lead weight of uncertain age, likely dating from the Medieval to Modern period. The weight is formed of a central iron rod (still partially visible) around which is a sub-cylindrical lead-alloy mass. weight: 128.57g, length: 27.8mm, width: 28.5mm
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2020
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-775E34
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of a decorated cast copper-alloy buckle frame, dating to the Medieval period. The frame is 'D' shaped in section once the halves are fitted together. The buckle is flat with decorative elements on one face. Each of these elements is situated within rectangular 'panels' across the buckle frame face (outer edge). These segments are defined in some instances by a single transverse grooved line, and in other by a thin raised transverse ridge. Within the 'panels' the decoration takes the form of stamped dots as well as lines forming triangular shapes. Some of the decoration n…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BD9843
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Very worn fragment of a copper-alloy socketed axehead dating to the Late Bronze Age period, that is c. 1000-800BC. The remaining fragment of the axehead takes the form of a slightly curved sub rectangular piece of the looped section of a socketed axe. The loop is still present and is integrally cast. Dimensions: weight: 10.8g, length: 27.0mm, width: 16.3mm, height: 14.9mm
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BD857A
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy bell dating from the Medieval to Post Medieval periods, c. AD 1300-1600. The bell is sub-circular in shape, with the main body formed of four inwardly cirving tabs of flat copper-alloy sheet. There is a rectangular sectioned stem emerging from the centre top of the bell body. At the terminal of the stem, there is a flattened circular tab with a hole at the centre (now damaged) which acts as the attachment loop. The pea, made of iron, is intact and found inside the bell body. Bells of this sheet metal type are commonly attributed to the Medieval and early Post-Me…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BC2CC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy brooch of Roman date, c. AD 50-80. Harlow type, Mackreth 1.a (see Mackreth 2011: 50). The brooch features a double pierced lug though the lower piercing for the axis bar is broken. The upper chord piercing is intact with the chord and springs to either side still in situ. The wings are semi-cylindrical and open at the rear. The brooch is 'T' shaped in form, with the bow being slightly wider at the head where it extends into the top part of the lug. The bow features a central spine with a thin incised line down the centre. There appears to be the remains of some…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th December 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BACFD0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy strap union dating from the late Iron Age to early Roman period, c. 100 BC to AD 100. The item is formed of a central vertical row of three openwork circles, all 'D' shaped in section. From the circles at either end of the row emerge circular shaped tabs. These are perpendicular to the face of the openwork circles, and there are four in total; two on the upper circle, emerging on opposite sides, and two on the lower. Between the tabs on each side of the row of circles is a cylindrical bar that connects the two tabs on either side. This forms two strap bars at ei…
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 11th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-BA099A
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead-alloy oval shaped seal matrix. The matrix is flat on the face and slightly concave on the back. There are two small mounts on the back that were likely part of an attachment piece. The face features a border of engraved letters with an oval shape at the centre, inside which is a decorative motif. Dimensions: weight: 19.5g, length: 32.3mm, width: 22.2mm, thickness: 7.2mm
Created on: Monday 23rd November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-DC0751
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  A complete medieval gold stirrup shaped finger ring with stone setting, dating to c. 1150-1450.  The hoop is rounded in cross-section.  It flares to steep undecorated shoulders with a solid rectangular bezel.  The bezel is set with a rectangular gem of purple colour (possibly Amethyst) which has a shiny, cabochon-cut polished convex surface. Dimensions:  External diameter: 22.5mm (internal diameter: 19.4mm); external diameter including bezel: 26mm; thickness of hoop: 1.7mm; weight: 3.54g. Discussion:  Stirrup-shaped gem-set rings are a wel…
Created on: Wednesday 7th October 2020
Last updated: Friday 5th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wimbish', grid reference and parish protected.