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Record ID: SOM-C65381
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), initial mark:1, minted at London, 1601-2 AD, Ref. North Vol II: 137, no. 2016.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Wellington Tone Dale', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-C64272
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very slightly clipped post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Initial mark: A, dated 1583 (on coin). Mint of London. Third coinage (ref. North Vol II, 1991: 137, no. 2015).
Diameter: 26.2 mm, thickness 0.7 mm, weight: 2.64 g.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
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Record ID: SOM-C564B7
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead-alloy cloth seal for cloth, probably a type of serge, probably made in Wellington, Somerset. The seal appears to be of the two-disc type and both discs and the connecting rivet survive, although the tab that previously linked the discs is missing. The seal is 26.1mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 9.76 grams.
The ring disc and rivet are stamped with a central design of a merchants mark in the form of a human foot over a elongated 4 with an S under the heel and an F under the toes. The vertical elongation of the 4 that extends beyond the foot, between the S …
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Wellington Tone Dale', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-C4B2FC
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy coin weight for a Unite of Charles I. The obverse depicts a crowned bust facing left surrounded by a CAROLVS REX inscription. The reverse shows XX with a crown above and S below (indicating shillings). The coin weight is 18.3mm in diameter, 3.5mm thick and weighs 7.01grams. There is a 12 o'clock die axis relationship between the obverse and reverse.
The coin weight is c23% light compared to its official weight of 140.5 grains (Withers and Withers 1995: 12-13). The coin was issued between AD 1625 and 1649.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Staplegrove', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-C39F80
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to post-Medieval cast copper-alloy unifaced coin weight for a French ecu au soleil. The weight is approximately square and complete other than wear to one corner. The upper face is slightly larger than the lower with angled sides. The upper face bears a crowned square-topped shield containing a sun with eight rays at its centre. There are traces of a pellet circle surrounding the shield.
The surface is reddish brown with powdery green copper-alloy corrosion products. The weight measures 14.6 x 14.5 x 2.1mm and weighs: 2.89g. This is an English weight for a French ecu au …
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Hinton St George', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-C352B4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Richard I dating to AD 1194 to 1199. Short cross class 4a. Minted by Ulard at Canterbury. North (1994: 220) no.968/1.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Hinton Park Estate', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-791C2F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy brooch, probaby Colchester-derivative, possibly Polden Hill, probably dating to c. AD 50-150. The surviving portion comprises of the bow and catchplate, with the head and pin mechanism missing.
The bow is sub-rectangular in cross-section, terminating below the head in an old break and tapering into an unelaborated, rounded foot. The front of the bow is decorated with a pair of moulded channels separated by a central ridge, tapering towards the foot. A damaged, undecorated and unperforated sub-rectangular catchplate projects from the reverse.
Dim…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018
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Record ID: SOM-7781F9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to AD 326 (Reece period 16). PROVIDENTIAE AVGG reverse type depicting a Camp gate with two turrets and a star above. Minted at Trier. RIC VII, pg. 209, no. 475.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Bawdrip', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-E43376
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy button with integral shank and incised design of a flower on the front. The button is circular. It has a flat front and very slightly convex back. The front has a design of a six petaled flower with pointed stamens, within a plain line outer border; the petals and the stamens are very clear. The back is rougher with the remains of an integral shank running across almost half of the width. The shank is broken c3mm from the base. The button is 14.0mm in diameter, 4.3mm in thickness (including the remains of the shank) and the weight is 2.89g.
A very si…
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-E34851
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval cast copper alloy button with integral shank and incised design of a flower on the front. The button is circular. It has a flat front and back. The front has a design of a six petaled flower with pointed stamens, within a plain line outer border, the petals are faint but the stamens very clear. The back is rougher with an integral shank running across almost half of the width. The shank is a tab, roughly broad D-shaped in profile with a large circular hole drilled through it. The hole is now mostly filled with concreted soil. The button is 15.0mm in diameter, 8.5mm in th…
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Crewkerne', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-E1B640
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy double-looped buckle frame, dating to the 16th to 17th century. The pin is present but broken. The frame is formed of two oval loops which are D-shaped in cross-section, and are bent upwards to form an angle of c130 degrees. The outer edges of the frame are bevelled. The two loops are divided by a narrowed and recessed axis bar. The bar has slight knops at each end. There are traces of pin rests on the frame. The pin is a small length of copper alloy wrapped around the bar. The frame is 21.0mm wide, 16.3mm high and 2.3mm thick; it weighs 2.13g.
A …
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'West Chinnock', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-E0CB6A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy double looped bucke, probably dating to c. AD 1350-1650. The buckle comprises of two oval loops with a D-shaped cross section. The front of the frame is decorated with a series of regularly spaced relatively deep, obliquely angled grooves. A copper alloy pin remains around the bar. The pin is D-shaped in cross section with a flat back and tapoers slightly to a slightly undercut point.
Dimensions: length 35.7mm; width 28.7mm; thickness 2.9mm; weight.6.30g.
Similar examples on this database include IOW-FC8294 and SOM-0B5067. Egan & Pritchard (2002: 83, no. …
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Muchelney Ham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SOM-DFD41D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper alloy pot foot, dating to c. AD 1200-1700. The foot is trapezoidal in section, tapering into a slightly rounded rear and with three longitudinal raised ribs running down the front, flaring slightly towards the base. It has an old irregular break at the upper end. The leg widens and spreads outwards at the base forming a trapezoid foot. The piece is 32.6mm tall, 57.4mm wide and 19.6mm thick; it weighs 123.09g.
Crudely made cast copper alloy vessels were widely used from c.1200-1700 for serving and cooking. Butler et al (2009:4) suggest there w…
Created on: Thursday 4th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2018
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Long Load', grid reference and parish protected.
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