Record ID: NMGW-525A32
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy enameled mount of mid-12th to mid-14th century date The mount is near-complete but is now folded and is of trilobed form. The mount form and decoration suggest that it was intended to flank a central plate to its right, probably with a similar mount flanking the central plate on the left. The right edge of the mount is straight and vertical but with a concave arc at both the top and basal corners. The top and basal edges are rounded and define the trilobed left edge. The mount was attached using five attachment rivets positioned around the edges. The decoration o…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 6th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-B46547
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Constantine II Caesar (AD 317-37) nummus, uncertain mint, possibly Trier and possibly irregular GLORIA EXERCITVS; two standards type //TR[ ] possibly 1.86g, 16mm, corroded
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-350C07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Valens (AD 364 - 78) bronze SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE; Victory walking to the left; uncertain mint 1.95g corroded
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-65E967
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy escutcheon or pendant probably of medieval date The delicate fitting appears to be near-complete (with a length of 24.6mm and a weight of 1.0g) and was suspended by an integral loop (8.4mm long, 2.9mm wide and 4.2mm deep), which has been coiled inwards to form the loop and projects to the front. The mount is shield-shaped (16.7mm long, 10.0mm wide and 1.2mm thick), now truncated at the base. At the centre of the mount is a circular perforation (3.0mm diameter) probably for attachment. The face is faceted where the loop enters the mount and the upper part of the mount h…
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-65C572
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver coin Henry VII (1485-1509) penny, Durham Bishop Richard Fox (1494-1501) D - R North 1731 0.65g
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-659EE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Probably an irregular nummus of Urbs Roma / wolf and twins type (c. AD 330-45) 0.45g, corroded
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-65371B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Probably an irregular nummus of Urbs Roma / wolf and twins type (c. AD 330-45) 0.45g, corroded
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-651FF5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin Trajan (AD 98-117) sestertius, Rome COS V (AD 104-11) SPQR OPTIMOPRINCIPI; Rome seated, facing left RIC 489 21.42g, corroded
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-64CA7B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of uncertain type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the leg only (with a surviving length of 32.9mm, a surviving depth of 10.2mm and a weight of 4.0g). The leg is now slightly distorted and is of rectangular section at the break (3.8mjm wide and 2.7mm thick) with no decoration evident on the front. The sides of the leg are straight and convergent to the pointed foot. The catch-plate is as wide as the leg and arcs from beneath the break. The catch-plate had a decorative triangular aperture, now filled with a bur…
Created on: Monday 9th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-AA09AB
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy suspension loop from an uncertain object, possibly of late medieval date The loop is of sub-oval form, pointed at the apex (with a length of 26.9mm and a weight of 1.7g) and is of consistent sub-rectangular section (4.1mm wide and 1.9mm thick). The loop is decorated with cast ornament, which respects the form of the loop and indicates that the loop is not a deformed ring and is symmetrical through the centre. Either side of the apex is a double grooved border before an elongated panel with a grooved border, weakening towards the base. At the widest point of the loop (1…
Created on: Monday 19th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-48748E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval gold coin James I (1603-25) Britain crown, London (5 shillings and 6 pence) Second coinage, fifth bust, Privy mark: Tun (1615-16) North 2092 2.27g, worn
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-4811C9
Object type: DIRK
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age dirk of Penard or Wallington metalworking Industry, dated to c. 1300 - 1000BC The cast dirk is complete but now distorted across the mid blade (with a distorted length of 282mm, a straightened length of approximately 288mm and a weight of 94.4g). The butt is flat-topped, slightly angled (23.0mm wide and 1.8mm thick). There are two rivet notches beneath the butt and on the sides (of 8.5mm diameter, with their midpoints 9.6mm beneath the butt and giving a minimum butt width of 17.5mm). There is no clear hilt mark but there is the suggestion of a curving mark from the …
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-47E80B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin A contemporary copy of a William I (1066-87) penny. Uncertain mint and moneyer. cf. BMC 6, North 846, sword type (1079-82) but with a crude bust and the sword to the right 18.5mm - 18.7mm diam.; 0.5mm thick; 1.26g Martin Allen says of the coin: A contemporary imitation, probably produced in south Wales or the Welsh March (cf. Edward Besly, BNJ 86 (2016), p. 148 and Pl. 24, no. 197). I would read the inscriptions as follows: Obv. +IMII+D[R?]I+II Rev. +DVNI+I[ ]IIID
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 20th April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-47D5B4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age enamelled copper alloy stud or decorative mount, probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The cast mount is of sub-circular, D-shaped form and is incomplete, possibly cut-down in antiquity (with a depth of 9.1mm, a diameter of 35.1mm and a weight of 21.2g). The rear of the object had a central rounded projection, gradually widening towards the base. The edge of the rear is raised with a rim (1mm wide, 1.8mm - 2.0mm high and 4.4mm deep). The front of the mount is near-flat with recessed cells to hold enamel. Along the edge are two 'trumpet' cells flanking the rounde…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-47B802
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age flanged axehead The cast axehead is complete (with a length of 87.2mm and a weight of 129.3g) but has lost much of the original surface. The butt is straight and thin (with a width of 17mm and a thickness of 0.8mm). The sides are near-straight and parallel as far as the position of the bevel on the faces (where the axe has a width of 21.6mm, a thickness of 11.5mm and a maximum depth, including flanges of 14.9mm). The sides are decorated with diagonal ridges and are slightly convex and gently rounded across their depths. Below the stop the sides widen gradually before …
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-85013A
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval enamelled coper alloy harness pendant of 13th or 14th century date The cast pendant is complete but the suspension mount and any possible frame or backing have been lost (with a length of 43.7mm and a weight of 10.1g). At the apex of the pendant is a perforated lug (7.1mm deep, 1.8mm - 2.7mm thick, 8.1mm long and with an internal diameter of 3.4mm) from the hinge. The pendant is of hexagonal form and has six peripheral lug (with an overall width of 31.1mm and a depth of 3mm), with the top lug extending into the hinge lug and one of the side lugs now somewhat distorted. T…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-B1513C
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Torfaen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron Age to Roman bronze enamelled vessel mount, probably of 1st century BC to 2nd century AD date The cast mount is likely to be zoomorphic and is of sub-triangular form with a convex profile to accommodate the vessel curvature (suggesting a diameter of 140mm and with a weight of 31.4g) and is now incomplete and fragmentary, in two pieces. The mount is widest at the top edge (with a length of 50.6mm where it has a rim thickness of 3.5mm) and has broken through an attachment rivet at one corner. The rivet on the opposite side is broken but remains in place (with a diameter of 3…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-71E94F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: The gold band is circular and of regular D-shaped section. The interior of the band has an inscription in Roman capitals and italic script reading: AG obt Jan 24 1704 The exterior of the band is abraded while the interior is comparatively unworn. Dimensions: External diameter: 19.8mm – 20.1mm, internal diameter: 17.5mm, width: 4.7mm, thickness: 1.1mm and weight: 5.03g Discussion: The finger-ring is a late example of a mourning ring, in use from the reign of Charles II until approximately 1720 (Oman, 1930)[1]. The inscription indicates the date of death o…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-3B7544
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Pembrokeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Decorative gold ring is of part-hollow construction, with a hexagonal bezel set with a small uncut (cabochon) blue sapphire which is now in two fragments. The hoop broadens at the shoulders (the hollow element), where there is a low ridge either side of the bezel. This part of the hoop has a flattened triangular cross-section; the lower part of the hoop is misshapen. Internal width of bezel at rim15 x 7mm; height of bezel 4.5mm; external width of bezel 8mm; minimum band width 2.2mm; minimum band thickness 0.3mm; weight of ring 2.45g; weight of stone 0.26g. The form of this gold finger…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-1C87EE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval cast copper alloy brooch of Early Anglo Saxon saucer type and of 5th or 6th century AD date The brooch is incomplete missing the pin and fittings and much of the rim and is a comparatively substantial example (with a maximum surviving diameter of 42.0mm, a maximum surviving depth of 7.5mm and a weight of 30.6g). Only a small part of the rim survives (30mm long, giving a depth of 7.2m and a height of 4.2mm). There is an undecorated border at the base of the rim except for the suggestion of punched dots on the inner edge of the border. Inside the border is a loosely-repe…
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
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