Record ID: DEV-B448BB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap end dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1400-1450. The object comprises the hinged plate from a two piece strap end defined by their hinged plate and loop. The plate is rectangular in shape, with a trough in the lower side leaving two small tongues which would have been attached to the loop. There is a small circular rivet securing the plate in the centre of the upper part of the plate. The plate is decorated with an incised design, which is placed with in a rectangular panel in the centre. It is worn and unclear, but appears potentially zoomorph…
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2021
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Record ID: DEV-B3D946
Object type: BRIDLE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete openwork copper alloy post medieval bridle boss, dating to c. AD 1600-1800. The boss is circular in plan with a raised central lis motif. Between the foils and petals of the lis are apertures in a range of shapes, the upper two broadly triangular, the lower two trifoliate. The petals of the lis are decorated with elaborate lines and smaller trefoil designs. The outer frame of the boss is decorated with a motif of hearts, with these filled with four pellets, two adjacent to one another horizontally at the top of the curved heart, with two continuing down its centre t…
Created on: Thursday 17th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 17th June 2021
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Record ID: DEV-A014F3
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval lead alloy badge dating to c. AD 1300-1500. The badge is circular in shape and has a beaded border. It bears a large, central black letter inscription on the obverse and is plain on the reverse, with the remains of the pin mechanism surviving as two rectangular stubs of lead alloy. The blackletter text is hard to decipher, and is worn, but may read "B[...] Pierre." This may be a reference to the cult of St Peter, but this is speculative. Measurements: 37.5mm diameter, 2.4mm thickness, weight 19.38g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 12th July 2021
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Record ID: DEV-9455D5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of Arcadius (AD 377-408) dating to AD 395-401 (Reece Period 21), VIRTVS EXERCITI, Emperor standing left, holding spear and shield, being crowned by Victory who holds a palm-branch. Probably Mint of Nicomedia, - (*) // SM(NA?). RIC X, p. 246, cf. no. 64 Measurements: 15mm diameter, weight tbc
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 28th April 2021
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Record ID: DEV-5813E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy 'resellado' cob coin, probably of Philip IV (AD1621-1665). The original denomination is unclear, however the coin has been counter-stamped with a date of 1652 and re-valued at 8 maravedis, evident by the '8' counter-stamp. The original marking is no longer visible on the obverse, the reverse shows a crowned shield with a lion. Measurements: 22mm diameter, 1mm thickness, weight 3g.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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Record ID: OXON-0ECC7D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Roman / Byzantine provincial coin, a follis (40 nummi) of Justin II (AD 565-578), dating to the period AD 574-578. The obverse depicts Justin and Sophia enthroned [...]NVS PP [...], the reverse depicts the letter M (for 40 nummi) with ANNO to the left and X [..] to the right (giving the regnal year), a cross above the M and an epsilon for the 5th officiana below. In the exergue; CON for the mint of Constantinople.
Created on: Friday 29th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th November 2019
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Record ID: DEV-7D6DD0
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval bridle boss dating from AD 1550-1700. The object survives in good condition, with some damage to the lower part of the mount, resulting in the loss of one of the decorative knops. It is broadly circular in shape, but elaborately decorated to give a sunburst appearance. At the centre is a raised spherical knop, which lies at the meeting point of six curving ribs which form a dome. These descend downwards, joining a circular plate, which has a beaded border between the area where the ribs terminate and the outer decorative additions. These a…
Created on: Thursday 29th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 16th November 2020
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Record ID: DEV-168D70
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gold Half-Guinea of George III (AD 1738-1820), dating to AD 1797. Spink no. 3735.
Created on: Monday 14th August 2017
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-439E19
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver penny of William I of Scotland (1165-1214). Short cross and stars type, Phase B (Spink 5029) dating to c. 1205-1230. Minted by Hue and Walter at Roxburgh. The coin measures 19 mm in diameter and weighs 1.4 g It was published in Read (1995, 54; no. 193).
Created on: Monday 27th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CA7CED
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval Venetian silver grosso agostano (1464-1506) from the Italian Republic of Bologna under Giovanni II Bentivoglio (1462-1506). The obverse depicts a lion walking left holding a staff and banner within a quadrilobe. The legend reads .BONONI [.A. D]OCET. Translating as Bologna teaches. The reverse depicts St Petronius nimbate (haloed) and wearing a mitre. In their right hand is a model of a city, in the left a crosier. The legend reads S. PETRONIVS. Measurements: Diameter: 21mm, Weight: 1.4g
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-5DFB56
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy developed T-shaped brooch dating to the period c. AD 50 - 150. The pin, most of the bow, the foot and the catchplate are missing. The brooch measures 22.84mm in length, 49.10mm maximum width, 8.43mm minimum width, is 18.17mm thick and weighs 19.50g. The brooch has wide wings, shallow C-shaped in cross-section and divided by a central pin slot. The pin slot exhibits small traces of iron corrosion product from the missing pin. The wings are decorate by a series of alternating ridges and grooves of varying thickness(bead and reel decoration). The wider…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 6th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Churston-with-Galmpton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E25A19
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead artefact, possibly a leather worker's palm guard dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD 1600 - 1900. It consists of a piece of sheet lead, of average thickness 8mm, shaped to fit a curved palm (roughly D-shaped). There is a shallow, transverse groove across the centre of the artefact on the inner side of the curve, though it is difficult to determine whether this original or damage subsequent to its deposition in the soil. The artefact has a patchy, cream and light grey patina. It is 70.6mm long, 53.9mm wide and 8mm thick. It weighs 228gm. Compare SWYOR-0E65DB.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd February 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-E012CB
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of fifteen cast lead musket balls dating from the Post-Medieval period, AD1650 - 1850. Individual details are as follows: 1. A shot that is flattened as a result of impacting on an unyielding surface such as stone.It has a cream coloured patina. It is 28.4mm long, 24.9mm wide and 10.1mm thick. It weighs 26.21gm, suggesting that it was used in an arquebus or caliver. 2. A shot that is partially rounded and partially flattened, with striations on the flattened side. The shot has a cream coloured patina. It is 22.2mm long, 18.5mm wide and 12mm thick. It weighs 22.29gm, sugg…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2019
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Record ID: IARCH-BEA934
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
Robertson 2000, 11 no. 47: ""Paignton. Date of Deposition c. 65-70. Discovery? Claudius I RIC 64." Item no. 204 in the accessions register of the Rougemont House (now Royal Albert Memorial) Museum is as above and has the accompanying note: 'dug up at Paignton under the roots of an old oak tree with thirty-five others, some of Nero'. There are no other details whatever and the Claudian coin itself is no longer in the Museum's possession. The presence of a legitimate Claudian coin as well as some Neronian bronze is significant, in the light of the frequency of Claudian copies at Exe…
Created on: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Paignton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-D47ED1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval silver-gilt dress hook with a heart shaped cushion at the front, and a tear shaped backplate with a scalloped edge and circular perforations. The front is a raised hollow cast cushion in the shape of a heart, which is decorated with four filigree circles, within which are four filigree circlets arranged around a central knop (the knop is presumably missing on one of the upper circles). At the centre of the cushion are three knops arranged around a filigree circlet at the centre. At the pointed end is a filigree circle with three knops arranged around the outside, with …
Created on: Wednesday 7th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Record ID: DEV-A54526
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy coin weight marked 'I MOIDOR'.
Created on: Wednesday 7th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 15th August 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-513B26
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy bell, known colloquially as a 'crotal', dating to between c. AD 1600 and AD 1800. The bell is made from copper-alloy sheet, and is constructed from four separate components. The upper and lower hemispheres are soldered together at the central median seam. The lower hemisphere bears two holes joined by a sounding slot, which is slightly damaged. A cut copper-alloy suspension loop of inverted U shape has been soldered to the upper hemisphere; this has been drilled with a circular hole. The bell contains a pea, possibly made of lead. The surface of the bell h…
Created on: Wednesday 19th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-F5DD12
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver penny probably of Edward II (1307-1327). Probably Class 11b (North 1061) dating to c. 1312-1314. Minted at London. North (1975, 28). Diameter 18.5mm, Thickness 0.72mm, Weight 1.27g
Created on: Saturday 15th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E9A738
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman silver coin. The coin is a silver-plated contemporary copy of a siliqua of Magnus Maximus (AD 383 to 388). Obverse Legend: D N MAG MAXIMVS P F AVG. Obverse type: pearl diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right. Reverse legend: VIRTVS ROMANORVM. Reverse type: Roma enthroned facing, head left, holding globe and spear. TRPS in exergue. Mint: Trier, Germany, AD 383 to 388. Reece period 20. RIC IX, p. 29, cf. no. 84b. Diameter 17.2mm, Weight 1.72g.
Created on: Friday 14th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: DEV-8EB012
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Torbay
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval complete cast copper alloy double loop buckle frame with buckle plate attached, dating from AD 1550 to AD 1650. The buckle and buckle plate are complete. The pin is missing. The buckle frame is in the form of two oval loops with four knops on the outer edges. At either end of the strap bar is a knop in the form of the front of a human head. The front of the frame has a moulded scroll decoration; the reverse is undecorated. The buckle plate is folded around the central strap bar of the buckle frame. The shape of the buckle plate resembles a fish tail with wavy outer edg…
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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