Record ID: CORN-7B70B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold half noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Treaty Series (1363-1369), Standard Type B with double saltire stops, London mint with 'E' in centre of reverse, saltire before EDWARD on obverse, North 1238, Spink 1506.
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludgvan', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-60A125
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-138), [HADRIANVS] AVG COS III P P which dates the coin to c.AD 134-138 within his reign, but the reverse is worn and the original surface missing, so it cannot be defined, apart from a central figure standing right with a tall structure to the right, perhaps a parazonium, or perhaps another figure but they are too close together for ADVENTVS AVG type.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-605D94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver denarius of Faustina the Elder (AD 138-141), DIVA FAVSTINA so minted in Rome after her death in AD 141 and later in the reign of her husband, Antoninus Pius (AD 138-161), AVGVSTA type of Vesta holding what appears to be palladium in outstretched right hand, RIC 369, BMC 439.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-604237
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Republican denarius with only four letters left on the obverse NIVS and a bare head facing right with curly hair and no beard and a defined angular mark at the base of the neck. So perhaps it is a denarius with the head and legend of Marcus Antonius, or Mark Antony (83-30 BC), but must date from at least the time of the Second Triumvirate with Octavian, established in 43 BC. The closest parallels that the recorder can find are on coins from the east, c.32-31 BC, with small lettering behind the head, and the best example of these is illustrated in BMC, Republic III (1970) on Pla…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-602680
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Republican denarius with most of the original surface now missing, and some corrosion product which appears as raised pellets and curved lines which suggest that the surface may have been exposed to some heat in the past. The coin is too worn to be able to identify it within this period and likely dates from c.211-27 BC.
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-214B63
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a collar from a socketed axe, semi-circular in plan, B-shaped in profile and in section. The collar is quite substantial at about 12 mm deep and 9 mm thick, and there is quite a deep indented area below it before the body of the axe begins with a raised ridge. Along this ridge at one side of the axe is the remains of the base of the side loop, which has worn into a point. The surface is pitted and some of the original patina remains on the collar but the projecting sections have become worn and corroded and there are patches of light green bronze disease.…
Created on: Monday 9th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-F29E04
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment of a flanged blade from a socketed axe, semi-circular in plan, triangular in profile and lozenge-shaped in section. The blade edge is worn and incomplete so that it is only flanged on one side. The broken edge reveals an oblong aperture which is the end of the socket for the haft or handle of the axe. The original surface has mostly corroded away and there are patches of light green bronze disease. There is not enough detail to precisely date this fragment within the Late Bronze Age, but some comparanda are offered below. Pearce (1983) illustrates a simila…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2012
Last updated: Friday 13th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-438E35
Object type: SIEVE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete sheet copper alloy sieve or strainer, circular in plan with irregular circular punches or perforations roughly made from one face. The roundel has been irregularly cut out of sheet and its edge is uneven where sections have broken off or been torn away, leaving open perforations. The object has been hand-made and was perhaps used as part of a kitchen implement or as a drainage filter and looks to be Medieval in date. A similar example was found at Hellesvean, St Ives, excavated from houses dated from the 12th century (Preston-Jones & Rose, CAJ 25, 1986, 146). Egan (2005…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 2nd April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-434197
Object type: BOWL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy rim fragment from a bowl with an everted beaded rim that is sub-square in section as it has been flattened on its upper, outer and lower edges. The body of the vessel curves downwards slightly to suggest a reasonably deep bowl and the curvature of the rim suggests a diameter of about 200 mm. The rim itself is 4 mm thick which is twice as thick as the body of the vessel. Egan (2005) illustrates a similar example of a bowl fragment with an everted rolled rim on page 98, Fig.85, No.441, which is dated from the late 15th to the early 16th century. Ottaway and Rogers …
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-42EF37
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy chisel, rectangular in plan and section, and triangular in profile. The socketed collar is missing and the blade end has been hammered flat so that is has flanged outwards slightly on both sides. The casting seam on both sides has been filed down, and there are now lumps of corrosion product following these lines which obscure the detail. The surface is generally corroded and pitted with patches of powdery bright green bronze disease. Pearce (1983) illustrates a similar socketed chisel from Bodmin, Cornwall on page 563, Plate 2, No.12 and another from Bovey Tracey,…
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-38EC05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Brass dupondius of Vespasian (AD 69-79) with upright radiate crown like BMC 527 but too worn to be more specific and reverse scratched and corroded so that half of surface has gone.
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 29th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0E5E16
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Folded sheet copper alloy nail or tack with a flattened ovoid head in plan, and triangular in profile, with a shaft that tapers to a point. The sheet has been folded around to form a cone shape, with one layer overlapping the other at the head and down one side of the tack. The outer edge of the head has worn away, the top layer more than that underneath, where it is starting to separate. The upper face has two triangular indents where it may have been lightly hammered, pressed or punched. Presumably used for shallow connections or small repairs, due to its size and strength. The fi…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0DB4D3
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sheet copper alloy book clasp with expanded bifid terminal at one end and hook at the other. The clasp also retains its shorter rectangular back-plate, though it has broken in half, and its three rivets, holding the front and back plates together, around the leather strap, now missing. The upper face of the front plate is decorated with a longitudinal incised groove that runs from the indented end, between the two sections of the expanded terminal, to about the middle of the clasp where the surface is more corroded. The opposite end near the hook is decorated with two concentric circl…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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Record ID: CORN-0AF153
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy strap distributor with opposing strap loops, triangular in plan, with external recessed strap bars. At the centre of the distributor is a zoomorphic head, which looks like a bull, with two worn knops for horns on one side, two knops on the top of the head for eyes, and a snout beyond these on the other side, which has a worn edge but perhaps two indents for flared nostrils. On either side of the head are two scrolls with rounded terminals with a central larger upright knop between them, which is probably more decorative rather than figurative, representing four limbs…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 9th April 2015
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Record ID: CORN-0AB3F6
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy crucifix with Christ on one face and the Madonna and child on the opposite face, both mounted on to a four-lobed cross which is backed by a square at right angles with a fleur de lis emanating from between each arch of the cross. Each fleur de lis terminates in a point that projects from the edge of the square back on both faces. The central cross expands into three arms with three Xs on each arm, representing the Holy Trinity, and a quatrefoil cross terminal. The style of a cross 'botonnee' (budded) is a style that has been used for hundreds of years, and was origin…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th April 2012
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Record ID: CORN-09CBC8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy seal matrix with a circular die and upright handle. The handle of the matrix is hexagonal in cross-section, and tapers and then widens to a hexagonal collar below a suspension loop that is lozenge-shaped in profile with a circular perforation. The circular die (face of the seal) depicts a heart in the centre that is being clasped by two hands with cuffs. Between the wrists is a four-petalled flower and the heart is bordered by foliage on either side. The inscription is set between two simple ridged lines and reads *PRIEVE SV E PLEIN D'A which can be understood as PRIEVE S…
Created on: Monday 26th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CC9546
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Published
A pyramidal flake removed from a multi-platform core or from thinning a biface. It contains a coarser inclusion in the flint.The colour is opaque cream and this may be patination or the original colour but there is a suspicious pinkish hue and some dark red 'splotches'. Furthermore where the edge of the tool has been slightly abraded, the small flake scar has a distinctive lustrous smooth surface. This with the lack of spalling or crazing of the structure suggests deliberate, slow and controlled heat treatment of the flint. There are dozens of examples of this in the Clodgy Moor area.…
Created on: Friday 23rd March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2013
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Record ID: CORN-60E6C4
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axehead with defined slightly raised collar and the remains of a sideloop below it, faceted edges to the sides of the axe and a flanged blade. The collar is incomplete but the side that survives is about 20 mm long and shows that it flanges outwards slightly and would have had a rolled edge. The two base sections of the side loop that remain at either end are cruciform in section and are now worn smooth. The blade is triangular in plan and profile and the socket is sub-rectangular in section. The casting seams on the sides of the axe have been file…
Created on: Sunday 18th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: CORN-4C1432
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy open-top thimble or sewing ring flattened on one side so that it is now D-shaped in plan and rectangular in profile. The external face of the hoop has four irregular horizontal and concentric lines of large sub-square, almost circular indentations which vary in definition due to the level of corrosion. The flattened side is more worn and the rounded side more corroded with patches of bronze disease. Read (1988) illustrates a similar example on page 76, No.436, which is dated from the 15th century.
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: CORN-4BF8A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy buckle in the form of an 'S' with a stylised beast's head at each terminal. The head is a combination of a bird-like and serpent-like creature, with raised ears or a crest on the back of the head and a projecting upturned beak, with lentoid eyes and an open mouth with a defined linear tongue. The buckle is worn more on one side than the other but most of the moulded details can be discerned and are repeated on both sides of the frame. In the centre of the buckle frame is a tri-lobed moulded collar, which may represent a flower, flanked by a leaf with three pointed lo…
Created on: Saturday 17th March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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