Record ID: NARC-2ACFB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Iron Age to early Roman copper-alloy Colchester one-piece brooch. The brooch consists of a long bow (58 mm in length) which would have originally bowed in a continuous curve, although it is now damaged and bent out of shape. The wings of the brooch are 14 mm wide. The head of the brooch would have originally had an integral sping and over-head chord hook. However the chord hook is broken and the spring, which would have been located under the rear of the chord hook, is missing. Very little of the brooch's catch plate remains. The brooch is similar to an example illustrated in Ha…
Created on: Monday 10th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-65C3F0
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
NB - this items lacks the area with the definitive rebate for a tongue in jews' harps and the profile differs from those of complete examples. It may well therefore be a completely different category of object. A copper-alloy Jews' Harp. The instrument is broken, missing half of its rounded head and one of its arms. The remaining arm is quite short at 19 mm in length. The shape of what remains of the head is also quite unusual, projecting out to the side further than on most examples. As on most examples discovered in the ground the iron tongue, which would be twanged to create a soun…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-618655
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman leaf-shaped nail cleaner with varying decoration The nail cleaner is particularly interesting in that it is shaped like a fish, with the fish's tail forming the points of the cleaner. The cleaner broadens from the tail, as a stylised, symmetrical fish's body. The tip of the fish's head is broken and missing (from the wear this appears to have been an ancient break) and this is presumably where a loop would have been located to attach the nail cleaner to a belt or chatelaine. The obverse is decorated with a wavy 'S' shaped pattern around the outside and down the ce…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 19th August 2020
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Record ID: NARC-E43903
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead plug for the repair of a damaged vessel. The plug has a groove where it was fitted to the wall of the broken object. Such plugs were in use from at least the Roman period until the post-medieval period, and without the presence of any diagnostic pottery are impossible to date.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2005
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
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Record ID: NARC-FAAC03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman Republican Denarius, Roma and biga type, c. 194-100 BC.
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BERK-23A863
Object type: AXE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval iron axe head (10th - 13th century). The width of the axe head expands from the butt (width: 50.19mm) to the curved cutting edge (width: 88.57mm). The upper edge is straight but the lower edge curves downwards. In the centre on one side a makers mark has been stamped. The mark is a cross where the length is twice the width of the arms. It is arranged so that the long arm of the cross is aligned along the length of the axe head. The axe head is broken across the vertical perforation for attachment on the butt, ?broken in antiquity. It is similar to woodworking axes (10t…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Farthinghoe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-265D01
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver medieval French maille tierce of Philip IV of France (1285-1314), Duplessy 219C, introduced AD1306. Ref: Duplessy 1988: 91. The coin is in very good condition.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
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Record ID: BERK-A34A56
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Anglo Saxon copper-alloy strap-end dating to the 9th century. The strap-end has curving long edges shaped into scallops, and a stylised zoomorphic terminal (in this case quite stylised). An incised, curvilinear, 'S'-shaped scroll-like pattern is repeated three times along each side down the length of the strap-end, one S shape per scallop. A central pattern of a triangle, two affronted L shapes and two addorsed C shapes provides a mirror symmetry along its length. This curvilinear pattern conforms to Thomas (2003)'s Class A Type 2, 'Patterned' type. There are two rivet holes in the…
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-C5FAB4
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy artefact consisting of a strip of metal which narrows before terminating in a hook, through which a ring of copper-alloy is passed. The sub-rectangular strip has an incurved wider, upper edge, and just below this is a decorative transverse groove. A second decorative transverse groove occurs just above the hook and between the two are a pair of longitudinally set iron rivets. The hook consists of a long curled-under strip. The mount and hook measure 38.7 mm in length and 12.7 mm wide. The ring measures 11.6 mm in diameter. A casting flash runs around the side of the rin…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-C6E5B8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy buckle with an integral triangular plate, from a Roman military belt. The frame and plate are made in one piece; the plate is sub-triangular in shape with an openwork triangle in the centre, below the D-shaped frame. The apex of the triangular plate has a flat circular terminal. Both the outer edge of the plate and the inner edge of the triangular perforation are bevelled, and in between is decoration of linear grooves. The short edge, where the plate is attached to the frame, has a central hole now blocked with iron corrosion from the remains of the pin. At eith…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-C75884
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy strap-fitting consisting of a strip of metal which narrows before terminating in a hook, through which a ring of copper-alloy is passed. The sub-rectangular strip has an incurved wider end and is punched to hold two iron rivets, for mounting the artefact on to another item, likely to be of leather. The mount and hook measure 38.7 mm in length and 12.7 mm wide. The loop measures 11.6 mm in diameter. A casting flash runs around the side of the loop. For comparable strap fittings, see NARC-C5FAB4, SWYOR-C409A6, SOM-9E54A7, HAMP-5FC754, HAMP-2A0C21, IOW-0C8E66, etc. Two ve…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th July 2011
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Record ID: NARC-4873C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A worn George III penny, later re-used as a ?love token. The obverse is inscribed with the letters I and P, and the reverse with the letters A and L.
Created on: Tuesday 1st March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-74DD37
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A worn and incomplete copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). [SECVRITAS-REI PVBLICAE] reverse type depicting Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2017
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Record ID: NARC-C2FBF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman sestertius of Crispina, wife of Commodus, dating to c. AD 178-88 (Reece Period 9), SALVS S C, Salus seated left, feeding snake at altar. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 442, no. 672. BMC IV (p. cliv) suggests that this issue with the obverse legend CRISPINA AVG IMP COMMODI AVG could have been struck early, in Marcus Aurelius' reign, c. AD 178-80. Crispina’s coinage was traditionally dated to c. AD 178-182, but more recent research suggests that she was probably not exiled to Capri until AD 188. Therefore, we date her coins to c. AD 178-188; although some coins, such as this one. pr…
Created on: Monday 7th March 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: NARC-DB1B52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). [SECVRITAS-REI PVBLICAE] reverse type depicting Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Uncertain mint, possibly Arles.
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2017
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Record ID: NARC-DCD2F0
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Drop-shaped Roman button and loop fastener of Wild Class III. It has an obverse 'eye' design, with circular inner edge tapering to pointed outer edge. A hemisphere in relief forms the 'iris' of the eye (9.7mm in diameter) and contains a smaller circle (the 'pupil'). These concentric circles sit within a horseshoe-shaped ridge with sunken circular terminals. Between this ridge and the pointed outer edge is a thick longitudinal ridge in relief. Transverse ribs between the horseshoe-shaped ridge and the edge serve to create eight cells, three of which contain traces of red enamel. The re…
Created on: Tuesday 8th March 2005
Last updated: Sunday 7th February 2016
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Record ID: NARC-F0DCF6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy open, T-shaped buckle. The top of the T is a rectangular frame with grooved pin rest. The narrower stem is 7.6mm wide and terminates with a raised band and loop, 9.5mm in width and now incomplete following an old break. There is a copper-alloy pin hinged within the narrower element, held in place by a separate copper-alloy bar through the frame of the buckle, which thickens slightly to accommodate it. The pin (22.1mm in length) follows the shape of the frame until it reaches the hole, where its shaft shifts alignment before tapering to a point. Overall length 35.4 …
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 8th November 2019
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Record ID: NARC-19D0B4
Object type: SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An iron implement, probably a surgical or dental tool. The object is 95 mm long and has a curved hook at each end, one at a right angle and one curving back into the shaft at an angle of 300 degrees. The shaft of the implement is circular in section and tapers from 4 mm to 0.7 mm. The object is currently of an uncertain date.
Created on: Friday 11th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-1BA0F4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval cast copper-alloy strap-end. Thomas (2003, 2) classifies it as a Class A, Type ?1. This would date the artefact to around the ninth century. The strap-end is leaf-shaped, with one end split to take the strap. Its face is decorated while the reverse plate is plain. The face has a triangular animal-head terminal narrowing to a snout. The ears are in the form of a '9' and an reversed '9', and are joined by a bar. Behind the head there is a single field, once inlaid with silver of which fragments remain. The field contains curvilinear grooves which were also inlaid with …
Created on: Friday 11th March 2005
Last updated: Saturday 1st March 2014
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Record ID: NARC-E7D3C1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy ring, probably a finger ring. The ring is undecorated. There is a small ridge at one point where the ring has been soldered together. The external diameter of the ring is 24.3, the internal diameter is 20.1. Such rings are difficult to date when diagnostic features are absent.
Created on: Thursday 14th April 2005
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
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