Record ID: YORYM-95E1A7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate coin of Claudius II Gothicus with Providentia Augusta reverse.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-95DEF5
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clapper bell. Badly damaged, distorted, with the body torn and with a section missing. Dome shaped with two small (3mm diameter) circular sound holes towards the top. The 'handle' is not a loop, but two triangular in-turned loops - these are not part of a worn loop. Two areas of iron corrosion at the top inside the bell - some iron can be seen on the outside of th bell, corresponding to one of these. Probably Medieval. Possibly Roman or early medieval. Length (height) 41.88mm, width (damaged) 32.90mm, thickness (damaged) 28.76mm, weight 27.74g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swarkestone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-95D793
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular bun-shaped lead spindle whorl. Very worn but both sides are apparently decorated with a design of zig-zag lines. The hole does not taper. Probably medieval. Diameter 25.10mm, thickness 13.25mm, weight 36.94g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swarkestone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-958382
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast and wrought lead or lead alloy container, possibly a bird feeder, of later medieval or post medieval date (1400-1600). The container has been crushed and is incomplete. It is an irregular shape in plan and sub rectangular (square with a flared neck) in profile. The container was probably D-shaped before being damaged. It is formed from one sheet of metal with a seam at one of the rear corners; it consists of a front and rear face, as well as a base. It measures 46.9mm in length, 50.8mm width and is 30.5mm thick. The thickness of the metal varies from 3.7mm at the neck to 2.1mm…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: HESH-954C36
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment from a cast copper alloy crotal or rumbler bell of probable post-medieval date (1500-1800). The fragment is from the upper hemisphere of the bell and consists of the suspension loop and part of the surrounding bell. The fragment is irregular in plan and profile. The suspension loop is rectangular with a square shaped hole. The fragment measures 20.8mm length, 21.2mm width, is 16.6mm high, and the metal is loop 3.9mm and bell 1.7mm. It weighs 6.74 grams. The fragment is a mid green colour with an even patina but abraded which covers all surfaces. Similar crotal or rumbler bells…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HESH-952791
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy buckle chape / strap end union from a two part buckle of later post-medieval date (1600 - 1720). The chape is formed from a single sub-rectangular cast copper alloy sheet. This sheet has been cut and folded around an iron (due to the orange staining from iron corrosion) axis bar to form both the pin of the buckle and the hinge to attach the pin to the buckle. The rear of this sheet has been cut to form a tapering and expanding design, with a rounded terminal. Through this terminal a single cast copper alloy rivet is passed to secure the buckle to a leather strap. The …
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LIN-94EC36
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete chalk figurine. The figurine is of uncertain completeness and form. The surviving part of the object is roughly oval in plan with slightly concave sides. In cross-section the object is rectangular. The two longer sides of the object are original and complete, however the shorter sides are both broken, one of which has a circular looking break as if it continued into some form of neck or shank. The reverse of the object is rough and undecorated. The figurine has an incised decoration on the front and the two long sides, and although not quite symmetrical in pattern,…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saltfleetby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-94C0A5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Face plate from a pendant hanger. The plate is circular and flat, in the form of a flower head. There is a broken circular stud on the reverse. The shank below is rectangular and incomplete.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-94B836
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two Roman samian pottery sherds (of the same piece) from the base of a flat-bottomed bowl or plate. The nature of the fabric - which is mid orangey-red in colour with small calcareous inclusions and has a dark reddish-brown slip - may indicate an eastern Gaulish origin. The two sherds when pieced together measure 42mm long by 39.9mm wide and 6.3mm thick. They weigh 10.77g
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-94C716
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy bag seal of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400 - 1650 AD). The bag seal is sub-circular in plan and dished / concave in profile. It measures 15.4mm in length, 18.2mm width, is 4.7mm thick and weighs 6.98 grams. Both faces of the bag seal are marked or decorated. The upper face is decorated with a worn design which is off-centre and so incomplete. The design consists of a central five petaled flower (possible a Tudor rose). Around this central element are a series of concentric circles, probably a tressure of arches. Although there is more d…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-949A81
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd from a Roman samian bowl of probable southern Gaulish origin. The outer surface has raised decoration of indeterminate form. The fabric is light pink and the slip is dark reddish-brown. The sherd measures 42.9mm long by 33mm wide and 6.7mm thick. It weighs 8.23g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9495F3
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy single loop clasp or buckle with moulded crowned head. The head is cast in high relief and the eyes, nose and mouth are clearly defined. The frame is rectangular and the crown has four holes in it.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: HESH-948F30
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy bag seal, weight, or possibly a token of probable late medieval / post-medieval date (1400 - 1650). The artefact is incomplete due to an old longitudinal break; approximately 1/3 of the original artefact survives. Both sides of the token / seal / weight are decorated with a series of initials and other motifs. The upper side consists of the letters I and W arranged vertically. The W is formed from two V’s which conjoin. These two letters are contained within a rope-like border formed from linked annulets and pellets. The design on the reverse consists of…
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: BH-946C96
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A body sherd from the upper side of a Roman samian bowl of 1st to 3rd century AD date. The outer face of the sherd is decorated with a horizontal ovolo border and, as with the inner face, has lost most of its slip. The fabric is deep orange in colour and may indicate a central or eastern Gaulish origin. The sherd measures 33.4mm wide by 41mm high and 6.3mm thick. It weighs 8.10g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-947725
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of an undiagnostic worked flint, the flint has been heavily knapped.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alciston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-947182
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead biconical spindle whorl decorated on one side with moulded swirls. The other side is decorated with a series of transverse lines with two further lines coming off it at a right angle and a pellet in the angles.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SOMDOR-9463D5
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint thumbnail scraper which probably dates from the early Bronze Age. The scraper has been made from a small regular flake, from which the bulb of percussion has been removed. There are fint ripples on the ventral surface and a number of flaking scars on the dorsal surface. The edges of the dorsal surface has been retouched all around the distal end and partially along both sides, probably by pressure flaking. The mottled light and dark grey flint has a mid gloss patina. Dimensions: 30.63mm by 23.72mm by 4.72mm Weight: 5.08g
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOMDOR-944136
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A greensand chert secondary waste flake which may be of Neolithic or early Bronze Age date. At the proximal end is the striking platform, and immediately below this on the ventral side are the bulb of percussion and very faint ripples. At the distal end is a small piece of nodule cortex. There are a number of flaking scars on the dorsal side. The slightly transparent orange chert has a low gloss patina. Dimensions: 44.41mm by 29.98mm by 9.89mm Weight: 11.75g
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tatworth and Forton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-93FEE6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rim sherd of Roman samian ware, probably from a steep-sided bowl or cup, possibly similar to a Dragendorff type 33 (P.Webster, 1996, p.45) vessel. The fabric is light pinkish-orange and has a dark reddish-brown slip. It is most likely to have come from southern Gaul and probably dates from the 1st or 2nd century AD. The sides are slightly convex and there is a transverse groove near the lowest point of the outer face. The sherd is relatively unabraded and measures 42.2mm long by 29.4mm wide and 6.3mm thick. It weighs 9.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9448D1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface cast silver / white metal alloy token of probable late medieval / post-medieval date (1400 - 1650). The design on the upper face consists of a central square shaped pellet around which are four evenly spaced pellets form a cross- like shape. These pellets are contained by a raised circular ridge at the edge of the token. This ridge has four triangular wedges within it and these are aligned with the pellets in the cross. The reverse of the token is plain apart from a raised triangular ridge/ wedge on one edge. This is most likely to be past of the casting material. The use of …
Created on: Wednesday 21st December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.