Record ID: SUSS-71B960
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval finger-ring, much distorted and recently repaired. It consists of a simple, flat, tapering band with a plain back and a front decorated with panels of stippled ornament. The shoulders each bear a simple cross and the centre is engraved with a lozenge. The recesses of the design were probably originally filled with niello, some of which appears to survive in the central panel. The finger-ring is silver and dates from the twelfth century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of …
Created on: Wednesday 7th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BCB8F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval finger-ring, with a double-faceted bezel and a cabled hoop. The ring is badly abraded and almost certainly carried the image of one or two saints, though no depiction is clearly distinguishable. The shoulders are decorated with heart-shaped flowers resembling tulips, either side of a cabled band. The ring is (probably) silver-gilt, and dates from the late 15th Century or early 16th Century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Thursday 29th September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bexhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DF1EE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval gold finger-ring, the hoop distorted, with a bezel of trapezoidal shape set with a sapphire. The slender hoop is of D-shaped section, with zigzag and punched decoration at the shoulders. The ring dates to the 13th century. X-ray fluorescence analysis of the ring carried out at the British Museum indicated a gold content of approximately 82%. The gemstone was identified by Raman spectroscopy as sapphire. The ring weighs 1.47g. The hoop is 2.6mm wide and 1.27mm thick.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Lewes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DEE493
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure case: 2005 T214 A medieval finger ring formed of a simple hoop and set with a triangular, shield shaped stone. The stone is deep blue, heavily scratched, and may be a sapphire or glass. The diameter of the hoop is 20mm. The ring weighs 4.54g. The finger-ring dates from the thirteenth century and is gold, and therefore qualifies as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Created on: Wednesday 1st June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bexhill Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-88FA82
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of wheelmade post-medieval pottery, dating from the 16th - 17th century. The sherds are both from earthenware vessels. One sherd is a body sherd the other is a rim sherd. Together the sherds weight: 20g. The sherds are too small to be diagnostic. The sherds are both worn and fragmentary suggesting that they form part of a manuring scatter.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coggeshall', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-8B0D92
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small sherd of wheelmade post-medieval pottery, probably dating from the 16th - 17th century. The sherd is a fine sand tempered earthenware. The sherd has been glazed internally with a green glaze. The sherd is worn and fragmentary suggesting that they formed part of a manuring scatter.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-6E8267
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two sherds of wheelmade post-medieval pottery, dating from the 19th century. The sherds are both from earthenware vessels with a brown glaze. Both sherds are body sherds. Together the sherds weight: 46.4g.
Created on: Monday 20th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henfield area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BE23A4
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy point, probably from a Middle to Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead. The piece is sub-triangular in plan, having a jagged break at the bottom and a worn or broken point. A rounded longitudinal ridge occupies most of the width on both faces; on either side of this ridge is a downward step which terminates in the edge of the spearhead.
Created on: Friday 24th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-BDE1F5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy point, probably from a Middle to Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead. /the surviving piece is triangular in plan and has a vertical ridge at the centre of each of its two faces. The thickness gradually declines either side of this ridge, terminating in the two edges. The broken bottom edge is worn and patinated, suggesting the damage occurred in antiquity.
Created on: Friday 24th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Dean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-D911A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Cnut, 1016-1035 AD.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bognor Regis', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-5C4256
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver signet-ring, the oval bezel engraved with the initials PL. The bezel measures 9.78mm x 14.56mm. The ring is 15th in date. The diameter of the ring ranges between 27.7mm and 26.5mm.
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2005
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alciston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-8C6624
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age palstave axe, cast in bronze. The axe has a single loop. The axe is complete but is worn and corroded. Much of the original surface has been lost due to this corrosion and wear. The object was found as a single find. It is 144.16 mm in length. The palstave once would have had a wide blade, but the blade tips and much of the blade width have been worn away. There is no decoration on either surface. The blade starts parallel at the top and then expands progressively towards the convex cutting edge. The cutting edge and tips are all badly worn and corroded. The tips prop…
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2005
Last updated: Saturday 6th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sompting', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-2E1F45
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy harness pendant suspension mount, the mount is complete but bent. This pendant suspension mount consists of a horizontal bar, now bent, measuring approximately 60mm (bent measurement) in length and 17.14 m in width. The horizontal bar is decorated with a design, which has been cast with the object. In the centre there is a rectangular area, which is raised above the level of the bar, this rectangular design then extends into two projecting plates of copper alloy, which are in fact the remains of the hinge, which would have joined the suspension mount to the harne…
Created on: Friday 17th June 2005
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Eastbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F65737
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A 2nd century cast copper alloy plate brooch - native British type. This type of brooch is not a common type; according to Hattatt (via Hull) only six have been recorded from Somerset, Oxon, Leicester, Lincoln, Cambridgeshire and Nr. Hereford. The brooch is a slightly bowed 'pelta-shaped' plate with 'Celticised' motifs. The brooch is almost hexagonal in shape, but a decorative cut away has removed two of the hexagonal angles. This gives the brooch its characteristic crescent shape. There are three projection knops, which extend out of the crescent. One extends out from the middle an…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Eastbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-8372F3
Object type: TRIVET
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy element from a Post Medieval trivet dating c. AD 1700-1800. The object is formed from a flat strip of copper alloy. The strip divides into two curved branches and each branch extends out, terminating with a head of a bird, probably a phoenix. The front surface of the object with decorated by incised linear decoration. The centre strip is very long and gives the object an overall length of 96.58 mm. The metal is pitted and it is a mid greyish-green colour. A similar example is attached to a late 18th-century fire-bar trivet (Lindsay 1927, fig. 65), and a…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr. Westfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-879FA8
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy quatrefoil harness pendant with the remains of red and green enamelling still visible. The pendant is very corroded but the shield motif can still be seen in the centre although the design inside is indeterminate (possibly a lion). The suspension loop is missing, the break is well worn. This harness pendant dates roughly to circa 1300-1500 AD.
Created on: Monday 16th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Udimore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B622E8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: The City of Brighton and Hove
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Anglo Saxon button brooch of Suzuki (2008) class L, with gilding on the front of the brooch. The brooch depicts an incised circle, just inside the rim. Inside the circle there is a depiction of some sort of head. The head depicts a face with sub-triangular eyes, T shaped nose and eyebrows and pointed helmet. The reverse is undecorated, but the broken remains of the pin lug and the catch plate survive. The pin lug is a single lug, with a hole through the centre: the top is broken off. The tip of the catch plate is broken. All the breaks are worn. The pin lug and the…
Created on: Friday 4th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 15th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-7FDC07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman radiate of Trajan Decius (AD 249-251), dating to the period c.AD 240-251 (Reece period 12). VICTORIA AVG reverse type depicting Victory advancing left holding wreath and palm. Mint of Rome. RIC IV.3, p. 123, no. 29c; Cunetio no. 321.
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 5th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B3CFD4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver radiate of Herennia Etruscilla (wife of Trajan Decius, AD 249-51) (Reece Period 12), PVDICITIA AVG; Pudicitia seated left, lifting veil and holding sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt. 3, p. 127, no. 59b.
Created on: Friday 4th November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancing', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SUSS-BFAAD0
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment from the bowl of a clay pipe, probably dating to the late 17th - 19th century. Weight: 1.27g.
Created on: Friday 24th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henfield area', grid reference and parish protected.