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Record ID: KENT-8CECC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin: groat of Edward III.
Created on: Monday 31st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-8CDA75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin: Henry V.
Created on: Monday 31st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7E58B0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle plate. The plate is sub-rectangular in plan, with one long edge having a central rectangular slot and off-set sides. This edge may have originally formed a fold over the strap bar and the slot was to allow the pin to move on the strap bar. The terminals of the edges on this portion of the plate are abraded and slightly curled. Along the opposite edge there are three rivet holes which have been pierced through to the reverse. The upper portion of the plate is decorated with a pair of indented pellets beneath the curled edge. The upper surface also has traces o…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-7BFE31
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval strap fitting or buckle; cast copper alloy, stirrup-shaped strap fitting probably dating from the later 14th century. The fitting has a flattened bar across the end, which may be a pin bar, and a simple decorative knop at the apex of the curve. The back face is flattened and undecorated. Length 23.82mm, width 15.07mm, depth 4.77mm, weight 2.55g. Ref: See Marshall's "Buckles Through the Ages", part 6 for three very similar examples, described as Type IV C.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-7B87F4
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy book clasp, probably of Howsam type A.9.1. It is cast in one piece, but composed of three elements; a rectangular attachment end, an oval dome and a sub-triangular protrusion. The front of the rectangular attachment end has a raised edge on three sides; the fourth side is flat, allowing the strap to lie flat on this portion of the clasp. There is a central rivet hole along this edge to fix the strap in place. Integral to the opposite edge is the second element, the oval dome. This is only slightly domed, and has a central rivet hole. This hole would allow a peg fixed…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: ESS-508E66
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1200-1400AD) cast copper alloy heraldic pendant. The pendant is shield shaped, with a broken suspension loop at its apex. The design on the upper surface is difficult to decipher due to wear, it is possibly an animal. There is no trace of enamel or gilding surviving. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The pendant has a dark brown patina, with patches of light to mid green copper corrosion. The pendant is 21.1mm long including the suspension loop, 17.1mm long excluding the suspension loop. It is 13.6mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 1.27 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-507810
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Roman (300-450AD)military buckle. It is a cast copper alloy single loop buckle with an integral plate. The frame is oval, and terminates in two moulded animal heads; the frame is worn and the details of the animals is unclear. There is a circular hole to attach the (now missing) pin where the frame joins the plate. The plate is rectangular, and is decorated with a rope-work border around its edge. There are three incomplete copper alloy rivets attached to the plate, one is located next to the pin hole, the other two are on the outside edge of the frame. The rivets are formed from …
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-504577
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1200-1450AD) cast copper alloy seal matrix. The seal is flat and circular, with a broken suspesnion loop on the reverse. The design and legend cannot be determined due to the condition of the artefact. It is 20.1mm in diamteter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 3.38 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4F3A64
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1300-1500AD) cast copper alloy key. The key has a circular bow with a diameter of 12.9mm, and has a sub-rectangular cross section measuring 2.8mm wide and 1.9mm thick. The short, hollow stem is oval in cross section, measuring 21.3mm in length, 5.3mm in width and 3.5mm in thickness. The worn bit is rectangular, with a small notch on the inside and outside edge, giving the bit a symmetrical appearance. The bit is 6.7mm long, 6.5mm wide and 2.2mm thick. The total length of the key is 35.4mm, it has a maximum width of 12.9mm and a maximum thickness of 3.5mm. The key has a patchy…
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4E7036
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead object, in the form of a tear-drop. Possibly part of a seal. There is a worn break at its apex, presumably from a bar which would have joined it to another disc. The upper surface is decorated with cast, raised dots arranged in an irregular pattern. Lead artefacts are difficult to date, but it is likely to be of late Medieval or Post Medieval date, circa 1400 – 1850 AD. The artefact is 23.30mm long, 17.89mm wide, 3.01mm thick and weighs 6.52 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4DBAE8
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1200-1400AD) cast copper alloy heraldic pendant. The pendant is shield shaped, with a broken suspension loop at its apex. The design on the upper surface is difficult to decipher - it is comprised of eight raised horizontal lines, with another feature over the top of the upper three lines, and possibly a six petalled flower or star over the lower four lines. There is no trace of enamel or gilding surviving. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The pendnat has a dark brown patina, with patches of light to mid green copper corrosion. The pendant is 39.5mm long inclusing the su…
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4CC224
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1200-1400AD) lead seal matrix. Non-heraldic personal seal. The matrix is a flat, circular disc with a broken suspension loop at its apex. The matrix has a central design of a bird, wings spread, facing right (in impression). The central design is surrounded by the legend +SIGIL--O--I S'FIL---O---R. The reverse is plain. It has a diameter of 35.1mm, is 40.1mm long including the suspension loop, 5.6mm thick and weighs 29 grams. The seal is damaged, and has been bend in half (now straightened).
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-4C5046
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (1200-1300AD) lead seal matrix. The matrix is a flat, circular disc with a damaged suspension loop at its apex. The matrix has a central design of a four petalled flower, surrounded by the legend + SIG[ILL R]ICARDI: PECOC (Seal of Richard Peacock). The reverse is plain. It has a diameter of 30.9mm, is 40.5mm long including the suspension loop, 4.1mm thick and weighs 21.57 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Saturday 22nd February 2020
No spatial data available.

Record ID: IOW-2998B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver penny of Edward I or II. Mint of Berwick-upon-Tweed, Class 4, c. AD 1300 - c. AD 1310 (North 1991, 39, ref. 1080).
Created on: Wednesday 26th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-25B865
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper alloy harness pendant suspension mount of Medieval date, probably thirteenth or fourteenth century (AD 1200 - AD 1400). Length: 43.0mm; width: 41.9mm and 6.8mm thick. Weight: 9.03g. The mount has three similar arms of equal size and one of a pair of suspension loops together forming a cross shape (the left horizontal arm is bent back behind the vertical arm). Each arm close to the centre has roughly parallel sides and has a maximum width of about 7.0mm. This part of the arm is bevelled at the front but then narrows abruptly to form a double cusp creating…
Created on: Wednesday 26th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C03D14
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy annular brooch length 22mm, width 18mm, thickness 4mm, weight 2.6g. There are four collets spaced evenly around the frame, these taper outwards along the frame giving a sub-triangular cross-section. Each is filled with a white paste that would have been or held a gem decoration. There is a constriction of the pin, which has a circular cross-sectio; the end has been bent around the constriction. A quarter of the way round the frame from the pin constriction is a second constriction from which a bird shaped pendant is suspended. The bird is displayed, so it faces f…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: GLO-C03411
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Strap mount length 12mm, width 10mm, thickness 4mm. Iron sexfoil, six lobs with a raised boss in the centre, on the back is a sheet of copper alloy with a hole in the centre where an iron rivet may have protruded. Date mid 13th-15th century
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aust', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C02FA6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Double looped buckle length 31mm, width 26mm, thickness 3mm, weight. Oval frame with a trapezoid cross-section, narrowed cross bar, iron corrosion in the centre of the cross bar and outside edge of one frame is all that remains of the pin, date 1350-1600
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aust', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C02C77
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strap end, length 39mm, width 31mm, thickness 2mm, weight 8.85g. The object consists of a crescent that has an incised border on its upper edge and what appears to be random incised lines within, the lower side is slightly hollow. The forward edge has a trefoil shaped protrusion which is decorated on its upper side with linear incisions, to indicate a leaf. There are two rivet holes in the centre of the crescent one of which still retains it copper alloy rivet, one arm of the crescent has been snapped. This artefact dates to the 15th century.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dymock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-C01AD3
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy book clasp, length 32mm, width 12mm thickness 4mm, weight 4.08g. This is a clasp of Howsam's type A.2, cast in one piece with a forked spacer plate. The clasp part is thick and rounded with a vertical hole in the centre (3mm diameter), the terminal consists of a tall narrowing animal head that has a horizontal (side to side) hole (2mm diameter). There is a bold transverse ridge separating the clasp part from the forked spacer. The copper alloy sheets which would have been soldered to the spacer are missing. These clasps date, by analogy with similar strap-ends, to th…
Created on: Friday 21st December 2007
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coberley', grid reference and parish protected.