Record ID: KENT-7F9736
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger-ring, considerably distorted, the bezel formed of an elaborate quatrefoil, the centre of which is decorated with a roughly scallop-shaped ornament. The centre is keyed to take enamel, and a small part retains some white enamel. This central scallop is surrounded by an inscribed band which reads: "* DUM VIVO SPIRO" in black-letter (2nd V inverted). The areas of the quatrefoil that obtrude from this design are decorated with random strokes. The bezel is supported by two dragon heads, one of which retains aong its snout a fragment of vivid, green enamel. A section of…
Created on: Tuesday 20th December 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruckinge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-1B3684
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and damaged silver halfpenny of Edward I-II
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Mary in the Marsh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-172597
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold stater of Dubnovellaunos with oval flan.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-16E002
Object type: CHATELAINE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two cast copper alloy rods, both with an attachment loop at each end. One measures 49.62mm long, 4.60mm wide, 4.18mm thick and weighs 4.44 grams. The other rod is 50.78mm long, 4.35mm wide, 4.38mm thick and weighs 5.24 grams. Despite the slight difference in size both rods are of the same form. They both have a circular cross section, which is widest in the centre, and narrows each end towards the attachment loop. Iron corrosion, from the remains of iron fittings, is present in each of the attachment loops. Both of the rods are worn with no traces of decoration. The artefacts have a du…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-16A3C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very worn Roman nummus of the House of Constantine. The coin is worn and corroded with a dull dark green patina. The legend is illegible on both the obverse and the reverse. The obverse has the outline of a right facing bust, however the details are unclear. The reverse has the partial remains of two soldiers holding one standard, which dates this coin between 335 and 341AD. The reverse legend would have read GLORIA EXERCITVS. The coin is 13.99mm in diameter, is 1.36mm thick and weighs 1.12 grams.
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-1637D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half Groat of Henry VI, dating 1422 to 1461. The coin is in good condition with slight wear on the surface. The obverse has a crowned facing bust with an annulet to either side of the neck within a tressure of nine arches. The reverse has a long cross pattee dividing the legend into four, with three pellets in each angle. The reverse inscription is in two concentric circles, the inner circle shows the coin was from a Calais mint. The coin has a dull grey patina with some silver showing through on the raised areas. The coin measures 21.88mm in diameter, 0.72mm in thickness and it weigh…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 10th August 2012
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-1624E4
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy handle of a Roman key. Partial remains of the loop suvive at one end; the break is worn. There is also a worn break at the other end of the handle. The handle has a large incised 'X' marked on all sides. There is an incised line bordering the 'X' on both the bow and shank sides, and these lines continue around the whole handle. Although the teeth are missing, they would have been positioned at a right angle to the handle. The key has a dull light green patina. It is 31.43mm long, 13.41mm wide, 10.04mm thick and weighs 23.47g. It is likely that is was a slide k…
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-160345
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead disc, possibly a mount, with relief decoration depicting lines or spokes radiating from a central domed boss. Possibly a post-med cloth seal - there are slight remains of a projection on one side. The back disc would have a raised rivet/dome to decure the front disc?
Created on: Thursday 15th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-D50DB6
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete two piece horse snaffle bit with jointed links. Cast in copper alloy, this harness fitting dates to the 1st century AD. The snaffle is comprised of two joined parts, each with a rein link, joining bar and jointed link. The bit would have been placed in a horses mouth, with the two projecting links being attached to the rein. Both of these links are broken, one is completely missing while half the other survives, with an aproximate diameter of 24mm. Both these breaks are worn, thus probably occured in antiquity. The jointed links are still connected, each with a diameter of …
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LON-D4FEB4
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ampulla, sub-circular with neck missing. The exterior of one side has raised decoration consisting of diagonal lines forming a border around the edge and a grid of intersecting lines within this border. The decoration is not completely visible but there may be a face on the upper right part of this side. The decoration on the other side is not clear.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: KENT-D4FBA4
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large hand made iron nail. The head is rectangular, measuring 50mm by 38mm and has a thickness on 11mm. The shank is 64mm long and is rectangular in section, tapering from 13mm to 4mm at the tip. The nail probably dates to the Medieval period.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4F784
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 19mm long and 11mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4F3B1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 17mm long and 8mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4EFA2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 20mm long and 14mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4E886
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 20mm long and 12mm wide. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4E3F4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is undecorated and there are worn breaks on all edges. It is 15mm long, 17mm wide and 20mm thick. The fragment was found with nine other sherds, and is possibly from the same vessel as finds KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT-D4DBE5.
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4DBE5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is from the base of the vessel, with a concave base and convex side where it forms part of the vessel body (see drawing, sherd number 5). There are worn breaks on all edges. There is no decoration on the sherd. The measurements are 32mm long, 19mm wide and has a maximum thickness of 20mm. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see records KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4C866, KENT…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4D682
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is from the body of the vessel with worn breaks on three edges, while the break on the fourth edge is more recent. There is no decoration on the sherd, and it is relatively flat, with only a slight curve from its position as a lower body fragment (see drawing, sherd no 4). The sherd measures 32mm by 26mm at the widest points. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4D178
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The sherd is a rim fragment with worn breaks on three edges. The sherd is rectangular in shape, with a slight convex curve on the outside edge, see drawing (sherd number 3). The rim appears to be folded over, giving an oval section. There is no decoration on the sherd. The sherd measures 33mm by 32mm at the widest points. As the find has been identified from a photograph, the thickness of the rim is unknown. Found with nine …
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-D4C866
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Pottery sherd, probably from a vessel of Anglo-Saxon date. The sherd has a red-brown buff surface, while the body is grey with white crushed shell inclusions. The fragment is almost triangular in shape, with worn breaks on all edges. The sherd is not decorated, and it is slightly curved body fragment of the vessel originally positioned just below the rim (see drawing, sherd number 2). The sherd measures 64mm by 60mm at the widest points. Found with nine other sherds, four of which are believed to be from the same vessel; see records KENT-D4A887, KENT-D4D178, KENT-D4D682 and KENT…
Created on: Monday 12th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.