Record ID: KENT-8F7B16
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete gilded silver and garnet cloisonné mount dating of early medieval date (c. 500–550 CE). Description: The object is circular in plan with a thickly-beaded collar, from which raises a central setting divided into four cells. Two opposing cells are pointed oval in shape, created by crescent-shaped strips of silver. These are joined by a single strip of silver to create the other two opposing cells. Each cell is inlaid with a single red-coloured material, presumably garnet. Three of these inlays are orange-red while the other is pink-red. The object’s…
Created on: Thursday 2nd December 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Littlebourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-835ED1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper alloy S-shaped brooch of Early-Medieval date, dating to the fifth or sixth century (probably c. 450-550 AD). Description: The brooch is of plate type and is narrowed S-shape in plan. Each terminal is bifurcated slightly possibly in imitation of a bird beak, a common motif of such brooches. It has further decoration in the form of two transverse incised lines diagonally top to bottom, each side of which are a line of ring and and annulets top to bottom also. There are additional ring and annulets incised into the terminal/heads.The reverse is undecorated …
Created on: Wednesday 24th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 29th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-7A24B0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A early-medieval Merovingian gold tremissis, 'National'/'mint-and-moneyer' series dating c.AD 580-670; mint: possibly Beauvais (ancient Bellovacum); moneyer: Aigoaldus. The inscriptions on both obverse and reverse are truncated, struck partially off the flan. The coin appears to be unlisted in de Belfort (1892-5) and Prou (1892). Obverse: '+[BE?, possibly BA?]LLOACV[S?..]'; Diademed and bust in right. Reverse: +AIGO[A?]LDVS. Long cross on globe on steps, a pellet in each lower quarter. Measurements: 11.8mm in diameter, 1.2g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Canterbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D62D73
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A pale gold Merovingian Frankish tremissis, minted at Quentovic by the moneyer Anglo, c.645-50 (Lafaurie group XIc nos 100-10, especially nos 107-8). Refs: Lafaurie 1996; Webster and Backhouse 1991: no. 144; cf EMC 2015.0323 Obverse: Diademed bust right. Legend: '+VVICCO FIT'. Reverse: Cross potent set on two stepped. Legend: '[AN]GL[O]MONET'. the irregular flan obscuring some detail, particularly on the reverse. Measurements: 11.13mm in diameter, 1.79mm thick and weighs 1.15g
Created on: Wednesday 23rd August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-7FA24B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A composite early-medieval gold, garnet and green glass cloisonné mount, possibly from a buckle. Description: The mount is sub-triangular in form. It comprises a gold frame, constructed from a sheet gold back-plate to which have been soldered gold strips, set edge-on, to create four cells: three hemispherical cells arranged around a central triangular cell. The hemispherical cells are inlaid with red stones, probably garnets, and the triangular cell is inlaid with green glass. The gold frame is edged with a strand of gold beaded wire, masking the join between cells and back-plate.…
Created on: Wednesday 7th June 2017
Last updated: Friday 6th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chislet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-D90FBC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast, white-metal coated copper-alloy early-medieval Frankish S-shaped brooch with bird-head terminals, late c.5th-6th century. The brooch is S-shaped and formed of two conjoined predatory birds' heads in profile. divided by a bar decorated with a relief border. From each end of the bar, linked to the ends of the birds' beaks, is a curved tapering projection, probably representing the birds' legs or talons. These projections have a sunken triangular centre at their wider base, and a pair of very fine grooves across as they taper to a point. Each bird is nearly identical…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2017
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2018
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Record ID: KENT-028FFE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast gilded silver bow brooch dating to the early medieval period. Description: The brooch has a short triangular head-plate with a circular flat knop at the apex. The bottom two corners are missing but may also have had flat knops similar to some small radiate-headed brooches. The foot is also triangular but more elongated than the head plate. It has a similar flat knop at its base and is missing part of its upper right corner. The front of the brooch is heavily decorated. The surviving terminal knops having a nielloed triangle set in them. A ridge in relief r…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lyminge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C6D398
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval (late 6th to 7th century) gold Merovingian tremissis (c.580-670) minted at Quentovic (France) by Dagulfus (Prou 1122; Lafaurie 1996 Dagulfus type 2). Refs: Prou 1892: 246; Lafaurie 1996: 196-7.' Obv.: Left-facing diademed bust; inscription starts at 3 o'clock and is retrograde. Leg.: 'VVIC IN PO[N]TI[O]'. Rev.: Inscription around a central motif described by Prou as 'some kind of tree', Lafaurie as 'feuille de vesce' (vetch, a kind of plant group). Leg.: from 8 o'clock, 'DAFVLFVS MNT'. Measurements: 10.95mm diameter, 1.35mm thick and 1.40g in weight.
Created on: Monday 28th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-7882DB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval gilded copper alloy small radiate-headed brooch dating from the mid sixth century. Description: The brooch has a semi-circular head plate decorated with a chip-carved Salin's Style I zoomorphic design depicting a crouched beast left, possibly a duck or other bird. This is surrounded by a raised border. The head has three rounded knobs, one at the top and one to each side; the knob on the right side has now broken away. The brooch has a shallow arched bow carinated on the front, and concave behind. The central raised ridges of the carinated bow are beaded li…
Created on: Thursday 14th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: KENT-5DF4C6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval gold Merovingian tremissis of the 'National' Coinage (c.AD580-670), uncertain mint and moneyer.
Created on: Sunday 18th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 3rd March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shepherdswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-B9EB67
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval copper-alloy scabbard-slide of 6th-century date. The slide appears to have been cast in one piece, with moulded decoration on one face. The slide is linear in plan with rounded terminals and a constriction in the centre. The two terminals are zoomorphic in form, probably depicting boars' heads, with upturned ends to the snouts, two ears and two circular recesses representing eyes that would probably have been inlaid with glass or gems. There are 7 circular resesses along the back of the slide which may also have once contained glass or gems. Gilding remains on the s…
Created on: Wednesday 17th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-C860B2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Published
A silver early medieval coin, probably a Merovingian denier dating c.725-50 and possibly minted in Poiters St.Hilaire (ancient Petavis) although this is uncertain. For similar coins from this mint see Depeyrot 2001, pl. 5, Poiters St-HIl nos 3 and 4. However, while the reverse type on these matches this coin, the bust here is of much better workmanship. ref: G. Depreyot (2001) Le Numeraire Merovingien L'Age du Denier, Moneta Collection 22 (Wetteren: Moneta)
Created on: Monday 18th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Medway', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F97E52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper-alloy radiate-headed brooch, comprising part of the headplate and bow. The radiate head originally had five half-round knobs projecting from its upper edge; two of these are missing and the central one is incomplete. The headplate is decorated with opposed pairs of running spirals. The bow has a central longitudinal ridge. A single perforated lug on the reverse of the headplate acted as the attachment for the iron spring and pin mechanism, which now survives only as a small area of iron corrosion. Worn transverse break at base of bow. Parallels to the spiral decoration …
Created on: Friday 14th October 2005
Last updated: Monday 30th June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'EAST KENT', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT2654
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Terminal of one-half of a silver-gilt Frankish arm-ring. The terminal is cast in the form of a lion or horse's head with the muzzle truncated by a solid rectangular plate set with two square cut garnets. The remains of a corroded iron catch pin remain on the inner surface. Above, the head assumes a more naturalistic aspect with moulded eye-sockets both originally filled with a poorly cut circular plate garnet; only one survives. Above the eyes are two deep cut cells filled with lentoid plate garnets, also poorly cut, representing prick ears held close to the head. No foils can be s…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2001
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'KENT WROTHAM', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: KENT8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 1998
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2014
Spatial data recorded.