Record ID: BERK-0E9378
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post Medieval copper alloy seal matrix dating to c. 1550-1700. The die (face of the seal) is circular in plan and the reverse pedestal rises to a tri-lobed perforated suspension loop. The body of the matrix is a pedestal which has been formed with a smooth surface with no facets. The upper loop is in the form of an irregular lozenge shaped plate and the loops on either side and beneath this are formed of a circular shaped plate. Each of the three lobes has been pierced with a small circular hole. The die is decorated with an inscribed single heart which has been pier…
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
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Record ID: BERK-6A7C13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a Post-Medieval royal rose farthing token of Charles I c. AD 1636 - 1644. Possibly type 1 or 2. Crown on crossed sceptres obverse with Crowned rose reverse (poss double arch). Find site is within the field that is west of Donnington Castle near the 2nd Battle of Newbury (24th October 1644). Measurements - diameter = 11.78mm, thickness = 0.75mm, weight = 0.5gm.
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: BERK-6A6FB7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cast Post Medieval white metal or pewter button, c. AD 1500 - 1700. Circular in form with a none descript wavy-linear design on the front face and the remnant of a fixing post on the rear. Find site is within the field that is west of Donnington Castle near the 2nd Battle of Newbury (24th October 1644). The surface has a mixed grey patina. Measurements - Diameter = 11.78mm, thickness = 5.0mm, weight = 3.6gm.
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th November 2019
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Record ID: BERK-F7E9C5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval cast and stamped circular lead alloy, double-sided token c. 1500 - 1800 AD. The token has been probably stamped with an alphabet letter to each side, one face with a capital 'C', the other having a capital 'Z' with a pellet at its centre. The surface is oxidised light grey/cream. Diameter - 24.48mm, 2.81mm thick and weighs 9.8gm. Powel type 2.
Created on: Wednesday 4th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th September 2019
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Record ID: BERK-F9637E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy medieval bar mount or belt stiffener c. 1300 - 1500 AD. The mount consists of a single bar terminated at each end with a scallop shell form. The ends are then pierced and have in situ, copper alloy rivets. Now bent out of form the bar has a 'D' shaped cross section with the flatten side down. There are a few diagonal striations across the bar, but they may simply be from its time in the ground, rather than decorative. The surface has a light mid-green roughened patina. It is 66.48mm long, with the scallops being 14.12mm wide, the bar is 3.25mm thick and weighs 7.9g…
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: BERK-D9C605
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn post Medieval to modern lead alloy uniface token dating to c. 1500 - 1850 AD. The token is circular with worn edges. The token is uniface with decoration on one side consisting of possible a capital letter. The letter may either be an 'E' or an 'R'. The surface has a coating of lead oxide. The token is 9.1mm in diameter, 2.9mm in thickness, and weighs 1.5g. Similar tokens on the PAS database include: KENT-01BEFB, and KENT-F1F977 which has hatching decoration rather than letters.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Record ID: BERK-3EF9DB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle plate of probable Anglo-Saxon derivation dating to the Medieval period, c. AD 1066-1500. Person seated right.
Created on: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 25th December 2018
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Record ID: BERK-A0F6D0
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast copper alloy coin weight for a guinea dating to the post medieval period. This is a weight for a low weight "old" standard guinea that was last issued in AD 1773. This would have been part of a set of 11 weights for the portugese Moidore series, this being the guinea series. Both sides have the initials 'S D' and the number 5.3 (5 shillings 3 pence) beneath. The rim is reeded and the surface is eroded with a dark green patina with ferrous staining.
Created on: Tuesday 25th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th November 2018
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Record ID: BERK-4A2E6F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, composite, late Medieval buckle with forked spacer plates c. AD 1350-1450. The buckle loop is oval with a pronounced point at the pin rest. The loop cross section is an irregular circle. A pair of flat, triangular spacer plates with parallel outer sides are integral with the buckle loop. One of the plates has lost its end and the surface has a mottled mid-green patina. See Egan and Pritchard (2002), 79, fig.48, no.325
Created on: Friday 21st September 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2018
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Record ID: BERK-00BC31
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval decorated finger ring, probably c. 1400 - 1500 AD. The ring is composed of two elements, with the inner section having an applied outer ring with what appear to be talismanic, devotional, or Christian symbols/verse on six separate panels. Three of the panels are crafted as if an open book, the remainder are simple plaques with a curvilinear 'banner' on which there are black letter style inscriptions. The inscriptions are very indistinct and seemingly just random letters. There is some remnant evidence, that the ring was gilded. A similar ring in gold i…
Created on: Monday 7th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: BERK-006B59
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A portion of a four-part Alnage cloth seal from the reign of Charles II. One disc has a Crown with: CR: beneath and ENGLAND 1682 curved around the inside of a raised circular border. The other disc 3 also has a raised circular border in which the date 1682 is straight across the top, the initials could be EHMS with the numerals 1 -1/2 beneath, for the levy paid on the cloth. A similar seal is noted on page 203 of Geoffrey Egan's - Provenanced Leaden Cloth Seals, the seal is from Oxfordshire.
Created on: Monday 7th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: BERK-DB4E15
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gilded copper alloy, pear shaped face mask mount dating to the period c. AD 600 - 700. The object is flat and in the form of a horned head. The circular face has rounded eyes set with red stones (either garnets or coloured glass), above pronounced cheeks. The beard is triangular with the ends of the moustache extending beyond. The hair appears uncovered but then develops into two decorated crescent extensions (the horns), meeting centrally above the face with what might be an eagle, and/or serpent heads. With verdigris eruptions on the surface, the gilding is fragmentary but clea…
Created on: Friday 9th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: BERK-C58B25
Object type: SPATULA
Broad period: ROMAN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy probable razor or wax spatula terminal of Roman date (AD 43-409). The terminal is in the form of a female head and upper torso, with 3D moulding to the head. The head and face is well depicted with a prominent nose and hair and possible headdress with a bun at the back of head. The neck of the figure leads in to a thin body with two sub-rounded elements with central ring-and-dot details, probably intended to imitate breasts. The base of the terminal flares outwards at the 'waist' where the figure terminates and the handle splits with the remains of an iron tang wit…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2021
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Record ID: BERK-C5545F
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead Papal Bulla issued under Pope John XXII, AD1316-1334 and originally attached to a Papal document. A lead bulla or seal was used to authenticate a papal document or 'bull'. This example is in very good condition with a finely patinated surface. The obverse depicts the heads of St. Paul and St. Peter, with a sceptre between them. The two heads are each surrounded by a circle of pellets. The legend above the busts reads SPASPE. The reverse reads: IOhA/NNES/PPXXII Hole to attach to document is clear and apparently undamaged.
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Saturday 18th September 2021
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Record ID: BERK-C3DBF9
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy purse bar dating from the late medeival / early post-medieval period, c. AD 1450 - 1550. Ward Thomas Class A2. The purse arms are complete with rounded knop terminals and three hoop projecting from the underside of the arm to which the bag of the purse would have been attached. There is an inscription in niello which extends over both the front and back of the arms; it reads AVI MAR[IA GRA]CI PL[ENA] IhR (?) in centre and DOIVNIAS [...]NCIN (misspelling or abbreviated version of 'AVE MARIA GRACIA PLENA DOMINUS TECUM' which translates as 'Hail Mary full of…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
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Record ID: BERK-714B26
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A complete heavy gold finger ring of late medieval or early post-medeival date (c. AD 1400-1550). The finger ring is in very good condition with only slight damage to some edges which probably occurred after its loss. The finger ring has an octagonal bezel raised above the decorative banding of the hoop. The bezel has a rope-like border which encloses a motif and black-letter inscription. The motif is of a large tree on a mound and flanked by two smaller trees with unclear objects between the trunks (one object looks like a wolf or dog's head or these could also repres…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shabbington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7E4E03
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy finger ring of Henig Type II. It is oval in shape with a bezel insert of reddish glass. The bezel has an incised chevron decoration. The bezel measures 15.97 x 13.17mm. The lower half is missing. Dating to the period c. AD 150 - 300.
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2017
Last updated: Monday 20th August 2018
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Record ID: BERK-59274B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible Roman copper-alloy pin or toilet implement.The shank, broken at one end, has a circular cross section; the other, unbroken, end is a flat head, possibly anthromorphic in nature. Under this 'head' are multiple horizontal grooves with a double-stranded saltire towards the middle of the item; this is followed by yet more grooves. This item resembles an apostle spoon, but a wide date range of Roman to Medieval is suggested.
Created on: Monday 4th December 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 19th December 2018
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Record ID: BERK-EA3E84
Object type: FLUE TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Roman ceramic relief-patterned box flue tile dating from AD 50-400. The front is decorated with a relief-patterned rolled design in the chevron style. Betts writes that flue tilese were "keyed with wooden rollers [...] when the clay was still damp, before they were put into the kiln to fire. This was added so the tiles could be more firmly mortared into place." The fabric is fully oxidised throughout and has infrequent inclusions of iron and rare small grit / stone. McComish (2015:12) writes "Box flues (tubuli) are hollow rectangular or square cross-sectione…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 13th December 2017
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Record ID: BERK-9891D8
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2017 T1031. DISCLAIMED. Description: An incomplete silver lace tag / lace chape of early post-medieval date. The lace tag is formed from a rectangular sheet of silver that has had the two long sides rolled inwards, then the whole rolled againto form a semi-cylindrical tube in to twhich the lace would have been iserted and held. One end of the tag is now bent and distorted and appears to exhibit an old break. Approximately one third of the way from the top of the tag is an applied decorative collar of beaded silver wire. On the outside of the tag (the rounded side), a s…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 18th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leafield CP', grid reference and parish protected.