Record ID: ESS-096E92
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four iron nails of Roman date. Three of the nails have a rectangular head and have a rectangular shaft which tapers towards the tip. The shape of the fourth nail is unclear due to corrosion. Each of the four nails has some form of wood fibre adhering to the surface. 1) 28.02mm long, the shaft is 3.94mm by 2.69mm. The head is 8.19mm by 3.06mm, and is 2.53mm thick. weight 0.98grams. 2)20.16mm long, the shaft is 3.32mm by 2.87mm. The head is 6.67mm by 3.43mm. Weight 0.48grams. Worn break at tip. 3)14.35mm long, the shaft is 3.31mm by 2.57mm, the head is 6.47mm by 2.90mm. Weight …
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SUSS-467328
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of vitrified iron slag.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Slindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-40AF21
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A worn and incomplete Barbarous Radiate of Tetricus II. This coin is unusual in that it has an iron core and is plated with copper-alloy. It measures 20mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 3.98g.
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Hertfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-829E92
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron fitting, sub-triangular with circular section, with a gold domed top. Possibly a box fitting?
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southfleet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-97C476
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete wrought iron knife, dating from the Roman – Medieval period, between AD 43 – 1300 (length: 169mm; width: 24mm; thickness at blade: 2.5mm; thickness at tang: 6mm; weight: 33.3g). The knife blade is sub-rectangular in plan with a pointed tip and flat section. The back edge of the knife blade is straight sided along most of its length before curving down slightly to the tip. The blade edge is also straight. The rectangular sectioned tang protrudes outwards from the top corner of the blade’s back edge (length of tang: 70.5mm; width of tang: 9.5mm; thickness: 4.5mm) and…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8CE256
Object type: HIPPOSANDAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman iron hipposandal. The oval plate has a curved back edge, terminating in a downward pointing hook. The front has an upward projection, which would have terminated in a loop (now missing) for attachment. To either side of the plate is a broken, sub-rectangular projection, which would have been bent towards the front projection to hold the hoof in place. The iron is heavily corroded, with fragments flaking off the surface. The plate measures 155mm in length, increasing to 185mm to take into account the projecting rear hook. It is 115.73mm wide, including the side project…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Takeley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-7733F1
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably Roman (possibly post medieval) iron hob nail, with a hemi-sperical head 9.9mm in diameter and 4.6mm thick and a bent shank. It weighs 1.72g. The shank is square in section below the head (5x5mm) which tapers in thickness over a (bent) 9.2mm to 4.7x2.3mm. The unbent length would have been c.15mm. The condition of the iron may suggest a post medieval date as it is rather good for Romano British. The hobnail is 13.8mm in complete length. Hobnails were used in Roman military footwear, boots were made from three main pieces of leather, the upper sole and the insole, all th…
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-309B75
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano-British iron slide-key, rolled bow with curling stop at apex, elongated flat-sectioned trapezoidal handle with narrowed and thickened shank terminating in an L-shaped projection with small close-set teeth on straight bit. Manning 1985, fig. 25 Type 2. 130 x 25mm.
Created on: Friday 3rd August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beeston St Andrew', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-C55544
Object type: HOB NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron hob nail, badly corroded. The head measures 11.6x8.9mm and stands 5mm high. The (probably square-sectioned, though obscured by corrosion) shaft survives to a length of 4.6mm. The hob nail is 9.6mm long and weighs 1.22g. Hob nails were used in Roman military footwear, boots were made from three main pieces of leather, the upper the sole and the insole, all three layers were clenched together with hobnails, frequently arranged in patterns, some which were created to facilitate compfortable walking (Bishop and Coulston 1993, 100, fig 61 ).
Created on: Friday 10th August 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-FFDD92
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possibly cast iron pin. The It is in a fair condition and has no visible corrosion. The shank is sub-rectangular in section, and only slightly tapers to a broken point. The pin head is circular in section, and is bi-convex with an off-centre knop at the apex. This knop may be a manufacturing flaw rather than a decorative knop. The head measures 9.14mm diameter, and the pin is 48mm long. It weighs 3.4g. The pin is probably Roman, robably a hair pin. The pin is similar to Group 1 in Cools’ typology (1990 ‘Roman Metal Hair Pins from Southern Britain’ Archaeological…
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-A83F55
Object type: HORSE TRAPPING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron locking hask possibly dating from the Roman period. It is much corroded, very flaky and in bad condition. It consists of a semi-circle whose ends are connected by a bar which can be 'opened' at one side when a small cross bar (still in place) is pulled out of the bar from the other side. Although the function as a locking hasp/part of locking mechanism seems clear, it is difficult to date. Iron does not survive well in the ground and its current state of corrosion suggests a much more recent date of production and use than its find spot near the Roman fort. However, Dr Rob Collin…
Created on: Wednesday 26th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 17th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Thore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-BC8ED3
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron spear with integral shaft. The shaft is solid and vesica-shaped in cross-section. The blade is leaf shaped and is missing some of its tip and perimeter. The surface is very corroded. The shaft measures 12.9mm x 11.91mm.
Created on: Thursday 27th September 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F79F26
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron nails, probably off planks from pyre.
Created on: Friday 12th October 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9E6FB8
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete wrought iron and cast copper alloy key of probable Roman date. The probable key comprises the heavily corroded iron stem and the incomplete copper alloy handle. In its current state it measures 35.5mm by 24mm by 23mm and weighs 19.4g. The handle is cuboid-shaped, with four equally-spaced protrusions from the face opposite the iron stem. These may be the stubs of two (or three) loops, forming a handle similar to an example from south-east Lincolnshire which features in Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Anitquity' (2001, p. 69, no. 522).
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E6B3F3
Object type: FIXTURES AND FITTINGS
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
a probable Roman iron double spiked loop.It has been bent at right angles into an L-shape, with a loop, filled with corrosion at one terminal and the two arms terminating with spiked ends. The arms are separate from each other but corroded together. The object measures 57.36mm in length, from loop terminal to the right-angle bend, and is 21.12mm wide across the loop. The arms are 6.56mm and 6.84mm in width, and the object weighs 33g. Whilst it ressembles double spiked loops from Hatcheston (Blagg et al, 2004, nos 291 etc) it does seem to be deliberately bent in half, unlike the others…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yaxley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-1F5906
Object type: HIPPOSANDAL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A largely complete but broken iron hipposandal dating from the Roman period. Length: 19.1cm (including the loop above the toe which is detatched), width: 13.3cm; height: 10.0cm (including the loop above the toe which is detatched). Mass: 508.7g. The hipposandal has a flat sole with a central tear shaped hole. There are side wings, at right angles to the sole, which run forward and meet in a (now detatched) loop above the toe. The heel is upturned at about 45 degrees and flares outwards. The heel terminates with a downward facing hook. The base of the sole is flat. The hipposan…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2008
Last updated: Friday 24th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilam CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-F11647
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible fragment of an iron Hod Hill brooch. The fragment is very corroded and so a certain identification is not possible, however the object is in the shape of an early Roman Hod Hill brooch, having a flat rectangular body with the remains of what appear to be circular side-knops. The 'foot' is triangular in plan, flat and has a ?circular terminal.
Created on: Monday 3rd November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Threekingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-4331F2
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to Post-Medieval iron ring, 19.1mm in diameter (internal 15mm) and weighing 1.7g. It is D-shaped in section, being flat on the inside surface. This ring may have been used with harness or possibly with a belt as a purse or key hanger, for example.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swindon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-694C31
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman nail; cast iron nail of probable Roman date. The nail has a long, square-sectioned shaft and a roughly trapezoidal, flattened head. The iron is quite corroded with rust and the tip of the nail seems to be missing. Length 47.8mm, width (head) 11.5mm, thickness (head) 2.8mm, thickness (shaft) 5.3mm, weight 5.87g
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Scarle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6961D2
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman nail; large, cast iron nail of probable Roman date. The nail has a short, chunky shaft of rectangular cross-section and a large, domed, roughly square head. The iron is quite corroded with rust. Length 41.6mm, width (head) 38.3mm, thickness (head) 9.3mm, thickness (shaft) 14.6mm, weight 50.98g
Created on: Friday 21st November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Scarle', grid reference and parish protected.