Record ID: DENO-928643
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE ITEM: 2011 T284. Complete cast gold annular brooch of Medieval date. The frame is circular in plan and semi-circular in cross section with a constriction for the pin. The front of the frame is decorated with a series of six opposed pairs of incised chevrons with incised stippled decoration between. There is no pin rest. The reverse of the brooch frame is plain. The pin, which is complete, is sub-square in section and tapers to a point. It is looped around the frame constriction with a single raised ridge, at the point where the loop meets the main body of the pin, serving as …
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Treswell Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2AA285
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gold annular brooch with animal head terminals, D-shaped in section. It is cast with four animal head terminals, two grip the loop for the pin and the other two grip the falttened section where the pin rests. Each head has two collets for eyes, the settings of which are present in the two gripping the pin loop but missing in the others. The pin is intact and seperately cast. It is triangular in shape and has a decorated ridge where the loop meets the shaft and tapers to a point. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The brooch is c.1300-1400 in date and is similar to other …
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hollesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-587343
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold annular brooch. Cast band retaining a cast collared pin in a neat constriction. The band is of unusual form, of two distinct halves either side of the pin position. To one side, the band is of solid triangular section with a flat back; lettering appears along both of the front faces; within the band this reads: N E L V [?]O, punched with repeated drafts of a small pointed tool; around the outside of the band lettering reads E S V [?]I [?]I E N L, or possibly E S W I E N L, these letters being more finely rendered by incised strokes. The other half of the band has the upper p…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2013
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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Record ID: KENT-2AF116
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A miniature Medieval gold openwork lozenge shaped brooch dating from the 13th to 14th century. The brooch consists of a thin lozenge-shaped frame with four integrally cast and evenly spaced collets wit a moulded ridge each side. Three of the four collets contain a small green stone, possibly emerald. There is a constriction at one angle which contains the intact pin. The reverse is undecorated. Similar examples can be seen on the database - NLM-D6FC71 and DOR-F31C46. The brooch is 15.5mm long, 15.5mm wide, 2.4mm thick and weighs 0.94 grams.
Created on: Friday 25th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LOWER HARDRES', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-7E5746
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval gold annular framed brooch with pin set within a constriction and set at right angles to a projection in the form of clasped hands, On the front of the round-sectioned frame on either side of the springing of the hands there is a set of four transverse grooves. The D-sectioned pin is triangular. It tapers, from a brambled collar on the convex front face next to the loop, with straight sides to a point. One hand is badly cracked across the wrist. Length 16.7mm. Diameter 9.4mm. Diameter of cross-section 1.2mm. Weight 1.04g. 13th century - early 14th century. Slightly larger …
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Last updated: Monday 21st July 2014
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Record ID: IOW-506491
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval gold annular brooch (1400-1500). Treasure case no. 2013 T72. This brooch is complete. The frame is circular in plan with a width of 5.34mm and is constricted for the pin. The upper face has been engraved to bear a legend and motifs. There are six evenly spaced chevrons and each is cross-hatched within. This design may represent a star. The fields between the chevrons contain letters forming an amatory legend and motifs: b (nothing either side of letter) i (trefoil either side of letter) e (trefoil either side of letter) n (trefoil either side of letter) v (trefo…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2013
Last updated: Friday 20th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Arreton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-07F3C7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE 2013 T156: Medieval Jewellery Fragment (Gold sheet & Cabochon stone) Date: 13th to 15th century (c.1200-1500) Description: A Medieval gold sheet and cabochon gemstone fragment of a larger decorative item, probably a piece of jewellery such as an annular brooch or pendant. The cabochon stone is deep red in colour and may be a garnet, the stone is oval in plan with faint facets, created during polishing, visible on the upper surface; the gold sheet casing prevents full observations on the stone. The gold sheet casing is closely fitted around the stone in the form…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coddington Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-9A4B26
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Reference no. 2013 T174: A medieval gold annular-framed brooch with gold pin set within a constriction. On the frame, at a right angle to pin, is a projection in the form of clasped hands. The frame is trangular in cross-section and decorated on the interior face with beading, and on the exterior face with an inscription reading VILVIVILIVLI. This brooch dates to the 13th or 14th century. Length 17mm, width 11mm, thickness 2mm. Weight 1.03g. For similar examples recorded on the PAS database see NMS-7E5746, SUR-A704D2, KENT-984E65 and DENO-1AF752. Two other examples in t…
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-3259EB
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Number: 2015 T821 Find Spot: Princethorpe, Warwickshire PAS Database number: WAW-3259EB Period: Medieval Date of Discovery: August 2015 Circumstances of discovery: Metal detected find. Description: Gold annular brooch: The brooch is circular with a D-shaped section and has a constriction for the pin. Both faces of the brooch are undecorated. The pin is an elongated triangle which is curled around the constriction forming the attachment loop. There are two fine transverse grooves on the outer face of the pin above the a…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th April 2016
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Record ID: LON-8B523A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold annular brooch dating to the 13th or 14th century. This brooch is circular in shape with two clasped hands projecting from the frame. There is a double band of chevron ridges at the junction between the projecting hands and the frame. The hands have an oval gap between them and there is a white coating, possibly an adhesive, between them. There is a constriction to accommodate the pin 90 degrees apart from the clasped hands; if the hands project at 6 o'clock, the constriction is at 3 o'clock. The gold pin is present and is decorated with a double band of ridges at t…
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
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Record ID: NARC-0B6A9E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold brooch with a plain thin frame formed into the shape of an asymmetric heart. The brooch is delicate, but complete. The frame is 1.5mm thick and eliptical in cross-section. The pin is present and is secured around the frame at the point where the side of the heart is more accentuated, or outwardly curved, and is narrowed to accomodate it. The collar of the pin is 3.5mm long and is curled around to fit the narrowed frame exactly, It has been soldered to create the impression of a solid tube. The tip of the pin touches the back of the smaller curve of the heart. Dimensions: …
Created on: Monday 10th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th October 2016
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Record ID: DUR-4A3A73
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold Medieval lozenge shaped brooch dating from the 13th to 14th century date. The object consists on a lozenge frame which is elliptical in cross-section and undecorated. The pin is secured around the frame with a collared aspect, there is no indication of a recessed bar to accommodate it. The pin runs across the entire length of the frame and has a tapering rectangular form terminating in a pointed tip. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database: Unique ID: KENT-2AF116, Unique ID: NARC-0B6A9E
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 10th August 2016
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Record ID: BH-D21D7B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold open-frame brooch, roughly circular in plan, with an intact pin and two opposing, empty, collets. The frame is of oval cross-section and has a constriction, around which the pin loop has been folded. A transverse ridge separates the loop from the pin shaft, the latter of which is of flat section and tapers to a point. The two centrally located collets flank this pin. Each collet, attached to a flattened area of the frame, is cylindrical, has a vertical seam and an upper edge that has been rolled inwards. Width: 17.1 mm; Height/Length: 16.9 mm; Thickness: 4.6 mm. Weight: 1.2…
Created on: Monday 19th January 2015
Last updated: Thursday 25th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Mary Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-9EAF41
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure tracking number: 2017 T378 A Gold annular brooch dating to the 13th - 14th centuries. Treasure Case 2017 T378. The brooch is circular in plan with a D-shaped cross section. The reverse is flat and the upper face in convex. The frame has a constriction for the pin placed at 12 o'clock with the inscription starting at 1 o'clock. The front face has incised letters in capitals which read IO SVI CI EN LIV D, meaning 'I am here in the place of a friend (I love). The S in the inscription is inverted. The interior side of the frame is decorated with raised pellets. Some of these…
Created on: Friday 21st April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-962ED9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold annular brooch dating to the 13th - 14th centuries. The brooch is circular with a D-shaped cross section. The reverse is flat and the upper face convex. The frame has a constriction for the pin placed at 12 o'clock with the inscription starting at 1 o'clock. The front has incised letters in capitals reading IESVICIY or IESVICIR. The interior side of the frame is decorated with punched rings. The pin is an elongated triangle which is curled around the constriction forming the attachment loop. The pin has a horizontal rib in light relief to form a collar at the inside edge. There…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2016
Last updated: Friday 8th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Coltishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PAS-1382E2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A gold medieval ring brooch of thirteenth-century date. The brooch is annular-shaped with two raised collets, both of which are set with pink gemstones identified by raman spectroscopy as almandine garnets. The pin has a collar and rests against a small foliate quatrefoil at the opposite end. The face of the brooch is bifaceted and inscribed with Lombardic characters: + IESVI ICIE NILV DAMI. The modern French might be: Je suis ici in lieu d'ami which can be translated as 'I am here in place of a friend'. The reverse of the brooch is plain. Lightbown cites a different type of broo…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: NLM-B0D659
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold annular brooch. A tiny but superbly finished annular brooch with a band of plano-convex section. The convex display side has a deeply incised and closely spaced chevron pattern around the entire band, conferring a vermiform effect. The chevrons are interrupted only by a constricted seat for a collared cast gold pin. The reverse of the band bears stamped letters, each set in an indented rectangular panel, and each formerly inlaid with a dark and contrasting material, perhaps niello. The inscription reads: + AVE NARIA GRA, with the first letter R concealed by the end of the pin. Av…
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knaith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3316AD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval gold annular and inscribed brooch dating from AD 1250 - 1350. The frame is circular and is decorated at the top with a pair of clasped hands. These are moulded, but they curve in the same orientation as the frame of the brooch. At the right hand and bottom cardinal points are flower motifs; one four petalled flower at each point. The petals are concave. The left hand cardinal point is occupied by the constriction for the pin. The flat upper face of the frame is inscribed: "+ IO - SVI - DE . D - RVE" (Translated by John Cherry as Ie Sui De Drue, meaning 'I am [a brooch/gi…
Created on: Wednesday 8th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-983F0A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The top of the frame has a bevelled outer edge to either side, this combined with a flat base creates a low D-shaped cross-section. There is a circular cross-section constriction on one side for the pin and a rectangular recess on the opposite side that has as the pin rest. These two features divide the decoration on the frame into two sections; the left side has a ropework style motif comprised of three curving groves with pellet interiors that arch diagonally from one side of the frame to the other, separating each grove is an equally curving line of stamped annulars. The other sid…
Created on: Friday 17th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 14th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Gloucestershire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-B32D47
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Tiny gold annular brooch with circular frame. Most of the frame is circular in cross-section, but it is interrupted by a pin constriction and by four equally spaced collars which encircle the frame and which are decorated all around with relief pellets made using an annulet punch; these are usually known as 'brambled' bosses. Pin missing. Dimensions: Maximum diameter of brooch (with bosses) 16.0mm. Diameter of frame without bosses,14.0mm. Thickness of brooch (across bosses) 2.9mm. Diameter of cross-section of frame, 1.2mm. weight 1.12g. Discussion: Brooches of t…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 28th July 2021
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