Record ID: DENO-6BBE82
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Bronze Age flat axehead, probably consistent with metalworking stage II corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 2 (c. 2350 - 2050 BC). The axe has a spatulate shape tapering towards the butt and an expanded blade with a crescentic cutting edge. The rectangular butt is intact, but corroded. The axe is abraded around all edges, but retains a dark glossy patina on upper and lower faces. tapering towards the butt. The object is 58 mm long, the blade is 45 mm wide, the butt end is 24 mm wide. The axehead is 11 mm thick at the butt, tapering …
Created on: Friday 31st March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-FFED0D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch, trumpet type, dating to c. AD 75- 175. This brooch is heavily worn. It consists of the head, with a small trace of a head loop remaining and the bow. There is a small section of the catchplate remaining and the pin is missing. The corrosion of the metal has obscured or destroyed any fine details on the surface of the bow. Part of the loop remains on the rear of the head. The knob at the shoulder of the bow is badly worn. The head is decorated with a pattern set out in blue, red and yellow enamel. Width 16.2mm, height 49.8 mm…
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-201E64
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy object, possibly the terminal of a handle of post medieval date (c. AD 1700 - 1800). A square sectioned shaft broadens into a cone or horn, decorated with incised lines, from which emerge two serpentine necks, with a flattened D-shaped section, each curving outwards then recurving to form an anchor-shaped hook or handle. The terminals are zoomorphic with dragonesque or aquiline heads. Feathers or scales are represented by incised lines, as are the eyes and nostrils. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The shaft tapers and terminates in an old break. …
Created on: Thursday 8th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2024
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Record ID: DENO-A4D394
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Period: Late Bronze Age (Ewart phase in England; Ewart/Dowris in Ireland) Object type: A so-called ‘dress fastener’, a penannular object with conical, trumpet-mouthed terminals Date of object: 1000 – 800 BCE (Late Bronze Age) Dress fastener with solid, cast 'bow' or 'handle' ending in two sub-conical terminals. The terminals appear to have been raised from the joining bar or 'bow' (which is circular in cross section and tapers towards the terminal cones) by hammering (planishing) and small hammer marks are visible on the surfaces o…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2024
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Record ID: DENO-45B579
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy rotary key of medieval date (c. AD 1250 - 1500). The bow is flat and lozengiform, with a circular tubular projection at right angles to the plane of the bow for suspension. Four circular perforations are present in the bow, positioned regularly, one in each corner. The internal diameter of the holes is around 5.29 mm. The stem is integral to the bow and is denoted by a swollen bead flanked by a narrow collar at each side at the junction between the bow and stem. The stem is hollow and incomplete with a portion missing from one side at the bit end. At the base of the…
Created on: Friday 17th March 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-FDCAB6
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead pencil in a bone or antler case, of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1800 Note this record is created from photographs (kindly provided by finder) only during the Covid-19 pandemic. Measurements are therefore approximate. The case is split longitudinally with approximately one half missing. This split may be accidental or could be part of the design, the missing half being the lid. There are also old breaks at each end, with a sub-rectangular portion missing . Externally it is has a flat facet which may have been mirrored in the missing half, creati…
Created on: Saturday 14th November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-3909D1
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval harness pendant; cast copper alloy harness pendant of quatrefoil shape with enamelled decoration and gilding. The pendant probably dates to the late 14th century. It is formed as a quatrefoil plate with angled projections at the junctions of the four lobes. There is a simple suspension loop extending from the top of the plate, in the perpendicular plane to the plate itself. The loop is formed as a pierced oval strip of copper alloy. The pendant is decorated on one face of the plate. There is a void in the centre in the shape of a four-legged standing beast, heading left and lo…
Created on: Thursday 26th June 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 7th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lichfield area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-6DBEAF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but very worn, cast copper alloy post-medieval halfpenny of William III (AD 1694-1702) dating to c. 1695-1701. As Spink no. 3554-3556. Diameter 26 mm and weight 7.2 g. 
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 30th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-6DE87A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval copper alloy halfpenny of William III, sole reign (AD 1694-1702) dating to AD 1694-1702. Reverse now almost completely worn. Diameter: 27 mm and weight: 7.8 g.
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-309D06
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin purposely abraded and polished, with edges bent to form a love token. Possibly a sixpence of William III (AD 1694 - 1702 ). All details have been abraded but a faint profile may be seen, and the size and weight are consistent with a sixpence. Diameter 19 mm, thickness 1 mm and weight 1.5 g.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-2FF74A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver three half pence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to c. AD 1561-1582. North 2000. One edge is bent downwards (from the obverse) at an approximate right angle, indicating it was possibly modified into a love token. Diameter 16 mm, thickness 1 mm and weight 0.8 g.
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-2F9AE7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl or loom weight of probable early medieval to medieval date (c. AD 900-1250), corresponding to Walton Rogers Form B2. The weight is annular in plan and rectangular in section with slightly rounded sides. It has flat, undecorated surfaces, and the metal has a light cream-coloured patina. Diameter: 19 mm, central performation diameter: 8 mm, thickness: 7 mm and weight: 17.3 g. 
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-2F1FE9
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy cloth seal of post-medieval date, c. 18th to early 19th century AD. The object is sub-circular in plan, formed from two discs pressed together. One face is decorated with an outer circular border of raised pellets, enclosing a set of initials. This impression is cast off-centre so the border and initials on the right-side of the image are missing. The initials appear to read 'I F [...]' above '12[...]'. The '12[...]' could possibly have read '12K', referring to 12 head of top quality flax in the bale (cf. P…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 18th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-CC5C72
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval possible copper alloy coin or token embedded in brick. One face covered completely with fired clay (brick), the other partially covered. Details of surface information difficult to make out. Dating to c. AD 1500 - 1800. Diameter 19.51 mm, thickness 7.12 mm of piece and weight 5.03 g.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-CC0FA7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small lead weight or possible spindle whorl. Walton Rogers form A1 or A2. Probably dating from the early medieval period, c. AD 500 - 850. It is conical in form, although dented and distorted. The circular central perforation is 5 mm in diameter. There are gouges on the surface, it is not certain if these are related to use or post-depositional damage. Diameter 19.58 mm, width 12.23 mm and weight 21.54 g. 
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2022
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: DENO-63FA86
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell, dating to the AD 1550-1700. The fragment comes from the body of the bell, and bears a T or possible founder's hammer, within a shield shaped escutcheon. This is a makers mark, used in the 16th-17th centuries. Several lines of linear decoration are also visible. Length 22.9 mm, thickness 1.71 mm, width 2.19 mm, weight 2.19 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: DENO-766E54
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early to middle Bronze Age copper alloy axehead, dating to c. 1900 - 1500 BC. The blade has a crescent cutting edge with pointed terminals, the cutting edge is 48.77 mm wide. The axehead increases in thickness along the length towards the centre then tapers towards the cutting edge, creating a lozenge shaped profile and resulting in a shallow ridge across the centre. The butt is curved. The object has a dark grey patina with some chipping along the cutting edge and the butt. Surfaces are undecorated. Length 95.04 mm, width 30.74 mm, thickness 9.48 mm and we…
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-64839A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman Colchester derivative hinged bow brooch, dating to c. AD 43-100. It is missing most of the lower half of the brooch and pin due to old breaks. The wings are damaged and cylindrical in form, they are folded to encase the now missing iron axis bar. The bow is oval in section and tapers towards old breaks. It has decoration on its front face which are formed from a series of transverse mouldings separated by grooves. Length 18.04 mm, width 22.33 mm, thickness 11.05 mm, weight 5.28 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-637ECE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A  post-medieval clipped silver halfpenny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1587-1590. The initial mark is a crescent. Reference: North Volume 2 no. 2018. Diameter 11.7 mm, thickness 0.27 mm, weight 0.22 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-64A9B6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy dupondius possibly of Trajan (AD 98-117). Obverse shows possible bust right. Reverse depicts possible standing figure. Unclear Mint. Diameter 24.25 mm, thickness 2.95 mm, weight 10.26 g
Created on: Thursday 17th November 2022
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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