Record ID: LANCUM-DFEA18
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy door knob type spear butt of the Roman or early Medieval period, circa 200-300 AD or 500 to 600AD. The object comprises a hollow shaft, tapering outwards slightly at the open end, with two concentric grooves around the neck. This then expands where it joins the 'door knob' terminal, at which point there is a moulded groove around the neck. The terminal is bulbous and also hollow and it has a rounded base. The metal is pitted and mottled with a green patina. An example near identical in appearance on the database is&nbs…
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Casterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-44FAC2
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron possible spear or Roman pilum, possibly dating from AD 43 - 410. It is 124.4mm long, 17.9mm wide and 17.8mm thick. It weighs 101.03g. It is sub-square in cross section, with two thirds of the length being the head, and one third is part of the shank. The head tapers to a point. The base of the head is 17.8mm by 17.9mm and is also a short square pyramid, sloping to the shank which is also of square section, but uneven and bent. The shank is 6.5mm x 7mm. The tip of the shank tapers to a break. The form is similar to Roman pila such as HESH-C7A503 and examples from Hod Hill …
Created on: Monday 14th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
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Record ID: BH-0DBA19
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron spear head dating to the Roman period. The spear possesses an open socket which is broken. The socket expands to a leaf-shaped blade with a long tapering point, the tip of which is missing. The edges of the blade are noticeably blunt and it is possible that this was not actually a functional weapon. The spear measures 130mm in length, with the socket measuring 35mm in length. The diameter of the socket is 13mm. The blade has a length of 95mm and a maximum width of 34mm. It has a thickness of 4mm. It weighs 46g.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: SF-712EF4
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy 'Door Knob' spear butt of Roman or Early Medieval date, c. 200-300 AD or 500-600 AD. The object consists of a hollow plano-convex base, which extends upwards with a hollow flaring cylinder. The upper face of the convex part has traces of a raised circular section, which is where the cylinder meets the plano-convex element. The flat face has denting and a small perforation (1 mm of diameter) due probably to the use. The outer surface is corroded and abraded. These objects were once thought to be Iron Age in date, however they are now known to be of either Roman or Ear…
Created on: Monday 30th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 30th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Butley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-C0BA48
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy 'door-knob' spear butt of probable Roman or Early-Medieval date, AD 200-300 or AD 500-600. The object comprises a hollow circular shaft, tapering slightly from the open end before expanding to form the door knob terminal. The terminal is bulbous and hollow. There is a moulded ridge at the base of the terminal, and three incised lines around the circumference near the open end of the shaft. The metal is largely a mid brownish-green in colour. The spear butt measures 49.4 mm in length and has a diameter of 33.7 mm at the terminal end. The object weighs 66.3…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2018
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Record ID: BERK-40D57B
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast 'Door Knob' Spear Butt possibly dating from Roman to Early-Medieval date, c. 200-300 AD or 500-600 AD. The neck/elongated ferrule of the device has a flared opening that then tapers down to a midpoint, when it again flares back out to join with the top knob. There is a cast circumferential ridge/line at the point beneath the expanded knob terminal and further decoration just above the rim, in the form of four concentric grooves. It is possible that the item was cast hollow and then filled with perhaps lead, to add momentum to the action of the spear. These objects…
Created on: Friday 4th August 2017
Last updated: Saturday 3rd March 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-1E88EA
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a complete copper alloy Door Knob Spear Butt of Roman or Early Medieval date, circa 200-300 AD or 500 to 600AD. The object comprises a hollow shaft, tapering slightly from the open end before expanding where it joins the door knob terminal. The terminal is bulbous and also hollow and it has a rounded base. The metal is pitted and mottled with a mid-brownish patina. The length is 54mm, the width is 44mm diameter of base 40mm and the weight 114.75g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th May 2016
Last updated: Monday 13th June 2016
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Record ID: HESH-5D42BA
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy 'Door Knob' spear butt of Roman or Early Medieval date, c. 200-300 AD or 500-600 AD. The object consists of a hollow sub-conical butt-end with a sub-circular rim, which tapers into a hollow open-ended cylindrical shaft which has a broken terminal. In profile the butt has straight walls until it flares out forming a bulbous base with rounded sides and a slightly flattened base which is damaged on the rim. The spear butt does not appear to have any decoration. The object has a mid to dark green coloured uneven patina. The spear butt is a 'door-knob' ty…
Created on: Tuesday 1st September 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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Record ID: SF-F19530
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible worn and corroded iron spear, perhaps a pilum of Roman date. It has a tapering shaft that is cylindrical in section with an incomplete socket at the attachment end. At the terminal end the shaft tapers to a flattened blade, most of which is incomplete due to old breaks. This is sub-oval in form, perhaps tapering towards a pointed tip, but the precise shape remains uncertain given the preservation of the object. It measures 288mm in surviving length, 15.91mm in width/diameter at socket, 35.04mm in surviving width at blade, and 147.46g in weight. The precise form of this o…
Created on: Friday 22nd May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Eye', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-4FC88D
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
an iron socketed spearhead The artefacts are to be published by J Bird.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Frensham Common', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-7F6581
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
2 iron spear tips & an iron spear collar ferrule.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bancroft Roman Villa', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-880500
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
7 iron spearheads & 3 iron sockets. Some or all of these finds may be additional items from hoard in pit, dispersed slightly by medieval/early modern ploughing.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bancroft Roman Villa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-A182A9
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman iron spearhead which can be classified as a Manning Type 3 (Narrow Blade with expansion at its base). The spearhead measures 127mm in length, a maximum of 46mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 47 grams. There is a great deal of debate regarding the function of standard tips. It seems certain that they are not spearheads as close inspection of well-preserved examples has shown not just that the sides are blunt but that they never had a cutting edge. Marchant 1990 has suggested that standard tips had a decorative function connected with the use of the spearhead as a s…
Created on: Saturday 29th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-A44691
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy 'Door Knob' spear butt of Roman or Early Medieval date, c. 200-300 AD or 500-600 AD. The object consists of a hollow sub-conical or 'onion-shaped' butt-end, which tapers into a hollow open-ended cylindrical shaft. At the centre of the outer edge of the butt-end, there is a small circular hole and there is a semi-circular break in the metal which follows a portion of the circumference. A small portion of cylindrical shaft seems to have broken off. It is possible that there is a small groove at the point where both components intersect. There are interior…
Created on: Monday 18th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 8th January 2014
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Record ID: GLO-3955E5
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman iron Pilum this has a long thin shaft, 120 mm long 19mm diameter, this may have had a circular of even rough hexagonal cross section. The head appears to have expanded into a flat leaf shaped blade with a lozenge cross-section, however most of the blade has been truncated with only its base remaining. At the opposite the base of the shaft widen outwards to form a rounded socket, this has been truncated resulting in only the tip of the socket remaining. The pila are divided into two distinctive groups, the heavy which had a round weight added at the junction of the wood and ir…
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th December 2013
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Record ID: HESH-07DFE4
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A wrought iron spearhead of unknown date - most probably Roman (50 -300 AD) but could date from the Roman - Medieval periods (50-1450) The spearhead is irregular in shape being encased within iron corrosion - it has broken into two parts and the metal in section is also laminating - making the piece very fragile. The spearhead is best described as having a slender profile with a slight leaf shaped blade. Due to corrosion it is not possible to say whether the spear has a discernible mid rib as the cross section is too heavily distorted. The blade has a broken and blunted point. The …
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'New Radnor', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-23BA44
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hand forged iron possible pilum (or throwing spear / bolt) of probable Roman date, 50 - 200 AD. The pilum is heavily corroded / encrusted and suffering badly from laminating corrosion. It is sub-rectangular in plan and varies in cross section; the shaft has an irregular oval shaped section that expands to a regular square sectioned head that tapers to a blunt point. Much of the surface has been lost to laminating corrosion and the damage to the shaft is relatively old. The pilum head is best described as being a bolt with no signs of bladed edges or sharpened point. The point itself…
Created on: Monday 18th February 2013
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
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Record ID: NMS-472430
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete corroded iron spearhead, leaf-shaped blade of flattened pointed-oval section, broken closed socked, lower end missing. Surviving length 89mm. Blade 54mm. Width of blade 25mm. Large lump of corrosion on one edge of blade. Compare with examples in Manning (1985), Plate 77, V46-7. 43-409 AD.
Created on: Friday 21st December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 31st January 2013
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Record ID: BUC-8F4031
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Incomplete, Roman, Iron spearhead, AD.43-450. Object comprises the blade and part of the socket of the spearhead. The blade is narrow and triangular with a rounded tip. The blade has short gently tapering shoulders to the waist from which the socket emerges. The socket itself is incomplete and there is little diagnostic detail that could be gained from it. The spearhead is a narrow 'diamond' in cross-section across the blade. The surface is heavily corroded and there is significant delamination occurring to the metal. The object has a bend in the blade, this seems to have occurr…
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoke Mandeville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-48E9A8
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron spearhead, damaged probably leaf-shaped blade of flattened pointed-oval section, point, upper end and part of sides missing, closed socked, damaged mouth. Length at least 121 mm (blade at least 50 mm, socket 71 mm). Width of blade 28mm. Compare an example in Manning (1985), Plate 76, V34-5.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2012
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stokesby with Herringby', grid reference and parish protected.