Record ID: DOR-403D81
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver penny of Edward I which has been gilded and made into a brooch. A Class 1c penny of 1279. The reverse is gilded and the obverse has a hook piece soldered to it (following the line if the long cross on the reverse). The hook is made from a trapezoidal sectioned strip of silver. At one end it is bent over to form a loop (possibly for attachment) and at the other it is bent backwards to form a hook. The end of the hook tapers slightly before a break at the end. The coin is in good condition and was probably converted to a dress accessory quite soon after it was minted. Potential t…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 12th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-383FC4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete silver penny of Edward I, Class 3 (1280-1). Modified to form a brooch. Diameter 20mm, weight 0.91g. The top part of the coin is broken and missing. Obverse: trifoliate crowned bust facing to the front with wedged drapery. The bust is enclosed by a circle of pellets. Reverse: solid long cross pattee extends to the edge of the coin with a group of three pellets in each of the angles. London mint. The legend is perforated with three roughly circular holes that are about 1mm in diameter. A fourth and similar incomplete hole is at the edge of the coin. The holes are for rivets t…
Created on: Friday 6th February 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brading Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Created on: Monday 30th October 2000
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'NORFOLK RYBURGH', grid reference and parish protected.