Record ID: SOM-F6320E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (317-337) dating to AD 307-318 (Reece period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing left with globe in right hand and whip in left. Mint of London..
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-BBC19B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate probably of Victorinus, probably a contemporary copy dating to AD 268 to 270 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse type depicting standing female figure with anchor or standard. Mint unclear.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Lydeard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BB8B77
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper probable nummus of unclear emperor dating to AD 318 to 402. Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Lydeard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BB58F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy radiate of unclear emperor dating to c. AD 260 to 275. Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint. The coin has one large chip.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-B8C7F8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the later House of Constantine dating to AD 340 to 361, Unclear reverse type probably depicting a standing figure. Mint unclear.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-B891EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy later nummus of unclear emperor dating to AD 340-402. Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-929802
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead bifaced token or possibly weight probably dating to between c. AD1500 - 1800 of Powell type 2. One side bears the raised letters L O retrograde with a line underneath. The other face is less clear and has at least two vertical lines separated by a pellet, one joining a horizontal line, probably an H or a 4. It measures 26.4mm in diameter and weighs 18.9g, about one third of an ouce. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficu…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-920CD9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing Issued by John Linton of Bridgwater in Somerset, Williamson Somerset 62, dating to AD 1648 to 1672. Ref: Williamson, (1891, 974).
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wembdon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7CFCA9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy shoe buckle pin and attachment chape dating to between cAD1660 - 1790. The frame of the chape is trapezoidal in shape (often described as 'pot shaped) with rounded outer corners and an internal spike on the outside edge. The pin bar is made of two cylinders with a slot between joined by a crescent shaped internal protrusion with a makers mark of a raised IW within a recessed rectangle. The hinged pin is fused in place pointing outwards, it has a cylindrical attachment which sits in the slot on the chape. Both sides of the buckle chape have a brown sheen. I…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St. Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7C5F79
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy single loop buckle dating to between cAD1250 -1400. The frame is D-shaped with a small knop in the centre of the outside edge holding the slot for the pin, which is missing. There is a small knop at each end of the strap bar which is narrowed and offset. The buckle measures 19.40mm in length, 11.60mm in width, 1.78mm in thickness and weighs 0.82g. This is an example of a Meols type 4 dating to the lte 14th century similar to Egan (2007, 88) no. 496.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St. Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7C4AB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman lozenge-shaped plate brooch dating to the period c. AD 100 - 200. While much of the front plate and catchplate survives the pin is missing. The brooch consists of a lozenge-shaped plate which, unusually, has a large circular hole in the centre. This hole has a raised border. Similarly the edges of the lozenge are raised such that the area between this and the hole are bordered on each side. With this recessed area between the raised borders are very occasional traces of degraded enamel original colour of which is no longer possible too determine. Each corner …
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-7B8CB3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy 'locking buckle' dating to c AD 1300 - 1550. It is missing the end of the U-shaped locking arm but is otherwise complete. One end of the frame is sub-circular in cross section and acted as a strap bar. The other end (the outer side) is widened and bevelled on the under side so it thins towards the middle of the frame. This outer side has groove and thin lip along the outer edge to form a rest for the locking arm. The upper and lower sides of the frame are widened with an oval expansion about one third of the way along from the strap bar. The expansi…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lydeard St. Lawrence CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-79099E
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval copper alloy book clasp of Howsam type A.1.2 (2016, 30-31), made from copper alloy and cast in one piece dating to 1100-1500. The terminal comprises three sections; the zoomorphic head, its central attachment point and its projecting terminal loop. The head is made of a large flat-sided terminal knop. It is crudely zoomorphic in profile, with a pointed brow-ridge on top with two rounded ears behind, a nose at the end and is pierced transversely by a circular hole that is slightly broken on its upper surface. The central part is circular and domed, flat on the back and…
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-686BD2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman cast copper-alloy Colchester two-piece brooch dating to the first century AD. The brooch consists of the head of the brooch, its wings and a portion of the bow.The head has semi-circular sectioned wings, slightly concave at the back to accommodate the spring (not found with the artefact). The front of the wings are rounded, plain and show chipped ends which have become rounded through abrasion. Between the wings and projecting 6.8mm away from the bow of the brooch is a rounded lug pierced by a single hole (1.6mm in diameter) that is now filled with brown soil. This would …
Created on: Monday 11th March 2019
Last updated: Monday 9th August 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-684188
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate dating to AD 275 to 285 (Reece period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing left, right arm raised. Mint unclear.
Created on: Monday 11th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-64A04E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman radiate of Gallienus (Sole reign) dating to the period AD 260-268 (Reece Period 13). AETERNITAS AVG reverse type depicting Sol standing left and holding globe. Minted at Rome. Cunetio 1170. The coin is chipped and has a visible crack to the right of the head.
Created on: Monday 11th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-2898CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus, probably of Gratian dating to c. AD 367-375 (Reece period 19). Probably a GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse type depicting the emperor standing facing, head to left, holding a standard in his right hand and resting left hand on shield. Minted at Arles. The coin has two large chips the larger to the left of the bust the smaller to the right of the bust.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-24CE22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval silver penny of Henry II (AD 1154-1189) dating to AD 1161 to 1170, probably 1161-5. Cross and crosslets (Tealby) type Class C, D or E, probably Class C (traces of mantle folds suggest North (1994:216) figs. 9 or 10). Unclear mint and moneyer. North (1994:217) no. 957 to 960, probably 957.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-1432AD
Object type: KEY (MUSIC)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval (1200-1450) copper alloy key for turning a peg or tap, consisting now of the socketed shank only and missing its bow. The shank is V-shaped and mostly hollow with a rectangular cross-section measuring 13.0x12.1mm at the open end and 4.5x3.2mm at the opposite closed end. The internal measurement at the open end is 8.7x5.4mm and the socket is 11.5mm deep. To the outside of the object there is a decorative groove just below the open end and a trio of raised horizontal ribs just above the closed end, 9.4mm in width, 6.4mm in thickness and together 7.7mm in height. T…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-E8CE93
Object type: RING
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A solid copper alloy ring of unknown date and function, possibly a suspension ring or part of a chain for suspension. The ring is very regular in form and has a maximum diameter of 66.2mm that varies little across the ring. The hoop is similarly regular. In cross section it is an an isosceles ​​​​​ triangle with the short straight edge being the inner edge of the ring. From the top and bottom of this inner edge the upper and lower surfaces taper to a rounded point marking the ring's exterior edge. The hoop has a maximum thickness of 4.8mm and is 8.8mm wide . The …
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st March 2019
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