Record ID: SWYOR-D47B77
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy damaged handle escutcheon from a Medieval or Post Medieval chafing dish, dating from about AD 1400 - 1600. The lug is 28.8mm long, 17.1mm wide and 7.1mm thick. It is a flat plate of metal which is uniformly 7.1mm thick. It is a sub-circular fitting with a sub-circular hole in it which has broken making it look like a hook. From one end projects a sub-triangular element which would have probably butted up against the vessel. A cylindrical projection from the end was probably the rivet fixing the escutcheon to the vessel. Compare SOM-1CB047 which notes that: "Chafing d…
Created on: Wednesday 28th November 2007
Last updated: Monday 11th March 2019
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Record ID: DEV-9B5D4E
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval copper alloy clasp, probably from a folding strap clasp for a belt, or possibly a book fitting. The object consists of a flat sheet of metal folded in half at the midpoint, with the fold creating a circular effect in cross section. The two sides remain folded close together, although they flare slightly away from one another at the now open end. This was once held closed by two circular rivets which survive, but are no longer holding the clasp together. On the upper surface, each of the rivets is emphasised by two incised circles surrounding the rivet itse…
Created on: Friday 1st March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-993EA7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap-end of early-medieval date of Thomas Class B. The object is broadly rectangular and has a square zoomorphic terminal with rounded edges and corners that is sub-rectangular in cross section. This terminal is worn but has the remains of raised brow ridges with an indented channel between and raised circular nostrils at the lower corners. At the top of the terminal is a bend/crack where the piece has almost broken in two, this damage obscures any indication of the top of the terminal. From this terminal the sides of the object run parallel for app…
Created on: Tuesday 5th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chute Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BFC485
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy finger ring of Henig Type VIII/Guiraud (1989), Type 2f dating to c. AD 175 - 300. The ring is very fragmented, the majority of the surviving part being made up of its bezel and one shoulder. The bezel is oval in shape measuring 13.6mm by 11.6mm and contains a second oval section that is raised 1.5mm. This second feature is 10.4mm x 9.3mm and is decorated by indented lines radiating from a central indented c shape. Indents mark the point the bezel meets the angled shoulders. The complete shoulder is broadly rectangular in plan, tapering slightly i…
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Sunday 3rd March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-BD3972
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
British Iron Age silver stater, uninscribed South Western (Durotriges), dating to c. 50-20 BC, VA 1235-1; BMC 2525ff, ABC 2157.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alvediston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-DBC125
Object type: BULLET MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy possible casting mould, possibly used for casting lead musket shot. The object is rectangular in shape and measures 76.02 mm x 21.59 mm and is 10.01 mm thick. The object tapers and gets slightly thinner to one end. The object is curved along the length. Two holes have been drilled into each end of the object in the corners of the copper alloy plate. The front surface is decorated with two rows of drilled hollows. There are eight hollows in each row, with a groove running between the two. At the end of the groove there is a further single hollow. The reverse is unde…
Created on: Wednesday 31st May 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-627B05
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small copper alloy possibly Roman pierced nummus of unclear ruler and date. A small hole is pierced through the coin close to one edge. The coin is highly eroded and no detail can be seen apart from a faint bust on the obverse. Diameter: 15.79, Thickness: 1.31 Weight: 1.14g. Previously identified as Post Medieval the photo and module suggests Roman.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C31329
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead papal bulla of Pope Boniface IX (AD 1389-1404). The object is sub-circular, with small truncations at the top and bottom at the points at which the cord would have travelled through a slot runnig edge to edge. One face bears the inscription: BOnI/FATIUS: / PP:VIIII in three lines, within a pelleted border. The 'PP' stands for 'Pastor Pastorum', translated as 'shepherd of the shepherds'. The other face bears the conventional stamped busts of Saints Peter and Paul both within drop-shaped pelleted borders, possibly haloes. On the left, St Paul's beard is portrayed as bein…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cothelstone CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B3CFDA
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint cores of probable Mesolithc to Neolithic date (c. 6000 - 3500 BC). 1. The core exhibits at least four striking platforms and exhibits at least 13 negative flake scars from previous blade and flake removal. The flint is a dark semi-translucent grey colour, with some cloudy repatination and iron staining. It measures 31.81mm in length, 38.86mm in width, is 24.91mm thick and weighs 42.46g. 2. A fragment of a second core was found at a later date. It is one side of a possibly conical core, the other side and platform are damaged with at least 50% probably missing. Again…
Created on: Tuesday 17th May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-59AAC6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One end of a larger flat copper alloy piece, probably a handle, that is flat on both surfaces and rectangular in cross section. In plan the plate is irregularly shaped but can be divided into two sections. The first section is placed at the item's break. This is rectangular in plan measuring 20.2mm wide and 13.8mm long and is decorated on its upper surface with the indented outline of an oval with a maximum diameter of 11.8mm flanked by lobe ended, outward curling lines. The lobed ends form two knops projecting c.2mm from the two of the corners of the rectangle not placed at the break…
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-8ABE00
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy harness pendant dating to the medieval period, c. 1250-1400. The object is shaped as a square topped shield with convex sides meeting at a point at the base, and is flat in cross section. There is the stub of a suspension loop slightly to the right of centre on the upper edge. This tapers to a narrow point where the break has occurred, with the loop missing. The pendant is slightly bent, with the pointed bottom of the shield curving upwards slightly. The shield is marked by three evenly spaced horizontal grooves, approximately 2mm in width. No clear metal coating …
Created on: Monday 4th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-E8BEB3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic Roman plate brooch in the form of a fish. The losses are confined to the back on which the catchplate is abraded and the pin mostly lost. The plate was originally flat but is slightly curved in profile at the tail as a result of old damage, with the tail bent slightly backwards. The body is of pointed oval shape with a triangular tail with a recessed curved end and worn projecting fins top and bottom just before the tail (a dorsal fin and a pectoral fin). The front is decorated with a number of recessed cells to accommodate enamel and rais…
Created on: Thursday 9th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Merriott CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-563C1C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine dating to c. AD 355 to 361 (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting a soldier spearing a barbarian who has fallen from a horse. Mint unclear.
Created on: Thursday 14th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-D9CA1C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded Roman copper alloy nummus probably of Valens dating to AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type depicting emperor to right holding labarum, dragging captive from left. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Friday 8th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lopen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-048497
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type, Mackreth (2011) Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group, dating to the later 1st to mid 2nd century AD. The pin and part of the pin mechanism are missing, as is the lower part of the bow the foot and catch-plate. The head has short wings with circular end caps to hold the cross bar. Part of the spring lies within the right wing but the rest of the spring and overhead chord are lost to breaks. A small stub on the top of the head marks the remains of the hook for the chord. The upper bow emerg…
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-73600A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman brooch of the Hod Hill type dating to cAD43 - 70. All that remains is part of the bow and the head which is broken and the pin is missing. The head is formed of integral rectangular tabs which have been rolled back on themselves towards the front of the brooch to form two cylinders with a slot between. The cylinders would have help the cross bar on which the pin, in the slot, hinged. The bow is broadly trapezoid, widening slightly towards the break at the bottom. It is rctangular in cross section with a flat front and back. There are a pair of raised vertical li…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-EE987D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled Roman zoomorphic plate brooch depicting a fish on a dish dating to the period c. AD 100 - 300. The pin is missing. The plate is pointed oval in shape with a series of projecting rounded lugs spaced at regular intervals around the edge of the plate, including one lug at each pointed end. Several of the lugs are missing or incomplete due to wear. The plate is decorated with a border of alternating isoceles triangle recesses, some of which contain traces of degraded enamel, probably green in the inner triangles and unclear in the outer due to servi…
Created on: Friday 16th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middlezoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-5965A6
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pommel from a sword or dagger in the shape of a human bust dating to the later Iron Age (150-1 BC). The bust is moulded in three dimensions, with the lower edge of the shoulder line demarcated by an incised groove which runs around both sides of the object. The bust ends here, at approximately the point of the clavicle. Iron staining on the sides of the shoulder appear to be from the end of the sword rather than expansions at the sides. Directly below this is a sub-rectangular attachment, much marked by iron decay, where the pommel would once have attached to the sw…
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fitzhead', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-2FB976
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy purse bar, probably of Class A, dating to between AD 1450-1550. The object consists of the suspension loop and the central part of the bar. The central block on the bar is sub-rectangular (cuboid) with rounded lower corners. It is decorated with incised double linee inlaid with niello forming cross hatching on the front and two pairs of parallel diagonal lines on the reverse. The two arms are cylindrical in shape, with debased animal heads adjacent to the cnetral block, mouth outwards. The heads are formed of two ridges, with the outer ridge closer to …
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Old Cleeve CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-593706
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver half groat of Charles I (1625-49) dating to AD 1639-40. Group D, triangle initial mark. Tower of London mint. North Type 2258 (North 2006: 161).
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.