Record ID: DOR-065301
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy dagger. The dagger is broadly triangular with a straight sides tapering to a rounded point. It is almost flat in cross section, with a defined, thinned edges leaving a low central rib on both faces. At the hilt end the remnant of a flared tang with a semi-circular hole on either side for missing rivets. Both faces have some raised and uneven corrosion products, particularly at the tang end. Date: Early Bronze Age,- c.2150-c.1600 BC Dimensions: 82.99 mm x 28.6 mm x 2.60 mm Weight: 18.59 g
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upwey', 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-03E71A
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete large Roman copper alloy hinged developed T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. 75 - 150. The brooch comprises of the upper bow, the majority of the wing casing and a broken head loop, the lower bow, catchplate and pin are all missing. At the head of the brooch the cylindrical wings survive almost intact except for the tip of the left wing where white cement is visible. There is a centrally positioned slot in the casing to hold a separate copper alloy hinged pin but only a small bit of this survives, mainly the triangular head. Expanding from the head of the brooch…
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-02A795
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy initial T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 50-100. Only the head and upper part of the bow of the brooch survive. The wings are broken at the end and measure 23.59mm in width and are cylindrical with a sub-rectangular slot cut into the reverse to accommodate a hinged pin, now lost. White cement can be seen in the ends of the broken wings, to hold the cross bar. The bow is D-shaped in section with a flat back and convex front. The front of the bow is cast into a series of converging ribs, forming one V-shape and probably a second nest V surrounding a cen…
Created on: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Milborne Port', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9BDF4B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Valentinian, dating to AD 364-378 (Reece Period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type, depicting the emperor advancing right dragging captive from the left and holding a standard. Minted at Arles. The coin is broken with about 60% remaining.
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chitterne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9BCE5B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn and corroded Roman copper-alloy radiate or nummus of unclear ruler dating to AD 260-275 (Reece period 13). Unclear reverse probably depicting a standing figure. Unclear mint.
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chitterne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9B8C81
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval copper-alloy scabbard chape, probably for a dagger. The chape is tongue shaped, ie with sides that are gradually converging from the top to the triangular base with a projecting angular knop at the lower point. It is C-shaped in section, hollow on the reverse (apart from the knop) with thin convex curved sides and slightly convex front. The upper edge is formed into three triangular points, the central one broader. It is decorated with two transverse ribs, one c11mm from the top, the other c11mm from the bottom (excluding the knop). The front appears to have…
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Sunday 3rd February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Henstridge', 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-6E6DA4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Late Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double-loop buckle frame missing the pin. The surviving loop is rectangular with slightly convex sides and rounded corners.Only the stub of the second loop remains and this may have been rectangular or oval. The frame is bevelled externally and internally on the front, though far more shallowly externally. The rear surface is flat. The central bar is now bent and chipped but would have originally been D shaped in cross-section and has a similar width and thickness to the sides of the frame (1.7mm). The pin is missing altho…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-6E38BD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy brooch, either a small shallow saucer brooch or a Suzuki Class B or C button brooch of early early-medieval date (5th - 6th century AD) with style I decoration. The brooch is circular and 18.15mm in diameter and weighs 2.23 grams. The rim is upturned and offset 1mm within this is a further concentric circle of raised copper that surrounds the central design. The raised rim and raised central design are both c.2mm thick. The design is not a facing mask, the most common design on button brooches and is difficult to read clearly, it appears combine elements of the pro…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 9th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Piddletrenthide CP', grid reference and parish protected.