Record ID: IOW-F4CB69
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy stock jetton of the Moor's head type, issued in France for the Queen and her almonry and dating to c.1250-1521 (Mitchiner, 1988: 157-158). Obverse: [ ]; Moor's head right within a beaded circle. Reverse: [ ]MOLTOV·DV[ ]; Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a beaded circle Diameter: 20.5mm. Weight: 2.02g. Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Monday 8th June 2015
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Record ID: IOW-1CC812
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy single loop buckle frame with a folded cast copper-alloy plate (c. 1150-1300). Two trailing extensions and the majority of the pin are missing. The frame is an elongated oval shape in plan. It is convex at the front and flat at the rear. On the upper face of the outer edge there is a central protruding lipped pin rest. The thick plate is folded widthways and is recessed to accommodate the loop. It has a rectangular slot for the pin. A small portion of the iron pin loop survives within. At each corner of the attachment end of the plate the…
Created on: Friday 5th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2017
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Record ID: IOW-C374FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272), minted at Ilchester. Class 3, 1248-1250 (North 1994: 226, refs: 986-990). Obverse: hEN[ ]III; Crowned bust facing Reverse: /ON I/VE[L] (ON ligated); Voided long cross with three pellets in each quadrant Diameter: 18.5mm. Weight: 0.66g. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 22nd September 2014
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Record ID: IOW-992582
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Medieval cast copper-alloy pointed oval (vesica-shaped) personal seal matrix dating to the 13th century (1200-1300). The matrix is flat and the front is engraved with a central motif with a surrounding inscription. At the rear it has a central raised rib along the longitudinal axis. The suspension loop is now missing, with a scar at the top of the reverse, and the matrix is very worn. The motif is a single engraved fleur-de-lis and no borders survive. It is difficult to read the inscription, but using a combination of the matrix itself and an impression, it is possibl…
Created on: Monday 31st March 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th October 2015
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Record ID: IOW-49E466
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, corroded and misshapen Medieval cast copper-alloy signet finger-ring (c. 1400-c. 1500). The majority of the hoop is missing. The bezel is circular in plan and has an inscribed motif resembling a letter 'R' with four circular pits within the 'R'. Possibly, there are 'twigs' at either side of the 'R'. The surviving part of the plain hoop is 'D'-shaped in cross-section and its shoulders taper to breaks. This finger-ring has a matt green patina. Height: 15.41mm; width: 13.22mm; thickness: 4.41mm. Weight: 4.13g. In plan, the bezel measures 13.89 x 13.22mm. Finger-rin…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2012
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Record ID: IOW-C1A064
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver short cross cut farthing of John (1199-1216), minted by Pieres at Chichester or Durham. Class 5, 1204-1207 (North 1994: 221, refs: 968-971). Obverse: [ ]VS·R[ ]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre Reverse: [ ]RES·O[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant 10.2 x 9.9mm. Weight: 0.32g.
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 9th November 2012
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Record ID: IOW-28E478
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A misshapen Medieval cast copper-alloy strap fitting, a loop for a strap union (1200-1400). This 'U'-shaped loop is part of a strap junction / union. It consists of a narrow shaft, rectangular in cross-section, which expands at one end to accommodate a hole that contains a separate copper-alloy rivet. At the opposite end there is an integral flat plate which is roughly square in plan. This object is reddish purple and has light green corrosion products. There is a fleck of surface coating on the outer face of the square plate which is probably tin. Height: 19.79mm; width of plat…
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2012
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Record ID: IOW-252304
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped Medieval silver penny of Henry VI (1422-1461), minted at York. Cross-Pellet Issue (1454-1460). Initial mark: cross IIIb (North 1991: 81, ref: 1521). Obverse: hENxRICx[ ]; Crowned bust facing, pellets by crown, saltires by neck, nothing on breast Reverse: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, cross in quatrefoil at centre of cross (extra pellet in CIVI and EBO quadrants) Diameter: 16.8mm. Weight: 0.98g. DA=12:3.
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2012
Last updated: Sunday 4th November 2012
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Record ID: IOW-2A0782
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver short cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272 AD), minted by Henri at Canterbury. Probably class 7aA or 7aB, 1217-1222 (North 1994, 222, ref: 978). Obverse. [hENRIC]VS REX; Crowned bust facing with sceptre Reverse; hEN[ ]ANT; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2012
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Record ID: IOW-562824
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Portuguese Medieval copper-alloy ceitil, probably of Alfonso V (1438-1477 AD), worth one sixth of a real. Obverse: [ ]; Castle Reverse: [ ]; Shield
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 19th January 2012
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