Record ID: SOM-4A3D7A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One fragment of worn, sub-angular translucent crystalline calcite with flat cleavage planes visible on three axis and worn, smoothed, sides. Probably naturally formed: no evidence seen for artificial shaping. 29.1mm by 28.3mm by 20.2mm and 24.39g in weight. Although natural and potentially local as calcite does form in limestone the piece was picted out by the finder as unusual in the field. It was found in an area that has produced worked flint of Mesolithic to Bronze Age dte with a focus in the Neolithic and might be associated with the flint as a deliberately selected and…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chewton Mendip CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7B7446
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast copper-alloy pedestal type seal matrix dating to the 14th century. The matrix face is sub-circular. The pedestal is faceted with six facets and thins as it rises before it widens slightly to a collar topped by a rounded terminal. Below the collar is an incised transverse groove that emphasises the collar. Above the collar there is a flattened crescent, ends upwards, within which the terminal sits. The rounded terminal is flat with a circular piercing through it. The pedestal has areas of abrasion and a few chips in it but no clear marks which indicate the orientation o…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 23rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Keyneston CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-61DE2D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of Theodora dating to AD 337-341 (Reece period 17). PIETAS ROMANA reverse type, depicting Pietas with two infants. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Monday 9th March 2020
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashcott', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-381B46
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy figurine depicting the god Mars. The figurine shows a standing male with an helmet and short tunic. He has got a crest projecting out of the helmet c.1.4 mm in high and c.2.68mm in width. The crest runs along the centre across the top from his forehead and down the back of the helmet ending just before the neck, the crest is very worn and originally more prominent. The whole head measures 19.33 mm in length. Its face has got two indented circular eyes which may have held enamel or glass beads. The lower jaw and mouth area project slightly forward. Wear in this area …
Created on: Saturday 7th March 2020
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chard', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-E41828
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a Post Medieval copper alloy double loop oval buckle dating from c AD1500-1650. One loop is missing at an old, worn break. The central strap bar is narrowed with a small moulded knop at either end. The pin is missing. The front of the frame has bevelled edges and the back is flat and undecorated. The piece has a brown patina. It measures 25.9mm in length,1 9.3mm in width, 2.5mm in thickness and weighs 2.94g. Whitehead (2003:52) states that this type of double loop buckle is extremely common and has been found in dated contexts from the mid 14th to the late 17th century. H…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-53AE77
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, complete Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy double loop oval buckle dating to c. 1350 to 1650. The loops are oval with slightly expanded outer edges. The frame is D-shaped in cross section. The frame has bevelled inside and outside edges and there is a pin rest at each side of the frame. The pin bar is narrowed from the frame and recessed and the pin is hooked around it. The in is oval in cross section and tapers to a point. The piece has a green patina. It measures 18.40mm in length, 13.97mm in width, 1.97mm in thickness and weighs 1.29g. This style of buckle is qui…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-516CA0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy single loop buckle dating to c. 1250-1500. The frame is D-shaped with a narrowed but not offset strap bar. The pin is missing. The piece is corroded and the back has a rough finish. The buckle has a brown patina. It measures 21.24mm in length, 32.16mm in width, 3.10mm in thickness and weighs 5.34g. Egan (2007, 86) categorises this form as Type 1 and suggests they are focussed in the 13th to 14th century although may start earlier..
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-506118
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval octagonal copper alloy annular brooch with central oval aperture and eight straight outer sides dating to the period c. 1200 - 1400. The frame is flat with a pin constriction at the centre of one of the sides There is small notch in the outer edge of the frame on either side of the pin bar. An oval cross sectioned copper alloy pin survives in situ looped over the constriction at one and and terminating in a rounded point at the other. The pin is even in width throughout its length. The front of the brooch is decorated around the entire circumference with a recessed cent…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A865D2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy barbarous radiate copying a coin of Postumus, Victorinus or Tetricus I, dating to AD 275-285 (Reece period 14). Possibly VIRTVS AVG reverse type depicting a soldier right with spear and shield. Mint unclear. The coin is chipped around the edges.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Othery', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-A6C61D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of House of Valentinian dating to AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type depicting the Emperor standing with a standard, going right and dragging a captive. Mint of Lyons. The coin is missing c.20% to broken edges.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Othery', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A626BA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post- Medieval copper Royal farthing token of Charles I (AD 1625-1649) dating to AD 1636-1643. Rose farthing class 2. Unclear initial mark. London Mint. North (1991, 165) No 2291.
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stawell CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2A0B19
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy bracelet dating to cAD 300 to 400. The bracelet is formed of a strip of copper alloy which has been bent into an irregular U-shape. One end is complete and narrows to catch and the other finishes in a straight, patinated break. The catch is formed of a hook; the hook is narrower than the main bracelet with a thin initial section then a thickened terminal which is round in plan and triangular in profile with the upper edge of the triangle slightly hooked over. The front of the bracelet is decorated with an incised line borders running parallel to both …
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Box', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-28C2D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a Roman copper alloy brooch. Only the foot and catchplate remain. The bow thins and narrows evenly to the pointed foot. Close to the break in the bow is a small circular indentation and the foot is slightly thickened although vary narrow, with two transverse notches. The catchplate is complete with a circular hole drilled through the centre. The piece measures 29.0mm, 5.75mm in width, 3.95mm in thickness and weighs 3.63g. Without the head of the bow, the piece is difficult to assign to any one style. However the plain foot suggests it is probably from a T-shaped br…
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Box', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-284F61
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper alloy initial T-shaped brooch probably dating to cAD 50-150. Only the lower part of the bow and catchplate remain. The top section of the remaining bow has a pattern of four evenly spaced converging incised lines which run down the bow to the start of the foot where there end in a double transverse incised line. The bow tapers further to four incised transverse lines just above the raised knop at the foot. The foot is circular in profile (seen from the base) and the upper edge is decorated with regularly spaced transverse notches. The solid catchplate is tr…
Created on: Tuesday 11th February 2020
Last updated: Sunday 26th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Box', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-305768
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Medieval single-looped oval frame dating to c. AD 1250-1400. The outer edge is widened into a bar with slightly rounded ends. There are narrow raised collars between the knops and the centre. The sides are convex. The inner bar is narrowed, recessed and offset with slight knops at each end. The pin is in situ and appears complete; it extends 13.5 from the bar and can rest on the wider bar. There are markings on the outer bar that may indicate a position for a pin rest (though these are not central, there is no indentation and the feature may just be due to wear). T…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Misterton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2E258D
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy strap-slide dating to c. 1230-c. 1400 AD. The frame is sub-rectangular in shape. The top is wider than the remaing three parts of the frame, measuring 6.2mm in width, and is D-shaped in cross section. It is decorated with a transverse groove at each end and a pair of transverse grooves at the cente. The other sides of the frame are rectangular in cross section and measure c.2.9mm in width. The part of the frame opposite to the top is broken at its centre and the two pieces of copper alloy aro now slightly bent inwards. The strap-slide h…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2020
Last updated: Thursday 27th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beercrocombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-9C0791
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Early Medieval or possibly Roman strap end. The object is 26.1mm long and fairly flat, tapering in thickness from 4.1mm to 1.1mm along its length. It comprises a sub-circular disc section of diameter 12.5mm that has extensions on two opposite sides. One extension is a small terminal, sub-triangular in plan, tapering from 3.6mm where it leaves the disc to a point c5mm from the disc, a slight indented line divides it from the oval part. The opposite extension widens slightly from 7.1mm where it leaves the disc to 7.8mm where it terminates irregularly in an ol…
Created on: Thursday 23rd January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Odcombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-710A47
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame missing its pin. The frame is D-shaped with a swollen outer edge and knops at either end of the recessed and offset strap bar. The buckle measures 16.75mm in length, 24.27mm in width, 3.87mm in thickness and weighs 2.53g. Similar buckles are illustrated in Egan (2007:87) e.g. no.481, where thery are categorised as Meols type 2 and it is suggested they date from the late 13th to early 14th centuries (ibid:88).
Created on: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Staple Fitzpaine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-DEB3EA
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete dress or hair pin of early Post-Medieval date. The pin has a copper alloy globular head made of two hempisherical halves. The weight suggests if they are formed of shet they contain some lead solder or similar. The shaft if aslo copper alloy and goes right through the head with the top visible at the top of the head, although level with it. The circular sectioned shaft measure 1.5mm in diameter and survives for 25.5mm where it appears to have broken at a bend. The head of the pin has a dark green patina with bright green areas of corrosion. The shaft is a much redde…
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-DD4A7C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead or lead alloy trade weight. The weight is circular in plan and flat with a rectangular section. It is stamped on one face with the mark "I" and a symbol. The symbol consists of a stamped grid style pattern enclosed in a circle of about 12.3mm in diameter. The back is plain. The weight is light grey in colour. It measures 33.0mm in diameter and 3.4mm in thickness and weighs 25.43g, c.0.90oz. The weight is about 1 ounce according to the Avoirdupois system, adopted during the 14th century (Biggs and Whithers 2000, pp.13-14). The marks are likely to be loca…
Created on: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded.