Record ID: SOM-3BCF8C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to AD 1584 to 1587. Third issue, shell inital mark. Minted in London. North (1991: 137) no. 2016.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Monday 24th September 2018
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Record ID: SOM-8A6FD1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper alloy coin from India, probably the denomination called a paisa, probably dating to AD 1790-1830. A close parallel seems to be SWYOR-B55B81, "a Paisa of Gwalior State, Gwalior Fort mint, struck in the name of the Mughal Emperor Muhammad Akbar II, during the reign of Maharaja Daulat Rao Scindia (1796-1825)". It is common to find Indian coins in Britain, probably because they were brought here by people serving in the colonial Empire in India.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-1E6780
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of the bowl from a lead-tin (pewter) spoon dating from c.1670 to the early 1700s. The bowl is oval in shape and is in a Queen Anne style with a feathered-like flower spray flanking the rat tail on the back. Only around three quarters of the bowl remains with a diagonal breakage across the width of the bowl, the stem is completely missing. It is now 68.1mm long, 49.6mm wide and weighs 28.69. Homer (1975, 44) illustrates base metal spoons with similar designs, which echo those on silver spoons of the same period, the late 17th and early 18th century.
Created on: Monday 1st October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-836E32
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete copper alloy clog or shoe clasp of Late Post-Medieval or Modern date (c. AD 1790 - c. AD 1930). The main part of the clasp, the plate is rectangular in shape. At one end there is an integral "anchor"-shaped hook with a C-shaped hook on a narrow neck projecting from the cnetre of the end of the plate. The front of the plate is inlaid in silver with a floral pattern. There is a flower head in each corner: the two in the upper part are made up of 6 pellets each and the two lower ones with 7 pellets each. The flower heads on each side are linked by a curved 'stem'. In the cen…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penton Grafton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BF1990
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragments of three Post medieval ceramic vessel. Probably of 18th to 19th century date. 1. Part of the neck and handle from a large jug. South Somerset (Donyatt) ware. Medium orange fabric with occasional dark orange grog inclusion. Oval sectioned applied strip handle with central thumb groove running down its length. Internal clear glaze. 173g. 2. Part of the rim of a pan, slightly closed with the body angled into the neck then an angled out rim with a flat top edge with several grooves running around it. South Somerset (Donyatt) ware. Medium orange fabric with occasional d…
Created on: Monday 26th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 22nd November 2021
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Record ID: SOM-FD1746
Object type: HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead-tin (pewter) dress hook probably dating to cAD1500 - 1600. The plate is formed of three lobes arranged in a triangle with a central pellet and raised lines between them, defining each lobe. Each lobe is domed with a convex front and flat back and decorated with a saltire with a pellet in each quarter. The oputer edge of the lobes are decorated with a row of pellets which project slightly to create a wavy border. The backplate has the remains of two projections at the top, each near the centre of a lobe and aligned along a casting seam. Starting in the centre of th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 31st December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Lavington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7C48EF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing issued by John Cole of Shaftesbury in Dorset, Williamson Dorsetshire 139 dating to 1650 to 1671. Williamson (1891, 188).
Created on: Monday 17th December 2018
Last updated: Monday 31st December 2018
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Record ID: SOM-163447
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead cloth seal, probably dating to c. AD 1550-1800. The seal is incomplete, with only the integral rivet and an adjoining section of the disc from which it expands surviving. The surviving section of the disc depicts a design of an eagle or perhaps more likely, a griffin, advancing left, right foot in front with each talon terminating in a pellet. Dimensions: length 15.7mm; width 14.4mm; thickness 2.8mm; weight 3.13g. A similar, but not identical Italian seal can be seen at http://bagseals.org/gallery/main.php/images/main.php?g2_itemId=22861.
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
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Record ID: SOM-170440
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead 4-disc cloth seal, dating to c. AD 1550-1800. Three of four discs survive. One disc is depicts a shield with an indented side, quartered by a triple stranded cross with a truncated probable sword in one field, the lower two quarters empty. Around this is the legend (pellet) CIVITA(T) [...](I) . The other disc is stamped by the initials AW, with a possible third below. Dimensions: length 29.7mm; width 15.5mm; thickness 2.9mm; weight 5.08g. This seal is most likely a seal of London, with similar seals with triple stranded crosses and swords of St.…
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
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Record ID: SOM-431482
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD1558 - 1603) dating to AD 1587 - 1590. Initial mark crescent. Minted at London. North (1991: 137) 2017.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorncombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-431E8B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver shilling of Charles I (AD1625 - 1649) dated to cAD 1645 - 1649. Group G early. The outer circle has been heavily clipped. Initial mark illegible. Minted at London. North (1991:160) 2233.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thorncombe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-44A53A
Object type: DRINKING VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a post medieval glass stem dating to c1550 - 1650. The almost colourless mould-blown stem would have come from a goblet and has broken at the two narrowest points. The remaining section of stem is broadly conical, widening out quickly from the circular sectioned solid connecting rod at the top, then having distict shoulders from which point it narrows in a convex curve to the lower constriction where it has broken across the open part. The mould design is of two opposed lion faces with a side boss of five pellets and linking festoon of five pellets below. Gadrooning above and…
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trudoxhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-469049
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dated to AD 1571 on the coin. Initial mark Castle, minted at the Tower of London. North (1991:134) 1997.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trudoxhill CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-46A7AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval silver half-groat of Henry VIII (AD 1509-1547) dating to AD 1526 - 32. Initial mark is 'Warren's uncertain mark', minted at Canterbury under Archbishop William Wareham. North (1991:112) 1802.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Trudoxhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-F8191B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd from a small cup, bowl or jar with almost vertical sides. The fabric is mid orange with some fine quartz temper. The exterior is decorated with white slip interrupted by four turned parallel lines at the top and indented ovals with dignal scratches across them below. A yellow glaze over all appears brown on the inside and areas where the slip has been removed. This form of decoration is typical of South Somerset ware of the late 17th to 19th centurys altough the scratched ovals are slightly unusual.
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shepton Beauchamp CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-760958
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) dating to the years AD 1583 to 1603. Initial mark unclear. Minted at London. North (1991:137) no.2016.
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shute CP', 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-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-859CB8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper alloy sub-oval object, possibly part of a dagger or sword pommel of likely Post-Medieval date or a walking stick top. The object is a hollow dome, with a stretched oval plan, more pointed (narrower) at one end than the other, and D-shaped profile. At the apex of the dome is a circular perforation (c.7.2mm diameter). The object is highly abraded, but appears to survive to its original edge around much of its circumference, The inner surface of the object is plain however the outer surface has moulded decoration that is symmetrical, barring abrasion, through…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
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Record ID: SOM-EDFA7C
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A translucent yellow glass bead, probably dating to the Post Medieval period. The bead is spherical with a central piercing and a band of opaque white around the cnetre, caused by a change in colour in the glass trail rather than an applied band. It measures 9.30mm in diameter and weighs 1.20g. The glass appears to have been wound in a rail to form the bead. Glass beads are difficult to date with any certainty but the size, shape and colour would suggest that it is probably of Post Medieval date.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bratton Seymour', grid reference and parish protected.