Record ID: DEV-6032C3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by Alexander Peake of Topsham, Devon. Dickinson (1986, 50) Devon no. 339B (reassigned from Williamson (Surrey) no. 70, where it was assumed to relate to Epsom), dated 1655 (on token). It measures 15 mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2016
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Record ID: DEV-DE9734
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of unclear emperor dating to AD 300-360. Unclear reverse type, unclear mint.
Created on: Sunday 19th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-EFF1B7
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Late Iron Age or Early Roman terret, probably dating to c. 200 BC - AD 75. Probably a Simple D-shaped terret; the surviving portion comprises of approximiately 33% of the original frame. The terret frame is sub-circular in cross section, 10.4mm by 9.7mm, tapering into a worn and patinated break. At the opposite end of the fragment, the frame expands into a plain, moulded collar, 12.5mm by 11.5mm, and from which projects a sub-rectangular sectioned bar, 8.9mm by 4.3mm. Dimensions: length 47.3mm; width 12.5mm; thickness 11.5mm; weight 16.81g. The fo…
Created on: Sunday 7th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: DEV-817052
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval to post-medieval cast lead-alloy circular unifaced token of Powell type 21 (c. AD 1250-1800). The token has a raised design of a wheel with eight spokes running from the centre to meet a circular line. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Sunday 14th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-43CD38
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Late Medieval Venetian silver soldino probably of Doge Agostin Barbarigo (1486-1501). Late type (LAVS TIBI SOLI reverse type). The soldino was known as the galyhalpens (galley-halfpence) as it was brought by the annual Venetian trading fleets. The soldino was about the size of English halfpennies and was popular because of a contemporary lack of small change: soldini in fact occur as English finds more often than proper halfpennies of the period.
Created on: Wednesday 21st May 2008
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-100E74
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of the Constantius II dating to AD 354-361 (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting a soldier spearing fallen horseman.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-B9F734
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy halfpenny token issued by unknown issuer (I G possibly John Geyre) at Okehampton, Devon in 1657 or 1658. Williamson Devon 226 or 226A.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2007
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnstaple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-0CE774
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy crucifixion figurine of Jesus in the Romanesque style. The figurine was probably attached to a wooden crucifix, and dates to the 12th to early 13th century AD. It is unusual in that the position of the head is different to other similar documented crucifix figurines. Jesus's head is angled to his left, wheras on other examples, his head is angled to his right. The head, body and loincloth have been intricately detailed, and there are traces of gilding on the surface. The ribs and stomach have been accentuated to portray Jesus's emaciation and suffering. A glass …
Created on: Friday 19th January 2007
Last updated: Friday 17th May 2019
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Record ID: DEV-ABB404
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1568 (on coin). Initial mark: Coronet. Mint of London (Tower). North (1991:134) no.1997.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
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Record ID: DEV-30E871
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy Hod Hill brooch probably of Hull type 62 or possibly 70C. It is in poor condition, with the hinged pin missing, broken head and damaged bow and catch-plate. There is a tiny patch of white metal coating remaining. The head is broken to one side of the slot for the hinge and the folded over section to hold the hinge is missing. The upper bow has two transverse ridges extending out wider than the rest of the bow, the lower one may extend into side knops but this is unclear due to wear. Below this is a distinct trapezoid panel, wider at the top, decorated with side knop…
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-B08296
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper alloy spoon, probably dating to the late 17th or 18th century. The surviving fragment comprises of the end of the spoon's handle. This is broadly piriform in shape, tapering from 12.9mm wide at its rounded shoulders to 4.1mm, where it terminates in a worn break. In profile the top edge of one face of the handle thickens pronouncedly above the widest point of the shoulders, from 1.4mm to 3.8mm, creating a lip with a concave curve below it. The spoon terminates in an elaborated knob, comprising of a large central section, 6.1mm in diameter and hexagona…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Poltimore CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-097301
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Early Medieval to early Medieval copper alloy stirrup terminal, probably dating to c. AD 1000-1100. The object is now highly abraded, but is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-triangular in cross section, tapering into a sub-circular sectioned debased urnes-style crested animal head which curls around to meet the main body of the terminal and form a circular aperture. The interior (sub-triangular) face of the terminal is concave, and retains a significant amount of iron corrosion, although the outer edges (and possible face) have been lost. Dimensions: height 22.4mm; width 21.5…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
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Record ID: DEV-5E90CD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Medieval copper alloy single looped buckle, probably dating to c. AD 1100-1250. The frame is D-shaped and internally beveled, with a thick convex outer edge. This is decorated with alternating thick and narrow raised ribs, the latter having transverse grooves to create a corded effect. The bar is recessed and circular in cross-section; the pin has been lost. Length: 35.8mm; width: 24.4mm; thickness: 7.7mm; weight: 16.73g. No parallel has been found in the usual sources. While the broad outer edges similar to 11th century buckles such as LIN-5E320A the unrecessed bar s…
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
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Record ID: DEV-2F8F82
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base fragment of a greyware ceramic vessel dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43 - 410). The base is almost flat, with wear marks and more recent scratches on the underside. There is very little of the vessel's body that remains adhered to the base, but there is enough to suggest an open profile vessel form, too little survives to estimate the diameter. The fragment is a blue-grey in colour, with brownish patina. The hard fired fabric is non-micaceous with abundant very fine sand temper and occasional rounded iron stone inclusions. The sherd measures 12mm in length, 49.3mm in width, …
Created on: Wednesday 7th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th February 2019
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Record ID: DEV-9E61BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver shilling of Edward VI (AD 1547-1553) dating to the third period, 1551-3. Tun initial mark, mint of London. North (1991, 123) number 1937. The coin is 32.5mm in diameter and 1.1mm thick. It weighs 5.75g.
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D88B09
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two retouched flakes of a dark grey flint, both of which retain their original white-buff cortex over the distal end. They are both sub-rectangular in shape with numerous flake scars across the two dorsal faces. The larger of the two shows a natural break on the right dorsal margin, where the flint has sheered off forming an almost straight edge, there is an area of long scalar semi-abrupt retouch adjacent to the break, possibly an attaempt to create a notch that was abandoned. The smaller of the two has a distinctive grey spot of patina in the centre of its ventral face and short, sc…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
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Record ID: DEV-011E4D
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
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 (150-50 BC). The bust is moulded in three dimensions, beginning just below the shoulder line, with the point where the thick neck and shoulders meet emphasised with a cast thick line, possibly intended to represent the neckline of a garment. The neck tapers slightly but remains thick at the point where it meets the head. The chin is broad and bearded, with the point of the beard emphasised, giving the chin a somewhat bulbous appearance. The beard continues up to the ears on either…
Created on: Sunday 23rd December 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Micheldever', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-260FD6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-medieval gilded copper alloy iconographic finger ring, probably dating to c. AD 1400-1550. The ring is complete, with a beaded hoop, D-shaped in cross section and cast into eleven bulbous knops divided by narrowed waists and with an elongated, oval bezel, aligned on the same plane as the hoop. The bezel is lightly incised with what is most likely an iconographic design, depicting a robed figure with lines radiating from behind. Significant amounts of gilding survive on the surface of the ring. Dimensions: Across the hoop 22.2mm; length of bezel 13.2mm; width of b…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C233BB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An openwork copper alloy swivel, filled with lead and probably reused as a weight, probably dating to c. AD 1000-1200. The object is sub-spherical, sub-circular in plan and oval in cross section, with a central, longitudinal drilled perforation. The cast openwork shell is arranged broadly into two symmetrical hemispheres of three openwork circles each containing a three armed floral scroll motif, an engraved line creates a double-stranded effect on the circular borders. Along the interstice of the two hemispheres each of the three spandrels contains a lozenge which is defined by furth…
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 25th March 2019
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Record ID: DEV-C4C02B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small medieval copper alloy annular buckle, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1400. The frame is broadly circular in plan, although with a very slightly offset bar showing sings of wear from the copper alloy sheet pin. The pin survives, but has been displaced around the frame. The frame is sub-circular in cross section. Dimensions: length 12.9mm; width 14.4mm; thickness 4.1mm; weight 1.15g. See Egan & Pritchard (2002: 58-60 and 69) nos. 28, 55, 72, 88 and 269, the former are all of comparable size, the latter of which is larger has a slight offset bar. Egan and Pritchard (ibid:58)…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th December 2017
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