Record ID: SUSS-78B4F0
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy heraldic shield-shaped horse harness pendant. The pendant itself measures 35.9mm long, 26.6mm wide and is 2.9mm thick. The suspension loop is rotated at 90 degrees to the pendant and measures 6.5mm long, 4.6mm wide and 3.7mm thick. The entire item weighs 10.78grams. The pendant has enamelled coats of arms on both sides, the coats of arms are in red and gold; made of red enamel on the original, gold coloured, brass of the pendent. One side has: Or three chevrons gules; ie three red chevrons on a gold background. These are the arms of the Earls of Gloucester and Hereford, s…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Tuesday 11th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Middleton on Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-796AF4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy medieval single-loop rectangular framed buckle with integral plate. The buckle measures 31.3mm by 21.3mm, is 2.6mm thick and weighs 5.9grams. It is tinned on the front surface and this has suffered less from corrosion. The loop is rectangular, 21.3mm long and 12.4mm wide, it has a notched lip forming a pin rest which is 5.4mm long. The integral plate is broken by an old break with the remaining piece being 16.7mm long and 16.2mm wide. It is constricted after the loop to 14.1 mm wide, then curves outwards in a semi circular lug on both sides to 16.2mm wide, is cons…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-E18B20
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver twopence of George I (1714-1727), minted 1727. It is generally considered these coins were all minted for the Maundy sets although many subsequently circulated as small change.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-E1D706
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius, VIRTVS AVG IMP X COS III PP reverse, minted at Rome, 180 AD. RIC 1249.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-E22D75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of James I, Type 3d (Lennox round), initial mark possibly a tun, 1614-1625 AD, North 2136. Reverse struck off centre.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-E27612
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin which has been polished until no trace of the design or legend remains. The size suggests it was origionally a post medieval three pence. Coins were polished in this way for use as love tokens but also to make small silver items such as boxes.
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-E2BF63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of Charles II, 1672 AD
Created on: Wednesday 16th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FC6B57
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy post medieval double loop buckle frame. 28.3mm long, 27.1mm wide, 2.5mm thick and 3.4 grams in weight. One loop has gone almost completely from old breaks. The other is D shaped in profile with an expanded outer edge and a central pair of projecting lips forming a pin rest. The centre bar is recessed and narrowed, there are projecting knobs at both ends, outlined by grooves across the frame. Similar to Whitehead (2003) page 61, no 306 hence a date of c.1550-1650 is suggested.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FCA426
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete cast copper alloy medieval or post medieval double loop buckle frame. 23.7mm long, 23.9mm wide, 1.7mm thick and 1.6 grams in weight. About 70% of loop has gone from old breaks. The other is D shaped in profile with an expanded outer edge. The centre bar is 12.5mm long and 1.8mm wide. This buckle is of a very simple design making dating difficult; a date of 1350-1720 is suggested based on Whitehead (2003) page 52.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FCC538
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy post medieval rectangular shoe buckle with seperate spindle. 17.5mm long, 13.1mm wide, 3.5mm thick and 2.2 grams in weight. The frame is rectangular and slightly curved upwards, with outer sides that expand inwards slightly, these widened areas have no visible pin rests but the triangular pin is still cemented to one of them. The sides are also widened inwards and thickened at the centre to hold the spindle. The iron spindle is still in place, although rusted. The pin is complete, trianguler, 8.8mm long and 2.8mm wide at the base. The chape is incomplete; it is attach…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FD12C6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Rim fragment from a copper alloy vessel, probably of a type used for cooking. The fragment is 39.7mm long, 43.7mm wide, 3.6mm thick in the body and weighs 34.3 grams. The rim flares outwards at an angle of 120 degrees to the body and has an uneven edge. The rim is 10.4mm wide at the widest 4.2mm thick. The curve of the rim suggests the original vessel had a diameter of 24cm. There are traces of sooting on the outside, suggesting a cauldron or other cooking vessel.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FD4600
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy pot leg and foot fragment. 45.1mm long, 30.7mm wide, 21.4mm thick and weighs 101 grams. The fragment is heavily worn but appears to be angled at about 60 degrees. The back is plain. The front has two vertical grooves creating a slightly tri-bobed appearence; just below the top is a raised horizontal band with a semi-circular profile. The top is smooth with slight grooves rather than broken and has a central raised, rough section that may have held a rivet. There appears to be traces of sooting on the foot, this, and its size, suggests it may come from a cooking vessel.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-FD8C04
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy early post-medieval hooked tag with a central circular boss, trapezoid loop and complete hook. The central boss is 11.9mm in diameter, 2.3mm thick and worn; it has a outer, flat ring decorated with short radiating lines; the central raised section may be decorated with the letters 'ihs' (for Jesus), although this is too worn to be certain. The back of the boss is mostly flat with an off-centre slightly concave oval area. The attachment loop is trapezoid, 11.1mm wide where it meets the loop and 12.8mm wide at the outer edge, the bar itself is 1.5mm wide and 0.9mm thick. Th…
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 14th May 2014
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Record ID: SUSS-0D7B32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy farthing of William III (1694-1702), 1696 issue.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-4D2BE5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete continental sterling imitation of a Medieval long cross penny, issued by William of Hainaut, Bishop of Cambrai (1285-1296 AD). Mint: Cambrai; double-pellet stops. This sterling coin is from the latter half of his episcopate, dating to c. 1290-96. The obverse depicts a bust facing front with rose wreath instead of crown; the obverse legend reads: + GVILLS:EPISCOPVS. The reverse depicts a long cross pattee with three pellets in each quadrant; the reverse legend reads: CAMERACENSIS. Cf. Mayhew 1983, No. 88.
Created on: Monday 5th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
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Record ID: SUSS-693EB3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck silver Post Medieval escalin of Albert and Elizabeth of Austria, ruling in the Spanish Netherlands. Coin probably minted in Hertogenbosch in 1617. Obverse depicts an eagle with the shield of Austria-Burgundy on breast; legend reads: ALBERTVS [ET ELISABET] [...] [GR]ATIA. The reverse depicts the crowned shield of Albert and Elizabeth on St. Andrew's Cross; legend reads: AR-CHID.AV[S] [...]. Cf. World Coins 1600-1700, ref. KM# 47.3, page 1212. Most of these coins are undated or are later, from Brabant or Antwerp mints. However, it is suggested that coins displaying the date '16…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Forest Row', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-E653B6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval cast lead alloy seal matrix dating from the late 12th to mid-13th century AD. The seal is circular in plan and discoidal; it has been broken irregularly into two pieces, possibly from a post-discovery attempt to open the object up, which had been folded in situ. It has been decorated on the outer seal face with an indented octofoil, which is surrounded by the legend: SIG' M[A]TILDIS : DE : hOD[...]IA . The location listed on the seal matrix has not been identified. The lead alloy is of an uneven light to medium grey colour, with the darker areas corresponding to along the b…
Created on: Sunday 2nd February 2014
Last updated: Monday 15th September 2014
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Record ID: SUSS-0B47F4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late early-medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame (c. 10th century). Approximately 2/3 of the frame survives, with three remaining protruding conical zoomorphic heads as decoration and a pronounced sub-triangular pin rest with central groove. The zoomorphic heads seem to consist of an elongated snout with two simple eye holes. The two heads that comprise an outer edge of the buckle frame flank the pin rest, with a simple frame in between the elements. However, the third head is connected to one of the outer decorative heads by means of a thicker bevelled frame segment w…
Created on: Saturday 24th November 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Amberley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-593350
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Post Medieval silver gilt dress pin with hollow-cast spherical head, c. 16th century AD. The pin has been drawn from a thick silver wire 2.40 mm in diameter and the shaft measures approximately 72 mm long (including the section through the head) with a 90-degree bend about one third of the length up from the point. Such bends are a common feature of these pins and it appears to be purposeful, perhaps due to use. The pin tapers gradually to a point at one end and ends flat at the other. The flat end seems to have been pushed through and soldered into a highly-decorative head…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chichester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-943915
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (306-337 AD), BAETA TRANQVILLITAS (Altar with globe on the top) reverse, mint unclear, AD 318-324.
Created on: Tuesday 11th May 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alfriston', grid reference and parish protected.