Record ID: HAMP-23C3D2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval 17th century farthing trade token of Midhurst, Sussex. The token is dated 1670 on the obverse. Reference: Williamson Sussex 127
Created on: Thursday 13th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-71E8E3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half, the hook part, of a 17th century cast copper alloy clothes fastener. The hook is a wide flat strip with a curved end bent forward 180 degrees, the tip of which is missing. The hook is attached to one end of an oval plate. The central area of the plate has a raised floral design within a triple line border. The hook is flanked by two circular attachment holes one on either sid and there is another single attachment hole at the opposite end, flanked by rounded knops. On either side of the widest part of the oval there are double flat knops. The front side shows the remains of …
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 2nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

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-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: PUBLIC-C8F468
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval or Post Medieval cast copper-alloy double loop buckle with plain undecorated oval loops and narrowed strap bar. The object is 25mm in length and 23mm at its widest point. It weighs 3.26g. A similar buckle is illustrated in Whitehead (2003:54, no.310) which he dates to circa 1500-1650 AD.
Created on: Friday 26th March 2010
Last updated: Monday 23rd January 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-F469B6
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a strap fitting of cast copper alloy, bent over at one end. One end has a rectangular strip, bent over to form a crude hook; it is rectangular in section and appears complete. Below this hook is a raised collar on the front below which the object widens slightly before tapering in gradually and ending in a expanded oval knop at the foot. This lower section, the collar and below, is D shaped in section with a convex front and slightly concave back in the centre. The length is 47.5mm, the width is 8.8mm, and thickness is 3.8mm. The weight is 7.52 grams. It is probably Post m…
Created on: Tuesday 14th September 2010
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chichester district', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-CF9E53
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, clipped and bent 17th-century silver post-medieval penny of Charles I, probably Group D (c. 1634 - c. 1639 AD; probably North 2270)
Created on: Monday 6th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-A5D4C1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy token farthing minted for William Smith of Steyning, Sussex in 1667. Williamson Vol 3. p.1182, Sussex No.165. William Smith was a mercer. There is a reference, in Sussex Archaeological Collections 19 p.95, to a William Smith of Steyning who had an estate worth £20 seized by parliment in 1655 because the owner was either a Royalist or a Catholic (the ordnance covered both). This may or may not be the same person as issued the tokens but Williamson suggests it is.
Created on: Thursday 18th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-B663A4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken cast copper-alloy pin with spherical filigree head of early post-medieval date (c. 16th century AD). The pin shaft is circular in cross section with a spherical knop at one end which projects just beyond the pin head. The other end is bent through 45 degrees and broken just below the head. The remainer is 22.1mm long by 1.9mm in diameter. The whole piece weighs 1.94 grams. The head is unusual, in that, unlike other similar examples e.g.HAMP-A136D5, it is hollow with no central ball onto which the filigree was applied. The head is 12.1mm in diameter and divided into hemisphere…
Created on: Wednesday 31st December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-735DB2
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast copper alloy hooked tag. The tag is flat backed and has a moulded front. The central plate is oval extending into a point at one side with a raised line border containing raised floral/foliate decoration. The oval attachement loop is attached opposite the pointed side and is brocken and bent at one side from an old break. On the opposite side the plate extends out into a point ending in a trefoil terminal. The hook extends from the central leaf of the trefoil. The hook is bent backwards but end in an old break at the start of the bend; it is D shaped in section wi…
Created on: Friday 8th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-3FD345
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval cast copper alloy trade weight from the reign of James I (1603-1625). The weight is circular with a wide raised rim on the top. It is 21.9mm in diameter by 3.2mm thick and weighs 2.95 grams, c. 0.20 ounces (one fifth). It is stamped with: Crowned I (for James I) at 7 o'clock The sword of St Paul (for London) at 5 o'clock An inverted ewer (for the founders company) at 1 o'clock
Created on: Tuesday 25th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Goring by Sea', 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
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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-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-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: HAMP-1565A7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn early 17th-century silver post-medieval Irish shilling of James I, First coinage, struck in 1604 (Spink 6513). This coin has been bent twice, perhaps as a love token, and has an S-shaped profile.
Created on: Monday 18th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: HAMP-3AFB14
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The broken bowl from a cast copper-alloy 17th-century post-medieval spoon. The handle and the majority of the bowl are missing, both from old breaks. The handle is rectangular in cross-section; on the lower surface it tapers to a point at its junction with the bowl. The surviving section of the bowl is shallow and has been bent upwards at the extant terminal, with breaks to each side. There is evidence on the bowl for a circular makers mark, central on the upper surface, which is now unclear but possibly a (Tudor) rose (as with SOM-7C2A26 on this database). The lower surface is plain.…
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 17th November 2010
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