Record ID: BH-3FC191
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and worn silver long-cross penny of Richard II, dating to the period 1377 - 1399. Mint of York. North no. 1330 (die group B). Diameter: 16.5mm; thickness: 0.9mm. Weight: 0.94g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 10th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9AA3AF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Alexander II of Scotland, issued in the name of William I and dating to the period c. 1230 - c. 1240. Short Cross Phase C. Mint of Roxburgh. Seaby no. 5034 (Purvey 1972: 19). Diameter: 17.2mm; thickness: 0.7mm. Weight: 1.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 18th March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lilley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-84A6EE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy token halfpenny, dating from the late 17th century. This token, issued by George Barne[....] of St. Giles in the Fields, London, is not listed in the standard reference works and would appear to be a previously unrecorded piece. Diameter: 19.6mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 1.33g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-28FBD5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold quarter stater. Eastern (Catuvellauni) type, struck c. 50 - c. 20 BC. Refs: ABC no. 2469, 'Rose Wings' type (Rudd et al. 2010) = Van Arsdell no. 244. Diameter: 12.1mm; thickness: 1.6mm. Weight: 1.23g.
Created on: Tuesday 1st July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 9th July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-986DC2
Object type: COSMETIC SPOON
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified copper-alloy artefact. The widest part of the artefact is located a short distance below centre, where there is a cylindrical moulding with a simple grooved and ridged moulding at either end. A rectangular-sectioned bar projects upwards from above this moulding, tapering towards the apex, where it terminates in what appears to be the remains of a loop. Projecting below the cylindrical moulding is a flat-sectioned piece which decreases in thickness as it flares towards the distal end, where longitudinal grooves divide the surface into three segments, the central one …
Created on: Monday 31st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-720721
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Long-cross penny of Edward II. Class 13 coin, minted at Canterbury, c. 1314 - 1318. Diameter: 19mm; thickness: 0.9mm; weight: 1.2g.
Created on: Monday 17th March 2014
Last updated: Friday 21st March 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-45BF83
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver half real of Ferdinand and Isabella, minted at Burgos, 1475 - 1497. The coin is incomplete, heavily worn and has a single piercing, located at 8 o'clock on the obverse. Diameter: 19.4mm; thickness: 0.2mm; weight: 0.8g.
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Monday 29th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-01FED0
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of Medieval date. The piece represents the projecting end from a socketed strap-end. It is of thin section, flat on the underside, and takes the form of three equal-sized discs, arranged in an inverted-sub-triangular formation. The surface of each of these discs is concave and has been incised with a number of parallel, angled grooves, probably designed to catch the light. This effect would have been enhanced by the addition of a now-corroded white metal coating. At the top of the piece is a remnant of the short arm that would have joined this pr…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2013
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thaxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-785FF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age gold stater: Belgae, 'Ladder mane' type, struck c. 50 BC -c. 20 BC. Ref: Cottam et al 2010: 58, no. 764. Dimensions: 17.5mm diameter, 3mm thick. Weight: 5.35g.
Created on: Thursday 29th November 2012
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Mary Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-794E03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272). Voided long-cross coinage, Classes 3a-c, minted 1248-1250. Moneyer: LVCAS O[N... (known at Gloucester and Northampton). Dimensions: 17.9mm diameter, 0.2mm thick. Weight: 0.58g.
Created on: Tuesday 31st July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North of Dunstable', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-6F1264
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy Aesica variant brooch, dating from the 1st century AD. The brooch would have been of the sprung variety, the wings taking the form of a horizontal cylinder, joined on the underside. At either end this cylinder curves upwards, terminating in a sub-circular setting, one of which contains traces of an unidentified white material. The iron axis bar is visible within a central slit in the underside of the wings. It is at this point that the now-missing pin would have been hinged. The arched bow has straight, parallel sides at the top, each edge marked by a vertical g…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winterbourne St. Martin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B917E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377); Fourth Coinage, Treaty Period, minted at Durham, 1363-1369. Ref.: North 1975: 44, no. 1272. Dimensions: 18.2mm diameter, 0.1mm thick. Weight: 0.95g.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Capes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-724815
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval date. The circular token is of thin section but survives intact. On one side, executed in low relief, is the image of a hooded figure standing right, the right hand holding a pole with a mesh bag at the upper end. A swag extends diagonally across the body, while the top of his legs - the area below the knee is not visible - are covered with a vertically segmented garment. The left arm bends upwards from the elbow, the hand holding a stylised cup, from which the figure drinks. The other side of the token is occupied by a shield containing a plain chevron…
Created on: Saturday 1st October 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Longwick cum Ilmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-26ECC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver long-cross penny of Edward I; Class 4a coin, minted at Canterbury, c. 1282-c. 1283. Measures 18.8mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 1.4g.
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-946481
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver farthing of Edward III (1327-1377); Second, 'star marked', coinage of 1335-1343; London mint. Ref: North no. 1101, Withers type 1. Measures 12.6mm in diameter, 0.1mm thick and weighs 0.3g.
Created on: Friday 22nd July 2011
Last updated: Monday 22nd August 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pirton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-5B61B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver long-cross penny of Edward I or II; Bury St. Edmunds mint, Class 10cf (probably 10cf3b2), minted c. 1307-c. 1309. Measures 18.5mm in diameter, 0.4mm thick and weighs 1.5g.
Created on: Thursday 7th July 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FD7BD2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy seal matrix of Medieval (probably 14th century) date. The printing face is shield-shaped, the central image and legend well executed. The image appears to be a caricature of a lion's body with a man's head. The lion is in a heraldic pose, standing rampant regardant - ie. standing on its hind legs, the head turned back towards the tail. The legend, which starts at 12 o'clock, reads '*PRIVE SVY E POV CONV', a previously recorded seal legend (see Harvey and McGuinness 1996: 117 (variant)) which roughly translates as 'Private to you and little known'. The handle is of hex…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2011
Last updated: Friday 6th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-902233
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of John. The reverse legend on this coin reads 'RIEARD ON [...'. This die error is known for Ricard at London in class 5a2 (Mass 1275) and this is likely to be from the same die. The coin is slightly worn and bent. It measures 17.8mm in diameter, 0.4mm thick and weighs 0.65g.
Created on: Saturday 26th February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-690F85
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy plate from a Medieval single-loop buckle (cf. PAS record NMS-5D2021). The plate is roughly semi-circular in plan, the two projecting tabs at the straight end representing the remains of the fold which would have extended into the now-missing back plate. Just inside the outer edge is an incised ropework line. There are three domed-head rivets, arranged in a triangular formation, their points flattened underneath. The upper surface of the plate retains much of its gilding. The piece measures 15.4mm long, 21.5mm wide and 5.6mm thick (0.8mm thick not including the riv…
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-1AF571
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfpenny of Edward I; North class 4c, no. 1046/1; minted at London between 1283 and 1287. The coin is in good condition, with little wear or corrosion. It measures 14.4mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 0.65g.
Created on: Saturday 15th January 2011
Last updated: Saturday 22nd January 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bledlow cum Saunderton', grid reference and parish protected.