Record ID: ESS-E47DD7
Object type: AWL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A late Bronze Age cast copper alloy awl dating from 1000BC to 800BC. The awl has a thickened centre and tapers to a point at each end. It has a circular cross section and the tip at one end has been slightly bent over. It measures 56mm in length. For a similar example on the PAS database see BH-D64995.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chignall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-E84764
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a late Roman cast copper alloy strip bracelet dating from AD 250- 410. The fragment is sub- rectangular and flat with a rectangular cross section. The fragment is broken across both ends. The decoration consists of two panels each with a different type of punched ring and dot decoration. One panel has two large rings and dots set within a larger raised circle and a raised strip between them. The second panel has a row of smaller rings and dots running along each edge. The fragment measures 33mm in length. For similar examples on the PAS database see SOM-98D2D4 or LIN-…
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Record ID: ESS-E64471
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy brooch dating to the Roman period. The brooch is a Hod Hill type dating between 43 and 70 AD. The brooch consists of the hinge and part of the bow. The pin is missing but there are traces of iron corrosion in the hollow tube that would have held it. The bow is slightly arched and tapers towards the base. There is a transverse break across the bow before the foot meaning that the catchplate is also missing. The bow is undecorated. The brooch measures 31mm in length. A similar example can be seen on the database at SUR-FE6060.
Created on: Wednesday 16th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chignall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-6B0BB6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, Post Medieval buckle dating from AD1620 to AD1680. The frame is rectangular in plan with the outer edge tickened and projecting to a triangular point. The central strap bar is narrowed, is slightly convex and has a rectangular cross section. At each end of the strap bar is a rounded knop. The pin is missing. The upper surface has the remains of a treatment, probably tinning. The buckle measures 23.55m in length, 20.69mm in width, 2.69mm in thickness and weighs 3.61g. It is likely that this was originally a double looped buckle and the second loop has been lo…
Created on: Thursday 10th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2013
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Record ID: ESS-D0ACA1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy, double loop annular buckle dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval periods (1350 to 1650 AD). The buckle is annular with a strap bar running across the centre. The pin survives and is formed of a piece of wire bent around the strap bar. The buckle measures 26mm in diameter. For similar examples see Whitehead (2003: 44 - 45) nos. 251 - 256.
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-D16AB7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete, cast copper alloy buckle plate dating to the Medieval period (1250 - 1400 AD). The buckle is a single loop spur buckle. The plate is sub rectangular and tapers slightly before terminating in a rounded end with a round hole through the middle. The other end of the buckle plate flares out to form the buckle. This end has a transverse break across leaving two projections. At the top of the buckle plate there is a centrally located sub rectangular notch that would have housed the pin, which no longer survives. Just below this notch is another circular hole through the buckle…
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-D483A1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy, double loop buckle dating to the Post Medieval period (1570 - 1700 AD). The buckle is trapezoidal with a sub rectangular loop. The second loop does not survive due to a transverse break across the buckle just to one side of the strap bar. The centrally located strap bar is narrowed and recessed with a pointed knop at each end. The pin does not survive. The outside edge of the buckle is bevelled. The buckle measures 18mm in length. For a similar examples see Whitehead (2003: 82) nos. 506 or 507.
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-FD43E4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval to Post Medieval cast copper alloy buckle dating from AD1250 - AD1800. The fragment probably came from an oval looped buckle but it is too small to be diagnostic. The outer edge has an incised line running along it. The fragment measures 32.78mm in length, 6.25mm in width, 2.25mm in thickness and weighs 2.15g.
Created on: Thursday 17th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2014
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Record ID: ESS-134BA0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval cast pewter shoe or knee buckle dating from AD1660 - AD1720. The buckle is sub annular and symmetrical with two central drilled holes which would have held a separate spindle making the buckle double looped. The spindle, and thus the pin, has now been lost. The buckle has a moulded decoration on the front. This is formed of four rounded knops at the four 'corners'. The two upper and the two lowers knops are linked to each other by a raised line following the curve of the loops. In the centre of these lines, where the spindle would have attached, is a pointed knop. The …
Created on: Friday 18th October 2013
Last updated: Monday 10th February 2014
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Record ID: ESS-D57A64
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast tin button dating to the Post Medieval (1500 - 1650 AD). The button is discoidal with a convex front and a flat back. It has an integral iron shank which has now been lost. The front is decorated with a central pellet. It measures 14mm in diameter. For a similar example see Read (2010: 64) no. 226.
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-D5B6A4
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast tin button dating to the Medieval period (1250 - 1350 AD). The button is spherical with an applied copper alloy wire looped shank that has now been lost. The shank has a transverse break across it leaving two small copper alloy projections. The button measures 11mm in diameter. For a similar example see Read (2010: 26) no. 78.
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
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Record ID: ESS-0488A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Carausius dating to AD287 - AD293 (Reece Period 14). Reverse probably depicts Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Uncertain mint. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 11th September 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th December 2015
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Record ID: ESS-7198F4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of Constantine II dating to the period 337-341 AD (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers with one standard. Copying the mint of Lyon. E.g. RIC vol. VII, no. 281.
Created on: Monday 16th September 2013
Last updated: Friday 21st November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Wickham Parish', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-2650E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Thurrock
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of uncertain emperor, standing figure reverse, uncertain mint, 260-296 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2013
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Record ID: ESS-1F2B42
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Postumus dating to AD260 - AD269 (Reece Period 13). Reverse depicts figure standing left. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
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Record ID: ESS-1DB9A0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy radiate of Carausius dating to AD286 - AD293 (Reece Period 14). Reverse depicts Pax standing left holding branch and sceptre. Mint of London, F O//ML. RIC Vol. Vb, no. 101. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: ESS-1E3B90
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy illegible late Iron Age unit dating to 20BC - AD40.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
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Record ID: ESS-1E5ED0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy illegible late Iron Age unit dating to 20BC - AD40.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
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Record ID: ESS-1E6DC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy illegible late Iron Age unit dating to 20BC - AD40.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Thursday 17th October 2013
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Record ID: ESS-1EAEE1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy copy of an as of Claudius dating to AD43 - AD54 (Reece Period 2). Reverse depicts Minerva advancing right. Uncertain Mint. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example is a contemporary copy of those minted at the Lyon II, à la Petite Tête.
Created on: Monday 19th August 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 4th December 2019
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