Record ID: PUBLIC-5C86D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver Roman denarius of Vespasian (AD 69-79), dating to c.AD 76 (Reece period 4). Probably IOVIS CVSTOS reverse type depicting Jupiter, bearded, naked, standing facing, sacrificing out of patera in right hand over low garlanded altar and holding long vertical sceptre in left. Mint of Rome. RIC II, Part 1 (second edition), p. 120, no. 849.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-2EBFA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver double patard of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy and Count of Flanders (1467-77), struck in the province of 'Brabant and Limburg' (van Gelder and Hoc 23-1), dating to the period 1468-1474. Ref: Van Gelder and Hoc 1960: 20. In 1469 a monetary convention between Duke Charles and King Edward IV made the former's coinage in the Low Countries legal tender in England. In practice, only the double patard established itself in currency, with a formal valuation equal to the silver groat, i.e. fourpence.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd February 2022
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Record ID: BERK-E7A868
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver continental imitation of a Long Cross pence of Henry III (1216-72), possibly under William of Holland and dating c.1248-56 (see notes), mint: Boppard (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany). Ref: North 1995: 88 (footnote 27), 102, no.44. The coin is struck off-centre, and worn or poorly struck making parts of the inscription illegible. Obverse description: Bust facing forward holding sceptre; obverse inscription: hENRICVS [REX] III Reverse description: Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle; reverse inscription: G.BO/PAR/DEN/[SIS]
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd November 2021
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Record ID: KENT-33F899
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily worn copper-alloy Iron Age unit of the Cantiaci / Kent Region, possibly dating to the period c.20 BC-AD 10, possibly Dubnovellaunos Lion Box type. Obverse: Horse leaping right, head turned back. Reverse: Lion left, [DVBN in box below]. Cf. ABC, p. 40, no. 342. Measurements: 11.07mm Diameter and 0.86g in weight.
Created on: Friday 11th June 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st July 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-244A6A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A plated silver contemporary copy of a denarius of Vespasian (AD 69-79), dating to the period c.AD 70-79 (Reece Period 4). COS ITER TR POT reverse depicting Pax, draped, seated left, holding branch in extended right hand and winged caduceus in left. Prototype of the mint of Rome, dating to AD 70, cf. RIC II (2nd ed.), p. 60, no. 29. The base (copper-alloy) core is visible beneath the plated silver surfaces, particularly around the edges of the flan.
Created on: Saturday 29th May 2021
Last updated: Friday 4th June 2021
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Record ID: WMID-D1B28A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase type 30b/8 'mule' (Naismith Series FBc) dating to c.AD720-30, mint: uncertain (possibly East Midlands). Refs: Naismith 2017: 77 (table 4), 86 (figure 86), pl. 19 nos 584-5; Abramson 2018: pl. 33, nos 768-9, esp. 769 (same reverse design and off-centre hair parting on obverse). Obverse: Crude facing, radiate 'Wodan' head with flowing hair. Reverse: Degenerate, beaded standard enclosing right angles and central pellet-in-annulet with pellet cross. The coin measure 12 mm in diameter and weighs 1 gram.
Created on: Thursday 12th November 2020
Last updated: Friday 28th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-B9108F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Clodius Albinus (AD 193-197), dating to the period c. AD 195-197 (Reece Period 10). FIDES LEGION COS II reverse type depicting legionary eagle between two standards. Mint of Lugdunum. RIC IV Clodius Albinus 19. Measurements: 18mm in diameter, and 3.1g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 25th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
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Record ID: PUBLIC-340972
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily worn and abraded copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Valentinian (AD 364-378), dating to the period c.AD 364-378 (Reece period 19). GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type depicting Emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Unclear mint.
Created on: Monday 6th January 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2020
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Record ID: KENT-41770D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Post Medieval posy/posie finger ring, probably of 17th century date. Description: The plain band is D shaped in cross section and has an inscription on the inside of thend reading: 'As god hath apoynted I am contented'. This is followed by a marriage Tri-gram; a letter R over the letters NA. The lettering has lots of long sweeping elements particularly for the p, y and I. The band remains clean and barely worn or nicked. Measurements: Diameter: 25.01mm; Thickness: 1.94mm: Weight: 10.81g Discussion: Posie or posy rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 1…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Canterbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A0D8C5
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper-alloy strap loop/slide dating to the Roman period (c. AD 43-300). The strap slide is flat and trifoliate in shape. The outer projections have rounded terminals while the terminal of the central projection is flat. On the reverse, a rectangular shaped and sectioned attachment loop extends from the tip of the central projection to the base. The underside of the main plate is undecorated. The strap slide measures 19.40mm in length, 22.29mm in width and 12.6mm high. It weighs 5.57 grams. A broadly similar mount is recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme dat…
Created on: Thursday 12th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th June 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E18607
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy enamelled Roman disc brooch brooch, probably late 2nd century in date. The brooch is circular and dominated by a central black dot, encased within a red six pointed star pattern with black outline. Each point of the star has a black dot on its tip, fully encompassed with blue colour and outer black ring.The reverse is flat and undecorated with a simple in-line hinge lug and catchplate. Measurements: 19.25mm diameter and weight 3.5g. Mackreth (2011 vol.1 156) categorises this from of brooch as a British (made) Plate type 2.b (ibid, vol.2, Plate 105: 1…
Created on: Sunday 17th March 2019
Last updated: Saturday 7th March 2020
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Record ID: KENT-BCB277
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper-alloy Roman wide-cuff, penannular bracelet possibly a military armilla, c. AD 43-100, of Crummy Group A. Description: The bracelet is formed from a folded strip of copper-alloy with rounded terminal corners. It has two parallel lines cast-in-relief decoration; one of triangles with circles above, the second line is decorated with cable-like lines. These are located within deep troughs (about 1 mm deep) either side of a raised triangular cross sectioned band. Both terminals feature an open-bottomed triangle, formed from stamped crescents. The terminals have been …
Created on: Friday 15th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 20th July 2021
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Record ID: KENT-407C8E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly chipped contemporary copy of a silver siliqua of Emperor Valens (AD 364- 378) date of issue of prototype is from March 364 to August 367 (Reece Period 19). Obverse: D N VALEN-S P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed right. Reverse: VOT V MVLT X in laurel wreath. Minmark: // [L]VG. The reverse has two large chips; on the right side after LVT and on the bottom left where the L should be in LVG. These reveal a copper-alloy core which shows it is a contemporary copy. Mint of Lyon (Lugdunum) -//[L]VG. As RIC IX, p. 42, no.8. Measurements: Diameter: 14.32 mm Thickness:…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th March 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9F4CAE
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn cast copper-alloy Early Medieval buckle plate, dating to the late 6th-7th centuries. Description: The plate survives as the front plate of a boxe type buckle plate and is sub-triangular in plan with a flat circular lobe at the belt attachment end. The lobe has a raised dome at the centre. At the opposite end there are two more lobes with two two matchign domes. The upper surface is heavily decorated with a sunken panel with a raised border in which a pair of entwined beasts are shown in relief. The the beasts heads have large eyes and beaked mouths pointing to the top corner…
Created on: Saturday 13th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
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Record ID: DENO-F90A1E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete but worn, lead pointed-oval personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1400. The seal matrix is missing a fragment from one edge and is cracked across most of its width. The matrix is flat, with an unpierced lug on the reverse. The die is poorly but clearly engraved with a central design of a crude fleur-de-lis within a crude oval border. The inscription has a second engraved line around it forming an outer border. The inscription has no initial mark, the first letter being right at the top. It reads S' AGNET' GROS' (Seal of Agnes Gross). The N is reversed, and…
Created on: Friday 5th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-6504A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete medieval silver anonymous 1/4 dirham of the Nasrid Dynasty of Spain (AH627-897/AD1230-1492), mint: Gharnata (Granada) dating AH635-897/AD1238-1492. As Vives No.:2194. Obverse: Inscription in three lines لا اله الا//الله محمد//رسول الله. Translation: There is no God except//God, Muhammad//Is the messenger of God Reverse: Inscription in three lines و لا غالب//الا الله//غرناطة. Translation: And there is//no conqueror//Except God
Created on: Friday 29th December 2017
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tenterden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-E386E9
Object type: POMMANDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A silver hollow hemispherical dome, crushed possibly of post-medieval date, c.16th cetnury?. Description: The obect takes the form of a hemispherical openwork dome. The surface is studded with small openings in the shape of circles, crosses andstars. From the top of the dome is attached a separate silver sheet, rectangular in section and folder into a circle, which would have originally formed a suspension loop. One end of the loop has become detached and is curled further in on itself. The entire object is heavily crushed and distorted. Dimensions: Diameter: 20.99mm and Weight:…
Created on: Tuesday 17th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Borden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7E7286
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester 'one-piece' brooch of late Iron Age or early Roman date, likely c.15 BC - AD63. Most of the spring and catchplate are missing along with the pin. The brooch is cast in one piece including the spring hook and the spring. There are wings (11.1 mm) on either side of the brooch head that are rectangular and flat. The bow (72.5 mm) that is semi-circular in cross section tapers towards the foot that holds the remains of the catchplate.
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 20th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-5150E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a gilded copper alloy Anglo Saxon great square-headed brooch, dating to the6th century AD. The fragment consists of part of the foot and a fragment of bow. A raised line runs down the centre of the foot, forming (in Hines's terminology) a footplate bar. This is formed from three parallel strands, with the central strand thinner than the two flanking strands. To either side of this bar is a triangular field, the footplate inner panel. Each of these has similar decoration of three U-shaped relief Style I elements, perhaps legs. These triangular fields are set within na…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: SUR-3B44D7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval copper-alloy buckle. The frame forms a wide oval and the pin has a drooping tip. The rectangular plate, which measures 12.20mm in width, is decorated with eight small punched rings and dots. The plate has a series of nicks along its rear edge. Three rivet holes run transverse along the rear edge of the plate. Jo Ahmet comments: This is Marzinzik's Type II.24a, buckles with small rectangular plates (Marzinzik 2003, 51), which Marzinzik dates from the late 6th century to the late 8th. They are found in graves from the later 6th to later 7th century, but examples fro…
Created on: Thursday 22nd September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
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