Record ID: WAW-0FD458
Object type: CORE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lower Palaeolithic core knapped from a bunter cobble from the Triassic period. The core is an irregular shape and has had flakes removed from multiple faces. Eight flakes have been removed revealing a mid brown-grey colour with an external surface being a mid brown colour. The edges of the scars are still fresh, suggesting it has not been rolled or weathered. There are two parallel larger scars which provides the striking platform for at least four others scars which are therefore perpendicular to the larger scar forming the striking platform. At the proximal end of the larger scars, …
Created on: Wednesday 12th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2019
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Record ID: WAW-7E2511
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: silver halfgroat of Henry VII (AD 1485-1509), dating to the period c. AD 1486-1504. Minted at Canterbury. North No. 1712 Class IIIb.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
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Record ID: WAW-466556
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: threepence of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) minted in London between 1561 and 1582. North No. 1998.
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-461AD9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: silver Venetian soldino of Agostin Barbarigo, Doge of Venice, dating from AD 1486 - 1501, minted in Venice. Soldinios were known as the galyhalpens (galley-halfpence) as it was brought by the annual Venetian trading fleets. The soldino was about the size of English halfpennies and was popular because of a contemporary lack of small change: soldini in fact occur as English finds more often than proper halfpennies of the period. Coins of Barbarigo are rarely found except for along the south coast of England (Daubney, unpublished, Identifying late Medieval Venetian c…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
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Record ID: WAW-3398A6
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy circular uniface coin weight for a noble (1412-1464). Withers & Withers 1995: 34 and 68. This coin weight is rectangular in cross-section. At the front there is a stamped lis with a crown above within a circumferential groove situated close to the centre around a low-relief circular cell. This weight has an a dark green patina which is abraded. Diameter: 17.57mm; thickness: 3.47mm. Weight: 4.63g. Withers, P. & Withers, B. 1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press.
Created on: Thursday 31st January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-87C4FC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy biconvex spindle whorl, of probable Medieval dating (AD1100 to AD 1500). The spindle whorl is sub-circular in plan, with a central, circular perforation extending vertically through the object (internal diameter 9.26mm). The sides of the spindle whorl are slightly convex and have a repeating pattern of vertical grooves and ridges. There are four lozenge-shaped mouldings equi-distant on the sides of the object; there is a pronounced seam around the girth of the object and is suggestive that it was manufactured by casting. The seam indicating a line betw…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-20279C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: A clipped silver siliqua of the House of Valenentinian dating to the period AD 364 to 378 (Reece period 19). VRBS ROMA reverse type depicting Roma seated holding Victory on a globe. Mint is off the flan.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 21st January 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FF0F4A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: farthing of probably Edward II minted in London between 1300 and 1314. Withers Type 30.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-FC7AD2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate of an unknown Emperor (Reece period possibly 13), but probably dating to 260 to 275. Reverse type not visible. Mint not visible.
Created on: Monday 17th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-1373B9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4c, Plate 46-47, AD c. 50-200). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with perforated wing caps. The wings are decorated with a vertical ridge at the terminal. The axis bar and spring are iron, but the coils are not visible due to corrosion. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is a hook supporting a chord. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding on either side. The head is decorated with a V-shaped groove which tapers down the bow. The bow is semi-circular …
Created on: Monday 13th August 2018
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: WAW-9B1DCC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4c, Plate 46, AD c. 50-200). The copper alloy brooch has semi-cylindrical wings with perforated wing caps. The wings are undecorated. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. At the centre of the upper edge of the wings/bow head there is an integral hook. The bowhead is hump-like in profile with a moulding either side, and is decorated with an inverted triangular low-relief area which tapers down the bow. Either side of this decoration, on the upper portion of the bow there is an inlaid silver omega-like…
Created on: Thursday 26th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CFF3B8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (c. 80-200) trumpet brooch: The copper alloy brooch head is oval with traces of two vertical perforated lugs on each side edge of the reverse. The axis bar, spring and pin is missing. On the upper edge of the bow head there is a trace of a head loop. The bow protrudes from the centre of the bow head and tapers on the upper portion. The bow head is decorated with a circular cell filled with blue enamel. The upper bow is decorated with a triple stranded ridges. The mid portion of the bow has a prominent semi-circular panel. This panel, on the outer face is decorated with a central…
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CD6558
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin: silver Scottish penny of Alexander III of Scotland (1249-1286) First Coinage (Long Cross and Stars) class IIId (Spink S5043) dating to 1250-c. 1280. Moneyer: Willem. Mint Berwick. Ref: Spink 2015, pg 17.
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2020
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Record ID: WAW-116D03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of Edward II (1307-1327) minted in London between 1313 and 1314. Class 11b;, possibly 11b3. North No. 1061-23.
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd June 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2B4771
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c.1350-1400) strap fitting; bar-mount pendant loop. The copper alloy bar loop is rectangular with a sub-quatrefoil openwork. The narrow edges of the frame are narrowed to enable the mount element to be seated, but this element is missing. The surface of the mount is heavily abraded. It measures 17.06mm in length, 13.97mm wide and weighs 1.74g. Egan and Pritchard (2002) dates a similar bar-mount pendant loop, No. 1189, to the latter half of the 14th century. Egan, G. and Pritchard, F., 2002Dress Accessories, c. 1150- c. 1450 (Medieval finds from Excavations in Lon…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-2B22C9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (c. 1230 to c. 1400) strap end: The copper alloy strap end is an elongated triangle in plan with a flat small knop at the tip. It is composed of three places, the larger outer place which has damaged edges, an internal shorter plate used as a spacer and a plate on the reverse which is more narrow than the outer plate A copper alloy rivet holds the three plates together at the narrower edge. There is a rivet hole at the opposite terminal on the outer and back plate. The strap end is undecorated. The surface is mottled dark green and is abraded. The strap end measures 43…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 21st May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-EE27EF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper alloy radiate of Gallienus (253-68), dating to 260-68 (Reece period 13), Reverse type, DIANAE CONS AVG depicting stag right.
Created on: Friday 18th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-86B089
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman (AD 43-410) copper alloy mount in the form of a lion's head. The object is circular with a high-relief head viewed from the front. The reverse is hollow and has traces of solder. The eyes are triangular frames with a triangular platform, the mouth is open, and the mane is depicted by obliquely angled grooves. The upper edge of the head has a fragment missing which may or may not have been a mounting point. The surface of the mount has traces of a dark green patina. The mount measures 45.81mm wide, 44.75mm tall, 15.88mm thick and weighs 34.53g. Similar examples on the PA…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2018
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Record ID: WAW-CD01EB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval (12th to 15th centuries) spindle whorl: A cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl which is cylindrical with a central sub-circular perforation which is 7.87mm diameter. The upper surface of the spindle whorl is decorated with a high-relief square frame with four high-relief pellets, on in each corner. The surface is oxidised and is a cream colour. It measures 22.91mm diameter and is 10.66mm thick. It weighs 29.59g. Spindle whorls, as an artefact type, can be hard to date accurately as they remained in use for a long period of time. The decoration perhaps suggests it is of…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2018
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Record ID: WAW-BE7600
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval coin: penny of Edward III to Richard III minted between 1327 and1485 in an illegible mint.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th November 2017
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