Record ID: BH-EBF659
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy buckle frame probably dating to the late sixteenth to eighteenth century AD. The buckle frame is rectangular in plan with a central circular-section bar. The pin is looped around the central bar and may be made from iron. For parallels, see Whitehead (1996) Buckles 1250 - 1800, p. 75.
Created on: Wednesday 30th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
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Record ID: BH-428B7F
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A broken copper-alloy object, possibly a furniture or box fitting dating to the Roman period. The head of the object comprises a small spherical knop surmounting a flattened disc that is circular in plan. From the centre of the underside of the disc extends a circular-sectioned integral shank which is now broken but was once connected to the second fragment. This second fragment consists of the remainder of the shank - which flares slightly into a small flat circular disc - and a lugged terminal that is circular in section and flat at the end. The total length of the two fragments com…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-420957
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch, dating from the mid to late 1st century AD. The wings consist of a horizontal sub-rectangular bar beneath two perforated lugs which would have held in place the now-missing spring. The uppermost lug extends to a central crest which tapers into the trapezoidal-sectioned bow. The sides of the bow are straight and converge towards a squared-off foot, on the underside of which are the remains of a catchplate. The brooch measures 43mm in length with a width of 14mm at the wings and 3mm at the bow. …
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Record ID: BH-2FCBEE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy hooked strap fitting dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1600-1700). The object is a fitting from a sword belt or baldrick fitting and possesses a cast hemispherical hollow body. The upper terminal consists of a single ribbed collar extending to a sub-trapezoidal knop with a small central circular perforation surmounted by another small spherical knop. The opposite terminal consists of a double-ribbed section with a small central perforation. This extends to a recurved sub-oval sectioned hook, the tip of which meets the hook base. The reverse of the objec…
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: BH-2C6539
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy single loop Medieval buckle frame dating to the period c. AD 1250-1400. The buckle frame is D-shaped in plan with a widened outside edge. This outside bar narrows to the pin bar, which is slightly recessed, with a lug protruding at one end. The pin is missing but there is a small slightly worn section where it attached to the centre of the pin bar. The buckle frame measures 16mm in length, 11.5mm in width and is 2mm thick. It weighs 1.2 grams. See Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 70, fig. 42, no. 274 for a similar example.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-2BED50
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver commonwealth penny dating to the period AD 1649 - 1660. Obverse of single shield with cross of Saint George within a wreath of palm and laurel. Reverse of conjoined shields with cross of Saint George and Irish harp. Mint of London. The coin measures 14mm in diameter and 0.5mm in thickness. It weighs 0.39 grams. North 1972 Vol. 2, p. 173, no. 2729.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-2B6F50
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman radiate dating to the period AD 260 to AD 275 (Reece period 13). Illegible reverse type. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-2B48CC
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy vessel rim fragment broadly dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period. The convex fragment is rectangular in plan and triangular in section. The rim has a flat upper surface with curved edges that taper towards a short section of the thin vessel wall underneath. The fragment measures 52mm in length, 10mm in width and is 10mm high. The fragment weighs 11.36 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-2B061E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval to Post-Medieval cast lead-alloy uniface token dating to the period c. AD 1250-1800 (Powell type 7). The token is flat, sub-circular and grey in colour. The upper surface is decorated with a grid design. The underside is flat and undecorated. The token measures 17mm in diameter and has a thickness of 2mm. It weighs 2.74 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-2AA4F2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle plate dating to the Medieval period. The buckle plate comprises two sheets that are rectangular in plan that would have been joined at one end where the two folds are now broken. There are four rivet holds, two at each end, one with a copper-alloy circular-section rivet securing the two plates together. The buckle plate measures 48.5mm in length, 16mm in width and is a maximum of 4mm in thickness. It weighs 6.21 grams.
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-1B0361
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy radiate of Carausius dating to the period AD 286 to AD 293 (Reece period 14). PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax left with olive branch and ?transverse sceptre. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-C25297
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval jetton of Hanns Kravwinckel II dating to the period AD 1586-1635. The obverse depicts three crowns alternately with three lis, arranged centrally around a rose with eight petals and surrounded by the legend HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVR. The reverse depicts an imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty within a tressure with three main arches and surrounded by the legend GOTES SEGEN MACH REICH. Mitchiner, M. (1998), p.441, no. 1553.
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-B275A8
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper-alloy stud, probably a harness fitting dating to the Roman period. The stud possesses a circular head which is slightly convex in section. From the underside of the head, there extends a circular-section lug which is hammered towards its terminal creating a wider end plate. The stud measures 12mm in diameter and 8mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BH-B25B79
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete composite stud, probably dating to the Roman period. The stud possesses a head which is circular in plan and hemispherical in section. The head has a lead-alloy core covered with a convex sheet of copper-alloy. There is a square depression in the lead-alloy core which is filled with iron corrosion products. The head measures 19mm in diameter, 10mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BH-B255FA
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete composite stud, probably dating to the Roman period. The stud possesses a head which is circular in plan and hemispherical in section. The head has a lead-alloy core covered with a convex sheet of copper-alloy. There is a square depression in the lead-alloy core which is filled with iron corrosion products. The head measures 15mm in diameter, 6mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2018
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Record ID: BH-B05DE8
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead-tin alloy spoon dating to the second century AD. The fragment comprises the bowl of the spoon and a small triangular scar representing all that remains of the handle. The bowl is circular in plan and hemispherical in section making it of ​cochlearium type. The inner surface of the bowl is stepped around the circumference and possesses an integrally-cast floral motif or rosette at its centre. The floral motif appears to have 13 petals and a central raised element. There is a triangular cut almost exactly opposite the handle. The bowl measures 22mm in diameter and 3…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
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Record ID: BH-99B09B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver voided longcross penny of Henry III (class 5b) dating to the period AD 1250 to AD 1256. Minted by Nicole in London.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-997BB8
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy French jetton dating to the period AD 1418 to 1437. The obverse depicts the Shield of France with an illegible legend. The reverse depicts a cross fleuretty within a tressure. See Mitchener p. 193, no. 531 for a similar example.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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Record ID: BH-9893E5
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy French jetton of King Charles VII (AD 1422-1461) dating to the fifteenth century, probably c. AD 1418-1437. The obverse shows the upper part of a shield of France with a couronelle above and an M alongside a fleur-de-lis to each side. Legend: +IOIE.DES[...]REV:S. The reverse has a triple stranded straight cross fleuretty in a simple four-arched tressure around a double-rosette. The jetton was probably minted in Paris and measures 25mm in diameter and 1mm thick. It weighs 0.71 grams. Mitchener 1988, p. 193, no. 531a.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: BH-87AE34
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel fragment dating from the Roman to Post-Medieval period. The fragment consists of part of the vessel rim and a portion of the vessel wall. Both the internal and external surfaces are plain and undecorated. The fragment measures 30mm in length, a maximum of 17mm in width and is 4mm in thickness. The fragment weighs 7.38 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd November 2018
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