Record ID: WMID-C38BBA
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy crotal or rumbler bell of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1600). Around 90% of the crotal bell is present. A crack is present across the mouth of the bell. The bell is full of soil. The bell is sub circular in plan and profile, with an integrally cast sub rectangular suspension loop attached to the top. The edges of the rectangular suspension loop have been bevelled. The base of the bell is semi circular, with a rectangular slot across the base, with circular ends. Radiating grooves are present to either side of the slot.…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
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Record ID: WMID-7E1098
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy Iron Age potin of the Kent Region / Cantiaci, dating to the later 2nd century BC, Thurrock MA type. Obverse: Bust of Apollo facing left. Reverse: Degraded butting bull right with 'MA' above. As ABC, p. 33, no 120; Hobbs BMC no 660-66x. Diameter: 16.5 mm Thickness: 3.6 mm Weight: 2.9 g
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2020
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Record ID: WMID-9B01BA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307 to AD 361), dating to the period AD 330 to AD 340 (Reece Period 17). VRBS ROMA Wolf and Twins reverse type, depicting a wolf suckling twins. Mint uncertain. Diameter: 16.2 mm Thickness: 1.8 mm Weight: 2.0 g
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2017
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Record ID: WMID-4E1E7F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), probably dating to the period AD 313-317 (Reece Period 15). Probably SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type, depicting Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae. Diameter: 23.7 mm Thickness: 1.5 mm Weight: 1.8 g
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2016
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Record ID: WMID-4DFBBD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy single looped oval buckle with two lobed knops and offset bar, typically of Medieval dating (late 12th to late 14th Centuries AD). It consists of a oval frame, with an narrow offset bar, with a recess for the leather strap. The pin is present. The outer edge of the buckle is decorated. There are two diagonally extending prominent lobed knops, both plain in decorative details. The knops are flanking a recessed central section on the outer edge. This recessed section contains a 'roller' which consists of a piece of grooved sheet metal wrapped around the sectio…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2015
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Record ID: WMID-4DD5BA
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy single looped D shaped buckle frame of Medieval dating (AD 1200 to AD 1400). The buckle frame is D shaped, with an expanded outside edge, and two sub square knops, located at either side of the edge. The strap bar is narrowed and recessed. The front of the buckle frame is rounded, the reverse is flat. It measures 12.0 mm in length, 15.5 mm wide and 1.9 mm thick. It weighs 0.6 g. The buckle frame is a mid green to brown colour, with an uneven surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of th…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 7th August 2015
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Record ID: WMID-4D8833
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy belt mount, of medieval date (13th to 15th Centuries). The mount is of the bar type and consists of a domed central oval, with two projecting lugs. The projecting lugs are rectangular in shape, with a central perforation. The holes are recessed on the rear of the mount. A circular section copper alloy rivet is present in both of the lugs. The head of the rivet is flush with the front of the mount, but extends past the back of the mount. The central oval is domed, with five horizontal and four vertical grooves as decoration in the middle. A small triangular p…
Created on: Friday 7th August 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2016
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Record ID: WMID-DD57F4
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper pedestal / pendant alloy seal matrix, of Medieval dating (AD 1250 to AD 1400). The body of the matrix consists of a pedestal, created from a six sided tapering column. These terminate in a trefoil knop, with a circular suspension hole in the middle. The suspension loop is complete, and has an internal diameter of 2.5 mm. An engraved six pointed star is present as an orientation mark, and is located at 12 o'clock on the die. The handle is flat and is orientated vertically, in line with the orientation mark. The die or seal face is sub circular in plan, with …
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Record ID: WMID-850FA9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy brooch, of Early Medieval dating (AD 600 to AD 900). Around 25% of the brooch is present, consisting of part of the bow and an incomplete head plate. The head plate is now semi circular in plan, with abraded edges. Traces of diagonal ridges radiating outwards from the bow are present, but the rest of the decorative detail has been obscured. The bow descends from the centre of the lower edge of the head plate. It is triangular in cross section, with a raised rib running centrally down the length. The reverse of the head plate has two vertical semi-circular…
Created on: Thursday 4th September 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2015
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Record ID: WMID-8F2AF3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy finger ring with incised decoration, most likely of medieval date (1200 to 1500 AD). The finger ring consists of a cast copper alloy hoop with incised decoration. It has a square shaped cross section. The hoop exhibits a repeating series of small diagonal incised lines all around the circumference of the hoop. The interior of the ring is plain and undecorated. No inscription is presnet. The ring measures: 20.2 mm external diameter, 17.5 mm internal diameter, 2.1 mm width and 1.5 mm thick. It weighs 1.2 grams. The ring is mid to dark green colour with a…
Created on: Wednesday 29th January 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-778DF7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy disc probable pendant, of probable Early Modern dating (AD 1800 to AD 2000). The pendant is circular in shape. A small sub circular perforation (hole) is present towards the top of the disc. It has an internal diameter of 1.4 mm. The front of the disc has been decorated with an engraved design. At the centre is an eight lobed flower, within a circular tressure. Around this is a two strand interlaced design consisting of two interlocked square with endented sides. Between each strand, diagonal hatching is present. Foliate (leaf like) designs are present aroun…
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-602FD5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable saucer brooch of Early Early Medieval dating (6th to 7th Century AD). Around 25% of the brooch is present, and probably had an original rim diameter of 8 cm. The brooch has suffered from a degree of post depositional damage and is slightly bent. The edge of the brooch still extends upwards at an obtuse angle, but the main saucer part of the brooch is no longer flat but slightly bowed. The reverse of the brooch is plain and undecorated. The catch plate and pin attachment lug are not present. The decoration on the front of the brooch consists of a double pellet…
Created on: Wednesday 27th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd November 2016
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Record ID: WMID-E5BE74
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy rotary key of probable Medieval dating (AD 1150 to AD 1400). Approximately 50% of the key is present, consisting of the bow or handle and part of the stem. The rest of the stem and the bit are missing. The bow is lozenge-shaped, with rounded knop projection at the outside corner, and two side projections also each at a corner. Two grooves are present across the end of one side knop, but have apparently worn off the other. The stem is attached to the bow at the fourth corner; a triple collar is present at the junction. It consists of a central wide …
Created on: Monday 28th October 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2019
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Record ID: WMID-E56B67
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy, probable miniature terret ring of probable Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The terret ring is of an unusual shape, being of a pointed oval shape. The sides have a circular cross section. A narrowed and recessed bar is present at the bottom of the terret ring. Circular collars are present at either side of the strap bar. The sides of the terret initially curve away from the strap bar, but then curve back together, where they join in a point. The top of this point exhibits an old, predepositional break. It measures 27.2 mm tall, …
Created on: Monday 28th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-E4F0C5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gilded copper alloy zoomorphic mount, of Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) dating (6th Century AD). The cast copper-alloy, openwork mount is in the form of a stylised bird of prey, shown in profile, crouched over and gripping a serpent. It dates to the early Anglo-Saxon period. The eyeless head and beak, claw, lappet wing and serpent are gilded. For contrast, the neck/body and fantail are silvered (?tinned). It belongs to a small group of bird fittings, similarly decorated in bichrome (gold and silver) fashion, from Kent and East Anglia. Some have been found in graves as shie…
Created on: Monday 28th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
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Record ID: WMID-8F9E43
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy sword scabbard chape, of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD).. It is sub rectangular in shape. It is hexagonal in cross section, with two mid ribs and two raised side edges. Both ends are incomplete. The chape tapers gradually towards the base. No decoration is present. It measures 143.0 mm in length, a maximum width of 27.9 mm, a minimum width of 14.7 mm, a maximum thickness of 15.1 mm and a minimum thickness of 13.1 mm. The sides are 1.6 mm thick. It weighs 56.4 g. The chape is mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. The shape…
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 6th August 2019
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Record ID: WMID-8E30F4
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy jetton of Charles V of France (AD 1364 to Ad 1380) or Charles VI of France (AD 1380 to AD 1422), dating to the period between AD 1373 to AD 1461). MOVTON SVI DE BERRI reverse type depicting a Paschal Lamb standing left, with one foot raised, his nimbate head reverted to look at the flag with cross on top, which interrupts the mariginal legend. Struck in West-central France. Cf. Mitchiner 1988, p 186, nos 497-503. Diameter: 23.3 mm. Jetton was photographed and recorded through a sealed cardboard coin holder.
Created on: Thursday 24th October 2013
Last updated: Thursday 24th October 2013
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Record ID: WMID-418826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman incomplete copper alloy enamelled zoomorphic plate brooch in the shape of a sitting cockerel dating from the 2nd Century AD. It is piriform in plan, rounded at the front and slightly pointed at the back with a domed upper surface and is hollow on the underside. The head is above the rounded end and the tail is above the pointed end. The head is flat and sub-circular in profile and has an incomplete comb on top but with no defining points; the beak is triangular in shape. The eyes are made from a punched ring-and-dot motif, with a cell for enamel around the outside. The bird…
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2013
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Record ID: WMID-40D352
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete struck / hammered copper alloy radiate, of uncertain Emperor, but probably dating to the period AD 260 to AD 296 (Reece Period 13/14). Uncertain reverse type. Mint uncertain. Coin has been clipped into a square. Length: 10.82 mm Width: 10.28 mm Thickness: 1.42 mm Weight: 0.7 g
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2013
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Record ID: WMID-40AA66
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy radiate, of uncertain Emperor, but probably dating to the period AD 260 to AD 296 (Reece Period 13/14). Probably PAX AVG reverse type depicting Pax standing, holding branch and sceptre. Mint uncertain. Diameter: 17.11 mm Thickness: 1.82 mm Weight: 2.3 g
Created on: Tuesday 8th October 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 8th October 2013
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