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Record ID: WMID-9EE2B1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy sestertius of Trajan (AD 98-117), Reece Period 5. Reverse type uncertain. Mint of Rome.
Diameter: 31.9 mm
Thickness: 3.5 mm
Weight: 17.9 g
Created on: Tuesday 10th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 10th February 2015
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Record ID: WMID-8583D7
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 180,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 55% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 45% of the surface.
The biface has a pointed oval shape, with a thick slightly curved profile which thins towards the tip. The butt is a dark brown/orange smooth cortex, with the worked surface being a lig…
Created on: Monday 24th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2016
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Record ID: WMID-C02AF3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Coventry
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete circular gold setting, originally with a domed cloisonné garnet setting. The circular backplate is framed by a thin (0.4mm) outer and thicker (1.1mm) inner beaded wire. The thicker wire is carefully made with narrow even beads, but the thin wire has more oblique beads and many Aquätorschnitte, no doubt reflecting the difficulty of manufacturing such extremely fine beaded wire. Part of the narrower wire has broken away and survives loose.
The central cloisonné setting has an outer upright strip which in side view is slightly bent over to retain the garn…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2016
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This findspot is known as 'Coventry', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-C0E112
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver thimble, of Post Medieval dating (17th Century AD).
The thimble is incomplete as it was constructed in two parts: sides and the domed top. Only the lower body / sides are present, as the domed top is lost, presumed lost in antiquity. The body itself is crushed almost flat and the seam is split. The sides are decorated with a cast grid of square depressions (pits for the needle). Within this grid, is a repeating floral design, made from a four petaled flower, joined to another by two opposed curved lines.
At the base is a poorly preserved and worn inscription…
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2013
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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This findspot is known as 'Market Drayton', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-C22F68
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete composite gold Earring of probable Post Medieval to Modern dating (AD 1800 to AD 1900).
The ear ring comprises two separate parts: a pendant / decorative element and the wire section to suspend it from the ear. The wire part consists of a circular sectioned recurved piece of wire, terminating in an globular knop. The wire has a diameter of 0.83 mm. The pendant / decorative element comprises a circular openwork disc. At the centre of the disc, a coil of twisted gold wire is present, in a squashed domed shape. Radiating out from this centre are twelve heart shaped petals, …
Created on: Thursday 27th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Ryedale', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: WMID-182C81
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy nummus of Maximian I (AD 286 to AD 310), dating to c. AD 307. GENIO POP(VLI) ROM(ANI) reverse type, depicting Genius standing left with modius on head (Reece Period 15). Mint uncertain.
Diameter: 25.38 mm
Thickness: 1.90 mm
Weight: 5.1 g
Created on: Tuesday 24th September 2013
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2015
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Record ID: WMID-2D0D24
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The handaxe exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 60% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 40% of the surface.
The biface has a slightly curved trapezoidal shape, with a thick curved profile. The exterior side is smooth cortex and displays chemical damage due to water, visible as two abrasion marks, …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D52C0
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex being visible.
This biface has a rhomboidal shape and a thick slightly curved profile, which thins somewhat at the tip. The butt is curved and has been worked. The interior face has been heavily knapped and struck flat on …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D7D93
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite plano-convex pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 70% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or rind covering the remaining 30% of the surface.
This biface is trapezoidal in shape and has a curved thick profile, which thins at the tip. The butt is curved and smooth only on the exterior face. The exterior side has been k…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2D9001
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84).Approximately 75% of the surface has been worked, with the original surface or cortex covering the remaining 25% of the surface.
The biface is trapezoidal in shape with a thick profile at the butt which thins towards the tip. Though it may have once had a pointed tip. The butt is smooth and the bottom of the in…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DB604
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Approximately 55% of the surface is cortex, with the remaining 45% being worked.
The biface has a curved profile, thick at the butt and which thins towards the tip.The butt is curved, smooth and made of cortex. The exterior is a smooth, light grey speckled with red/brown cortex face. The interior side has a point…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DD114
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite backed knife (handaxe variant) on a transverse flake of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex remaining.
This biface has a curved oval/egg shape, the tip being more pointed than the butt, with a thick curved profile. Both tip and butt are curved. The interior side has a central rise which has two er…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 29th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2DE336
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete struck / knapped quartzite pointed biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The handaxe is incomplete as the tip has been broken away. The biface exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84).Approximately 100% of the surface has been worked, with none of the original surface or cortex remaining.
The biface is a pointed oval shape and red/brown in colour, with a thick profile, though it may well have thinned towards the tip. The exterior side o…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-2E33A5
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / knapped quartzite subcordate biface handaxe of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (c. 800, 000 BC to c. 40,000 BC).
The handaxe exhibits working on both interior (upper) and exterior (lower) faces, making it a biface handaxe (Graf, A., 2004, 84). Due to rolling, it can not be approximated how much of the biface has been worked.
The biface has a pointed oval shape with a curved butt. The butt has been hammered flat and is dark brown. More visible from the exterior face the right hand edge has a slight concave inwards towards the tip before rounding off. …
Created on: Tuesday 2nd July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 8th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-5483A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Trumpet style brooch, of Roman (75 to 175 AD) dating.
Approximately 75% of the brooch is present, with only the pin missing. The rest of the brooch is intact. The finder has added a piece of copper wire to imitate the original pin.
The head of the brooch is oval in plan, and tapers into the bow. The reverse of the head is flat, with a centrally located integrally cast rectangular lug. The rectangular lug extends above the head, as a pointed knop. The bow of the brooch is D shaped in cross section. The head of the brooch tapers into the body. Halfway dow…
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 13th May 2014
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Record ID: WMID-54D012
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy barbarous radiate dating to the period AD 275 to 285 (Reece period 14). Unclear reverse type depicting standing figure.
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2013
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Record ID: WMID-576DE5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy nummus, of the House of Constantine, dating to AD 348-50 (Reece Period 18), Rev FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor on galley steered by Victory. Mint unclear. It is possible that the coin is a contemporary copy, but it is not well preserved enough to make a judgement.
Diameter: 19.64 mm
Thickness: 2.39 mm
Weight: 2.9 g
Created on: Thursday 4th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 4th July 2013
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Record ID: WMID-6CCDF2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Crossbow (light) style brooch, of mid Roman dating (AD 175 to AD 250).
Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, wings and part of the bow. The pin, foot and catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity.
The brooch has semi circular wings, with moulded vertical grooves as decoration along the length. A sub circular knop extends at the centre as bow head. The wings are hollow and contain an iron circular sectioned pin, which would have acted as the axis bar for the pin. The pin was originally hinged and the vertical hing…
Created on: Friday 5th July 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
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Record ID: WMID-6D5CC2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy brooch, of Colchester-derivative Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends),Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c, of Roman dating (AD 80 to AD 120).
Approximately 75% of the brooch is present., consisting of the head, a wing and most of the bow. The foot, a wing, spring, pin and catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The wings of the brooch are semi-circular. The end caps are missing. The remains of a rearward facing hook is present on the head of the brooch for the top of the spring. The front of the bow has been decorated with a series of i…
Created on: Friday 5th July 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2017
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Record ID: WMID-EAE558
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
A complete struck / hammered copper alloy nummus of Constantius II (AD 337-61), dating to the period AD 355 to AD 361 (Reece Period 18). SPES REI PVBLICE reverse type depicting an Emperor standing left in military dress, holding spear and globe. Mint uncertain, but probably Eastern with apparent SM at start of mintmark.
Diameter: 17.19 mm
Thickness: 1.68 mm
Weight: 1.8 g
Created on: Thursday 11th July 2013
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2020
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