Record ID: PUBLIC-0B06F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester-one-piece type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch-plate and is distorted (with a distorted length of 45.0mm, a straightened length of approximately 77mm, a depth of 27.1mm and a weight of 6.1g). The missing spring would have been positioned behind wings, which are both bent against the head in opposite directions (with a distorted width for the wings of 11.8mm) and the chord was tensioned above the head with a rearward claw. The bow is of sub-rectangular section near the head (with a width o…
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0ACA23
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Edward I (1272-1307) penny, London Class 9a (c. 1299) 1.25g
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th December 2015
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0AA636
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Swindon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy harness pendant, probably of 13th or 14th century date The harness pendant is incomplete, missing the loop (with a surviving length of 29.5mm and a weight of 9.4g). The pendant is square (20.7mm) with a raised knurled rim (4.3mm thick). Within the border is a saltire cross with trefoil terminals in relief. At the centre of the cross is a raised circular pellet (3.7mm diameter). The rear of the pendant is flat with a protrusion at the centre, indicating that the central pellet is a separate pin (5.8mm long). The pendant has some surface preservation with remnant …
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-0A7AC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron Age bronze coin Cunobelin ('Catuvellouni' -North of the Thames) Horseman / helmeted standing figure BMC 1961ff; Mack 244 1.81g, d. - 13.4mm - 15.4mm, th. - 2.3mm
Created on: Friday 2nd September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd January 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-752158
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman Republic silver denarius of the moneyer Mn. Acilius III Vir. Mint of Rome, 49 BC. Obverse.: SALVTIS; Laureate head of Salus right Rev.: MN ACILIVS, III VIR VALETV; Valetudo standing left, holding snake and resting left arm on a column 3.41g RRC p. 461, no. 442/1
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 14th March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-751557
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bell fragment or looped mount, possibly of Roman date The object is fragmentary (with a length of 23.3mm and a weight of 8.6g). At the apex is an itegral suspension loop (11.4mm high and 14.0mm wide) with an oval aperture (6.2mm x 5.1mm). The loop is of hexagonally faceted section (4.5mm wide and 5.6mm thick). The top of the object is domed and was possibly slightly oval, although little survives (With a surviving length of 25.2mm, a surviving width of 23.4mmand a thickness of 1.9mm). Around the base of the fragments is raised rib. The surface is heavily-pitted and wher…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-74F0A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fitting of uncertain purpose and probably of Roman date The fitting is fragmentary, broken one end (with a surviving length of 35.8mm and a weight of 11.4g) and comprises a loop at one end (with a depth of 11.2mm, and a thickness of 7.8mm) with a central circular perforation, now filled with iron corrosion(with an internal diameter of 3mm). At the end of the loop is groove, before an arm of sub-rectangular section. The mid-part of the arm has a decorative rib (7.4mm wide). The fitting has broken through another terminal loop, which also has iron corrosion in the centra…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-749A73
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy vessel foot, probably of 1st to 2nd century AD date The foot is complete but corroded (with a length of 53.8mm, a width of 14.8mm and a weight of 23.2g) and is of pelta shape, with protruding knops near the ends. The foot is of sub-rectangular section (8.2mm thick). The circumference arc of the outside edge would suggest that the vessel had a radius at the base of 45mm. The foot is enhanced on one side with an incised border next to the edge and the face has a groove at the centre of each of the ends. The vessel foot has a dark green surface patina, where it surv…
Created on: Friday 26th August 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-65A606
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver spoon of 18th century date The spoon is fragmentary and represented by the top part of the handle (with a surviving length of 50.7mm and a weight of 13.1g). The stem is of D-shaped section with moderately straight sides, widening slightly towards the apex (with a width at the break of 3.8mm and a thickness of 2.6mm, expanding to 5.6mm and 4.8mm respectively beneath the terminal). There is the suggestion of ribbed decoration below the cherub head knop. The cherub head is crudely cast in the round and is worn (with a maximum width of 15.6mm and a thickness of 8.1mm…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-658BA1
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval copper alloy dagger hilt fitting, probably of late 14th or 15th century date The hilt fitting is of sub-rectangular form with prominent side knops (giving a maximum surviving width of 34.5mm, a height of 22.3mm and a weight of 20.6g). Both face are convex (giving the fitting a maximum thickness at the centre of 13.5mm) and have vertical ribbed decoration. It is unclear whether the side knops are remnants of the arms of a dagger guard or part of separate hilt fitting. The knops are of rectangular section and are of similar size. One end of the fitting has a recessed, s…
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-644CF1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy coin, a corroded as or dupondius of the late 1st or 2nd century, probably of Trajan (AD 98-117) (Reece Period 5). Reverse indecipherable. Probably Mint of Rome. 8.32g, corroded
Created on: Thursday 25th August 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th March 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D1C0C5
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age axe blade, probably of Middle to Late Bronze Age, c. 1,500 - 700BC The axe is fragmentary, represented by part of the blade edge (with a surviving length of 25.6mm, a surviving width of 30.9mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 10.4mm and a weight of 37.7g). The surviving side is near-straight and slightly divergent to the blade tip (producing a surviving blade width of 30.0mm). The side suggests that the axe was of slightly hexagonal section. The casting seam is evident and has been fettled, seemingly by hammering. The axe faces were gently concave across their widths but s…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D1A4A6
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age flint arrowhead of Barbed and Tanged type, c. 2500BC - 1500BC The arrowhead is near-complete, missing one barb and the tip (with a length of 24.9mm, a width of 19.3mm, a thickness of 4.4mm and a weight of 1.5g). The surviving barb is pointed and the tang is sub-square and is probably a 'Sutton' type. The flint is mid-grey and has patinated pale grey to milky-white.
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D18A01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of decorative copper alloy plate, probably a fragment of a Roman plate brooch, probably of 2nd century AD date The brooch is represented by a sub-triangular fragment of the edge to near the centre (with a surviving length of 13.5mm, a surviving width of 12.1mm, a thickness of 1.6mm and a weight of 0.8g). The outside edge is circular (suggesting an original diameter of approximately 40mm) and the interior appears to have had three concentric raised borders. The peripheral border forms a narrow outer channel, which was enhanced on both sides with notches. An inner ring contai…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D17333
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy bead or decorative fitting of uncertain date possibly Late Iron Age or Roman The bead is complete and is of globular form (with an external diameter of 23.1mm -24.4mm and a weight of 27.9g), with gently convex faces producing an oval section (with a thickness of 11.8mm). The sub-circular perforation (4.0mm - 4.9mm) is not central and is cast into the bead, rather than drilled. Both faces are decorated around the perforation; one side has an incised border, in which are incised radiating lines. The other face has an incised border, which is misplaced to produce a cresce…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D15AF3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch probably of late 13th to mid 14th century date The annular brooch frame is complete but has a heavily-corroded surface and the pin is fragmentary, with only the loop represented (having a combined weight of 2.1g). The annular frame (with an external diameter of 24.4 - 25.6mm and internal diameter of 15.8mm) is of flat section (with a thickness of 1.5mm). There is remnant traces of decoration on both faces but very little of the original surface survives. It possible to discern a fragment of a geometric decorative device on one face and a curved m…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D08DC3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably of 13th or 14th century date The matrix is incomplete, missing the end of the handle and with some peripheral damage (with a surviving depth of 11.5mm and a weight of 10.9g). The handle is hexagonally faceted (with a width at the break of 5.4 - 5.8mm and 8mm at the rear of the die). The seal die was circular (with a diameter of 24.6mm and a thickness of 2.3 - 3.2mm) but is distorted at the edge. The central device on the die depicts a five-pointed star. The surname on the encircling legend is damaged but the seal appears to read: S ' : I O H ' I …
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CFAE53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of flat wing ends type and dated from AD 80-120. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 29.1mm, a surviving depth of 9.1mm and a weight of 3.5g). The missing spring was secured between lateral lugs and the chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. A broken fragment of the copper alloy chord remains within the lug and has broken comparatively recently. The wings are complete (with a width of 15.0mm), and are without discernible decoration. The bow is circular sectioned (with a diameter o…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CF85D3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.e, flat wing ends type) and dated AD 80-120. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring, catch and foot (with a surviving length of 59.1mm, a depth of 15.3mm and a weight of 8.1g). The missing spring was secured between lateral lugs with the chord tensioned by a lug on the head. The semi-cylindrical wings are near-complete (with a width of 18.7mm) and were decorated with a double incised line near the ends. The lug at the head is positioned below the top of the bow. The bow is comp…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CF7051
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy vessel lid from a jug, probably of 1st century AD date The jug is represented by the lid, which is heavily-corroded with extensive peripheral corrosion (with a surviving length of 36.6mm, a surviving width of 30.2mm and a weight of 12.9g). The lid was likely to have been of rounded trefoil form and is slightly convex across its length. The lid appears the gradually thickened to its midpoint (with a maximum thickness of 4.3mm). The start of the looped lug for the hinge is evident (with a surviving depth of 6.8mm). At the centre is a damaged sub-triangular projection…
Created on: Thursday 18th August 2011
Last updated: Monday 12th September 2011
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