Record ID: HESH-4A8415
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy furniture fitting / mount or escutcheon plate dating to the late Post Medieval period, circa 1630-1700. The mount is possibly cut from a copper alloy plate. In plan, the surviving terminal is round, with parallel sides which lead to an irregular break. The break is not new and occurs at either side of circular rivet hole with an approximate diameter of 7.3mm. The mount has a sub rectangular section. The face of the mount is decorated with an overlapping curvilinear design which may have been stamped. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The surfaces of…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 16th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4A14C7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment from an unidentified object. The identification is uncertain, but the fragment may be from a Medieval or Post Medieval vessel, circa 1400-1800. The breaks are not new. The fragment is u-shaped in plan with an irregular section. The upper face of the fragment is flat but there appears to be a rim at the location of the break on the internal edge. The lower face of the fragment has 2 facets. The facet on the external side of the fragment runs parallel to the upper face. A clearly defined second facet runs at a 45 degree angle towards the internal brea…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 16th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-49A426
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy cooking vessel of Medieval date, circa AD1250-1600. The fragment is a pot leg probably from a cooking vessel such as a skillet or posnet. The fragment is irregular in plan and profile. The top of the fragment has a concave surface which is from the base of the cooking vessel. The leg, which has a sub square section, protrudes from underneath. The exterior side of the leg flares out towards the foot. The base of the foot is flat and sub-square. The pot leg has an uneven mid / dark green colour. The surfaces of the pot leg are worn due to movemen…
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Sunday 16th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-4593D2
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of an imported Roman pottery type, dating from AD43-410. The point of a Roman amphora, sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in profile. Diameter: 39.19mm. Thickness: 23.30mm. Weight: 39.32g Sherd specific details: Fabric type: pale, coarse yellow fabric Hardness: hard Surface texture: rough Condition of fragment: abraded
Created on: Monday 3rd March 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-0B8AF0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete standstone disk weight of unknown date. Approximately 40% of the weight survives due to old breaks. The weight would have originally been circular in plan with a central circular perforation. The weight is now U-shaped. The remains of the perforation indicate that it would have originally had a diameter of approximately 16.3mm. The upper and lower faces of the weight are undecorated and broadly flat. The external and internal edges of the weight are straight. The stone is yellow -light brown in colour with mica inclusions. The surfaces of the weight are rough and uneven,…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-0B49D5
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bone counter, probably a gaming piece dating to the Roman period, circa AD50-400. The gaming piece is circular in plan. The profile is hemispherical. The face of the gaming piece is decorated with 3 equally spaced, concentric grooves with a circular indentation at the centre, indicating the gaming piece was turned on a lathe. The reverse is undecorated with a central dome. The gaming piece is light grey / yellow in colour with smooth, matte surfaces. Diameter: 12.12mm. Thickness: 3.07mm. Weight: 0.57g. Similar gaming pieces are recorded in Crummy: 1995, p92, fig 95. C…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-0AF7A1
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A moulded glass counter, probably a gaming piece. The gaming piece probably dates to the Roman period, circa AD50-400. The gaming piece is circular in plan and plano-convex in section. The gaming piece is black and opaque. Most of the surfaces are matte, but a slight faceted edge is shiny presumably as a result of polishing. The upper face is slightly damaged but a small, central perforation surrounded by a concentric groove is clearly present. The damage is not new and was probably caused as a result of movement in the plough soil. Diameter: 11.25mm. Thickness: 6.06mm. Weight: 1.2…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-0A7E88
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete glass bead of probable Roman date, circa AD50-400. Approximately half of the bead survives. The surfaces of the bead are heavily scratched. The damage is not new and was probably caused by movement in the plough soil. The bead would have originally been circular in plan and oval in section. The surviving bead is U-shaped. The remains of the central perforation indicate that it would have had an approximate diameter of 3.9mm. The bead is slightly translucent with a deep blue colour. This bead is from a collection of light blue, mid blue and white mostly glass beads found …
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-0A0A84
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete amber bead of uncertain date. The bead is circular in plan and oval in section. At the centre of the bead is a drilled circular perforation approximately 2.6mm in diameter. The bead is translucent with a deep orange colour. The surfaces of the bead are scratched due to movement in the plough soil. This bead is from a collection of light blue, mid blue and white mostly glass beads found in the same field. The bead is dated as probably Roman owing to other Roman finds retrieved from nearby. However, beads of this style were used from the Iron Age to at least the Medieval peri…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
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Record ID: WAW-09D414
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy uniface token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa 1400-1700. The token is sub-triangular in plan, with rounded corners, and irregular in section. There appears to be a raised, cast design on the face of the token, but the surface is too worn to be certain. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The token has a mottled mid grey and light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute for low denomination currency. Length: 19.6…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-09B024
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy uniface token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a cast design of raised lines radiating from the centre of the token in a non-symmetrical design. The reverse is plain and flat. The surface of the token has a light grey / yellow patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorised by Powell as a Type 3 - segments emanating from centre. Lead tokens were used throughout the Medieval and Post Medieval periods as a substitute …
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-098534
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. Approximately 95% of the token survives. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet within each quadrant located along the perimeter of the token. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token has a mottled mid grey and light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 3 - cross wit…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-097283
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet at the centre of each quadrant (4 pellets in total), within a raised perimeter. The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token has a mottled mid and light grey patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 14 - cross with centrally position pellet in e…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-094E81
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design of a central cross creating 4 quadrants, with a single pellet at the centre of each quadrant (4 pellets in total). The reverse of the token is flat and undecorated. The surface of the token had a light grey / yellow patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 14 - cross with centrally position pellet in each quadrant. Lead tokens were use…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-094111
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token of late Medieval to early Post Medieval date, circa AD1400-1700. The token is sub-circular in plan and irregular in section. The face of the token has a raised cast design which is hard to discern but possibly depicts a human figure. The reverse has a circular depression which follows the perimeter of the token. The surface of the token had a mid grey / light green patina and is worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. Catagorized as Powell type 13 - an abstract design which may actually represent objects. Lead tokens were used throughout the M…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-092811
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy token. The face of the token may have been stamped with an impression taken from a half-groat, which would date the token to the mid 17th century. The token is sub-circular in plan and sub-rectangular in section. The perimeter of the face of the token is slightly rimmed. The edge of the token is bordered with a circular band. At the centre is a faint impression of a left facing head. Although the surface is too worn to be certain, the impression is a similar size and design of a half groat of Charles I (1625-49). The reverse of the token is predominantly fla…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: WAW-08C907
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval Coin: A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Two fragments forming a complete coin. Second coinage (1561-1582) minted in 1577. North no 1997. Diameter: 26.91mm. Thickness: 0.67mm. Weight: 2.48g. Die axis: 3 o'clock
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: HESH-084124
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast silver or silver alloy buckle frame dating to the Post Medieval period, circa 1690-1720. The pin and pin bar are missing. The buckle frame is almost square, and slightly convex in side view. All sides of the frame have a sub-rectangular cross-section. The front is elaborately decorated with incuse decoration. There is a grooved circular motif in each corner, with three raised curvilinear lines to each side, along the frame. At the centre of each side of the frame are four raised longitudinal lines. At the centre of the shorter internal sides of the frame a…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-083BA3
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a cast copper alloy strip bracelet dating to the Roman period, circa AD200-400. An alternative identification is a fragment from the bow of a Hod Hill Roman brooch, dating to the AD 43-70. The surfaces of the surviving bracelet are worn as a result of movement in the plough soil. The surviving bracelet is sub rectangular in plan, with rounded corners. The profile is slightly humped. The cross section is D-shaped. The face of the bracelet has evenly spaced, traverse ridges. The reverse of the bow is flat and undecorated. Length: 25.94mm. Width: 4.73mm. Thickness: 1…
Created on: Friday 28th February 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Leamington Spa', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-744312
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy cloth seal probably dating to the Post Medieval period, circa 1500-1600. The seal would have originally comprised of 2 disks, of unequal size, and a connecting strip. The surviving parts of the seal create a sub semi-circular form in plan and an irregular 'H'-shaped profile. Approximately 60% of the seal survives. The damage is not new. The upper, smaller disk has an approximate diameter of 26.9mm and a maximum thickness of 1.71mm. An incomplete shield is present on the face. A row of 3 stars is present at the top of the shield design. The lower part o…
Created on: Friday 21st February 2014
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.