Record ID: PUBLIC-EE1DFD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An billon (base silver) soldino of Louis XII of France (1498 - 1515) as King of Sicily, Duke of Milan and Asti dating c.1508-13, mint: Asti (Italy). CNI II (Piemonte) nos 58-63 (probably 61 from the inscription and description). Description : Obverse: a porcupine facing left with crown above, two pellets above porcupine level with base of crown, +LV.D.G.[FRAN].REX.SICIL.IHL., initial mark crown (probably). Reverse: Short Cross Fleuretty. Legend: [+MLI.DVX.ASTENSIS.Q.DNS]. Initial mark crown (probably). Measurements : diameter 16.7mm, thickness 0.6mm and weight 0.7g.
Created on: Friday 31st December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E168F3
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast silver phallic amulet or pendant of Modern date (1714-1820 AD) previously described as potentially Roman. Description: The object has a roughly reverse triangular top section (7.02mm tall) with ribbed decoration, presumably pubic hair, narrowing to a tapering shaft (16.2mm long) and terminating in a raised band foreskin 10.07mm from the terminus at the front and 3mm on the reverse, and rounded bulbous glans. There is an integrally cast tubular suspension loop (6.7mm diameter, 5.73mm wide) on the reverse of the top section.  Dimensions:  30.94mm long, 12.28mm…
Created on: Thursday 19th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Higham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-25E003
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A complete gold coin pendant made from a solidus of Valentinian III (425-455), probably a pseudo-imperial visigothic issue. VICTORI-A AVGGG reverse type (minted AD 426-430). Mint of Ravenna:  R-V//CONOB.  RIC X, No: 2010-1.   Description: The coin has an unusual gold suspension loop with a central line of horizontal running bars flanked either side with single vertical line running end to end. The loop has been soldered to the edge of the coin above the emperor's head. The coin has a double banded border a…
Created on: Wednesday 16th September 2020
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-149CF7
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a gold penannular bracelet of Late Bronze Age date (1150-800 BC). Description: The fragment survives as a small section of the full band with a circular section. Each of the ends terminates in jagged unworn breaks which appear to indicate that it was broken away rather than cut or snipped. The outer side is slightly scratched but mostly in good condition there is some marks on the inside which maybe plier or pressure marks from its constructions. Measurements: Length 46.8mm, Width 7.8 mm, Thickness 5.2mm and Weight of 22.66g Discussion: The original form w…
Created on: Thursday 3rd September 2020
Last updated: Monday 7th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Southminster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E4E3AE
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a cast silver and gilt artefact, probably the head of an early medieval pin. Description: The fragment is in the form of a three-dimensional bird with an elongated body, small teardrop-shaped wings, rounded head and curved projection along its back. The head has two amber-coloured, cabochon glass eyes set within a recessed tear-drop shaped field, and subtle details of a pointed beak. This is wide open, with a long tendril-like feature – a tongue, vine or serpent perhaps – extending outwards and along the underside of the bird, where it rejoins the body beneath th…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-11EFB2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy roman finger ring produced from a cut-down bracelet. The ring is formed from a rectangular strip of decorated copper alloy. The strip is decorated with a singular raised moulded linear line that runs down the centre of the band and covers 70% of the remaining band, the overlapping end is decorated with a large X. The strip has been cut and then bent round to form a loop with one terminal overlapping. Measurements: rough diameter 22mm, width 11 mm, thickness of the band 1mm and Weight: 4.3 g Swift (2012,1, 6) comments that the reuse of bracelet fragments…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st August 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-838A04
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy zoomorphic central boss from a Late Iron Age or early Roman harness link. The object is solid and consists of a horse/bovine head emanating from an oval backplate. The head has a long snubbed nosed face, round ears, wide eyes formed from a double ring and annulet motif and small flaring nostrils. The mouth is open and gaping. Some detail on the top of the head and the neck suggest more features which are now to heavily worn to be certain of but may be main and harness detailing. The reverse oval backplate is heavily abraded and any additional feature…
Created on: Thursday 28th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 19th August 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-E4DC3B
Object type: HASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain type, classified as a hasp for consistancy The object has a frame with a D-shaped cross section, the flat edge oriented internally and sub-triangular in plan plate. It has a trapezoidal apex loop in same plane as the frame with with circular lobes on both upper angles at ends of narrowed bar. This loop may be a suspension loop. From the lower crossbar of this loop three spokes of metal form an openwork ray to a further crossbar, at which point there is a central round knop on both faces, and from which another three spokes of meta…
Created on: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-22C9DC
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast and engraved complete Medieval copper-alloy pedestal seal matrix likely dating to the 14th century. Description: The matrix is conical in shape with a collared pointed handle rising from a round die, at the apex of the handle is a flat circular suspension loop. The circular die face has a central design depicting a fox holding a chicken in its jaws left (right when used). The inscription reads '+SIGNO MATH'I: CREDITE SIC EI'. The matrix is mottled dark grey with a hint of green. Measurements: Height: 22.63mm, shank Thickness (at widest): 8.62mm, Diameter (at die): 22.5mm …
Created on: Thursday 25th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 5th December 2018
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Record ID: PUBLIC-9AA05C
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A damaged and worn arm of a cast copper alloy purse bar or purse frame dating from the early post-medieval period, circa AD 1550-1650. Description: The arm survives as half the rotating circular loop and the top of the right arm. The arms curves downards which would have formed the upper part of a flat frame and is decorated with cast floral/spiral decoration cast in counter-relief creating an recessed channels. These channels may have contained enamel or more likely Niello seen on many of the decorated purse bars of the period. The reverse of the arm is entirely undecorated. The susp…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-937403
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy Early-Medieval Geat Square-Headed brooch, possibly relating to Hines group I, c.AD 500-550. Description: The fragment survives as an irregulalry shaped section of the central headplate panel and upper bow of the brooch. The bow is very shallow with a raised border and a central ridge which creates two panels on the bow. The central ridge extend from the bow into the central headplate panel. Each panel has stylised Salin style I zoomorphic designs possibly with downwards facing beasts aligned with feet to the median ridge. The central panel of the h…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dumbleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D36C93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Heavily worn Iron Age cast copper-alloy Thurrock/ Kent Primary type potin / cast bronze unit of the Cantiaci, ABC120, BMC 660-66. Obv.: Head of Apollo left. Rev.: Butting bull left, Leg.: 'MA' above. Measurements: 17mm in diameter and 2.5g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D34DC8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 330-340 (Reece period 17). CONSTANTINOPOLIS reverse type depicting Victory left on prow holding shield and sceptre. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D336A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337), dating to the period AD 320-325 (Reece period 16). D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG reverse type depicting a wreath enclosing VOT/XX. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Thursday 20th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CF2E4C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 335-341 (Reece period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting Two soldiers standing either side of one standard. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CF1939
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper-alloy Roman barbarous radiate copying a coin of uncertain late-3rd century AD ruler, dating to the period AD 275-285 (Reece period 14). Reverse type depicting Salus standing left holding vertical sceptre and feeding a snake rising from an altar. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-CEED5D
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Bronze Age/Earliest Iron Age complete cast copper alloy socketed axehead of South-Eastern (LBA) or Sompting (EIA) type, of the Ewart Park/Llyn Fawr metalworking tradition. The axehead is wedge-shaped with a square socket at the haft end. Internally the socket tapers and narrows from the mouth to the cutting edge. Externally the axehead expands gently along the body before a very slightly wider flare to the curved but now damaged cutting edge. There is a wide circumferential raised mouth moulding at the socket, with a second much narrower moulding below. To one side of the mouth…
Created on: Wednesday 19th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FF66A3
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An unidentified object, apparently medieval and made from gilded silver resembling a button. It is circular, slightly domed, and decorated with well made relief ornament on a sunken field within a plain border running round the very edge. Within this is a very narrow inner quatrefoil border, and outside the angles of the quatrefoil the spandrels contain a raised dot. Around the dot are linear marks that resemble keying, and one spandrel (lower left) appears to have traces of gilding over these. The quatrefoil is filled with a seated human figure, nimbed and with a full skirt and tight…
Created on: Sunday 9th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 1st December 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FF0D87
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast lead-alloy weight of uncertain date, probably of later Post-Medieval date. The weight is pear shaped with an iron circular loop at the pinnacle that almost completes a full circle. On one side under the loop the lead weight comes outward slightly to two horizontal ridges which has two small dots within it. Each side of the ridge the pattern becomes slightly raised and moves down the outer side and rounds off in line with each other. From just under the bottom ridge two lines move outward to a fleur-de-lis that finishes in the middle. Two opposing turning spirals move to…
Created on: Sunday 9th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
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Record ID: PUBLIC-FEC81E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast early Roman copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative with a double-pierced lug, dating to c.AD 43-100. Description: The brooch has open semi-circular cross sectioned pair of wings under which the missing the spring and pin would have sat. The wings are undecorated with a prominent double pierced lug between them at the base of the bow. Part of the securing pin remains through the top piercing of the pin lug. The bow is semi-circular with a ridge running from the pierced lug at the head to roughly the apex. The brooch is broken mid way along the bow and as a r…
Created on: Sunday 9th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.