Record ID: BUC-9FDC36
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy possible cheek piece from a harness fitting, dating to c. 11th century AD. Williams type 2.  The cheek piece is sub triangular in shape, with sightly concave ends. The wider end has a semi circular perforation, there are two worn breaks either side. There are incised lines decorating the surface, it is unclear what these depict. The piece then narrows to a rounded knop which is thicker than the body. There is no decoration on the reverse, which has an irregular surface. This may be from wear, or from the …
Created on: Saturday 24th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-9F92BA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval copper alloy strap end of Class B Type 2, dating from c. AD 750-1100. The strap end is sub triangular in shape, the split attachment end is at the wider end. The strap end narrows gradually to a rounded point. The terminal point is worn, but originally would have been zoomorphic in design. Running up the face of the strap end is incised decoration, the strap end is worn so it is unclear what it depicts.  At the split attachment end are two circular perforations on both plates, on the front plate one of these perforations is worn and broken.…
Created on: Saturday 24th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-9F745E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval possible strap end or buckle plate, dating to c. AD 500-800. The object is rectangular, and open work. One end is slightly wider, with two large circular perforations, and a smaller perforation beside it. The plate then narrows, with a tear shaped perforation in the centre. Either side of it is a raised border. The plate terminates with three rounded projections. It is slightly curved in cross section, and has a light green brown patina. It measures 31.8mm in length, 17.4mm in width, 2.3mm in thickness and weighs 5.01g. 
Created on: Saturday 24th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-9F4863
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy pommel of 'cocked hat' type, dating to the Early medieval period, c. AD 500-700.  The pommel is triangular in shape with slightly concave sides, with a rounded top point, and pointed flat ends. The open end is rectangular in shape. The inside of the pommel is hollow. There is damage to one of the edges of the pommel, and it is worn. There is no visible decoration. It has  a light green brown patina, and measures 33.9mm in length, 13.6mm in width, 12.2mm in height, and weighs 2.33g. Similar to Macgregor and Bolick 1993, page 238, number 46.3.
Created on: Saturday 24th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-76F965
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval disc brooch, dating from c. 5th to 6th century AD. The brooch is flat and circular, the edges are worn and broken so it is more an oval shape.The face is decorated with punched ring-and-dot motifs, one in the centre, and four equally spaced around the edge of the disc.  The reverse is not decorated. On one edge there is a worn rectangular projection, and opposite is a smaller rounded projection. These are the remains of the pin lug and catchplate. The pin is now missing.  The brooch has a mid green patina, with patches of light…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-76D0B1
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Roman to Early Medieval copper alloy pin, dating to AD 300-500. The pin head is biconvex with a central ridge running around the circumference of the head, creating two halves. The top half narrows to a rounded point in the centre of the head, and is conical in shape. The lower half extends downwards in a conical shape, and narrows to the integral shaft. This has a raised collar, and is sub circular in shape. The pin is very worn, and is a light red brown colour. It meaures 20.1mm in length, 10.8mm by 10.1mm across the head, and weighs 3.99g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-8F2413
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early medieval copper alloy strap end dating from AD 750-950, class A type 1. The strap end is a long oval shape with convex sides, narrowing to the zoomorphic terminal. There is a worn break before the attachment end, originally it would have had a split attachment end. The strap end is decorated with incised lines in a Trewhiddle style, it's unclear what the motif depicts. There is white material contained within the recesses.  The terminal end is decorated with a moulded zoomorphic head. The head has a long snout which is concave…
Created on: Tuesday 30th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-A821DB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver early medieval penny or sceat dating to c. AD 710-765. Series E type E105. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, pellet on body, body outlined in small pellets above and below. Crescent enclosing two bars and cross pommee. Reverse: Degenerate, beaded, standard containing opposing right angles, saltire and trefoil with central annulet. Pellet, three bars and crescent above. Abramson 2006 page 87.
Created on: Friday 19th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 15th March 2024
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Record ID: BUC-D2640C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver early medieval penny or sceat dating to c. AD  680-710. Series BX type 26. Obverse: Diademed bust right, crescent ear, shoulder breaking serpent shoulder. Possible blundered legend.  Reverse: Bird on cross, steps break serpent circle, annulet either side of bird and of steps.  Abramson 2006 page 49.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-566854
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy early medieval strap end, dating from c. AD 750-1100. The strap end is triangular in shape. The face of the strap end is broken up into two sections. The first goes to where the strap end starts to narrow. It is rectangular in shape, and has a border of indented pellets running around the edge. In the centre is a rectangular concaved section. At the top of this section is a worn break. The second section is the terminal end of the strap end, this is broadly triangular in shape, with a border of indented pellets running around the edge. Again the central …
Created on: Friday 22nd December 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-4C0714
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver penny or sceat dating to AD 700-765. Series E, variety A, E140. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, crescent enclosing four bars.  Reverse: Beaded standard enclosing angular symbols and central annulet, representing degenerate TOTII legend Abramson 2006, page 86, E140.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-4BDA6C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver penny or sceat dating to AD 685-704 . Series E, sub group 7, type 105.  Obverse: Quilled crescent with pellet head, coiled right, enclosing four bars, with wavy exergual line. Reverse: Runic Æthili/ræd in two lines either side of base line within a triple beaded border. Abramson 2006, page 90, E500.
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-492019
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Early Medieval hooked tag or link from a strap distributor of the 'socketed hook' type, dating from the early 11th century. The hook consists of a moulded quartrefoil boss with a circular loop projecting behind, below the boss is a flat plate that descends down to the hook which is worn and broken. The plate is moulded and is lozenge and oval shaped. Along the opposite edge of the hoop another bar descends down and attaches to the hook and the back of the plate. The tag is very worn, and is a red brown colour, with patches of green patina. The tag mea…
Created on: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-3DE1E1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval object, possibly a buckle tongue, dating from c. AD 500-700. The tongue is zoomorphic in style, the creature has a long curved snout with a rounded groove underneath to sit on the buckle bar.  There is a smaller rounded groove next to it. There is an incised circular spiral on both sides of the snout. There is a ring and dot eye, with the edge of the tongue projecting out slightly round this, and another smaller rounded projection in front of it. There is a diagonal incised line or scratch in front of one of the eyes on one side. The head of the creature nar…
Created on: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th December 2023
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Record ID: BUC-AEABE6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible early medieval pin, dating from c. AD 450-1000. The pin has an expanded head, flattened and perforated, below this is a rounded oval neck followed by two notches. The pin shaft is circular in cross section, bent in two places, and ending in a worn break. It has a mid green patina, and measures 66.5mm in length, 4.9mm at maximum width, and 4.60g. Similar to Macgregor and Bolick 1993, page 186, number 31.32. 
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: BUC-AE0489
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap end dating from AD 750-950, class A. The strap end is a long oval shape with convex sides,there is a worn break where the strap end starts to narrow. The terminal end is missing. It has a split attachment end with two circular perforations for the now missing rivets. Below this the strap end is decorated with incised lines in a Trewhiddle style. The reverse is undecorated. The strap end has a dark green patina, the recesses have a white brown colour held within them. It measures 25.4mm in length, 10.4mm in width, 2.8mm in maximum th…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: BUC-AD1299
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early Medieval copper alloy strap end of Class B Type 2, dating from c. AD 750-1100. The strap end is a long sub triangular shape, the split attachment end is at the wider end. The attachment end is worn, and has a shallow trifoliate shape along the edge. There is a  circular rivet in each corner.  The strap end narrows gradually to a rounded point. The terminal point is worn, and is zoomorphic in design. The creature has a snout with two circular impressions representing the nostrils. The snout narrows on both sides before widening to the two circu…
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: BUC-4573A8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval zoomorphic possible strap end or mount, dating from c. AD 750-1100. The terminal end of the strap end is moulded decoration in the shape of an animal. The creature has a long snout, raised rounded etes, and two rounded ears which are possibly rivets. There is incised decoration inbetween the nose and eyes which is formed of two triangles, the point is between the eyes. The main body of the strap end is decoated with an interlaced design. At the attachment edge there is a seperate rivet in the two corners. The second plate of the strap end is missing, and th…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd September 2023
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Record ID: BUC-44C2DE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An fragment of a copper alloy early medieval saucer brooch, dating to c. 5th-6th century AD. The brooch would have originally been circular, with an upturned rim, only about a third of it remains. Some of the decoration remains, there are three running spirals visible. This has a circular border running around the outer edge. On the reverse there is a raised section, it is unclear if this is the catchplate or the pin hinge.  The brooch has a brown patina, with patches of orange. It measures 30.0mm in length, 20.8mm in width, and weighs 8.80g.  Similar to Macgregor…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: BUC-448BAD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy early medieval saucer brooch, dating to c. 5th-6th century AD. The brooch is circular with an upturned rim. It has a central raised pellet surrounded by a five sided border. This is surrounded by five running spirals, two circular pellet borders and a groove running along the rim. On the reverse there is the remains of the pin hinge and catch plate. The pin is missing. The brooch has two cracks in it, and has been distorted out of shape. The brooch has a brown patina, with patches of green and orange. It measures 42mm by 40.3mm, and weighs 10.70g.  …
Created on: Friday 15th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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