Record ID: CAM-BF29BB
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete late Post-Medieval to Modern lead alloy/pewter button. Weight is 5.83g. The body of the button is circular in shape with a diameter of 24.1mm. The body is primarily flat with just a hint of a convex curve to the front and concave curve to the reverse. The edge of the body has a thickness of 1.8mm. The moulded button's front has a beaded border of closely set pellets and inner concentric linear circular border all of which occupy the outer 2.9mm. At the centre of the front face are the capital letters, in relief, 'CAM'. These letters each have a …
Created on: Saturday 23rd July 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2022
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Record ID: CAM-BF0B35
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete stirrup strap mount of Early-Medieval date. This is a Williams Group A mount dating approximately to the 11th century AD. This mount has a pentagonal shape and weighs 20.24g. It has an incomplete height of 38.4mm a worn break having occurred across the apex fixing aperture. Similar in shape to that shown in Williams, D. 1995 p.3, fig.4. A single Scandinavian-style beast creates the edge profile to each side of the mount, its tip of ear and tip of snout represented as small rounded protrusions from the edge. The base of the mount is a straight flat…
Created on: Saturday 23rd July 2022
Last updated: Monday 24th October 2022
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Record ID: CAM-4E7E9D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval gold Angel of Henry VII (1485-1509) dating to 1490-1504, Class III (North 1696), mint: London (Tower), initial mark: pansy (both sides). Ref: North 1991: 101. Obverse: St Michael standing facing, both feet resting on dragon, which he is piercing with a spear; hEnRIC.DI.[GR]A .REX.ANGL.Z.FRAn' (saltire stops). Reverse: Ship with large cross as mast, from which the royal shield is hanging; 'h' to left of mast, rose to right; PER CRVC' TVA.SALVA.nOS.XPC.REDE'[TO]R (saltire stops). Die axis is 4 o'clock. Weight is 5.00g, diameter is 29.2mm, thickness is 0.…
Created on: Monday 29th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 11th January 2022
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Record ID: CAM-FC205F
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bifacial lead token, probably of Medieval date. This artefact has an approximately circular shape. It weighs 6.57g, has a diameter of 22.8mm and maximum thickness of 3.5mm. Decoration on both sides of the flan is in relief. At the centre, of one side of the token, there is a raised pellet of 2.7mm diameter. Raised lines, of c. 1.3mm width, radiate out from the central pellet in a similar fashion to the spokes of a bicycle wheel. Some of these lines appear to terminate with a slightly smaller pellet c.3.9mm away from the edge fo the artefact. The opposite surface of the token ha…
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-FBDA3A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of Constans (AD 333-350), dating to the period c.AD 347-348 (Reece period 17). VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN reverse type depicting Two Victories standing facing one another holding wreaths. Mint of Trier. cf. LRBC nos. 140-140a. Die axis is 5 or 6 o'clock.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-FBC4DC
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy token of Peeter Pearcce. The obverse legend reads: PEETER.PEARCCE. The obverse shows a standing shepard left, with dog. Reverse legend reads: IN BRAINTREE. Reverse field reads: .P .P and a single flower motif above and below. Initial marks on both sides of the flan are mullets. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 0.80g, diameter is 15.4mm and thickness is 0.8mm. See Williamson, G. Vol.I., p.212, (Essex) no.40.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-FB8FC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy halfpenny token of Nathaniell Boosey. The obverse legend reads: NATHANIELL.BOOSEY with the obverse field: N H, with *B* above and * below. Reverse legend reads: OF.BOCKING.IN.ESSEX with the reverse field: HIS/HALF/PENY. Initial marks on both sides of the flan are mullets. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 1.10g, diameter is 18.0mm and thickness is 0.9mm. See Williamson, G. Vol.I., p.211, (Essex) no.26.
Created on: Thursday 25th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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Record ID: CAM-879C22
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval inscribed silver finger-ring. This artefact weighs 3.48g. It has a circular hoop of 23.8mm external diameter. The band that forms the hoop has a rectangular cross-section of 4.1mm width and 1.5mm thickness (giving the hoop an internal diameter of c.20.8mm). The internal surface is undecorated and the external surface is incised with an inscription. The inscription is prefixed by a plain cross and reads: + IhESVS NAZARENVS REX which means Jesus of Nazareth King. Both of the 'N's in the inscription are reversed. The two ends have been cut diagonally…
Created on: Tuesday 15th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th March 2023
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Record ID: CAM-C99418
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A composite early Post-Medieval gold hat-hook (cap-hook) pin; bent, squashed and slightly incomplete, the end of the hook having broken away. This is a Read Early Post-Medieval Class A, Type 1 circular hat-hook. Compare with Read, B. 2008 p.191, no.708. Weight is 0.76g, maximum diameter is 12.2mm, maximum thickness (depth) is 6.0mm. At the centre of the hat-hook pin there is a collet, now squashed in on one side, that has a diameter of 4.3mm and height of 2.7mm. This collet is filled with the remains of a dark substance. This unidentified substance r…
Created on: Monday 13th July 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2023
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Record ID: CAM-57A678
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A silver early Post-Medieval vervel. This artefact weighs 1.67g. It is formed from a rectangular length of silver that has been curved round to form a circular loop, that has since been squashed slightly into a sub-circular loop. The strip has a sub-rectangular cross-section, having flat interior and external surfaces and slightly convexly curved edges. Use of a flexible dress-makers tape-measure indicates that the white metal strip has a length of c.47.0mm. The strip has a width of 5.8mm and thickness of 0.8mm. The loop has an external diameter of 15.0mm. The ends of the strip are blu…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
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Record ID: CAM-CD4905
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of gilt copper-alloy from an uncertain artefact type. This fragment weighs 5.09g. It appears to be from the possible corner of the artefact, a once flat and now slightly bent piece of metal that has a 'V' shape. The external angle is c.80 degrees and the internal angle is slightly less than 70 degrees. The fragment has a width at a transverse worn irregular break of 13.2mm and 12.2mm at the worn irregular diagonal break. Both the internal and external edge to the corner is curved and the fragment has a width measurement of 17.7mm across this axis. The fragment has a smooth …
Created on: Monday 2nd September 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: CAM-F5F949
Object type: RAPIER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy artefact or component part of an artefact. An exact parallel can be seen in Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G., 2007, pp.226 & 228, pl.48, no.3141. This reference describes the object as part of the handle from an 18th century AD rapier "Outer, curved knuckle-guard fragment...". The handle fragment described here has suffered a recurving bend which alters its shape slightly from that shown in Griffiths, D., Philpott. R. and Egan, G., 2007, pp.226. although the original artefact would have been exactly the same. The object is formed of a length …
Created on: Monday 29th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: CAM-01EA20
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub-spherical lead artefact, probably an unfinished musket ball. This spherical item has a diameter of 10.7mm and, with a thin layer of dried mud covering much of the surface, weighs 7.43g. A seemingly integral protrusion immerges from the side of the sphere. This sub-circular to sub-oval protrusion has a maximum diameter of 4.6mm adjacent to the main sphere and extends out for a length of 2.7mm. The end of this protrusion flares out to an irregular shaped sub-oval measuring 5.3mm x 4.5mm. The terminal of this appendage slants diagonally and has an irregular shaped edge. The centre …
Created on: Saturday 18th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: CAM-01A813
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cylindrical lead object, most probably used as a weight. This artefact weighs 67.38g (c.2.38oz) and has a length of 22.9mm. One end has a subtle convex curved transverse terminal with a diameter of 19.8mm. The walls of the weight taper slightly to a flat transverse terminal at the opposing end, which has a diameter of 18.6mm. All of the surfaces are relatively smooth and no evidence of decoration or means of attachment or suspension are visible. Such items are extremely difficult to date unless found within sealed archaeological contexts during excavation. As such it has not be…
Created on: Saturday 18th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: CAM-8346D1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy Post-Medieval crotal bell. The bell is spherical in shape, weighs 32.09g and has a total height of 37.0mm. At the top of the upper hemisphere an integral suspension loop projects upwards. This loop has a rectangular external shape of 16.5mm width, 4.1mm thickness and the loop accounts for 9.5mm of the total height. The arms that form the loop have rectangular cross-sections. The internal walls of the loop have a semi-circular aperture shape that measure 7.5mm width and height of 6.1mm. The upper hemisphere has a maximum diameter of 28.3mm. The upper surfa…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: CAM-834225
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy crotal bell of Post-Medieval date. The bell is spherical in shape with a height of 28.6mm. From the top of the upper hemisphere a, now missing, suspension loop would originally have projected. Only the scar of one of the vertical bars of this loop and a maximum height of 3.0mm of the other vertical bar, show the location of this missing part of the artefact. These trace remains suggest that the vertical bars had a sub-circular cross-section of 4.4mm diameter, at the base, and were set with a gap of 5.7mm apart. These trace remains of the loop also increase t…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd September 2019
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Record ID: CAM-8326A6
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval copper-alloy Nurenbrug jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II, AD 1586-1635. Obverse shows three crowns arranged alternately with three Lis positioned centrifugally around a central rose (with annulet centre). Obverse legend reads: HANNS.KRAVWINCKEL.IN.NV . Reverse shows an Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a tressure with three main arches. No ornaments around the tressure. The reverse legend reads: GOTT.ALLEIN.DIE.EERESEI . Die axis is 12 o'clock. The initial mark on both sides of the flan is a flower formed of a central pellet surrounded by six pellets.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Record ID: CAM-831D79
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy 'cart-wheel' penny of George III, AD 1760-1820. The obverse shows a laureate and draped bust right. Obverse legend reads GEORGIUS III.D:G.REX . The reverse shows Britannia seated left. The reverse legend reads BRITANNIA - 1797. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 27.5g, diameter is 36.0mm, thickness is 3.4mm.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Record ID: CAM-831536
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy One Cent coin of the Netherlands dating to AD 1880. The obverse shows the Arms of Netherland, a crowned lion rampant left, holding a raised sword and bundle of arrows, on a background of fifteen shields, within a beaded border. The obverse legend reads: KONINGRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN - 1880. The reverse shows 1 (above) CENT within a wreath. Die axis is 6 o'clock. Weight is 2.35g, diameter is 19.0mm, thickness is 1.2mm. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_the_Netherlands and https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5534.html .
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
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Record ID: CAM-830BEE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of James I, AD 1603-1625. The obverse shows a Crowned rose. Obverse legend reads I.D'G'ROSA SINE [S]PINA. The reverse shows a Crowned thistle. Reverse legend reads TVEATVR.V[NIT]A.D[EV]S. Die axis is 5 o'clock. Weight is 0.65g, diameter is 17.3mm and thickness is 0.4mm.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 4th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District Area', grid reference and parish protected.