Record ID: DEV-1C47A2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy French medieval jetton of Crown type, dating to AD 1385-1461. Obverse depicting variation on crown, reverse: Triple-stranded cross fleuretty. Worn obverse but compare Mitchiner Vol. One, cf. no. 470. Measurements: 24.1mm diameter, weight 2.61g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-FBD0BD
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn post medieval coin weight dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The coin weight is square in shape and appears to be bifacial, with unclear and very worn designs on both sides. The weight suggests it may have been used for the French half Ecu or half Ecu au soleil, another square bifacial coin weight, as in SUR-AC8E36. The ecu was valued at 4 shillings in England during the early 16th century. Measurements: 12.8mm length, 12.7mm width, weight 1.66g.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 27th July 2023
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Record ID: DEV-F58A9A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy annular buckle dating to the late medieval period, c. AD 1400-1650. The buckle frame survives, the pin is missing. It is double looped, with both loops crescentic in shape. The frame is rectangular in cross section with a bevelled inner edge. The central bar is trapezoidal in cross section. There is a large area of iron decay around the bottom of the central bar, which may be the remnants of an iron pin or may be unrelated.  Whitehead (2002: 45) no. 256 is similar, and is dated from the late medieval to post medieval period. DEV-5AFBCD i…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-F56823
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy shoe or knee buckle dating to the post medieval period, c. AD 1660-1720. The buckle comprises the frame, the drilled spindle and pin are now missing. Large patches of iron decay suggest the spindle was once iron. It is sub rectangular in shape and would have been double looped, with the internal corners markedly rounded. The frame is D-shaped in cross section, and swells along its horizontal and vertical sides, tapering to narrowed corners.  Whitehead (1996) illustrates a similar example on page 99, no.616. He suggests that these buckles were…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-F55ED8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle dating to the post medieval period, c.  AD 1550-1600. Approximately 50% of the frame survives. It was once double looped, remaining trapezoidal in shape and flattened in cross section. The frame is decorated with a series of knops, placed at each of the corners, and at the four cardinal points. All these knops are rounded in shape. It is similar to DEV-5C31C9, and to Marshall type 3A which he dates to 1550-1650. Measurements: 16.7mm length, 18.4mm width, weight 2.4g.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-F4FEA5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy pot leg dating to the post medieval period, c. 1500-1750. The leg is D-shaped in cross section with a flat back and a convex front. It has five conjoined convex ribs on the outer face, evenly spaced apart and relatively shallow. Above the ribs is a raised fetlock which runs horizontally across the outer face. The break is directly above this fetlock, but the ribs continue above it up to the break, and survive in better condition here. The foot has a markedy pointed central rib, and as a result is triangular in cross section. Cast copper alloy vessels wer…
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
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Record ID: DEV-F4BAA1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy vessel fragment comprising a pot leg, dating to AD 1600-1700. The fragment is broken on both vertical edges and preserves only the central element of the vessel leg, without the diagnostic ribs or fetlock that would enable further identificiation. It is rectangular in shape and appears simple in execution, possibly a variant on Butler et al (2009, 4)'s Type C, which they consider as in use by the 16th century and "almost universal" by the 17th Measurements: 31.9mm length, 31.0mm width, 11mm thickness, weight 44.94g.
Created on: Monday 14th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 13th March 2023
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Record ID: DEV-60F8F1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval pin, dating to c. AD 1500-1700. The pin is circular in section with a globular terminal, which has a slight point at its apex. There is a slight break at the tapering sharp end, which is now missing. It is similar to SF-52A635, which suggests that pins of this form are usually associated with sewing and/or fastening clothing.  Measurements: 44.3mm length, 2.9mm diameter, weight 2.16g.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-60BF2E
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy coin weight for the double crown issued under Charles I (AD 1625-1649) dating to AD 1625-1649.  Obverse showing bust with inscription CAROLUS REX (as Withers and Withers 2011: 33), reverse showing crowned X (as Withers and Withers 2011: 18, h).  Measurements: 17.9mm diameter, weight 3.0g.
Created on: Monday 7th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 17th August 2023
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Record ID: DEV-216AF0
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy belt mount dating to c. AD 1550-1650. The mount is composed of a pointed terminal, which flares to a trefoliate centre, which has a trefoliate aperture in the centre. Above this is a loosely lozenge shaped plate, which is hollow on the reverse. One pointed lug survives on the reverse just adjacent to the aperture, and the stub of a second lug survives directly below this on the other side of the aperture at the base of the terminal. It is reminscent of other strap fittings including DOR-BCB061. Measurements: 34.5mm length, 14.3mm width, 1.…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-213EF9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An elaborate but incomplete post medieval buckle dating to c. AD 1700-1800. The buckle is rectangular in shape and comprises the frame, the separately drilled spindle is now missing although its casings are visible on the reverse of the buckle. The frame is decorated with an intricate moulded openwork design which comprises a circular sunburst at the points where the spindle would join the frame and the midpoints of the veritcal frame sides, and pointed oval repeats of this design in each of the four cardinal corners.There is further swirling designs which flank these, leaving op…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-2116A6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Four fragments of four different post medieval buckles, dating from AD 1600-1750. The first fragment is of a drilled spindle buckle, comprising a small part of the frame, with the nub for the spindle attachment visible. The second fragment is of the vertical side of a double looped buckle with a scalloped decoration, akin to DEV-76FBFC. The third fragment is from an elaborate and once silvered buckle, but again comprises only a small part of the frame, where the silvering and moulded decoration is visible. The fourth fragment is a slightly larger fragment compr…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-20ACC9
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch of initial T-shaped type dating to AD 75-150, The brooch comprises the wings and upper part of the bow. The wings are boxy and cylindrical, and slightly reminiscent of Polden Hill types, although without the diagnostic spring. There is a circular cell for enamel decoration on the bow, which is D-shaped in section and breaks as it tapers back downwards. Measurements: 23.9mm length, 22.1mm width, 6mm thickness, weight 4.22g.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 13th January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-208A07
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman brooch of initial T-shaped type dating to AD 75-150, The brooch comprises the catchplate and the lower part of the bow of the brooch. The catchplate is triangular and the bow is rectangular, tapering to a point. The bow is hollowed out on the reverse. The surface is eroded and pitted. It is likely a south western variant on an initial T-shaped type Measurements: 32mm length, 12mm width, 3.9mm thickness, weight 3.51g.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-206A5A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine, dating from AD 318 to 324, Reece Period 16. VIRTVS EXERCIT reverse type depicting two captives back to back against a central standard with VOT XX inscribed on it. The coin is damaged and c. 15% is now missing. Unknown mint. Measurements: 11.9mm diameter, 2.0mm thickness, weight 0.69g.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-F334D4
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rowel fragment of late medieval to post medieval copper alloy spur, dating to c. AD 1400-1600. Only the rowel of the spur survives. The rowel is formed in the shape of a five pointed star, with all five points relatively equal in size and girth. At its centre is a circular aperture, originally for attachment to the spur itself. It is convex on both sides, with the points of the stars raised along the centre line and tapering to their sharp edges. Rowel spurs were introduced in the 13th century, and remained in use until at least the 17th century. The relatively large siz…
Created on: Tuesday 7th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2022
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Record ID: DEV-E278BC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy coin weight issued under Charles I (AD 1625-1647). The coin weight is circular and unifaced, with a stamped mark of a crowned initial C on the obverse and a central circular flan, in addition to the stamped ewer mark of the City of London. Measurements: 14.9mm diameter, 2.8mm thickness, weight 2.87g.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2022
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Record ID: DEV-24A931
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a probable post medieval copper alloy purse bar dating to AD 1500-1600. The fragment comprises the central part of the bar with the large twisted suspension loop. The ends taper, but the fragment is extremely worn. There are areas of iron corrosion on the copper alloy surfaces, a phenomenon known from other purse fragments as with DEV-839D6B. The rusted iron loop of BH-74407E is a particularly good comparison. The surviving elements are too worn to ascertain class. Measurements: 97.1mm length, 29.4mm height, 5.6mm width,6.9mm thickness, weight 35.12g.
Created on: Monday 15th November 2021
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2022
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Record ID: DEV-E5DE84
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and corroded copper alloy and iron buckle dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1400-1500. The buckle is single looped, and the frame is a D shape in plan and flattened in cross section, with the large central pin adhered to the frame by corrosion. The surface is much pitted, and an iron oxide coating is present in some areas. It is fragile and fragmenting. Measurements: 35.1mm length, 26mm width, 5.3mm thickness, weight 12.05g.
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2021
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Record ID: DEV-E5C0E2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle dating to the post medieval to modern period, c. AD 1650-1800. The buckle frame and pin survive in good ocndition. The buckle is double looped, rectangular in shape, with two D-shaped lobes placed symmetrically. The pin is formed of a single strip of wire which is wrapped around the central bar and tapers to a point. The bar itself is lozenge shaped in section, and the interior of the buckle frame is faceted. These small and neat buckles are closely associated with the 18th century and may have been used to secure shoes. Measurements: 23…
Created on: Friday 12th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th November 2021
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