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Record ID: DEV-C907C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sestertius of Claudius, 41-54 Rome, AD 43-44 Obv. [TI CLAVD C]AESAR AVG P M [TR P III]; laureate head r. Rev. EX S C / OB / CIVES / SERVATOS in four lines in oak-wreath Classification: RIC vol. 1, p. 128, no. 96 Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. As there is no i…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elburton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DEV-C91AC6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin, probably a sestertius. Minted at Rome, 41-54 Obverse: [ ]; laureate head of probably Claudius right; unclear rectangular countermark to right. of head. Reverse is illegible. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. As there is no image this example could not be c…
Created on: Friday 8th February 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
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Record ID: DEV-C923B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ?As - possibly of Nero, 54-68 Possibly mint of Lugdunum Obv. [ ] head right, possibly with bust terminating in globe Rev. illegible
Created on: Friday 8th February 2008
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elburton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-821878
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin. The coin is an As of the emperor Domitian, dating from 81- 96 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 28th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 13th May 2010
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Record ID: DEV-9DA5A2
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A number of clay pipe fragments, bowls and stems, recovered from a garden. Three of note include a 36mm length of stem with the name of the district 'STONEHOUSE' on one side and the name of the maker 'WAKEHAM' stamped on the other. One bowl is highly decorated with Masonic symbols, including right angle and dividers, with a shield on the other side. It is 18th or 19th century in date. A third plain bowl, with a large heel and rilling around the mouth of the bowl is earlier and probably 17th century.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2004
Last updated: Thursday 26th March 2020
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Record ID: DEV-176685
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy double tournois of Louis XIII (AD 1610-1643). The obverse depicts the laureate bust of the king in profile facing right. The inscription reads [LOVS.XIII.R.DE.]FRAN.ET.[NAVA.D.] The reverse depicts three fleurs-de-lys in triangular formation. The inscription reads DOVBLE.[TOURNOIS.] Dimensions: diameter: 19.50mm; weight: 1.80g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: DEV-ACD275
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post Medieval undecorated lead alloy vessel or container, dating from c. AD 1400 - 1600. The vessel is D-shaped in section; being rounded at the front and flat at the back. The vessel is open at the top, and the sides taper towards the closed end. There are no attachment holes or rivets visible, suggesting that the vessel stood on its own rather then being attached to a wall. Similar examples of this object have often been referred to as bird feeders or holy water holders. See IOW-9AEDE6 for a similar example; and for 'alternative suggestions..including: dice shaker…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: DEV-AD0192
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post Medieval undecorated lead alloy vessel or container, dating from c. AD 1400 - 1600. The vessel is D-shaped in section; being rounded at the front and flat at the back. The vessel is open at the top, and the sides taper towards the closed end. There are no attachment holes or rivets visible, suggesting that the vessel stood on its own rather then being attached to a wall. Similar examples of this object have often been referred to as bird feeders or holy water holders. See IOW-9AEDE6 for a similar example; and for 'alternative suggestions..including: dice shaker…
Created on: Tuesday 31st March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: DEV-0FFB25
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron age or early Roman copper alloy small human figuring. The figure isa standing male with rounded head, bent arms, his left hand resting at the waist and right pointing rowards his genetalia, a prominent, probably broken phallus, shorterned legs held straight and together and small, thin feet. From the photograph the figure has probably moulded straight nose and incised lines to indicate the eyes and mouth on th large, bulbous head, there is either no hair indicated or it is very worn. A deeply indent line runs down the spine to the bottom and between the cheeks. The hand pointed …
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: DEV-62D534
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a coarseware medieval vessel, probably a pear shaped jug, dating to c. AD 1350-1500. The fragment comprises the handle and part of the inner surface of the vessel. The fabric is orange in colour, with a glaze applied that gives the areas where the glaze survives a more buff coloured appearance. It has a sandy appearance, with some large dark inclusions but also white inclusions which appear to be shell used as temper. In the main this is crushed to a fine consistency, but there is one particularly noticeable shell inclusion present on the lower part of the handle…
Created on: Monday 8th March 2021
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
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Record ID: DEV-ADAABF
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval to post medieval writing lead or early form of lead pencil, dating to c. 1400 to 1600 AD. The pencil is rectangular in cross section with rounded corners, and tapers to a sharp triangular point used for writing. At the opposite end the rectangle becomes more flattened, before flaring outwards to form a fishtail shape, with a notched V between two triangular terminals. At the midpoint of the shaft of the pencil are two slender inscribed lines which ring it. LVPL-DFE099 has a similar flared end, but lacks the distinctive v-shaped form of the terminal. NMS-1DF42…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: DEV-E45FA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy coin. The coin is a sestertius of first or second century date.
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 12th February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-E1E459
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 101 base metal Roman nummi all dating to between AD 319 and AD 337, with at least 93 coins dating to AD 318-324 (Reece Period 16). This latter group is of almost uniformly excellent condition, with several fused together into small groups and others retaining traces of a silver wash. There are some exceptions which are notably more worn or incomplete, in a small minority of cases probably due to over cleaning subsequent to finding. The mints represented within the group are exclusively western, with a clear bias towards London and in particular the BEAT TRANQLITAS issu…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 27th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plympton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-8A5096
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Published
Description of the coins The coins were minted between AD 318 and 324, and are a denomination commonly known as the nummus. The coins were produced at a number of mints around the empire (with an expected bias towards the local Roman mint of London). The coins from the earlier find are also from within the same narrow time-period. Summary mint London Trier Siscia Uncert. Total 318-324 36 25 1 18 80 Irregular 1 1 Total 36 25 1 19 81 Conclusion On the balance of probabilities, therefore, I conclude that these coins were buried together as a hoard and constitute a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Plymouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-6B7195
Object type: CROSS PENDANT
Broad period: MODERN
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Published
a 'celtic-style' cross. The cross has a ring design surrounding the cross' intersection, joining each of the four arms. The ring and the cross share a common centre. Decoration on the upper surface and undecorated back.
Created on: Tuesday 27th April 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 1st February 2011
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Record ID: DEV-AEDD76
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: City of Plymouth
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper alloy palstave of South Western type dating to the Taunton/Penard phase (c. 1400 - 1100 BC). The palstave is in good condition, with the copper alloy surface faded to a dark brown-ish orange with small patches of green patinisation and even smaller patches where the original shiny golden colour of the copper alloy persists. This survival, even to a small extent, is probably due to its deposition in a semi-waterlogged context. The butt is broad and the septum is relatively thick at 9.7mm. On either side of the septem the outer edges gradually rise upwards, creating a…
Created on: Wednesday 7th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th February 2020
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