Record ID: HESH-C4A495
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular incomplete cast lead alloy vessel repair (pot mend) of probable Roman date (50-400). In plan the repair is broadly oval in shape and irregular in cross section; originally it would have been H shaped but it has been snapped across the mid-point and only a small projecting nub survives. These types of mend were used during many different periods but this example has been found with other datable Roman finds The vessel repair measures 24mm length, and is 20mm wide
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-B21DDB
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A near complete cast copper alloy key handle of Roman date (AD 50-300). The fragment consists of the upper ornamental openwork key handle, and part of the socketed junction which would have joined to the iron shank. The key fragment is irregular in plan and profile. The junction with the iron shaft is sub rectangular in both plan and profile and contains part of the iron shank of the body of the key which is broken but relatively un-corroded. Part of thee junction box is lost due to an old eroded break - each of the four faces are decorated with a series of three horizontal cast bands…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2022
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Record ID: HESH-B0E584
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date (75-200AD). The head of the brooch is incomplete as the sides are lost through erosion; this has resulted in the loss of the spring fixing mechanism. An integrally cast head plate extends from the upper edge of the head - the upper edge is rolled back to form an eroded hook and a circular hole pierces it at the centre. The reverse face of the head is flat and the two D shaped lugs which would have held the sprung pin are lost. The bow is comma shaped extending at an angle of 90 degrees from the head of the brooch. It tapers in …
Created on: Monday 5th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-4DE3DC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy element from a composite three piece strap end of Medieval date (AD 1250-1450). The extant fragment consists of the forward edge of the central forked spacer plate / middle portion of the strap-end. The element is incomplete and comprises truncated annular ring, behind which would have been a forked spacer but this area is now lost. On the forward edge is a projecting acorn shaped knop -like terminal. the fragment is a mid grey green colour with a well formed surface patina. Similar examples are illustrated in Egan, G & Pritchard, F, 2002, 'Dress Access…
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-4D3448
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy openwork key handle, probably dating to AD 150-410. The key is incomplete with only part of the openwork trilobate or 'fleur de lys' handle surviving. There are irregular oval (keyhole) shaped cast holes either side of a central circular aperture.The handle has a worn rounded knop on the upper edge of the central lobe, and a similar heavily worm decorative sub-rectangular ridges projecting from each side lobe. At the base of the handle is a rectangular heavily abraded socket with evidence of iron oxide (corrosion) present; it is within this socket that…
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Thursday 1st October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-486B46
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper alloy two-piece bow brooch of Roman date (AD 60-200). This find has been recorded from images supplied by the finder - it seems as if this brooch is a hybrid between a Polden Hill and a Wirral style brooch. The wings are complete with flat and pierced end caps. The axis bar and part of the spring are present; the axis bar is formed from a length of copper alloy wire and holds the spring and pin in place. The fragment of spring has been turned four times and would have been fixed to the head by an external cord fixed to a rearward facing hook positioned at the mi…
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
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Record ID: HESH-43FFCD
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead or lead alloy weight of probable medieval date (1300 - 1550). The weight is heavily abraded and plough rolled having lost much of its original surface. What remains is a broadly oval (with tapering sides terminating in blunt points) in plan and lozenge (diamond) shaped in cross section. On the upper point is a broken integral cast suspension loop - the upper part has been lost - originally it would have been circular in plan and oval in cross section. The body of the weight has a large central rib which extends from the upper edge to the base and a thickened exterior rib whi…
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clun', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-20E908
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy unifaced token of later medieval or post medieval date (1200-1800). The token is a D shape in plan with a broken perforated edge. A single drilled hole is present on one edge, possibly from where the token had been reused as a small plaque. The upper face has a raised central boss like pellet which is enclosed by six lentoid shaped hoops arranged in a symmetrical pattern forming a compass drawn flower or daisy wheel. The reverse is plain and undecorated. The token has a grey coloured surface patina. The design of these daisy wheel marks are often associat…
Created on: Monday 28th September 2020
Last updated: Monday 28th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clun', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-1E7358
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Claudius I (AD 41-54), dating to the period c.AD 50-54 (Reece period 2). AGRIPPINAE AVGVSTAE reverse type depicting the draped bust of Agrippina right wearing crown of corn ears and with long plait. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 126, no. 81.
Created on: Monday 28th September 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishops Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-A12B71
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage - Treaty Period (1363-69), struck at the mint in Calais (North 1246). Ref: North 1991: 56. Obverse: Shield Quartered with the arms of England and France within a tressure of eight arches with lis shaped terminals. Above the shield a cross EDWARD DEI GRA REX AnGL (unbarred A; double saltire stops between elements) Reverse: Floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb; in each angle a lion passant guardant; all within a tressure of eight arches. At the centre of the reverse cross is a voided …
Created on: Thursday 10th September 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 16th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-B34948
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver shilling of William III Obverse:- Bust of William III facing right, inscription 'GULIELMVS III DEI GRA' Reverse:- Four crowned shields arranged in cruciform pattern around a central shield - inscription 'MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX'. Date above 1697.
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wesbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-B30B7A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver clipped threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) - struck at the tower of London mint in 1569. North:1998
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alberbury with Cardeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9E16C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Charles I (AD 1625-49) struck at the mint in London - Group D - fourth bust initial mark - two pellets North 2270
Created on: Wednesday 5th August 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alberbury with Cardeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-4956B2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead or lead alloy bi-faced half ounce weight of probable later medieval date (1300-1650). The weight is circular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section. The front face of the weight depicts a relatively crudely depicted fleur-de-lis. The reverse depicts A voided long cross with a V shaped wedge in each divided quarter. The weight is a mid cream grey colour with an even patina which covers all surfaces. The edges (and faces) of the weight have been abraded causing it to become asymmetrical in plan. The weight measures 25mm in diameter, and is 4mm thick. It weighs 15 grams…
Created on: Saturday 1st August 2020
Last updated: Saturday 1st August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cardeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-48E3C9
Object type: NUT CRACKERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete pair of cast copper alloy nut crackers, of Post Medieval / Later 18th Century date. The nut crackers consist of two identical parts hinged together at the top. Only one arm survives the upper part being broken across the upper part. The hinge is cast and held by a copper alloy axis bar. The upper part is made up of two solid plates, with a faceted D shape cross section . Below this are a series of circular sectioned turned balusters with plain collars. The 'handles' are located below the turned area, and consist of a D section element that curves initially away from the …
Created on: Friday 31st July 2020
Last updated: Friday 31st July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cardeston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-337BE8
Object type: SADDLE QUERN
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large but fragmentary section of a saddle quern or polissoir of potential prehistoric date (Neolithic - Iron Age 4000 BC - 250 BC). The fragment is incomplete but has a steeply sloping sides with a wide shallow central grinding space. In cross section it is V shaped. The stone is a mica rich sandstone which has spalled in places. The external edges are all worn and abraded. None of the original external edges are present. The function of the stone is unclear - it is most likely to be a saddle quern for grinding grain - although it could equally be a grinding stone or polissoir for s…
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Friday 31st July 2020
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Record ID: HESH-1FD54D
Object type: AXE HAMMER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone perforated axe-hammer of probable very late Neolithic or early Bronze Age date (2500-1800 BC). Smaller axe-hammers are also known as Battle Axes and some of the smaller examples have been recorded as perforated maces (mace-heads). The differences between these types / classifications are uncertain and the artefact type as a whole is in need of reassessment in line with modern discoveries and approaches to artefact studies. This axe-hammer is relatively long and narrow being from a pecked and ground igneous rock. This rock has been identified from observation of the surface …
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 30th July 2020
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Record ID: HESH-6359C4
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead or lead alloy papal bulla (seal) of Pope Innocent IIII (IV) dating from the medieval period specifically 25th June 1243 – 7th December 1254. The bulla is broadly circular in plan and rectangular in cross section; it is also worn and corroded. Some of this corrosion obscures the raised detail. The front (recta) side of the bulla depicts the faces of Saint Paul and Saint Peter with a cross between them. Above the Saints’ heads appears the abbreviation of St Paul and St Peter 'SPA SPE'. St. Paul is depicted with a long beard and a balding scalp with little hair, and St Peter (…
Created on: Wednesday 8th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 9th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridgnorth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0834DD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete base silver Roman denarius of Maximinus Thrax (AD 235-238), dating to the period AD 236 (Reece period 11). Obverse: [IMP MAXIMI]NVS PIVS AVG, Laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right Reverse: PAX A[VGVS]TI, Pax standing left holding branch and transverse sceptre Mint of Rome As RIC IV.2, p. 140, no. 12; BMC VI, p. 228, nos. 68-71
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chirbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-07B789
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cut half penny of Henry III (AD 1216-1272) struck by the moneyer Nicole at an uncertain mint - possibly Canterbury, London, Winchester, or Shrewsbury. The exact class cannot be attributed but this example falls within the early issues of his long cross coinage c. AD 1247 - 1250 - Classes 1-3.
Created on: Monday 22nd June 2020
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chirbury', grid reference and parish protected.