Record ID: HESH-45A4E6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver early medieval early penny (sceat), Series H (Type 49) c.710-740 AD. Obverse: small moustached Woden face centrally with beaded outline surrounded by six bosses comprising pellets in annulets with a cross pommee below. Reverse: crested peacock displaying right with linear body, splayed feet, boss with central pellet above and below neck (Metcalf variety 2). . Weight: 0.88gms.  Diameter: 12.28mm
Created on: Sunday 15th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 14th December 2023
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Record ID: HESH-C08FD1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early Medieval cast copper alloy ball-headed pin head, 8th-9th century. Solid sub-spherical head decorated with five spherical bosses. one at the top and four equally-spaced around the middle. The majority of the pin is missing,with just a short stump of 2.56mm remaining Mid brown-green patina. Length 20.67mm, diameter of head (without bosses) 10.71mm, maximum width of head (including bosses) 19.29mm, weight 6.77g. There appear to be just two other Saxon pin heads of this solid ball-headed type on the PAS database:- DENO-3A4A54. NMS-3DDAA3
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aymestry', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-425F5F
Object type: STAFF
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy terminal or head from a staff of later early medieval or Norman date (AD 1000 -1200). The staff terminal is broadly sub-spherical in plan and profile being cast as a single piece. From the base of the lower half of the staff head a cylindrical / tubular socket extends. The head of the staff is decorated with a cast pierced pattern of lattice like openwork ornamented with projecting knop like bosses. The way the decoration is applied suggests that each side of the sphere is decorated with an openwork vertical cross with saltire shaped crosses positioned between. At …
Created on: Friday 29th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 4th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Knockin', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C708E7
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy 'Winchester style' strap end of later Early Medieval (10th - 11th century) date. The strap end is near complete having only lost a small part of the riveted plate through abrasion which has feathered the edge. The strap end is a broadly rectangular (tongue shaped) form with a rounded base and off-set riveted attachment plate. The stepped attachment plate is pierced unevenly probably originally in four places - although only three holes survive. The body of the strap end is relatively thick terminating at the base with an abraded projecting knop. A cast and incised …
Created on: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-5D7A1D
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap fitting bridle bit link of Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) date (1000-1200). The strap fitting is irregular in plan and D shaped in cross section. It consists of two oval links - both broken - conjoined by a solid cast bar. The breaks are old and patinated. A thickened collar is present along one edge. There is no other cast or incised decoration present on either the front or rear face of the fitting. The rear of the fitting is flat and undecorated. The fitting is a mid brown colour with an even worn patina on all surfaces. David Williams has…
Created on: Monday 20th July 2020
Last updated: Monday 8th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-E2B059
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy probable brooch fragment of later Early Medieval - possibly Carolingian - date (AD 750 - 1000). The brooch is incomplete and its original size is unknown - what remains probably represents at least 50% of the original. The brooch is broadly rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. It has long parallel sides which taper at one end forming a D shaped terminal. The opposite end has a relatively modern break, which is patinated but whose edge is still crisp and unworn. The front face is decorated with a high relief cast vegetal knot work design, the form is p…
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-2086A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy penannular brooch (Fowler type G) of post Roman / early early medieval date (AD 450-650). The brooch is broadly oval in plan and flat in profile. The two terminals face one another forming a penannular (C shape). The body of the brooch is a flattened oval shape in section (width 4.2mm thickness 3.3mm) and is decorated with cast and incised transverse lines on only the upper face; the lower is smooth and undecorated. The two opposing terminals are irregularly cast cuboids with the removal of the corners creating a polyhedral effect. There is no evidence of applied or inc…
Created on: Friday 19th July 2019
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Putley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-9CD70E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early-Medieval silver sceat, Series L or K* (Type 18), AD c. 720-c. 740. Dimensions: diameter: 12.2mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 0.85 grams Refs.: Abramson 2006: 62, cf. K350; Spink 2012: 92, no. 804F. North: 72 *Abramson lists type 18 as a Series K coin, but Spink, North and others call it Series L.
Created on: Thursday 24th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HESH-617DDA
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of later early medieval, Anglo-Scandinavian date (1000 - 1100 AD) corresponding with Williams Class A, Type 7. The stirrup strap mount is an irregular lozenge (diamond) shape in plan with a slight convex (domed) front and a concave rear face. In profile the mount is sub-rectangular (D Shaped) and in cross section the mount is arched (C shaped). At the apex of the mount is an abraded and broken circular projection with a circular cast hole through it. On the reverse of the lower edge is a prominent integral cast sub-rectangular flange…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rodington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-34FA8B
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment from a cast copper-alloy probable 'Winchester style' strap end of later Early Medieval (10th - 11th century) date. The strap end is incomplete and the upper and lower parts are lost. The damage appears to be old as the breaks are either corroded or patinated. Originally the strap end would have been rectangular (tongue shaped) with a rounded base and riveted attachment plate; what remains is the junction between strap and body of the plate. The remains of a single iron rivet is present on the bifurcated strap plate whilst the upper part of the decorated pierced is ext…
Created on: Monday 9th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shawbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-D19A4D
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy 'Winchester style' strap end of later Early Medieval (10th - 11th century) date. The strap end is incomplete and the upper and lower faces are lost. The damage appears to be old as the breaks are either corroded or patinated. Originally the strap end would have been rectangular (tongue shaped) with a rounded base and riveted attachment plate. The stepped attachment plate is lost and broken across the rivet holes whilst the rounded terminal has lost its projecting point. A thickened transverse rib separates the rivets from the body of the strapend. The body of the s…
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 18th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Birch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-3E9E10
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy fragment from a larger unidentified object of probable later Early Medieval date (AD 800-1200). The fragment is an irregular triangular shape in plan and slightly curved in profile - originally it would have been rectangular and the extant fragment represents a single corner. The fragment is pierced on one of its broken edges by a circular hole - which possibly may have held a rivet. The remains of a small rectangular sectioned rivet is present and preserved embedded through the copper alloy mount. This is possibly a repair. The upper surface is decorated with a ci…
Created on: Friday 15th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 18th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hemington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-138D5B
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from a copper alloy strap end of later early medieval (later Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides. Those sides taper slightly along their length and terminate in an old break near the mid-point. The cross section of the strap end is sub-rectangular (D shaped) and profile is bowed having been folded through movement in the plough soil at the mid-point. The edges of the strap-end are also bevelled. The majority of the strap end is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal …
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-2CEEC8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy zoomorphic terminalled strap end of later early medieval (later Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides. Those sides taper slightly along their length and terminate in a blunted point. The cross section of the strap end is sub-rectangular (D shaped) and profile is bowed having been folded through movement in the plough soil at the mid-point. The edges of the strap-end are also bevelled. The majority of the strap end is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal which div…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lugwardine', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-2A3CC9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy zoomorphic terminalled strap end of later early medieval (later Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides. Those sides taper slightly along their length and terminate in a blunted point. The cross section of the strap end is sub-rectangular (D shaped) and profile is slightly bowed. The edges of the strap-end are also bevelled. The majority of the strap end is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal which divides, in profile, forming a '
Created on: Monday 21st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'wellington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-C6C958
Object type: STYLUS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy stylus of probable later Early Medieval or early Medieval date (AD 750-1150). The stylus is near complete being broadly rectangular in plan with a triangular spatula shaped terminal at one end and an iron stained broken point at the other. The handle / stem of the stylus tapers along its length. It also changes in section, at the top (by the spatula) it is oval whereas below the mid-point it is square (with rounded corners) in section. The broken tip is waisted slightly and is stained with a purple brown coloured corrosion product. The spatula terminal expands even…
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Golden Valley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-09058F
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap distributor or suspension fitting of uncertain date. The fitting is formed from thickly cast copper alloy and is broadly circular in plan and domed (D shaped) in cross section. The dome is pierced by three cast and worn oval shaped holes (av. 7.8mm) positioned symmetrically on the mid-section of each side. On the external edge - between the holes - small D shaped lobes / projections are positioned; these appear as slight swellings. The underside is plain and undecorated. The metal is a mid-brown purple colour with a poorly preserved abraded surface patina. A …
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Romsley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-F1F43D
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A much abraded cast copper alloy zoomorphic terminalled strap end of later early medieval (later Anglo-Saxon) date, 800 - 1000 AD. The strap-end is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with two parallel sides. Those sides taper slightly along their length and terminate in a blunted point. The cross section of the strap end is sub-rectangular (D shaped) and profile is slightly bowed. The edges of the strap-end are also bevelled. The majority of the strap end is cast as a solid piece, with the exception of the widest part of the terminal which divides, in profile, forming a '
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Romsley', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: HESH-89989A
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of later early medieval, Anglo-Scandinavian date (1000 - 1100 AD) corresponding with Williams' Group A Type 12 - closed. The stirrup strap mount is a lozenge (diamond) shape in plan with a slight convex (domed) front and a concave rear face. In profile the mount is sub-rectangular (D Shaped) and in cross section the mount is arched (C shaped). At the apex of the mount is an abraded circular projection with a circular cast hole through it filled with a copper alloy rivet. On the reverse of the lower edge is a prominent integral cast s…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Byford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-0C8711
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stirrup-strap mount of later early medieval, Anglo-Scandinavian date (1000 - 1100 AD) corresponding with Williams' Group B (openwork) . The stirrup strap mount is broken along its upper edge and the surface is worn smooth and patinated. It is now an irregular pentagonal shape in plan with a slight convex (domed) front and a concave rear face. The central design is pierced and the edges of the mount are slightly bevelled. In profile the mount is sub-rectangular (D Shaped) and in cross section the mount is arched (C shaped). On the reverse of the lower ed…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wellington', grid reference and parish protected.