Record ID: NMGW-5FA7C6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Author: Dr Sian Iles  Description & identification Small silver seal matrix with an oval face. It is engraved with a motif of crested and plumed bird, walking right and in side profile. it’s the bird’s beak is open, holding a leafed branch which extends over its head and back. The motif is set within a single cabled oval border. The face is slightly misshapen with some damage to the right side.  The hexagonal handle tapers upwards to a large circular suspension loop with a transverse perforation, above a transverse collar. It is surmounted by a decorative sph…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nantcwnlle Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-095467
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery, reporting & findspot investigation (AG, CG & CE) A Late Bronze Age hoard was discovered by Craig Hearne and Kieran Slade on 13th January 2020 while metal-detecting on a field under pasture in Llangeitho Community, Ceredigion.  Initially, 17 artefacts were reported as part of this find with a further 9 artefacts found scattered within ploughsoil in the immediate vicinity during January and February 2020, which were also reported and added to this hoard find. A second hoard of 38 fragments from a minimum of 25 artefacts, with a central findspot located approx…
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-08BBD9
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
1.0 Discovery, reporting & findspot investigation (AG, CG & CE) A Late Bronze Age hoard was discovered by Craig Hearne and Kieran Slade on 13th January 2020 while metal-detecting on a field under pasture in Llangeitho Community, Ceredigion.  Initially, 33 fragments from a minimum of 23 artefacts were reported as part of this find, with a further 11 artefact fragments found scattered at later dates between late January and early March 2020, subsequently reported and added to this hoard find. A second hoard of 25 artefacts, with a central findspot located approximately 10m …
Created on: Wednesday 6th December 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llangeitho Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-21C823
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Description & identification Small silver annular stirrup brooch. Groups of transverse grooves inlaid with niello on both faces. The small stirrup has inturned ends and punched grooves along its edge, with two grooves forming an inverted V at the junction of pin and wrap-around head. The pin is complete and has a diamond cross-section, each facet being decorated with zig-zag grooves. Dimensions: max. diameter 12.1mm; thickness 2,2mm; pin length 13.2mm; weight 1.55g. This ring is paralleled by other examples from Wales, including Llanfaes, Anglesey, which was depopulated under Ed…
Created on: Wednesday 1st November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Llandysul Community', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMGW-F4104A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver short cross penny of Richard I (1189-1199) to John (1199-1216), Class i, moneyer Halli, minted in Rhuddlan in c.1190 - c. 1215 (North 972/1). cf. Brand 1965, no. 1050. North and Brand date the Rhuddlan coins to c.1180-c.1190 due to similarities between Rhuddlan Class i and Short Cross Class I, but Rhuddlan coins do not appear in hoards containing only Class I coins. They first appear in the Ashton hoard dating to the early 1190s, which suggests that the mint opened in c.1190 (Mass, 2001, 63).
Created on: Wednesday 31st August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1152AD
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of Find The hoard discovered in 2018 consists of 69 Roman radiates dating from AD 260-274. The coins have been carefully cleaned to remove soil that was obscuring details, but the coins are in a poor condition with corrosion covering much of their surface. Several of the coins were fused together by corrosion product, but have been carefully separated to enable better identification. The surface patina that would preserve much of the detail of the obverse and reverse designs has been damaged or is completely missing on many of the coins, so it is not possible to date …
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-10D52A
Object type: FASTENING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description Silver clothes fastener (resembling a small book clasp). Made of sheet silver, with an integral lug with small rectangular slot. There is a repousse tear-drop boss, flanked by three small circular lugs for attachment. Surviving height 21.4mm; max. 12.7mm; thickness 0.5mm; weight 1.02g. Discussion Dating is reliant on the form and size, and most such finds have been identified as the receiving plate for hooks of various forms to fasten clothing, particularly dresses. The teardrop boss resembles a reversed ‘raised heart’ design, and many similar obje…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A67BAD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and catch-plate and is heavily-corroded (with a length of 59.3mm, a depth of 24.6mm and a weight of 16.4g). The brooch employed a spring mechanism, now lost, secured around a single pierced lug on the rear of the head, with the chord beneath. The Trumpet head is oval (12.4mm wide and 14.6mm long) with no suggestion of an integral chain-loop. The upper bow is also of oval section and narrows slightly (with a minimum width of 4.8mm) before expanding to the butto…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3FDBDB
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy book-mount, probably of late 16th or 17th century date The mount is near-complete missing approximately half of the back plate and is comparatively long (with a length of 92.3mm and a weight of12.9g). The mount is made from sheets of copper alloy (1.7mm (front) and 1mm (rear) thick) riveted to a back plate, now fragmentary (giving a maximum depth of 2.5mm). The expanded terminal on the front plate (with a width of 29.0mm) has an undulating edge, decorated with deep striations. The sides of the mount are straight and are near-parallel, slightly converge…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3F71FD
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the foot and pin (with a surviving length of 45.8mm, a surviving depth of 21.8mm and a weight of 17.1g) and is heavily-corroded The missing pin and spring was secured around a central perforated lug on the rear of the head. The top of the lug has a slight protrusion, possibly to hold a swivelling chain loop but now truncated. The trumpet head is oval (16.2mm long and 14.2mm wide) and no decoration is now evident. There is the suggestion of a mid-ridge on the upper bow…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-FE3E56
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver coin Trajan (AD 98-117) denarius, Rome COS V; Spes RIC 127 (AD 103-11) 1.92g, corroded
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-FE230D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver coin Domitian (AD 81-96) denarius, Rome TR P VI / IMP XIIII COS III CENS P.P.P; Minerva facing right RIC 91 (AD 87) 2.54g, slightly chipped
Created on: Thursday 31st May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 31st May 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-C55D9F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Silver gilt decorative ring with two transverse flutes on the bezel, each engraved with a repeating pattern of alternating flowers filling triangular panels. The bezel is separated from the hoop by a deep transverse mouldings of each side. Below these mouldings, the hoop has a median ridge on each side, each facet with engraved sprig-like decoration. The inside of the oval hoop is plain. Internal hoop diameter 19.3mm x 21.3mm; bezel width 8.7mm; band thickness at base 1.4mm; weight 5.16g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation.
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-26A732
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Decorative gold posy-ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The outer surface is engraved with a repeating vegetal pattern of stylized flowers and scrolls, on a blue enamel background. The inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: Forget not the gift, in italic script. There is an oval hall-mark, double struck and now indecipherable. The internal hoop diameter 17 mm; maximum band width 2.5 mm; band thickness 0.8mm; weight 1.94g. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. The style of the lettering, which closely resembles that on an enamelled posy…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-2663CB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
The circular bezel is engraved with a capital letter W surrounded by three sprigs, within a single row pellet border. The bezel has a diameter of 12.3 x 13mm; the internal diameter of the hoop is 23.4mm; external hoop diameter 27,8mm; thickness of hoop 1.5mm; weight 16.29g. In terms of form and style, the signet ring is a well known early post-medieval type. It is very similar to a brass signet ring with 'W' ensigned by a coronet, probably found in Monmouthshire and of late medieval/early modern date (Williams 1993, no. D37). On the basis of letter form and hoop style, with charact…
Created on: Wednesday 21st September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4914FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (1558-1603) sixpence, London Privy mark: Eglantine and dated 1575 1.44g, worn fragment
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-7B0ADE
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze Flat Axe, possibly of Type Migdale (Schmidt & Burgess, 1981, p 35-44)[1], of Metalworking Assemblage III, corresponding to Needham's (1996)[2] Period 2 -3 and probably dating to c. 2,200 - 1,900BC. The axe is incomplete, missing the butt and with peripheral damage (with a surviving length of 103.3mm and a weight of 264.2g). The break at the butt occurred in antiquity and there is the suggestion of bending towards one of the faces, prior to breaking. The axe is of rectangular section at the break (with a width of 26.4mm and a thickness of 8.3mm), which is fla…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5038EE
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy book mount of Howsam type B.1.4, dating to c.1150 - c.1200. The mount is near complete, missing three of the four terminal attachment loops (with a surviving length of 52.8mm, a surviving width of 41.2mm and a weight of 58.7g). The surviving loop is circular (8.3mm wide and 2.5mm thick) with perforation off-centre (4.1mm diameter). The mount has four raised quadrangular lobes (with a depth of 8.5mm and a thickness of 2.0mm - 3.5mm), divided by a crossed rib in sunken relief. There is the suggestion of double-ribs in sunken relief running across each of th…
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-B7B192
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age Copper Alloy Coin. 'Trinorantes' TASCIOVANUS' copper alloy 'unit'. Geometric pattern, cross inside. Horse to left, pellet-in ring motif above. ('TASCI' to left - not visible) Mack 175; BM1709;VA 1812-1. Mid-Late 1st Century BC, weighing 0.89g.
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-99D4D5
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Ceredigion
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An amber bead of uncertain date. The amber bead is spherical with faceted sides and has a height of 33.3mm and a maximum width of 24.5mm. The faceted sides are angled, indicating the bead was likely to have been the centrepiece of a necklace arrangement. The bead has a central circular perforation which has been drilled, producing a regular straight hole of 4.9mm diameter. The surface of the bead exhibits concentric striations indicating the bead has been machine turned and polished. The amber is a rich golden honey colour with no surface patination. The bead weighs 15.4g. A lack of a…
Created on: Monday 22nd August 2005
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
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