Record ID: NMGW-858ACB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of Constantine I (r. AD 306-337) likely dating c. AD 310-317 (Reece Period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type, mint of Trier, as RIC VI Treveri 873 or RIC VII Treveri 42, 105, or 135. Coin is missing much of the edge Obverse: Bust of Constantine I, laureate, cuirassed, right Obverse Legend: CONSTAN[TINV]S P F AV[G] Reverse: Sol, radiate, chlamys draped across left shoulder, standing left, raising right hand and holding globe in left hand Reverse Legend: SOLI INVIC-[TO COM]ITI Mint Mark: T/F//[P or B?]TR Die Axis: 5 o’clock Diameter: 21m…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 13th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-60136D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval copper alloy trade weight dating to AD 1689-1702. The weight is flat and discoidal with a raised rim around the upper surface which is stamped with the marks of a crowned WM (for William and Mary), an Ewer (for the London Founder's Company) and a sword (the sword of St. Paul for the City of London Guildhall). These marks date this weight to AD 1689-1702. Scratches visible on the rear of the weight do not appear to be decoration – presumably adjustment/filing marks. The object is smooth with a mid-green patina and measures 24.8mm in diameter, is 4.1mm…
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-0C8268
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy penannular brooch of Roman to Early Medieval date (100 to 700 AD), but likely from the 6th to early 7th century AD. The brooch is of Booth/Fowler Type G (Booth, 2014). The brooch is fragmentary, missing the pin, one terminal and most of the frame. The frame survives as a curved segment ending in a break 20.4mm long, with a round cross section 4.6mm in diameter. The frame is decorated with a 6.3mm long section of transverse ribbing on its outer surface The terminal has a flat cross section, tapering slightly from the outer to inner edge, decrea…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-F30ECA
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near-complete cast copper alloy developed axehead of Needham’s Class 4E (Type Whittington), dating to the early Bronze Age, probably specifically to the Willerby assemblage (Metalworking Assemblage V), c. 1900 – 1600BC. Needham’s Class 4E (Type Whittington) relates to Type Bandon, as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p 65)[1] and probably dating to Willerby assemblage (Metalworking Assemblage V), the later part of Needham’s (1996)[2] Period 3, c. 1900 – 1600BC. The axehead is near-complete, missing only the cutting edge of the blade, the blade tips and part of the b…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-42CFE1
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed axe head of indeterminate type and of Late Bronze Age date, probably of the Ewart Park metalworking phase (c. 1000-800BC). The axe is incomplete, missing large parts of the mouth moulding, the side loop, the entire blade edge, and any potential blade tips. This lack of key diagnostic features makes it hard to place this axe into a typology, but it shows similarities to the South Eastern Type. The mouth moulding is a simple raised band c. 10mm wide in its surviving areas. The mouth is 28.2mm thick at the mouth moulding and 33.3mm wide, with inte…
Created on: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-D83F11
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy palstave of Group III (Low flanged, Broad bladed), dating to the Middle Bronze Age from the Acton Park to Penard Metalworking phases (c.1500-1140 BC). The palstave has an incomplete length of 125mm from butt to blade edge, and a weight of 293.1g. The butt ends in a transverse break at around the point where the flanges meet the septum, the width at this point is 21.5mm. The flanges are badly damaged and the original shape is uncertain. The septum is largely straight, with a very slight taper towards the butt, and is 5.6mm thick. The Flanges form a…
Created on: Monday 18th October 2021
Last updated: Monday 18th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-3DF2CB
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age bronze socketed spearhead of Davis’ (2012)[1] Group 6: Developed side-looped, unclassified (Greenwell and Brewis (1909)[2] Class IV (or socket -looped)) spearheads and of later Arreton, Acton Park, Taunton or early Wilburton metalworking (c. 1500 – 1100BC), of Needham’s (1996)[3] Periods 4-5 The spearhead is incomplete missing both most of blade and the socket mouth (with a surviving length of 70.2mm and a weight of 28.5g). The socket was circular, with a small fragment of the simple rim surviving (with a maximum surviving internal diameter of 14.0m…
Created on: Monday 22nd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-E9E53C
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age bronze ‘Late’ Palstave of Type Isleham as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p 158-163)[1], dated to late Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industries (ibid.) and dated to perhaps 1100 – 750BC The palstave is near-complete, with some peripheral damage to the flanges (with a length of 136.6mm, and a weight of 304.1g). The butt is straight and like the septum, is thick (with a width of 19.6mm and a thickness of 6.5mm). The sides are straight and gently divergent as far as the stop (where it has a width of 25.1mm). The loop begins before the stop and contin…
Created on: Thursday 18th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 14th May 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-81A292
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave of Group III, Low Flanged, Broad Blade form and possibly of Sleaford variant type, as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p136) [1]. The palstave is near-complete, missing much of the loop the butt-end and a blade tip and is a small example (with a surviving length of 106.5mm and a weight of 173.1g). The butt is damaged (18.5mm wide and 3.7mm thick), now pointed at the centre but is unlikely to have been much longer. The sides are straight and near parallel to below the stop (where the axe has a width of 19.9mm below the loop). The sides of the b…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9B4377
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of annular type, of mid-13th to mid-15th century date. The buckle frame is circular (with an external diameter of 38.5mm, an internal diameter of 31.4mm and a weight of 5.7g) but is heavily-corroded and with fragmentary pin. The frame is of oval section and is differentially worn and corroded (with a width of 1.6mm to 4.0mm wide and 1.0mm - 3.2mm thick). There is no pin restriction on the frame and no decoration is evident. The pin (with a surviving length of 24.0mm) has a moulding at its base and an open loop around the frame (10.1mm deep and 7.5mm …
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9B2FFC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is represented by the head only (with a surviving length of 11.5mm, a surviving depth of 17.2mm and a weight of 5.1g). The missing spring was secured around a central circular loop at the rear of the head (7.0mm external diameter and 3.5mm internal diameter). There is no evidence for a plate on the head. The corroded trumpet-head is sub-circular (12.5mm x 11.5mm). There is a ridge running along the top of the bow and there is the suggestion of a grooved border along the edge of the…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9B1D82
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age bronze palstave of Group I, Primary Shield Pattern type as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981)[1] and of Acton Park 1 metalworking Industry corresponding to Needham’s (1996)[2] Period 4 and probably dated to c. 1600 – 1450BC The palstave is near-complete, with some damage to the blade edge (with a length of 145.9mm and a weight of 475.5g). The butt is moderately straight and undulates slightly (with a width of 24.5mm and a thickness of 3.1mm). The flanges end just below the butt and rise to their highest point above the stop (with a maximum depth of 36.6mm and a ma…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-9AF019
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Roman to Early Medieval copper alloy penannular brooch, probably of 5th to 7th century date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and the frame is now somewhat distorted and of oval form (with an external length of 72.8mm, an external height of 62.0mm and a weight of 20.1g). The terminals separated by a large gap (of 20.5mm) and are of oval form, of sub-rectangular section (9mm long, 6.4mm & 6.8mm wide and 3.7mm thick). The terminals were simply decorated with two to three punched dots on both faces. There is no evidence for any inlay within the dots. There is the possi…
Created on: Thursday 21st January 2021
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5AB6F2
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of Ewart Park Metalworking Industry, dated to c. 950 – 750BC The axehead is complete and is a comparatively small example (with a length of 62.6mm and a weight of 86.6g, including sediment in the socket). The mouth is oval (33.0mm wide and 27.4mm deep external and 23.8mm x 17.8mm internal). The top of the mouth has a lip-ridge from casting and appears to have been a four-runner casting, now with two stubs evident. The collar is rounded and bevelled to the face. The loop springs from the base of the moulding and is of rounded, sub-lozenge section (wit…
Created on: Monday 18th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-F3C26A
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy terminal probably of Roman date The cast terminal is of faceted, onion-shaped form (with a length of 24.0mm, a diameter of 10.6mm – 12.4mm and a weight of 6.5g). There is a knop at the apex and a double-collar moulding at the base. Beneath the collar is an integral attachment pin of rectangular section (3.1mm x 4.0mm). There is no surviving applied decoration on the terminal. The surface is corroded and pitted with a pale to mid-green patina. The missing component part that the terminal was attached to makes identification and dating difficult. However, the …
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-F3B5D5
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle Bronze Age bronze socketed spearhead of Davis’ (2012)[1] Group 6: Developed side-looped, unclassified (Greenwell and Brewis (1909)[2] Class IV (or socket-looped)) spearheads and of later Arreton, Acton Park, Taunton or early Wilburton metalworking (c. 1500 – 1100BC), of Needham’s (1996)[3] Periods 4-5 The spearhead is incomplete missing the tip, much of the blade edge and with some damage to the socket mouth (with a surviving length of 150.1mm and a weight of 45.6g). The truncated socket is sub-circular (with a maximum internal diameter of 14mm and an externa…
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-C66EA7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval to early post medieval copper alloy thimble of open type or ‘sewing-ring’ of mid-15th to late-16th century date The thimble is near-complete but has some damage on its top edge and is heavily corroded (with a length of 8.9mm and a weight of 4.5g). The sides are angled inwards towards the apex (with internal diameters at the apex and base of 17.0mm and 18.7mm respectively) and has four rows of punched, circular indentations. There are no rim mouldings or discernible incised borders at either end. The thimble is of moderately heavy construction (with a maximum thi…
Created on: Monday 11th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 11th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5DE788
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age spearhead, probably of Late Bronze Age date The spearhead is fragmentary, represented by the top end but with the tip missing and has broken in antiquity (with a surviving length of 55.5mm and a weight of 42.3g). The spearhead has broken through the central circular socket (with an internal diameter of 11.1mm and a surviving depth of 19.6mm). The position of the socket is marked by a prominent, rounded midrib (with a width of 11mm, a height of 3mm and giving a maximum surrounding overall depth of 12.0mm). The midrib gradually narrows as it approaches the tip (with a wi…
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-5CA325
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early to Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave of Group II, Early Midribbed type, and of Type Chepstow as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p. 125-7)[1] and of Acton Park metalworking Industry corresponding to Needham’s (1996)[2] Period 4 and probably dated to c. 1600 – 1400BC The palstave is near-complete, with minor damage to the blade edge and some surface loss (with an overall length of 166mm and a weight of 361.8g). The butt (with a width of 22.8mm and a thickness of 3.2mm) is straight and perpendicular to the sides. The sides are straight and slightly widening to a point …
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-07EA87
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of South Wales (Stogursey) type and of Ewart Park Metalworking Industry, dated to c. 1000-700BC The axehead is complete (with an overall length of 97.0mm and a weight of 261.8g). The mouth is sub-rectangular (52.3mm long and 43.7 wide) and the four casting runner stubs are evident and raised, positioned on the inner lip of the mouth. There is some damage around one of the runner stubs, with a crack which extends down the face (for 17mm). The socket is rectangular (34.3mm x 30.5.0mm and 71.3mm deep).  The mouth moulding has a rounded step (6mm &…
Created on: Thursday 16th July 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 19th July 2022
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