Record ID: NMGW-1156F1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The reported object is a small silver annular brooch (weight 1.49g.). The silver frame, which is of circular cross-section, is plain. The external frame diameter is 11.5mm; internal frame diameter 7.5mm. Both sides of the pin, which is of diamond cross-section, are engraved with a zig-zag line on each facet, with a transverse ridge at the junction of head and shaft. The head is simply wrapped around a cast restriction in the hoop, and its front is engraved with zig-zag decoration similar to the shaft. Overall pin length 12.55mm; hoop thickness 2-2.1mm Summary and…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-A8A948
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle with integral plate, of 15th century date. The buckle is incomplete and fragmentary, now in two fragments and missing part of the outside of the frame (with a length of 35mm and a weight of 4.6g). The frame was of oval or circular form (with a diameter of 23mm) and of oval section (3.3mm wide and 3.8mm thick). Heavy corrosion on the frame has removed any trace of possible decoration. The pin is looped through a slot behind the frame. The ferrous pin is comparatively short (at 17mm) and is of D-shaped section, with straight sides, gradually converging…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A886AC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle frame of annular type, of mid-13th to mid-15th century date. The buckle frame is incomplete, missing the pin and is near-circular (with an external diameter of 47.0mm – 48.5mm, an internal diameter of 30.7mm – 31.6mm and a weight of 7.9g), slightly distorted. The frame is of oval section with some wear (with a width of 3.0mm to 3.6mm wide and 3.0mm thick). There is no pin restriction on the frame. The frame is decorated with a recurrent series of transverse groves. The part between the notches is not decorated. The pin is missing. The surface ha…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A8520E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of annular type, of mid-13th to mid-15th century date. The buckle frame is near-circular (with an external diameter of 35.1mm – 36.6mm, an internal diameter of 30.2mm – 31.6mm and a weight of 5.5g), slightly distorted. The frame is of sub-rectangular section and is differentially worn (with a width of 1.9mm to 2.8mm wide and 1.8mm thick). There is no pin restriction on the frame and no decoration is evident. The pin has a moulding at the base and an open loop around the frame (9.0mm deep, 10.0mm long). The shaft is of sub-rectangular section (2.6…
Created on: Monday 15th February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-67CA01
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy dagger guard or quillon, probably of 13th to 15th century date The cast dagger guard is complete and is of oval form (with a length of 61.0mm, a width of 18.1mm, a depth of 12.6mm and a weight of 34.5g) but is without all other fittings. The top edge is very slightly convex and at the centre is a sub-rectangular aperture (13.9mm long and 8.5mm wide) to accommodate the tang of the dagger. The underside is hollowed (52.0mm long and 12.3mm wide) and has minimal finishing from the casting. No applied decoration is evident on the surface of the guard. The origina…
Created on: Friday 12th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-67B953
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix of 12th or 13th century date The seal matrix is incomplete and distorted (with a weight of 17.0g) and was of flat circular form. The break along the seal does not appear to have been a deliberate cut. The remnants of a lug are evident below the apex on the rear. At the centre is an oval perforation (7.2mm x 4.5mm), seemingly deliberate and presumably secondary the seal’s use. The seal die was circular (of 35.5mm diameter and 3.0mm thick) but the damage has made the seal difficult to interpret and read. The central perforation and surrounding corrosion …
Created on: Friday 12th February 2021
Last updated: Friday 12th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-ABD846
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy decorative mount, probably of Roman date The mount is of form and is complete (with a diameter of 42.4mm and a weight of 22.3g). There is a slight rim around the edge, before an internal ridge (of 12mm diameter and 4.5mm deep). The mount has a central raised boss (of 21.0mm diameter and giving a depth of 7.6mm) with a concave or dished centre (11.7mm diameter and 3.0mm deep). Around the edge of the apex is a raised rim border. No applied decoration is discernible on the mount. The underside is unfinished and gently dished. Near but placed off-centre is an integral at…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AB6785
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bell-shaped stud with remnants of the iron shank on the base The copper alloy stud is near-complete with remnants of the iron shank corroded over the base and is comparatively small (with an overall length of 15.9mm and a weight of 13.7g). The circular stud has a marginally larger diameter at the upper rim (at 16.3mm). The interior of the rim is bevelled inwards before the raised central conical boss, which is marginally higher than the rim. The centre of the boss is flat with a central indentation. The exterior of the stud is decorated with a turned, subtle d…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AB4DC3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy mount or brooch of Dragonesque type and of mid 1st to late 2nd century AD date The probable Dragonesque brooch is incomplete and slightly distorted, missing both terminals (with a surviving length of 35.5mm, a surviving width of 17.3mm and a weight of 7.2g). The brooch has the characteristic cast S-shaped form and is of flat section (4.6mm thick). The face is decorated with four curvilinear cells containing alternating red and (currently) green enamel arranged each side of a central transverse border. The surface is heavily corroded and any other decorative det…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-AB3673
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy harness fitting: terret of 1st or 2nd century AD date The cast terret is of strap-mounted type and is complete (with an overall length of 53.2mm, a maximum width of 52.8mm, maximum internal dimensions of 37.4mm x 16mm and a weight of 53.0g). The basal loop is integral and sub-rectangular (21.5mm wide and 8.5mm deep with internal dimensions of 13.4mm x 4.2mm) and with a sub-rectangular to oval sectioned frame (5.5mm wide and 4mm thick). Above the loop there is an oval moulding (7.5mm long and 12.6mm wide) with a convex upper edge (7.4mm deep). Above the moulding…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-83A247
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Copper alloy strap looped mount or strap-fitting, probably of first to early 2nd century AD date The mount was of quadrangular or sub-lozenge form and is incomplete, missing one side (with an overall height of 22.7mm, a length of 32.5mm, a surviving width of 19.2mm and a weight of 13.7g). At the centre of the mount is a raised oval boss (13.5mm x 10.6mm) defined by encircling groove. Around the boss each of surviving lobes is concave, projecting upwards at their terminals. No other applied decoration is evident on the mount. The underside is concave and dished. The integral…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-851BA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a small silver annular brooch. The silver frame is of flattened rectangular cross-section. One face is decorated with an incised zig-zag pattern; the other face has a crudely incised, garbled inscription copying Lombardic letter forms. (I, A, N and D can be identified). The pin shaft is missing. External frame diameter 20.03mm; internal diameter 13.1mm; frame thickness 0.7mm. The brooch weight is 1.18g. In terms of size and design, the brooch is of thirteenth- to mid-fourteenth-century form. The garbled inscription may be an attempt to copy a talismanic…
Created on: Monday 5th August 2019
Last updated: Monday 30th September 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-799430
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
The reported object is a complete finger-shaped metal ingot with rounded ends of silvery-grey appearance. The underside and a slightly rounded profile, and two indents may assaying nicks. The upper surface is slightly convex, with a small area of pitting, consistent with the ingot having been cast in an open mould (stone, ceramic or earth). There is further evidence for nicking on the side of the ingot - an interventions sometimes undertaken in antiquity to test purity. Length 47.1mm; width 9.4-12.4mm; depth 6.3 - 9mm; weight: 20.01g. As simple moulds for such ingots are found on s…
Created on: Friday 7th October 2016
Last updated: Monday 10th October 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-025DE1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of silver decorative mount, broken top and bottom. The outline has the superficial resemblance to spoon handle terminals, but the figurative decoration is the wrong way round, and the cast is hollow on the reverse and clearly intended to sit against a flat surface. The mount has a tapering form, widest the base of the main motif. This has the form of a crowned reliquary bust of a female saint with long hair, facing forward. The background is filled with asymmetrical vegetal scrolls, against a rusticated surface. Below the bust is a smaller triangular panel filled with what…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2015
Last updated: Saturday 21st November 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-881338
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver coin Commonwealth (1649-60) half groat, London North 2728 Diameter: 19.4mm, weight 0.9g
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-88027B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval 'silver' coin Henry VIII (1509-47) third coinage (1544-7) base silver groat; Bristol Rev. Inscription: ]TOLIE North 1846 Diam: 26.2mm, 1.4g
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-87F02B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Edward III (1327-77) groat, London Series C (c. 1351-2) North 1147 26.2mm diameter and 4.2g
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-87942C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy token Thomas Wiston (Dublin) Halfpenny token Obv. Inscription: [THO WISTON OF] DVBLIN Rev. Description: St George and dragon to left Rev. Inscription: HIS HALF PENY BW Ireland 417; Norweb 625b 3.0g
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-876F5A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Henry II penny of 'Tealby' type (c. 1158-80) Uncertain mint and reverse inscription 19.1mm diameter and 1.2g
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-872F95
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Flintshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age bronze blade. The blade is incomplete and fragmentary, in two pieces (the upper fragment has a length and weight of 75.2mm and 25.2g respectively, the lower part is similarly 39.6mm and 8.5g, with a combined dimensions of 110.9mm and 33.7g). The butt or hilt is missing with no evidence for rivet holes or a tang but the top of the blade does not appear to be widening (with a width of 17.2mm). The blade has a prominent rounded midrib of consistent width and thickness (of 4.0mm width and 4.0mm thick). The original blade edges have been lost but the surviving edge is compa…
Created on: Thursday 5th March 2015
Last updated: Thursday 5th October 2017
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