Record ID: NMGW-48BB53
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Incomplete Late Iron Age to Roman copper-alloy Langton Down brooch, dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch comprises the head, upper bow, spring and pin and has a surviving height of 18.6mm. The spring was secured by open-ended cylindrical wings, which were wrapped around the spring. The wings have a surviving length of 18.5mm and are decorated with two vertical grooves near the ends. The bow is right-angled to the head and it carries reeded decoration. The sides converge slightly at the head before being parallel sided at 7.5mm wide. The brooch was silvered or tinned and weighs 4.2…
Created on: Friday 13th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-B387F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 2. Transtional type 2/3, flat wing ends), late 1st-mid 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring gear and catch plate and has a surviving height of 48.1mm. The brooch is of Polden Hill derivative form. The wings are long, with a surviving width of 38.5mm and a surviving maximum height of 9.5mm. The wings are open at the rear and there is no obvious means of securing the spring, presumably the axis was held by the ends of the wings (Polden Hill arrangement). There is no lu…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-A423B6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Claudius II (AD 268-70), radiate, Milan mint. VICTORIA-AVG (Victory running reverse).
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-8CD3A3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Transitional Type 3.e, flat wing ends), dating to the late 1st-late 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete missing the spring gear, catches plate and foot and has a surviving height of 29.7mm. The spring was secured with a Polden Hill type arrangement, and the chord was likely to have been held in a now missing claw. The wings are comparatively short with a width of 17.8mm. The bow has a 'dolphin' profile and is of D-shaped section (3.6mm thick). The bow width at the head is 9.7mm and ha…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-2D9546
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Short Cross cut farthing, uncertain class and mint [s-c]
Created on: Thursday 24th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-197F85
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Short Cross cut halfpenny, Canterbury mint, class 7. [s-c7]
Created on: Wednesday 23rd March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-848447
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4.e, sub-group, flat wing ends) and dating to the late 1st -early 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring gear, one of the wings, the foot and catch-plate. The brooch has a surviving height of 39.6mm and weighs 12.3g. The spring mechanism was secured by a Polden Hill claw type arrangement. No decoration survives on the remaining wing, except for a slightly expanded terminal. The width across the wings would have been approximately 26mm (the surviving width is 20.5mm)…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2005
Last updated: Saturday 26th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-81ED01
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet derivative, Wroxeter Type (Hull’s Type 151) and dating to the 2nd century AD. The brooch is near-complete; missing the chain loop and the pin has become detached. The brooch has a surviving height of 73.1mm and a depth of 27mm. The spring gear is housed between lateral lugs with an iron axis bar and the chord positioned below. At the rear of the head plate is a single incised line beneath the damaged chain loop. The Head has a circular base, projecting beneath the bow. The sides of the head are straight and converge slightly, with a width of 1…
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-07BBF2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy ring of uncertain age. The ring has been formed by carefully twisting together two strands of copper alloy wire (2mm diameter). The ring has an internal diameter of 3.7mm and an external diameter of 21mm. The ring has a healthy mid green patina and weighs 3.6g. It is possible the ring may be a finger ring of Roman date. While similar twisted wire 'earrings' and bracelets are known from the Roman period, the author is not aware of finger rings of the form
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2005
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-072E27
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age copper alloy bow brooch of La Tène III Type and dating to the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD. The brooch is one-piece and is complete, with an additional swivelling chain loop and some of the chain. The brooch has a height of 63.8mm. The pin and spring are of circular section with a maximum diameter of 2.7mm. The spring has four loops (with a width at the head of 12.5mm) and has an internal chord. The upper bow is of rectangular section (7.5 x 2.6mm) and has a near right angled turn. The upper bow is decorated with a central rib which continues into the spring gear…
Created on: Thursday 10th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-C21395
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Henry III short cross penny, class 7a3 or b1. Minted in London and bearing the inscription TER.RIONLVN. [s-c7a3-b1]
Created on: Monday 7th March 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-2EC181
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch fragment of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.a-b, flat wing ends type)Polden Hill Type, dating to the late 1st-mid. 2nd century AD. The brooch is represented by one of the wings and the head only and has a surviving height of 24.5mm. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill claw type arrangement. The wings have a surviving width of 20.2mm with an approximate original width of 22mm. The head has a 'dolphin' profile and the bow was of D-shaped section. No decoration is now evident on the bow or wings. The …
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-2E8BF2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy heraldic pendant of Medieval date, probably of 13th or 14th century. The pendant is shield shaped and is 35.7mm high, with an overall length (including the swivel loop) of 47.2mm. The pendant has traces of red enamel surviving between ten raised roundels. Traces of gilding survive over the roundels and the frame (Gules bezanty). The roundels are arranged in four rows, with four roundels on the top row, three on the second, two on the third and a single roundel at the bottom. The heraldic device may be connected to the La Zouche family who employed various combinations of r…
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-2E6204
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
3 sherds of pottery, including the handle of a vase and two plain rims of Medieval date.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-F14B75
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.c variant, flat wing ends type, Western Group)Polden Hill variant form and of 1st century AD date. The brooch is distorted and is incomplete, missing the spring and pin. The brooch has a distorted height of 58.2mm. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured by a Polden Hill lug type mechanism. The wings are 19.0mm wide with no decoration. The upper bow is unusual for a brooch of this type. The bow is flat (2.2mm thick) with near parallel (slightly converging) sides. The lug to …
Created on: Friday 25th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-CC0727
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus (half maiorina) of Constans (AD 333-350), dating to the period AD 348-350 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type, depticting a phoenix on a globe. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Friday 11th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-CAA858
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Magnus Maximus (AD 383-388), dating to the period AD 387-388 (Reece Period 20). SPES ROMANORVM reverse type, depicting a camp gateway with two towers. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Friday 11th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-624CD3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Perforated amber bead, probably of Early Medieval or Anglo Saxon date. The bead is irregular; the underside is rounded and the two sides are moderately flat and meet forming a ridge (with an angle of around 100 degrees) at the top, the ends are also moderately flat and converge towards the top. The piercing is off-centre at one end and has a 3.3mm diameter, it is linear and has been drilled. The surface of the bead has discoloured and is now a dull orange -yellow colour. A small chip on the surface of the bead has exposed the glassy dark orange of the amber. The bead was reported with…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th December 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-4E7372
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman Republican silver denarius of Mark Antony, legionary type, travelling mint, 32-31 BC. RRC 544
Created on: Monday 24th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-0F18E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester One-Piece type, and dating to the 1st century AD. Although the brooch shares majority of the Colchester One-Piece characteristics, it has a separates axis bar, which was possibly inserted into the spring mechanism later. The brooch has lost the pin and catch-plate but is otherwise complete. The spring emerges from the underside of the rear of the head and coils three times before the chord is secured by a forward pointing loop at the head. The spring is coiled around a separate hollow copper alloy axis bar, const…
Created on: Friday 21st January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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