Record ID: NMGW-DCFCD1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy hooked mount of 17th century date The mount is near-complete, missing the end of the hook (with a length of 46.5mm and a weight of 4.6g). The mount is widest at its undulating top edge (with a width of 18.9mm). The mount plate has a central, vertical raised ridge (giving a depth of 3mm), enhanced with a groove. Either end of the central ridge were the two iron attachment rivets. The sides are slightly convergent towards the lower part of the mount, where the sides are concave. The lower part of the mount curves inwards slightly. The hook is outward turnin…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-DCE1D5
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy enamelled plate brooch of 2nd century AD date The brooch is of circular, disc form and with a comparatively small diameter (at 20.1mm and with a weight of 3.4g) and is near-complete, missing the pin. The spring remains in place secured around a single, pierced lug and using an iron axis bar (giving the brooch a depth of 6.2mm). The pin has broken at the top of the shaft. The catch-plate survives but is truncated and has lost the catch (with a length of 6.4mm, a thickness of 0.8mm and a surviving height of 3.4mm). Otherwise, the rear is flat and undecorated. The f…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd December 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-45A67E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy zoomorphic strap-end possibly of Early Medieval, 11th century date The strap-end is complete (with a length of 27.5mm and a weight of 11.8g) but is heavily-corroded. The strap-end depicts a beast's head, cast in the round with narrowed snout, a central groove on the brow and conjoined C-shaped mouldings for ears (giving the strap-end a maximum width of 10.9mm, where it has a thickness of 8.9mm). There is the suggestion of an incised eye, on one side but is now corroded and all other detail has been lost. The underside is undecorated and gently concave. The attachment e…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th August 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-366725
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle of annular type and of mid 13th to mid 15th century date The buckle frame is near-circular (24.5mm - 45.4mm external diameter, 34.2mm - 35.2mm internal diameter and weighing 16.9g) and is of faceted, sub-oval section (4.1mm - 5.3mm wide and 4.3mm - 5.2mm thick). Faceting on the frame may be the result of wear from a strap. There is no pin restriction on the frame. The pin is incomplete (with a surviving length of 30.5mm) and has an open loop around the frame, now truncated and is narrowest at the rear of the loop, gradually widening towards the shaft (w…
Created on: Monday 24th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 24th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-9008DA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount, possibly of medieval date The mount is complete (with a length of 30.4mm and a weight of 2.5g). The mount is widest at one end (at 14.4mm), which is straight and enhanced with diagonal grooves. The central area of the mount is flat sectioned (1.8mm thick), decorated with two, different sized apertures (5.5mm and 3.1mm diameter), around which the edges are serrated. The mount narrows to a terminal, globular knop (5.8mm wide and 3.2mm thick). The surface has a mid-green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-8FEF9E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Short Cross penny, Class 5b2 (c. 1205-9) Ricard, Winchester +RICARD.ON.WI 1.34g
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-8FA96E
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular buckle / brooch of 13th to 14th century date The buckle is of annular type and is complete (with a weight of 2.4g). The annular frame is sub-circular (with an external diameter of 19.6mm - 20.9mm and internal 14.8mm - 15.7mm) and of faceted, oval section (2.4mm thick and 2.1mm - 2.8mm wide). There is no discernible decoration on either face of the frame. There is no constriction for the pin on the frame but there is a notch. The pin is present (with a length of 21.3mm) and of consistent D-shaped section (1.7mm wide and 1.3mm thick) with its loop simpl…
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 4th November 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-663220
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Henry III Long Cross cut halfpenny Class 3C (c. 1248-50), London, uncertain moneyer [ ]NLV-NDE 0.63g
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-0F7707
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy handle, possibly of Roman date The object is incomplete, broken at the narrow end (with a surviving length of 38.0mm and a weight of 4.5g). The complete end is of oval section and is rounded with an expanded terminal (with a width of 10.0mm and a thickness of 3.6mm). The handle gradually narrows towards a decorative double-ribbed moulding, which all the way around the fitting. The damaged end thins, as if to a blade (with a thickness of 1.1mm). The surface has a dark-green patina. It is possible that the object is the handle of a medical or cosmetic implement of Rom…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-0E6DB4
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg and pin (with a surviving length of 25.5mm, a surviving depth of 12.0mm and a weight of 4.9g). Much of the spring mechanism remains in place, around a copper alloy axis bar and secured between perforated lateral lugs. The missing chord was tensioned by a lug at the head. The wings are comparatively short (at 15.5mm) and no applied decoration is now evident. The upper bow is of oval section, with straight sides converging towards the break (with a width and thicknes…
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 17th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-FCB2A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman silver coin Faustina II (wife of Marcus Aurelius, d. AD 175) denarius, Rome AVGVSTI PII FIL; Spes standing left RIC (A. Pius) 497 (c. 145-161) 2.59g
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-525162
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver coin Elizabeth I (1558-1603) half groat, London Privy mark: probably Tun (1592-4) 0.78g, worn
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-3B1227
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver coin Edward I (1272-1307) penny, London Class 9b1 (c. 1299-1301) 1.40g
Created on: Tuesday 7th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-27AC3F
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy buckle of 16th to mid 17th century date The buckle is complete and is of oval, double-looped type, with an integral suspension loop at the base (with an overall length of 53.7mm, a width of 39.1mm and a weight of 13.0g). The oval frame (43.1mm long) is concave across its width (giving a depth of 5.8mm) and the sides are bevelled on the rear (with a thickness of 1.6mm - 2.7mm). The unlooped end of the bar has a ribbed moulding on the frame but otherwise there is no decoration. The integral loop (of 12mm diameter) is perpendicular to the axis of the buckle …
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 6th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-F9EF51
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Headstud type and of 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the chain-loop, some of the spring and the end of the pin (with a surviving length of 50.8mm, a depth of 20mm and a weight of 16.0g). The spring is secured around a single central lug and the chord appears to have been tensioned above but is now corroded and fragmentary and it is unclear whether the chain loop was integral to the brooch or spring (swivelling chain loop). The wings are angled towards the rear (with a width of 18.0mm). The fronts of the wings are decorated w…
Created on: Friday 28th May 2010
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-718046
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy strap-end of Thomas's (2003, p 2) Class A and of uncertain type, possibly type 1, of late 8th or 9th century date The strap-end is near complete, missing one corner (with a length of 36.6mm and a weight of 4.2g). The attachment end undulates around the two perforations (with a width of 10mm and a thickness of 3.5mm) with a V-shaped split (11mm long) to accommodate the strap and secured at the corners with rivets, which remain in-situ (1.3mm diameter). The sides are convex (producing a maximum width of 11.8mm). There is an incised border around the central p…
Created on: Thursday 15th April 2010
Last updated: Monday 9th May 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-800F94
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b. Plate 46. Late 1st -early 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and pin and is comparatively small (with a length of 43.5mm, a depth of 11.4mm and a weight of 7.4g). The missing spring was secured within a Polden Hill type arrangement, with side lugs to secure the axis bar and a hook at the head to tension the chord. Traces of iron corrosion within the perforated lugs suggest an iron axis bar was employed. The wings are decorated w…
Created on: Friday 26th February 2010
Last updated: Sunday 26th March 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-7ECFB8
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy ring of uncertain date, possibly a Late Bronze Age dress-fastener The ring is near-complete, with minimal peripheral damage to one of the terminals (with an overall height of 47.8mm and a weight of 99.1g). The terminals are joined but there is a fracture between the two sides (giving the object an overall width of 76.9mm). The terminals are circular but are irregular (with a diameter of 40mm) and are angled upwards towards the midpoint. The underside of the terminals have a crescent-shaped bevel on the outer edges, elsewhere the underside is concave and appears unfinished …
Created on: Friday 26th February 2010
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-9E4724
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy coin Constans (AD 337-50) or Constantius II (337-61) Nummus GLORIA EXERCITVS; Two soldiers, one standard M//[TRPU] - Trier, c. early 340's
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th October 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-9D93F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Hod Hill type and of 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the pin and foot (with a surviving length of 32.6mm, a depth of 7.9mm and a weight of 2.3g). The hinged spring was secured within a rolled head (10.2mm wide). The upper bow has straight parallel sides (6.5mm wide) and is decorated with a central rib (giving a thickness of 1.9mm), flanked by shallow grooves. There were no side lugs on the bow. The upper bow is separated from the leg by double horizontal ribs (with a width of 9.9mm). The leg has straight convergent sides towards th…
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
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