Record ID: NMGW-C62F33
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval gold ring, dating from the mid-18th, to mid-19th century, c.1750 to 1850. The ring has a fluted bezel which is formed around the ring’s hoop. The bezel is crushed and the stone is no longer present. The bezel measures 3.39mm high, 6.11mm wide and 2.77mm deep. The ring hoop has a current outer diameter (excluding bezel) of 15.83mm and an inner diameter of 13.65mm, it is circular in cross section. The shoulders of the hoop extend from the bezel and gradually taper from 1.26mm in diameter, to the center point of the band, where it measures 0.79mm in dia…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd January 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-C4510D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Colchester Derivative brooch Polden Hill type of Roman date (c.1st-2nd century AD). The brooch is comprised of the spring, head, bow and catch plate (maximum object length 50.8mm). The pin is missing in old damage. The wings are decorated on the front with a series of unevenly spaced transverse moulded ridges: A double transverse ridge at each terminal and another pair of transverse ridges nearer the head (symmetrical on both wings). The sub-oval wing caps (c.6mm diameter) are perforated by an axis bar in the typical Polden Hill style (max object width 2…
Created on: Tuesday 4th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 2nd February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-F31B56
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval seal matrix of 13th century date. The seal matrix is complete except for its top end point, suspension loop and raised reverse rib. This large seal matrix is of flat type and is pointed oval (vesica) in plan, though missing the upper point to damage. The reverse of the matrix is flat and undecorated, with a central solder scar 56.2mm long from the broken edge representing where the raised rib has detached. The die of the matrix is engraved deeply and of relatively high quality. The device is described by Mark Redknap as the following: Under a Gothi…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th March 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1FD4A4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy brooch, of Colchester derivative Polden Hill type, dating from c. AD 120-240. The object consists of the head and the bow of the brooch. The axis bar, spring and pin are missing. It is irregular in plan, broadly comma shaped in profile, and irregular in cross section. The bow of the brooch is 10.96mm wide and 11.74mm deep at the head, narrowing to 4.06mm wide and 4.03mm deep at the foot . To either side of the bow’s head, semi-tubular wings extend 5.36mm on the left side and 4.15mm on the right. A central rib 2.24mm wide, protrudes from the…
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1F8607
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper alloy buckle, dating from c. AD 1250 to 1400. The buckle frame is circular in plan and measures 41.69mm in diameter. In cross section, the frame is oval and has no constriction for the pin, it measures 4.78mm wide and 4.22mm deep. The pin is oval in cross section and has an open loop attaching it to the frame. It is 46.31mm long and 4.75mm wide, narrowing to 3.71mm, and ending in a blunt point. The buckle has a grey patina with areas of blackening and pale copper-green corrosion.
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Sunday 30th April 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1F13F2
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval copper hooked tag or dress hook, dating from c. 1500 to 1600. The object has a decorative open work plate which is broadly circular in plan, measuring 15.48mm in diameter. The plate features a six petaled flower motif which is surrounded by a beaded border made up of 12 beads. Coming out from one of the beads is a small remanent of the attachment loop. An integrally cast hook below the plate features a collar which leads into the hook. The hook extends 15.04mm from the plate, where it curves backwards towards the rear right of the object, terminating in a s…
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 13th September 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-D44605
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete trade weight, of probable Medieval to Post Medieval date. The object is circular in plan, measuring 31.22mm in diameter. It has one decorated face, with an indistinct design, the reverse face has a circular depression which creates a raised rim. The sides are of variable height ranging from 6.27 mm to 7.61mm. The object has an overall light to mid-grey colour with some areas of cream patina. 
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 2nd March 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-EB8564
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Iron Age brooch of La Tène type 1/Hull and Hawkes Type 1b (3rd-4th century BC). The brooch is comprised of the bow, foot, catch plate and toe with the head, spring and pin missing in old damage (existing total length of 41.6mm). The arched bow is crescentic in profile, sub-triangular/D-shaped in section and lenticular in plan reaching the maximum width at the mid-bow where it is decorated with two moulded pointed knops, one on each side (where the bow is 13.5mm wide x 7.9mm thick). A shallow central ridge runs the length of the bow to the narrow f…
Created on: Wednesday 11th January 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-AB65D7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman cast copper alloy trumpet brooch, similar to Mackreth (2011) Plate 82 illustration no.5171.  Dating from c. AD 75 to 175. The object comprises of the lower part of the bow of the brooch, the foot, and the catch plate. The brooch is broken off just above the knop. The upper bow, head, and pin are missing. The 'knee' of the brooch has a knop, decorated with diagonal incised lines across its central section, above and below the central section are transverse moulded grooves and wider concave fluted mouldings. The lower leg of the brooch, is decorate…
Created on: Tuesday 8th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: NMGW-69A692
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A denarius of Carausius dating to the period AD 286 to 293 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Unattributed mint. The obverse legend is likely to be [IMP CAR]AVSIVS P F AVG which equates to RIC V, pt 2, Carausius 719.  This is the third example of this particular type in Sam Moorhead's corpus for the new RIC on Carausius, but has no die-links with the other coins. There are eight denarii with this PAX AVG reverse type. Diameter: 17.3mm Weight: 3.23g
Created on: Monday 24th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-32A946
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval penny of Edward IV (second reign 1471-1483), Type XIX or XXI, uncertain inital mark, minted in Canterbury in 1477-1483 (North 1657).
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Monday 3rd October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-32351B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval cut short cross halfpenny possibly of John (1199-1216), possibly Class 6b2, uncertain moneyer, minted in Canterbury in 1213-1215 (North 975/2). 
Created on: Tuesday 27th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74EF15
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman dupondius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), dating to the period AD 170-172 (Reece Period 8). IMP VI COS III S C reverse type, depicting Victory, winged, standing right, placing a shield inscribe VIC GER on a palm-tree right. Mint of Rome. Either RIC III Marcus Aurelius 1002 or 1031. Coin is missing bits of the edge, and the inscriptions are mostly indecipherable.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74EB6F
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy unidentified artefact, possibly a brooch, and Roman in age. The fragment has a hollow back and iron corrosion which resembles springs, this is at the widest point of the object (10.8mm). The sides then taper to a width of 1.7mm, the narrowest point in the fragment, right above the flared foot (3.8mm). On the front of the object, at the centre of the widest point, there are the remains of a stud where a vertical line coming from the foot and a horizontal line meet. The fragment has a rough green and purple patina, and signs of iron corrosion on the back.
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74E7B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman initial T-shaped brooch, c. AD 50-150. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, and is missing the pin, much of the bow and the catchplate. The axis bar is still enclosed in the wings. The head of the brooch has two tubular wings (33.5mm wide and 5.4mm high), with three vertical grooves on each side for decoration, all closer to the edge than the head of the brooch. The wings are split at the middle of their total length, this fissure still holds what would have been the head of the pin; the very top of this is visible from the front, giving the impres…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th July 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-74DF86
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Roman brooch of the Headstud type, c. AD 70-200. Brooch belongs to Mackreth’s subtype Headstud 2.d., while Hattatt would classify it as a T-shape brooch, specifically a sawfish type. The brooch has a hinge mechanism, the pin is missing, but the axis bar is still enclosed in the wings. The head of the brooch has two short wings (22.3mm wide and 4.3mm high), with three vertical grooves on each side for decoration; the middle grooves are concave in profile, while the other ones are triangular. The wings are rectangular when viewed from the front, with a …
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-74C389
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy decorative binding of Late Iron Age-Roman date (c. 100 BC-AD 100). The object is near-complete and comprises of a single plate (max 1.2mm thick) bent into a U-shape with integrally cast rounded plates (0.6mm thick) to accommodate a rivet, which remains in situ (surviving overall dimensions 10.0mm x 9.1mm x 12.4mm deep). The plates are flat and plain with straight sides. The diameter of the rivet is 2.5mm and total length of 5.7mm and the internal diameter of the rivet hole on the opposing projection is 1.2mm. The outer surface of the binding is decorated with four m…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74BCFE
Object type: STEELYARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy suspension hook from an unidentified object, potentially a steelyard, probably of Roman date (c. AD43-410). The hook is made from a single piece of wire bent and tapered flat at one end to form an 8mm long hook. Above the hook the wire has a sub-oval section 2.3mm wide and 1.8mm thick. The wire forms a suspension loop at the top of the object, thinning to c. 0.7mm thick to form a flanking loop on either side of the main loop connected by a chord c. 1.6mm wide. The second flanking loop curves inward then wraps with a left-hand twist repeatedly down and around t…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 26th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-74B20A
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman bracelet (c. AD 100-400). The fragment is crescentic in plan and kidney-shaped in section representing less than half of the original bracelet with a surviving length of 48.8mm, width 6.6mm and 4.8mm thick. The top of the bracelet is decorated with a double row of slightly alternating punched dots forming a zig-zag pattern between them. The fragment terminates in an old break on one side (where dimensions are 6.3mm wide x 4.7mm thick). On the other end, four transverse grooves decorate the top of the bracelet and terminates in a blunt edge (where d…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th January 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-7499B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Polden Hill type, c. AD 43-240. Brooch probably belongs to Mackreth’s subtype CD PH 5.b4. The pin was replaced at some point: the spring is broken, the right side has all the original coils, but about half of the coils on the left side are missing, being replaced by the thicker chord which coils around the axis bar on the left side two times then unfolds into the pin. The other end of this thicker chord protrudes from the bottom of the head of the brooch, slightly curving around the edge of it, and this area h…
Created on: Tuesday 6th September 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 20th June 2023
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