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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