Record ID: NMGW-73614B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 5.a4. Plate 50, no. 1585, Lower Severn Valley, and of 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 19.8mm, a surviving depth of 9.7mm and a weight of 4.5g). The missing pin, spring and axis bar were secured between lateral lugs, with the chord tensioned by a lug at the head, now broken robably from the loss of the spring. The wings (with a width of …
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-715DFC
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze side-looped socketed spearhead of Davis' (2012, 53-58) Group 4: Plain kite blade, dating to the Acton Park metalworking phase (1500-1400 BC) (Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead is near-complete with peripheral damage to the mouth and tip (with a length of 103.9mm and a weight of 66.0g). The socket is circular (with an internal diameter of 17.2mm and an external diameter of 20.2mm) and has a rounded step just above the mouth. The socket has not been completely cleaned-out (and has a current depth of 23mm) and contains bronze corrosion. The sides of the soc…
Created on: Wednesday 4th March 2015
Last updated: Friday 13th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-5C3455
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of faceted type, Type Meldreth, variant Aylsham, as defined by Schmidt & Burgess (1981, p 204-8) and of late Wilburton to Ewart Park metalworking phases, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Periods 6 to 7, c. 1150 -750BC The axe is fragmentary and damaged, missing the blade and part of the mouth and is partially filled with sediment (with a surviving length of 78.4mm and a weight of 101.6g). The socket mouth is circular and incomplete, with a little over half remaining (with a diameter of 33.0mm). Below the socket, the mouth is concave (for 11mm) before…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5BEBA4
Object type: BULLET MOULD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Post medieval copper alloy hinged mould probably of 17th or 18th century date. The mould is of hinged type and is incomplete, missing one of the handles and with the other truncated (with a surviving length of 44.5mm and a weight of 11.2g). The surviving handle is integral and of a consistent circular-section (with a diameter of 2.8mm and a surviving length of 26mm). The mould section is rectangular (11.8mm long, 11.2mm wide and 10.5mm deep) with an aperture on its top surface leading to a circular mould chamber to form a sphere (of 5 - 6mm diameter). At the base of the handle end …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 27th February 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-5B910B
Object type: QUERN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Stone rotary quern fragment probably of Roman date The stone is from a rotary quern and is probably a fragmentary upper-stone in coarse-grained sandstone, now of sub-triangular form (with a maximum surviving length of 99.0mm, a maximum surviving width of 91.5mm and a weight of 357.0g). One of the edges is curved and is likely to be the original outer edge of the quern. The stone is of rectangular section and is thickest at the outside edge, which is without a raised lip (with a thickness of 33.1mm compared with a thickness of 30.1mm at the inside). The grinding face has radial gr…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd March 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-07268F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Early medieval, Viking weight of 9th or 10th century date The weight comprises a cut fragment of ornamental enamelled copper alloy metalwork set into a lead base and is near-complete, missing much of the enamel (with a weight of 116.3g). The lead base is flat and sub-oval (36.5mm x 27.5mm) and the sides are slightly concave and convergent to the top face with a sub-rectangular section (19.0mm thick). A decorated enamelled copper alloy mount, now of sub-triangular form is surmounted into the lead (27mm long and 19mm wide). The mount is decorated with geometric motifs. The lower mo…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 9th August 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-06EC71
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.i2. Plate 48. Of late 1st to early 2nd century AD. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 23.6mm, a surviving depth 14.4mm and a weight of 7.6g). The brooch has a spring which remains in place, secured between lateral lugs around an iron axis bar and with the missing chord probably tensioned by a hook. The wings (with a width of 20.7mm) are semi-cylindrical, slightly angled to the rear and expanded t…
Created on: Friday 27th February 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-744721
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 2.b2, Lower Severn Valley, flat wing ends type). The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper-bow only (with a surviving length of 25.9mm, a surviving depth of 9.7mm and a weight of 7.0g). The brooch employed a spring mechanism, now lost secured within semi-tubular wings between lateral lugs (with a width of 27.5mm and a diameter of 6.7mm) with the chord tensioned by a lug at the head. The front of the wings are decorated with prominent ribs and grooves. The bow has …
Created on: Friday 20th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-E16485
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy nummus of Divus Romulus, son of Maxentius (died AD 309), dating to c. AD 310-311 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: AETERNAE MEMORIAE, Domed shrine surmounted by eagle. Mint of Rome. RIC VI, p. 377, no. 207; V. Drost, Le monnayage de Maxence, p. 313, no. 116. 4.11g, corroded
Created on: Friday 13th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-8DCE4C
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint polished axehead of c. 3,500 to 2,200 BC date. The axe is complete and is comparatively small (with an overall length of 125.9mm and weighing 112.3g), with some recent damage to a blade tip and to the butt. The butt is rounded and slender (with a width of 18mm) with some flaking scars evident, mostly patinated. The sides are moderately straight, slightly convex and gradually widening towards the blade edge (where the axe has a maximum width of 40.4mm). The faces of the axe are convex, giving it a pointed-oval section, reaching its maximum thickness (of 18.3mm) at …
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-8CD44C
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed spearhead of Davis' (2015) Type 11A, which covers Generic pegged spearheads with flame-shaped blades, dating to the Wilburton or Ewart Park metalworking industry (c.1120-800 BC) (following Needham et al. 1997). The spearhead is complete and retains the sediment in the socket (with a length of 159mm and with a weight of 144.7g, including sediment and 126.2g without). The socket is near-circular (with a diameter of 27.9mm - 28.6mm, 25.4mm internal and 110.1mm deep). There is no evidence for a lip at the mouth or decoration around the socket. The sides of the…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-8C930E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Trumpet type and of 1st or 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and pin (with a length of 52.5mm, a depth of 26.8mm and a weight of 13.4g). The missing spring was secured around a single perforated lug at the rear of the head. The trumpet head is oval (14.3mm long and 10.8mm high) with a flat and undecorated border around the upper bow. The upper bow is of triangular section with gently concave sides. The top of the bow appears to have a subtle rib in sunken relief, now worn. The base of the upper bow and top of the leg…
Created on: Monday 9th February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-21A789
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
A Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy brooch of Langton Down Type and of 1st century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and part of the spring only (with a surviving length of 21.4mm, a surviving depth of 11.5mm and a weight of 4.9g). Much of the spring remains in place, enclosed within an open cylindrical head of curved sheet, now truncated (with a surviving width of 20.2mm). The terminals were enhanced with vertical grooves and there is a double horizontal groove at the top of the head. The upper bow has a curved grooved border at the head and pro…
Created on: Wednesday 4th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 13th July 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-0BF252
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age bronze spearhead of Davis' (2012) Group I form and of Arreton Down metalworking dating to the latest part of the Early Bronze Age, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 4 dated c. 1700 - 1500BC. The spearhead is near-complete with a distorted tang (with a length of 229mm and a weight of 193.4g). The end of the tang has a separate, circular-sectioned rivet with slightly expanded ends (28.0mm long and 6.6 - 8.1mm diameter and up to 8.8mm diameter for the ends) remaining in-place. The end of the tang is rounded (with a width of 14.1mm, a thickness of 2.3mm and posi…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-FD402E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy coin Carausius in Britain (AD c. 286/7-93) (Reece Period 14) radiate, London PAX AVG F O //ML RIC 101 2.50g, corroded (This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC)
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-FA2A9E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.b1, enamelled panel on upper bow, lenticular elements cast below,flat wing ends type and of 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring, foot and part of the catch-plate (with a length of 50.6mm, a depth of 18.6mm and a weight of 17.8g). The missing spring was secured between lateral lugs, with the chord tensioned by a hook at the head. The wings are semi-cylindrical (with a width of 23.4mm) and the terminals are expanded (with a diameter of 8.6mm). The sides …
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F90EC4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy radiate coin of Carausius in Britain (AD 286/7-93) (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing branch and vertical sceptre. Mint of London, B (E) // (MLXXI), 1.49g, corroded. cf RIC V, pt 2, p. 272, 101. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Monday 18th October 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-F8102C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, 8. Serrated bow, enamelled decoration. Flat wing ends type, Plate 53. This type appears over muich of southern England. The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and is comparatively small with a length of 39.8mm, a depth of 16.0mm and a weight of 9.9g). The copper alloy spring is secured between lateral lugs (with a width of around a copper alloy axis bar and the chord is tensioned by a lug at the head, in a Polden Hill lug type arrangement. The fronts of the wings are decorated wit…
Created on: Wednesday 21st January 2015
Last updated: Monday 28th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E7F851
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Polden Hill type with flat wing ends, c. f. Mackreth 2011, 5.b.4. Plate 50, and of late 1st - early 2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, represented by the head and upper bow only (with a surviving length of 19.5mm, a surviving depth of 12.6mm and a weight of 6.8g). The missing spring was secured between lateral lugs and the chord tensioned by a lug at the head, in a Polden Hill type lug arrangement. The wings (with a width of 25.4mm) are angled slightly to the rear and the fronts of the wings are decorated with prominent vertical grooves a…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 4th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E7AAA1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze spearhead of Davis' (2012) Group 6 (Developed side-looped) type. The spearhead is incomplete and heavily corroded, missing the mouth, tip, blade and side loops (with a surviving length of 62.6mm and a weight of 15.0g with an emptied socket). The mouth has been lost and the base is sub-circular (with a diameter of 12.4mm - 14.2mm and with a thickness of up to 2mm). The socket has straight sides which gradually converge (with a surviving depth of 33.5mm). Remnants of the stubs of the side loops are discernible on both sides (beginning 23mm from the surviving…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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