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Record ID: NMGW-ADE00E
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A fragment of cast copper alloy and enamel object of unknown purpose, but certainly of Roman date (c. 43-410 AD). The object represents only a fragment of an unknown object, ending in breaks at both ends (the sides appear to be damaged original edges). The object is very broadly rectangular in shape, though the longer edges are concave. These edges are 12.3mm wide in the middle, and 20.17mm at the top and 21.2mm wide at the bottom. The object runs in a slight curve, with concave reverse and convex front. The broken top edge of the object projects slightly more than the bottom. The rev…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 25th October 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-53F7D6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy coin Charles I (1625-49) licensed farthing token 'Rose' type (1632-1643) Corroded and has lost brass insert
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-545401
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post medieval copper alloy farthing token THOMAS ADAMES A T I /* AT WINDSOR 1652 BW Berks 163 0.54g, corroded
Created on: Wednesday 8th October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 13th August 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-18AB4A
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete post-medieval farthing trade token of Tetbury, Gloucestershire dating to 1669. The obverse reads THIS.FARTHING.IS.OWND around a beaded inner circle. IN / TET BVRY 1669 within the inner circle. The reverse reads YE / ARMES / OF / THAT / BVRROVGH around a beaded inner circle with the Town Arms inside (shield with two dolphins).
Created on: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockbridge', grid reference and parish protected.


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Record ID: NMGW-814964
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A copper alloy post-medieval trade token issued by Edmund Macks, apothecary in 1675. He lived in the Mitre chequer of Salisbury (Thompson and Dickinson 1999, Plate 7, no. 5566).
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-F8AC84
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy open work, hooked mount of Post Medieval date. The mount has a heart shaped frame with a pair of equally spaced circles, one of which is perforated, above a trapezoidal void beneath. Above the central part of the mount is a perforated projecting lobe, likely to fit a now absent rivet, while below the centre of the mount is a similar perforated lobe that continues and tapers into a rearwards facing hook. This lower perforation contains the corroded remains of an iron rivet. These mounts are often referred to a sword hangers, and are typical of the 16th a…
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-B27B45
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strap fitting The fitting is of uncertain function comprises a folded sheet plate (with a length of 24.8mm and weighing 5.1g). The attachment end is bicuspid with a central notch and respects the two separate attachment rivets beneath the end, which remain in place. The sides are straight and near-parallel (19.8mm wide) to the outside end. The body of the mount is has a typical space to accommodate a strap (2.6mm deep) but the terminal is rounded and expanded (with a diameter of 4.2mm) as if to accept a bar, or similar. The front palate is decorated with a c…
Created on: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Last updated: Monday 12th October 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-C1A589
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy strap-end of Thomas’ (2003, p 2)[1] Class A, Type 1 and probably of late-8th to 9th century date The strap-end is near-complete, missing the attachment end but is heavily worn and corroded (with a length of 36.0mm and a weight of 4.2g). The attachment end has broken through the two perforations to take the attachment rivets (with a width of 8mm and a depth of 2.9mm) with a V-shaped split (8mm long) to accommodate the strap and secured with rivets, now missing. The sides are convex with a maximum width (of 12.2mm) near the end of the slot. Much of th…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-C51803
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Late Bronze Age bronze socketed axe of Southern English ribbed type, Class B (Type Welby) and of Ewart Park metalworking tradition, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 7, c. 950 - 750BC. The axe-head is complete, with an overall length of 105.4mm and a weight of 344.0g. The mouth of the axe is sub-rectangular, with internal dimensions of 31.1mm (depth) by 25.9mm (width). The sub-triangular socket has a depth of 75.4mm. No casting stubs are evident on the mouth but there are broken areas above each face, where the casting stubs may have been removed. Below the mouth (6.2mm bene…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-1D1C42
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix of 13th or 14th century date The seal matrix is of circular form with a hexagonally faceted handle and is near-complete, missing some of the loop and the edge of the die (with a length of 19.0mm and a weight of 4.7g) but is heavily-corroded. The loop is damaged on one side and of oval section (3.0mm thick, 6.5mm long and with an internal diameter of 2.8mm), narrowed from the handle with no discernible moulding between the loop and handle. The seal die was circular (with a maximum diameter of 16.9mm). The central motif is uncertain but appears to…
Created on: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 1st February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BAAF21
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy seal matrix of post medieval or early modern date (c.19th century). The seal depicts a lion running left with a curly S-shaped tail and two hind legs, a mane and open maw, one front leg straight and the other bent. Corrosion makes finer details indiscernible. The handle is a simple trifoliate open work design and slightly bent. The object is a reddish brown patina with patches of medium green and bright yellow, possibly gilding, near the base of the handle and the trifoliate design. The object has an overall height of 24.7mm, 15.1mm diameter and weighs 3.83g
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-EFF6D3
Object type: PLATE BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy plate brooch of hexagonal form and of 2nd century AD date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and catch (with a length of 33.1mm, an overall depth of 15.5mm and a weight of 4.1g). The pin is hinged within twin lugs with an iron axis bar, positioned on the rim and beneath a lug at the apex. The catch-plate is truncated and positioned on the rear of a linear protruding lug. The rear has a hemispherical hollowing (17.0mm diameter and 5.9mm deep). The knop at the apex is decorated with a ring-and-dot on its front face but no decoration is evident on the li…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2021
Last updated: Monday 25th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-A95494
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Early Medieval gilt copper alloy disc mount of Anglo Saxon style from a strap, possibly of a harness and of 6th to 7th century date The cast mount is of circular form (27.5mm diameter and 9.2g) and is near-complete, possibly missing part of the rear loops. The face of the mount has a flat thin border around the rim (2.0mm thick) before a circular rib, now corroded but possibly originally beaded. There is a weaker rib inside before six raised zoomorphic devices, possibly depicting running hares, all running in the same direction. Between the centre and the hares are six sets of th…
Created on: Wednesday 4th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-BAA9B1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy belt mount of Medieval or Post Medieval date (c. AD 1500-1750). The mount sub-triangular in plan and plano-convex in section. A small projection crowns the top of the bar mount 2.2mm wide x 1.3mm tall. Much of the original surface is lost, so any surface treatments or decorations are indiscernible. The reverse is plain, flat and undecorated with two round sectioned attachment spikes (overall depth of 3.9mm). The surface is damaged by corrosion product resulting in a mottled green and reddish brown colour. The object has an overall length of 23.8mm, max width of 8mm…
Created on: Wednesday 10th November 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-2ED671
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring, probably of 17th century date. The ring is a seal ring and has an internal diameter of 18.7mm. The hoop is of D-shaped section and is 3.5mm wide and 1.7mm thick. The hoop expands at the shoulders to form an oval bezel (16 x 4.2mm). The bezel has an oval border with beaded decoration. The central motif depicts a stylised bird and is likely to represent the popular ‘eagle and child’ with the baby wrapped in swathing at the bird’s feet. The finger ring has lost much of the original surface and weighs 5.5g.
Created on: Monday 28th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 26th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-8C78D5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Carausius in Britain 'aurelianus' radiate dating to c. AD286/7-93. It is inscribed PROVID AVGGG and bears the mintmark SP//C denoting the C mint whose location is unknown.
Created on: Friday 22nd April 2005
Last updated: Monday 21st October 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-F28272
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Constantine I nummus inscribed SOLI INVICTO COMITI T F //PLN. It was therefore minted in London (LN) in c. 310AD.
Created on: Monday 9th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-D0B7B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman coin of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period AD 353-361 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type, depicting a soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman. Copying unclear mint. It measures 7mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-D0DB93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Gratian AD 367-383, dating to the period AD 367-378 (Reece Period 19). GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse type, depicting Gratian standing facing, holding standard and shield. Mint of Arles.
Created on: Thursday 5th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-2730E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation Find awaiting validation
Aurelian radiate dating to AD 270-275. Minted in Milan, issue number 2. It bears the inscription PIETAS AVG and depicts the emperor and Pietas.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 25th September 2012
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