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Record ID: NMGW-71E175
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Third Coinage
Created on: Friday 30th May 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-CA3104
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy leaf-shaped blade (length 63mm, width 19mm, thickness 2mm, weight 7.9g). The edges are slightly bevelled and the blade has a very slight but relatively wide midrib. One end of the blade apparently tapers into a tang which is now largely missing. The blade is in poor condition, its tip is bent and its edges are badly damaged and notched. This damage makes it difficult to evaluate whether the apparent tang is a genuine feature or simply a fortuitous break. The blade may possibly be an example of a rare type of Early to Middle Bronze Age knife known as a Class I or …
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2006
Last updated: Saturday 24th March 2018
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Record ID: NMGW-CBE825
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a cast copper alloy (probably bronze) socketed axe with a splayed and curved blade. The fragment was apparently broken and distorted in antiquity. Microscopic examination suggests the fragment is encrusted wuth ferrous and manganese oxide corrosion products presumably derived from the burial environment. Original blade width c.51mm, surviving height of fragment 40.5mm, maximum surviving thickness 13.5mm, weight 66.2g.
Created on: Wednesday 11th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 5th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-743CA6
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy flat axe which thickens towards the middle, with a thin, narrow and originally probably slightly rounded butt and a splayed blade. The edges of both the butt and the blade are damaged, and one face in particular is heavily corroded. Two distinct casting flaws are visible on the relatively uncorroded face of the axe. The sides of the blade more or less evenly curve outwards towards the cutting edge from a point situated slightly over one third of the length of the axe from the butt. The axe is undecorated. Longitudinal stritations visible on the relatively uncorro…
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-DF6846
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This bronze casting jet represents the by-product of the manufacture of a socketed axe. The jet is of a roughly circular form and displays all four runners. The four runners together with its geographic location strongly hint at the jet being removed from an axe of type Storgursey or 'South Wales Type'. The patina on the casting jet varies from a brown to light green and the jet now displays a sheen due to polish or lacquer applied by the finder. The external diameter of the jet is 39.2mm - 45.3mm, with an internal diameter of 16.4mm - 19.3mm. The jet has a maximum thickness of 15…
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2006
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-EF8FC1
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age, Bronze cast-flanged axe whose sides are straight and near parallel, curving outwards markedly near the blade, giving a splayed blade. The artefact has a flat shaped butt end, which tapers in section. Unusually, the butt end of the axe is pierced by a circular hole (6mm in diameter). This was made with care in antiquity, possibly by drilling into the metal with a circular implement from each side of the artefact, the hole breaking through the middle (as suggested by its slightly hourglass shaped profile). The hole is slightly offset from the centre of the butt, and…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-4634E0
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age bronze flat axe of uncertain type, possibly of Type Dunnottar and of Metalwork Assemblage III, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 2, c. 2,300 - 2,050 BC. The axe has an overall length of 106.95mm and weighs 176.7g. The butt has suffered some damage, but is narrow and short with a surviving width of 16mm and would have been rounded or possibly even pointed. The sides are straight and diverge gradually to the unexpanded blade. The sides are rounded across their thickness, giving the axe an oval section. The blade has a width of 59.04mm and has a shallow blade edge…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd November 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-D8FB76
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy annular brooch of 13th or 14th century date The brooch is near-complete, missing the pin and settings. The frame is circular with an external diameter of 47.3mm (30.3mm internal). The brooch frame comprises a plain outer bevelled edge, leading to the central ring with eight raised collets. The collets are irregular and oval (up to 8.7mm by 6.2mm) and give the brooch a maximum thickness of 7.34mm. All but one of the collets contains a white calcium deposit. Between each collet, the frame is decorated with five rows of punched ring-and-dot decoration. There is some…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-D96EF8
Object type: BOW BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Dolphin type and probably of mid to late 1st century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 29.26mm and weighs 20.4g. The brooch employed a hinge mechanism, set within tubular wings. The wings are comparatively wide with a width of 41.71mm. The front of the wings is decorated with vertical ribs flanking panels containing short incised marks, separated by U-shaped grooves. The bow has a curved moulding against the wings, enhanced at the edges by short incised marks. The moulding continue…
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-DA7C26
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman Copper Alloy Coin. CONSTANTINE I AD 306-37. Nummus, SOLI INVICTO COMITI S F // PLN = London, c.313-4. RIC VII Lon.13
Created on: Wednesday 29th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-5939E4
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Middle Palaeolithic Levallois flake The flake is struck with a hard hammer on a piece of pale grey flint that is developing a yellow patina over areas of its surface. The flake has a plain striking platform and there are traces of cortex surviving on the dorsal surface. The flake edges are abraded, rolled and slightly chipped.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-FF0EE5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy penannular brooch of Type G and of 5th to 6th century date The brooch is incomplete, missing one terminal and the pin, and has a surviving weight of 3.0g. The brooch is slightly oval with a width of 20.7mm and a height of 18.4mm. The frame is of circular section and has a diameter of between 2.9 and 3.4mm. The terminal is cuboid (6.4mm long, 6.1mm high and 3.8mm thick) with faceted sides, now rounded through water-rolling. There is the suggestion of an incised saltire cross surviving on one face of the terminal. The surface of the brooch has been lost and t…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-647243
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, probably of 15th century date The matrix is near complete, missing only the top of the loop, and has a surviving height of 22.95mm. The handle is hexagonally faceted, ending in three horizontal ribs before the loop. The seal die is slightly oval with a length of 18.45mm and a width of 17.15mm. The die is inscribed with a large letter ‘W’, and crowned with a cross. Along the border are a series of decorative chevrons. The seal matrix weighs 8.1g. The copper alloy has a pale to mid brown patina.
Created on: Thursday 12th January 2006
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-7813F7
Object type: BOTTLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman glass vessel neck fragment, probably of late 1st or 2nd century AD date The vessel is incomplete and is represented by the neck only with a surviving height of 18.30mm. The rim is irregular and damaged; it curves outward to produce a rim diameter of 26.82mm. The neck is short (10.5mm) with a diameter of 17.91mm. The shoulder of the vessel is at a near-right angle to the neck. The rim and neck form would suggest a bottle. The glass is blue green and translucent, but not clear. The vessel neck weighs 6.2g.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2006
Last updated: Friday 7th March 2014
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Record ID: NMGW-787653
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cardiff
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy buckle of 17th century date The buckle is of rectangular double-framed form and is complete (less the pin), but has broken with a length of 47.3mm and a width of 31.21mm. Both outer edges and the central area, above the bar, are decorated with trefoil knops. The buckle weighs 6.8g and has poor surface preservation with a mid-green patina.
Created on: Friday 13th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 18th September 2013
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Record ID: NMGW-799DA3
Object type: LINEN SMOOTHER
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Anglesey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Utilised and decorated stone, possibly a slick-stone or linen-smoother of 9th or 10th century date The stone is domed with a flat base and has a maximum diameter of 97.93mm and a height of 51.35mm. The stone is a quartz conglomerate. The top of the stone has been decorated with an oval ring with dimensions: 43.5mm x 37.8mm (internal diameter: 12.3 – 13.9mm). Analysis using a scanning electron microscope indicated that the inlay is composed of calcium carbonate and red ochre. The decoration has been inlaid into a recessed channel in the stone, formed by polishing. The base of the …
Created on: Friday 13th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-E12DF6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Carmarthenshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman probable radiate or nummus of an uncertain ruler, dating to the period AD 260-402. Uncertain reverse type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-E54707
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman coin of Gratian, 367-383 AD. The coin is a bronze and bears the legend GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI. It bears the mintmark N- over SCON denoting that it was struck at the Arles mint. The coin was struck c. 367-375 AD and weighs 2.241g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2012
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Record ID: NMGW-5F9215
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman bronze coin of the House of Valentinian. The coin is inscribed SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE. The coin bears the mintmark B-//[ ] denoting that it was struck in Arles. It can be dated to c. 364-367 AD. The coin weighs 2.02g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2006
Last updated: Sunday 4th October 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-600A46
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), 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.
Created on: Tuesday 24th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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