Record ID: SOM-F7D946
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy devolved Large south-western T-shaped brooch of Hull T138 dating to the late first to second century AD, incomplete in so far as it is missing the pin and part of the headloop. The head has two short cylindrical wings, 33.9mm wide, to hold the axis bar for the hinged pin. Between the wings is a slot in which the pin would have sat. The left wing has one groove running around it where the bow joins the crossbar, while the right wing has no decoration. Both ends of the wings are slightly abraded. Emerging from the centre of the head is a large fixed headloop whi…
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SOM-F71B37
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy crossbow brooch of Roman date, c.AD 200-300. The brooch has tubular crossbar wings with closed ends, although both ends are fragmented. The reverse of the wings have a central slot allowing a pin to be looped around the bar. The pin is missing, and the central knob which would have protruded upwards from the top of the axis bar is also fragmented and missing. A D-sectioned bow extends with a steep C-shaped curve before bending straight down forming a P-shaped profile. The bow is decorated with five notches between smaller parallel running inden…
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: SOM-F68682
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver siliqua of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period c. AD 360-361 (Reece Period 18). Obverse: Diademed bust facing right, draped, cuirassed. [DN CONSTANT]IVS PF A[V]G Reverse: Inscription within a wreath. VOTIS/XXX/MVLTIS/XXXX. Mintmark: unclear but possibly R. Reece Period: 18. AD 355-8. RIC VIII, p. 193, no. 216. Diameter: 15.49mm Weight: 1.21g Die axis: 12
Created on: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th November 2023
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Record ID: SOM-86824D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold quarter noble of Edward III (AD 1327-1377), Fourth coinage, Treaty Series dating to the period c. AD 1363-9, initial mark: cross potent, mint: London (North 1243). Ref: North 1991: 56.  Diameter: 21.37mm, weight: 1.88g
Created on: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 28th March 2023
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Record ID: SOM-8300A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) issued in AD 1567. Lion initial mark. Obv. crowned bust left, ELIZABETH: D: G' AN[...] ET HI' REGINA Rev. square shield over long cross fourchee, date above shield, POSVI DEV. ADIVTOREM. MEV: Diameter: 25.05mm, weight: 2.77g. North, 1991(2): no. 1997.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 19th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-824B3C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 313-64), issued c. AD 348-63. Reece Period 18. Reverse type unclear, possibly FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Unclear mint. Diameter: 16.01mm, weight: 2.23g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-81F281
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman nummus issued by the House of Valentinian (AD 364-78). Reece Period 19. Reverse type GLORIA ROMANORVM depicting Emperor advancing right, holding standard and dragging captive. Unclear mint. The large letteing suggests that this coin is probably for Valens, rather than Valentinian I. Diameter: 15.95mm, weight: 1.62g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-8083EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman nummus, possibly of the House of Constantine (AD 330-64) or the House of Valentinian (AD 364-78), dating to c. AD 330-78, possibly showing two Victories or two Soldiers. Diameter: 17.05mm, weight: 1.46g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 20th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-7FC757
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 313-364) issued c. AD 335-41. Reece Period 17. Reverse type GLORIA EXERCITVS depicting two soldiers, one standard. Mint unclear. Diameter: 14.33mm, weight: 1.76g.
Created on: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 19th January 2022
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Record ID: SOM-AE746A
Object type: LOCK
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy object, probably a lock pin of Roman date, AD 43-410, possibly a Medieval button. The piece is comprised of a sub-rectangular sectioned shaft and wider circular terminal head at one end. The shaft has rounded corners and widens slighly towards the end opposite the head where there is a sub-rectangular slot through it from one broad face to the other. The head is conical with the point extended into a small bi-conical knop. The edge is engrailed, decorated with regularly spaced small transver incised lines but it is otherwise plain. The piece is 44.3mm …
Created on: Friday 6th December 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th December 2019
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Record ID: SOM-C958D4
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-medieval gilded copper-alloy pin comprising the head, collar and shaft, which terminates in an old break. The head is in the form of a fleur-de-lis with additional thin projections below the outer petals and is flat on one face and very slightly convex on the other. At the base of the fleur-de-lis is a slightly widened collar, again flat on the back. Beneath the collar the tapering shaft has flattened sides; the back continues to be flat while the front is slightly rounded and narrower than the back. Gilding can be seen along the sides of the fleur-de-lis and the sh…
Created on: Thursday 26th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
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Record ID: SOM-0729E9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman sherd from a Black Burnished Ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset) vessel, form unclear, probably dating to c. AD 43-410. A hard fired dark grey/black fabric with abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz, <1.5mm and occasional angular white inclusions, <1mm. It weighs 5g and is heavily abraded.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-E0A007
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A painted sherd of a wheel thrown ceramic vessel of Roman date. It has a hard and brittle, pale dark brown micaceous fabric core with abundent sand temper and occasional grey stoneinclusions. Its surfaces are orangey red while the outer surface has been decorated with yellow-white paint covering the entire surface that has been slightly abraded. The fragment is trapezoidal in shape, and visibly curves in section. The sherd is 42.2mm long, 24.8mm wide, 3.7mm thick and weighs 5.26g. The heavy wheel throwing marks on the inside and the curve, firing and temper argue against this…
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-E07A70
Object type: BRIQUETAGE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of Roman ceramic briquetage. The fragment is irregular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross section although it has lost one of its original surfaces. The fragment's surviving surface is white-brown and shows some abrasion the pits of which show dark grey patination. The opposite surface, while damaged shows traces of black sooting. The fragment has a medium fired fabric, with frequent irregularly shaped and poorly sorted grog temper (
Created on: Tuesday 15th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 17th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-C5BCEA
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Published
A ceramic rim sherd from a wheel-thrown Roman Oxfordshire white-ware mortarium dating to the period c. AD 240-410. It is 3.0mm thick at the rim, widening to 19.3mm at the flange before tapering to 9.9mm. It weighs 87.86g. The estimated exterior rim diameter of the vessel is 260mm The fabric is an oxidised pinkish-orange, is hard, reasonably fine and tempered with fine mica and quartz sand (
Created on: Monday 14th January 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st February 2019
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Record ID: SOM-8C2DD9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of Black Burnished ware, Poole/Wareham industry BB1 fabric from a colander. There is extensive thick burnishing surviving on the outside and inside of the sherd. Its fabric is hard fired, dark grey and contains abundant sub-rounded translucent quartz,
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-8C2421
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three undiagnostic roman body sherds, probably from an amphora, dating from the first to the third centuries. The largest sherd is sub-trapezoidal in plan and slightly convex in cross section. The fabric of this sherd has a light pink-orange outer surface and darker pink orange interior flanking a brown grey core. The two smaller sherds have a similar light pink orange outer surface and dark pink orange inner surface but show a darker grey core. The fabric of all three sherd is sand tempered and show regular (c.5%) inclusions of rounded ironstone up to 2.5mm across, inclusions o…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-8B1376
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic base sherd from a Roman Samian ware vessel. The sherd consists of the broken fragment of a circular base. Only the floor of the vessel survives and no foot ring can be seen. This piece was so fragmentary It was not possible to determine the base's diameter. A small portion of a maker's stamp is visible on the basal interior although it is too small to identify The fabric is fine, very high fired, dark reddish orange in colour and, is fully oxidised. It is hard and exhibits occasional micaceous inclusions. The vessel has been coated in a dark orange/red slip which ha…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-8ADA1A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman ceramic sherd presenting a complete profile of a Black Burnished ware (BB1, from Wareham/Poole Harbour, Dorset or South Western variant) bowl or lid, commonly termed 'Dog bowl/Dog dish' dating to AD 100-410. The sherd demonstrates a complete profile from the rim to base although less than one eighth (12.5%) of the vessel remains. The rim is plain with a rounded top, slightly angled on the inner side, the sides slightly convex and meet the flat base at c.65 degrees. It has a hard fired, dark grey fabric which has frequent translucent quartz,
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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Record ID: SOM-8AC5F7
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A whetstone or hone broken at one end. The surviving portion of the whetstone is sub-rectangular in plan. One long edge of this is straight from which the complete end runs tangentially. The remaining long edge is slightly convex. The end has rounded corners. In section the object has rounded edges. The object thickens slightly towards the complete end. The stone is a fine grained, slightly micaceous, and possibly metamorphic rock, with diagonal veins of quartz running through and across the length of the object. It is predominantly dark grey to brown grey in colour. The hone is…
Created on: Friday 11th January 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 15th January 2019
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