Record ID: BM-F1D4E7
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold and cloisonné garnet insect pendant with a suspension loop in the form of a biconical spacer bead. The pendant consists of a flaring bifurcated backplate cut with a triangular head which wraps around the back of the suspension bead which is soldered to it. The back-plate supports a single gold strip, soldered flush to its edges, whose ends form a poor butt join beneath the suspension loop. This frames the cloisonné cell-work which is made with thicker strips of gold sheet and laid out in a complex design which can be read …
Created on: Tuesday 7th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 2nd June 2023
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Record ID: NLM-DFFC64
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold pendant with plano-convex D-shaped stone. Length: 19.3mm, Height: 16mm, Thickness: 5.4mm
Created on: Monday 6th June 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 5th July 2022
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Record ID: LIN-BDB0B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early medieval Merovingian gold tremissis, 'mint and moneyer' or 'National Series' broadly dating c.AD580-670 although this coin may date c.620-640, mint unknown but probably Austrasia/Frisia (roughly encompassing parts of NE France, N Germany and the Low Countries), cf. Belfort nos 3016, 3029-32, MEC1, nos 510-11. Refs: Belfort 1892: 380, 383; Grierson and Blackburn 1986: 125, pl. 24. The coin was struck on a small flan with the inscription only partially visible owing to the die being larger than the flan. Diameter: 11.14 mm; Thickness: 1.37 mm; Weight: 1.22g …
Created on: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-927564
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T456. Description:  A complete Early-Medieval gold disc pendant with filigree decoration dating to the period c.AD 600 – 700. The pendant consists of a circular sheet of gold, with a slight bend approximately halfway across. In the centre is a raised circular boss of sheet gold approximately 5.1mm in diameter. The boss is bordered by a collar of three concentric filigree bands comprising a central band of beaded wire flanked by thinner strands of gold wire. Three arms extend at approximately even intervals from the central boss toward the edge of the…
Created on: Monday 9th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bishop Burton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-FACB24
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A zoomorphic gold appliqué mount in the form of a fish and of early medieval / Anglo Saxon date, (c. late 6th -early 7th century AD). The object, which has been bent over at both ends, is made from sheet gold with applied beaded-wire filigree decoration and is around 2mm thick. The decoration represents the features of the fish, with a spine of five rows of filigree wire which separate two flanking sets of panels containing filigree annulets divided by rounded curved lobes of filigree wire. The fish has a trapezoidal tail, which flares to 13.4mm in width and is&nb…
Created on: Wednesday 20th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C0C27C
Object type: RELIQUARY
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold reliquary. A lozenge-shaped box of composite construction with rich ornate decoration rendered by an applied combination of fine twisted gold strips and spherical gold granules of two sizes [of diameters 1.5mm and 1mm] attached to a plain but roughly textured plate. The sides of the box are of plain smooth gold sheet and it is closed by a plain sheet metal back plate bordered by a further cabled wire. The back borders appear to have been run along the corners of the rhomboid as single strands from the front, though now absent entirely from one of the four corners. There are three…
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 11th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winteringham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-8C8705
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold ‘bead’ or pendant loop fragment decorated with filigree wire. The fragment shows no sign of wear and no sign of solder and may be one end of a biconical bead or pendant. It is made of sheet gold and decorated with seven horizontal panels separated by two strands of wire, z- and s- twisted to form a tight herringbone pattern. Each panel is filled with beaded filigree wire scrolls panels soldered to the gold sheet so that they just touch each other. The surviving end is edged with a collar of plain wire.
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BM-8BD5F0
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Gold bracteate disc pendant of type ‘B’ with repoussé decoration of a sword-wielding male figure facing right and engaged in combat with a beak-headed quadruped, with his left hand raised against (grasping, or being bitten by?) its jaws; diameter, 44 mm approx. His raised right hand clasps a sword behind his head and his hair is indicated by vertical ribbing, giving the impression of a helmet. There are four runes above his left hand, the central two of which are damaged making reading problematic. There is a further beak-headed quadruped behind and below the warrior…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 1st November 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Holt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-893E52
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gold ingot, one end rounded and thick, the other broken away jaggedly and transversely. The two broad surfaces are flat and smooth except adjacent to the break where a rounded hammer mark of the full width is visible on both. The edge, convex and less smooth, contains cracks and fissures, some of which may be the result of post-depositional damage.
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd November 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BERK-86B147
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval gold twisted wire finger ring. The finger ring is composed of two tapering, square-sectioned rods which are twisted, slightly irregularly, together. Each rod is at its thickest at the 'bezel' portion of the finger ring and on the outer face at this section. The hoop on the inner portion, opposite the 'bezel', has a gap. It appears that the terminals of the two rods are not co-joined to each other forming a loop, instead they form a penannular loop which is possibly intentional. Each terminal has one rod which has been slightly coiled and flattened to f…
Created on: Wednesday 9th March 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stratfield Mortimer CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-797F0A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval gold Visigothic pseudo-imperial tremissis in the name of Justin I (518-27) probably dating to the mid-late 520s, Tomasini Group JI3, attributed to Narbonne (France). Ref: Tomasini 1964: pl. X nos 216-7; Grierson and Blackburn 1986 (MEC I): pl. 11 no. 189. Reverse prototype: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, depicting Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger. Mintmark: - *//CONOB Uncertain moneyer and mint. Obverse: DNIVST(I) / NVS PP AVC Degraded diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right, cross on chest. Reverse: VICTORIA …
Created on: Thursday 24th February 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-BF3F81
Object type: RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2022 T126 Description: A complete gold ring of probable early medieval date, c. fifth to eleventh century. The ring consists of a gold wire, circular in section, which has been formed into a loop, now bent out of shape. The wire tapers towards its terminal ends. Each terminal is secured to the other by twisting the end of the wire around the opposing section, with two loops on either side, forming a slip-knot. Dimensions: Length 30 mm, width 10 mm, thickness 2 mm, weight 2 g. Discussion: Wire rings with slip knots are familiar finds from a ra…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Warsill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-BE2E34
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval gold tremissis of uncertain type, probably belonging to the Merovingian 'mint and moneyer'/'national'  series dating to the period c.AD580-670. The 'obverse' shows a potential monogram with the letters AX to the side, and may be influenced by the mongrams seen of, for example, some of the Merovingian royal coins. The 'reverse' may show a devolved Victory, possibly facing. Measurements: 10mm in diameter and 1.38g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 21st July 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0081D9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early Medieval gold pseudo-imperial tremissis in the name of Justinian I (527-565). Facing Victory type. Uncertain mint. Measurements: diameter 18mm; weight: 1.35g.  It is not necessarily contemporary with the reign of Justinian, but it will date no later than the 580s.
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Monday 10th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upper Beeding', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-FE0563
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Circular gold stud or mount, inlaid with cloisonné garnets with curved tops to form a hemispherical domed boss. There are also detached fragments of garnet and gold foil, bagged separately. The object was originally built up on a gold sheet backplate, but this is now largely missing apart from a narrow strip around the edge. Onto this was fixed the cell walls, made from thin gold sheet, which form a central cross with a stepped or T-shaped cell at the end of each arm. There are therefore eight cells, one at the end of each arm and one in each of the …
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Norwich area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-93F94E
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Coin No Description Dimensions 1 A complete early-medieval 'pale gold' silver early penny (sceat) of the Pre-primary Transitional Phase Series Pa III, Pa 20 dating to c. AD 655-685 (Abramson 206: 65). Obverse description: Bust R, wearing double 'pearl' diadem Obverse inscription: NCA VIIA VC Reverse description: Small cross with large central boss and each arm ending in an annulet, superimposed on a thin saltire, all within a small dotted circle. Reverse inscription: [...] F  FANVS …
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hatfield Peverel', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-44A3A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An early-medieval gold Merovingian tremissis, 'mint-and-moneyer' or 'National' series dating to c.AD580-660/70, mint: possibly Allassac [ATACIACO; cf. Belfort 1892 nos 422-3] (Correze, Fr), moneyer: 'Frateciselo' [FRATECLISELO]. Ref: de Belfort 1892: p.123. The coin has a silvery appearance suggesting it belongs later in the series when gold content was declining, the metal often termed 'pale gold' with inceasing silver content. It may date more closely to c.AD640-60. The named moneyer FRATECLISELO is not listed in de Belfort's 1982-5 catalogue. Obverse: Diademed bust r…
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 15th February 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NMS-DF6591
Object type: BRACTEATE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Description:  Gold A-bracteate, consisting of a thin gold disc, stamped with a design and with a suspension loop added. The design consists of a human head in profile looking left, with a hand in front of the chin holding a spray of flowers, and shoulders turned to face the viewer. The head has fine parallel grooves indicating hair, running from the crown to a fringe above the eyes, and interrupted by a double scallop-edged line (like two lines of flat beading) forming a headband or 'diadem' running around the forehead just above the eyes. The top and back …
Created on: Monday 6th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SF-7589BC
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early Medieval gold pin dating to circa AD 550-900. The head is flat and sub-oval, broadly heart-shaped, with two lobes projecting from the top. The head gives way to the cylindrical shank, which tapers gently into a point. Both faces of the pin head are decorated with the same incised design. The design is comprised of a pair of inward two scrolls located at the top of the lobes. The scrolls are joined underneath forming a heart-shape. Below, is a central longitudinal incision with oblique or chevroned incised lines radiating outwards. The design is possibly a crudely rende…
Created on: Wednesday 1st December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Woodbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-80B505
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, but slightly damaged, gold hemispherical bulla pendant. It is formed from two plain gold sheets, one shaped into a hollow dome and the other a flat disc comprising the back-plate. At the top is a grooved suspension loop. The back-plate is has sustained some damage and is torn in several places. Height: 18.21 mm Width: 14.85 mm Weight: 2.71 g Discussion: Sheet metal bullae pendants were worn on necklaces in combination with other beads or pendants during the seventh century. The most sumptuous example to survive from the period is the necklace from Desborough, Northamptons…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hoby With Rotherby', grid reference and parish protected.