Record ID: IOW-9F0C84
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A small Late Bronze Age hoard: two complete gold penannular rings and a fragment of gold, possibly the remains of a bracelet. Treasure case no. 2020 T2. Addenda to 2018 T5. 1. (2020 T2-1) A complete gold penannular ring, circular in cross-section with flat terminals.15.0mm (outer diameter); 5.6mm (diameter in section); 2.0mm (maximum distance between the gap). Weight: 5.22g. 2. (2020 T2-2) A fragment of a possible bracelet in use as an ingot, curved in profile and circular in cross-section. One end has been chopped twice obliquely producing a splayed 'V' shape. The other end…
Created on: Monday 30th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: IOW-65AD93
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late Bronze Age gold penannular C-section bracelet with expanded terminals (c. 1000 BC-c. 750 BC). Treasure case no. 2019 T588. This bracelet is in good condition but is slightly misshapen and has some modern scuff marks. There is an old fracture on one edge of the band. Length: 86.8mm; width: 51.7mm; width of band: 9.3mm; width of terminals: 11.4mm; thickness of band: 2.4mm. Weight: 43.23g. Similar bracelets have been found throughout southern England, Taylor 1980; Eogan 1994). Eogan (1994) has noted nine different varieties in the British group and this bra…
Created on: Sunday 16th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-33E626
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age gold uninscribed stater of the Southern Region / Belgae, dating to the period c. 80-20 BC, British Da1 class 1c 'Curdridge' type. The coin is not listed in ABC. Obverse: Wreath with downwards pointing leaves, cloak and crescent. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, body of crescents, pellets above, crab motif below. Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 6.10g. DA=12:5. As Sills, 2017: p. 272, no. 309; BMC nos. 88-98.
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-4B397B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly misshapen Medieval gold finger-ring with a blue cabochon setting (c. 1300-c. 1400). Treasure case no. 2019 T339. The bezel and setting are hexagonal in plan and taper towards one of the shoulders. Both shoulders taper towards the hoop and each has three triangular bevels. The central of these bevels points upwards and the flanking bevels point downwards. The shoulders, including the portion beneath the bezel, may be hollow as breaks can be seen where the bezel joins the hoop and also at the edges of the shoulders. The hoop is flat. 24.0mm (overall height); 19.4mm …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-46A43E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Southern Region / Regini, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Rudd's 'Phallic Geometric' type. Obverse: Plain die, possibly depicting male genitalia? Reverse: Geometric pattern of blocks and bars. Diameter: 9.6mm. Weight: 1.39g. As ABC p. 50, no. 533; Hobbs nos. 419-427. Compare with: HAMP-6E4B5B; PUBLIC-0814B1and SUSS-966D6E. Hobbs, R. (1996) British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, British Museum Press, London.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-0F626B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Take to BM for examination. Treasure case no. 2018 T472 . An incomplete post-Medieval gold gold finger-ring (c. 1600-c. 1800). The surviving part of an oval bezel with a projection at one end. The bezel is moulded at the front with a raised rim and is flat at the rear. At the front, within the rim, a raised stylised male bust with hair to the neck faces left. Just below the neck a recess is partially filled with an off-white substance. An integral wire projection at one end of the plate has alternating long and short 'beads' on the upper face. It is flat at the rear. A stub at t…
Created on: Saturday 7th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 10th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-40210A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete, misshapen and damaged post-Medieval gold finger-ring (c. 1500-c. 1725 . Treasure case no. 2018 T561. The hoop is moulded on the outside and plain on the inside. The outside has five contiguous flowering sprigs and each flower has four petals. A tiny portion of one rim is missing where damage has occurred. Length: 16.4mm (length); 13.6mm (width); 2.1mm (width of hoop); 1.0mm (thickness of hoop). Weight: 1.11g. The exterior decoration is similar to that found on some Post-Medieval 'posy' rings that have been reported under the Treasure Act and recorded with …
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A683BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An iron Age gold uninscribed stater of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates, dating to the period c. 80-50 BC, 'Westerham South' type. Obverse: Wreath motif with crescents and cloak. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, stick legs and many pellets above. Length: 20.8mm; width: 18.3mm. Weight: 6.21g. DA=12:4. As ABC p. 47, no. 482; BMC nos. 24-32.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: IOW-E85B37
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval gold iconographic finger-ring (c. 1400-c. 1500). Treasure case no. 2018 T419. This finger ring has a flat rectangular bezel and is inscribed on the upper face with an image of St Margaret spearing a dragon through the mouth. The outside of the hoop has six evenly spaced oblique bands which are inscribed in Black Letter with an amatory phrase: per/ne/s/en/g/re (graciously accept) i.e. pernes [sic] en gre (The first word is a mistaken metathesised spelling of "prenes" ). The inside of the hoop is plain. 20.6mm (length); 20.6mm (width); 10.0mm (len…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-807F5B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but slightly misshapen post-Medieval gold posy finger-ring (c. 1600-c. 1700). Treasure case no. 2018 T417. The outer face has an elaborate design of contiguous moulded motifs: hearts, tri-lobed floral sprigs and 'daggers'. The inner face has a phrase as well as a maker's mark and is inscribed: 'Constancy Weth Affection' (constancy with affection) The 'W' is in the form of a crown which in heraldic terms is in the style of a 'Crown of Nobility'. The inscription is followed by the maker's mark in the form of a stamped capital letter 'R'. 20.2mm (length); 18.8mm (w…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Sunday 25th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-C4057B
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) damaged and almost complete gold mount or cover for a boss (c. 600-c. 700). Treasure case no. 2018 T335. The object is dented at the top and is made from sheet gold and gold wire. It is circular in plan, domed at the front and hollow on the underside. There is a sub-circular hole through its top, possibly the means by which it was originally attached to another object, as it seems too small to accommodate a setting. There is an incomplete separate strand of beaded filigree just above the base of the mount. The base is flat. This boss is very typic…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C60374
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A gold bezel from a Roman finger-ring, consisting of an intaglio within an ovoid sheet-metal setting, with the hoop of the ring almost entirely absent. The intaglio is of a dark-blue and grey stone, probably nicolo, which is engraved with a standing figure of Mars facing right, wearing a short tunic, a plumed helmet and holding a spear out in front and a shield that is resting on the ground behind. The intaglio is set within a recessed collar, rather crudely finished, that steps down to a lower rim decorated with incised lines that form 'V' shapes which run around the entirety of the …
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-27A7E8
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case no. 2018 T34. A complete but damaged Roman or Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) coin pendant made from a gold solidus of Valentinian I (AD 364-75). RESTITVTOR REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting Emperor standing facing, holding standard with star pattern, and Victory on globe. Possibly Mint of Antioch. Mintmark - // [•AN]T(Θ?)• Obverse: D N VALENTINI - ANVS P F AVG; Pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed right. Reverse: RESTITVTOR - REI PVBLICAE; Emperor standing facing, holding standard with star pattern, and Victory on globe. 22.0mm (length); 20.2mm (diameter); …
Created on: Sunday 7th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-50D55F
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Late Bronze Age modified gold penannular bracelet. Treasure case no. 2018 T5. The bar of the bracelet is circular in cross-section and has been bent into a 'U' shape. One end is complete and has a slightly expanded plain terminal which is also circular in cross-section. The broken end, flattened and splayed by multiple hammering, is now a tapering triangular shape. There are is a line of small gouges on the bar as well as other hammer marks. Dimensions: 50.9mm (length); 41.8mm (width); 12.0mm (diameter of terminal); 10.6-11.1mm (diameter of bar). Weight: 140.19g. …
Created on: Thursday 28th December 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 17th September 2019
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Record ID: IOW-12E969
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and worn Iron Age gold quarter stater, Gallo-Belgic Cd2, dating to the period c. 80-60 BC. Obverse: Boat with two occupants? Reverse: Abstract left facing head. Diameter: 8.8mm. Weight: 1.60g. As Sills, 2003: p. 253, no. 445. These aren't common types in Britain - Sills only listed four British examples. Two others (there may be more) are also known: DENO-D6B0B4 and CCI-980336 (98.0336). https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/328159 (accessed 10/9/2017). Sills, J.A., 2003, Gaulish and Early British Gold Coinage. London: Spinks.
Created on: Thursday 7th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 11th September 2017
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Record ID: IOW-69AAEB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates, dating to the period c. 60-20 BC, 'Bognor Cogwheel' type. Obverse: Wreath design with hidden face. Reverse: Triple-tailed horse right, beaded mane, floral sun above, cogwheel below. Length: 14.0mm; width: 11.6mm. Weight: 0.78g. DA=12:9. As ABC, p. 48, no. 509; BMC nos. 519-535.
Created on: Wednesday 30th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 30th August 2017
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Record ID: IOW-7308F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age gold stater of the Regini and Atrebates / Southern Region, dating to the period c.80-50 BC, Westerham South type. Obverse: Wreath motif, crescents, and cloak. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, stick legs, single pellet below and many pellets above. Diameter: 17.8mm. Weight: 6.41g. DA=12:9. As ABC no. 482; BMC nos. 24-32.
Created on: Thursday 13th July 2017
Last updated: Thursday 13th July 2017
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Record ID: IOW-0B24C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) gold tremissis of the Visigoths of Spain. Treasure case no. 2017 T545 (addenda to Treasure case no. 2016 T596; IOW-0B24C2). 2016 T596 appended to this report. Diameter: 12.4mm. Weight: 1.50g. DA=12:65 Details: No. Type Date W (g) Diam (mm) Die Axis Obverse Reverse Notes 1 [2016 T596-1] Merovingian tremissis from Neustria [Nantes] (Depeyrot 3-2E; MEC 460; Belfort 309…
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 7th October 2019
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Record ID: IOW-9C8803
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A gold Early-Medieval pseudo-Imperial tremissis, probably of Justinian I (AD 527-565), dating to the period c.AD 527-565. Obverse: D N IVST-INIANVS (A)V[], Diademed and cuirassed bust in paludamentum right. Reverse: VICTORIA AVGVSTORVM, Victory walking right looking left holding wreath and globe cruciger. Mintmark: - *//CONOB Diameter: 13.4mm. Weight: 1.39g. DA=12:6. For the official prototype of Justinian from Constantinople cf. MIBE p.115, no. 19. This is possibly an Ostrogothic pseudo-Imperial issue (cf.MEC I, p. 432, nos. 123-124), although cf. MEC I, p. 464…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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Record ID: IOW-E01586
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete continental Iron Age Armorican gold stater, probably of the Veneti, dating to the c. 2nd century BC. As Delestree and Tache 'Nouvel Atlas des Monnaies Gauloises Vol II. de la Seine a la Loire moyenne', 2004: cf. pp. 56-57, types DT 2115-2119. Obverse: Head right in profile, beaded cordons extending from head and terminating with small heads, above a horse protome facing right. Reverse: A human-headed horse galloping right, a rider holding the reins and a whip(?), a standard in front, a winged figure beneath the horse. Diameter: 21.0mm. Weight: 5.87g. DA=12:12. D…
Created on: Monday 24th April 2017
Last updated: Monday 24th April 2017
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