Record ID: LON-EF5AB5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible Early Medieval (Viking) to Modern gold ingot/hack gold, dated to the mid 9th to mid 20th Centuries, AD 850-2000. The ingot is roughly sub-rectangular in shape with one end rounded and the other broken and flat. Dimensions: length: 13.14mm; width: 9.67mm; thickness: 5.83mm; weight: 4.16g. Gold ingots are traditionally difficult to date out of context but they are often attributed to a Viking date. The Vikings had a bullion economy where the purity and weight of the metal were more important than the form. Although this bullion economy primarily utilised silver it …
Created on: Thursday 7th October 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 7th December 2021
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Record ID: LON-5321B2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater, Selsey Two-Faced type of the Regini and Atrebates dating to 60-50 BC. This is an ABC 485, BMC 445 An uninscribed gold stater of the Regini and Atrebates, Rudd's, 'Selsey Two-Faced' type (ABC 485), dating to 60-50 BC. Sills' Qa Class 2 (Sills 2017 p.120). Rudd (2010:47) writes "Many more Selsey type gold staters [ABC 485-497] are found around Chichester than Silchester, indicating that this large and widely circulated series of triple-tailed staters was first struck by the Regini, not the Atrebates, and that they spread south to north, not the other way roun…
Created on: Monday 3rd December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
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Record ID: LON-497D6C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold finger ring with 'posy' inscription probably dating mid-17th century. This finger ring has a D-shaped cross-section and there is some damage to the ring which is bent and slightly twisted. There is no decoration on the external surface but there is an inscription on the internal surface. The inscription is in lower case cursive and reads "'When this you see remember me'". Dimensions Thickness: 1.62mm; width: 3.42mm; diameter: 22.01mm; weight: 4.58g. Discussion: In general lower case (italics) became more popular for inscriptions on posy rings by the mid 1…
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 20th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St Mary Bourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-363185
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater, Westerham South type of the Regini or Atrebates dating to 60-50 BC. This is an ABC 482, BMC 24-32. Rudd (2010:47) writes "More Westerham South gold staters [ABC 482] are found around West Sussex and the Solent than North Hampshire, indicating that they were probably produced by the Regini, not the Atrebates." Obverse: Wreath design with crescents and cloak. Reverse: A disjointed horse left, stick legs and many pellets above. Dimensions: diameter: 18.60mm; weight: 6.27g. References: Rudd, C. 2010, Ancient British Coins, Norwich
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: LON-350A61
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring dating from 1150-750 BC. Th ring is oval in cross-section. Both terminals are damaged. Dimensions: diameter: 17.59mm; thickness: 6.82mm; weight: 7.39g Similar gold penannular rings on the database are HAMP-1248F2 and HAMP-0F9AF6. 'The penannular ring belongs to a class of artefact which has been termed 'hair-rings' and 'ring-money' (Taylor 1980; Green 1988; Eogan 1994; 1997; Varndell 2001; Hobbs 2003; Meeks et al 2008; O'Connor et al 2008). Their function remains uncertain, although it is likely that they were p…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bentworth', grid reference and parish protected.