Record ID: YORYM-B1A82B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T608 A probably complete gold mount probably of Early Bronze Age date, c.2150-1750 BC. The mount consists of a sub-rectangular thin gold sheet that has been folded at least three times, into at least four layers.  One outer layer consists of one terminal end of the mount.  This end is rounded and tapers slightly before widening again into the main body of the mount.  A fold, bending the mount completely back on itself, connects this layer to the outer layer on the opposite side of the folded mount.  This outer layer continues to widen before a…
Created on: Friday 10th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-E19A8A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A thin slightly misshapen gold finger ring with two maker’s marks on the interior of the hoop. The exterior of the band is plain. The maker’s marks consist of a scallop type shell and a curvilinear leaf with thistle terminal. Dimensions: Exterior diameter: 20.6 mm Interior diameter: 17.9 mm Hoop width: 1.5 mm Hoop thickness: 1.1 mm Weight: 1.3 g Discussion: The thinness of the finger ring can be paralleled with several other finger rings on the PAS database, including: WMID-E6E061 and WMID-E6F361 from Staffordshire and LVPL-F848BA from Cheshire West. In th…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WMID-1E8128
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: The artefact is sub rectangular in shape, with tapered long edges. It has a flat cross section. Both short ends are incomplete and appear cut. The long edges exhibit nicks and cuts. No decoration is present on either the obverse or the reverse of the sheet. Dimensions: Length: 19.2 mm Width: 8.1 mm Thickness: 1.1 mm Weight: 1.8 g Discussion: Thin sheets of gold are used in the Bronze Age to produce ribbons and bracelets, such as 2021T768 (WMID-804501). These however tend to display longitudinal ridges over the obverse. This example does not display any decoration. …
Created on: Monday 29th March 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-1725B3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval gold brooch, dating to AD 1200 - 1400. The brooch is drop-shaped with inscription on outer edge, it is D-shaped in section. The inscription reads from above the pin around the outer edge and ends below the pin, Malcolm Jones has interpreted the phrase as 'IO SVI CI EN LVI D[AMI]', the phrase is incomplete with AMI missing from the end. In modern French this translates to 'Je sui ici lieu d'aimi', 'I am here in place of your beloved'. The internal edge is decorated with raised pellets within a circular depression, there are 37 in total. T…
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-1ADEDD
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval gold posie ring, dating to AD 1500 - 1650. The band is circular, it is D-shaped in section. The outer band is decorated with incised decoration of scrolling. The internal band has a French inscription, PRENES + EN + GRE, 'accept with grattitude'. Traces of black enamel can be seen within the inscription. Diameter: 16.1 mm Thickness: 0.8 mm Weight: 1.3 g PAS-3785E3 (MMET432) is recorded on the database and has an identical inscription, it is dated to AD 1500 - 1650. Posie or Posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 16t…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2022
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ropsley and Humby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-324BBE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: South Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring with a D-shape cross-section hoop.  The flat inside is engraved with the inscription ‘constancie is a noble vertue’ with the makers mare R at the end.  The outside of the hoop is highly decorated with four evenly space panels that contain a raised lozenge in the centre whose side extend to form elongated arms with bifocaled oval terminals that have recessed centres the contain green enamel. At the end of the arms and separating each panel from it neighbour is a domed, multifaceted feature that resembles a rose. A Posy ring with a similar inscrip…
Created on: Friday 22nd October 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: GLO-A1525D
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold mourning finger ring that has a D-shape cross-section hoop. On the face of the ring is engraved a three-quarter left facing skull, that has large recessed circular eyes, a pointed nasal cavity in-between; a single row of teeth below and a rounded brain case to the right to complete the skull. The remained of the outside of the band is undecorated. On the inside of the hoop is the inscription ’W Webbe ob 23 June 79’ which would be the date commemorating the death of W Webb who would have died on the 23rd of June 1679. The name on the ring may belong to William Webb, b…
Created on: Thursday 9th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Painswick', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-DDE36E
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2021 T668 Description:  A complete gold bead of medieval date, c.AD 1400-1500.  The bead is in the shape of an open book, formed of two rectangular sections joined together at one edge at an obtuse angle, creating a bead that is V-shaped in plan. The front is decorated to represent the inner pages of an open book. Each ‘page’ is decorated with an engraved depiction of a saint, with an incised, cross-hatched background, and surrounded by a plain border around the outer edges. The left inner ‘page’ represents a male figure, probably …
Created on: Friday 24th September 2021
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheriff Hutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-2EAB72
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold Gallo-Belgic quarter stater, weight 1.44g, devolved designs on both sides, c.60-50BC
Created on: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DEV-D1B964
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Published
A gold finger ring with diamond setting dating to the medieval period. The ring has a square bezel the front of which rises evenly in a four sided pyramid the top point of which is formed by the four sided diamond embedded in the bezel. The diamond is probably a natural octahedra crystal and appears slightly grey in the setting. The four facets on the front of the bezel have horizontal striations from filing/hammering and are even in plane with the sides of the diamond. The sides of the bezel curve backwards, narrowing from the front to the flat back. The bezel connects directly int…
Created on: Wednesday 20th February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Dorset', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: GLO-46CA05
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age circular gold bead that is biconical profile. The interior is hollow with the walls made of thin sheets (less than a millimetre thick at the aperture). The inner face slightly rough suggesting the bead may have been cast. The following discussion has been taken from record NMS-AEC678 written by Dr Andrew Rogerson (Norfolk Senior Historic Environment Officer (Finds)) and Mr Neil Wilkin (Bronze Age Curator British Museum) The gold bead is likely to date to the Middle Bronze Age (c.1500-1100 BC) based on several close comparanda. The three biconical gold beads from the…
Created on: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Last updated: Thursday 28th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newent', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-301849
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Gold posy ring. The hoop is of even width and D-shaped cross-section throughout, although with some wear. The curved exterior is undecorated, and worn to a matt finish. The flat interior is more glossy, and has the inscription in neat lower-case italic letters: Let vertue be thy guide.  At the end of the inscription is a stamped maker's mark reading SL within an oval cartouche; it has been stamped so that it is the right way up when the inscription is upside down. The thicker parts of both letters are double-stranded, and there are two small points on the re…
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-D54CA5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Iron Age uninscribed gold stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, dating to the period c.50-20 BC, probably South Ferriby type. Obverse: Wreath, cloak and crescents. Reverse: Lunate horse left, double upper front legs 'anchor' face above, unclear motif below. cf. ABC p. 92, no. 1743; cf. BMC nos. 3148-3149 passim. The coin has been pierced in two places, at about 1 o’clock on the obverse and (unsuccessfully) at 3 o’clock, with the loss of some of the edge of the coin. Diameter: 20 mm Thickness: 3 mm Weight: 5 g C…
Created on: Thursday 13th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wymeswold', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-8DE07C
Object type: EAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description A fragment of gold sheet, including the original edge of an object of uncertain character. A line of punched ‘dot’ decoration (with diameter of c.0.1mm) runs along the original edge (c.1mm from it), positioned relatively uniformly (c.1.5mm). The sheet is creased and has several small scratches and cracks. The damage is most concentrated away from the original edge. Dimensions: Length: 14.5mm; Width: 9.5mm; Thickness: 0.1-0.2mm; Weight: 0.18g Metal composition Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of a fragment of gold sheet from Wedhamp…
Created on: Monday 11th August 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wedhampton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-4C556F
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A ribbon or thin bar of gold 73 mm long, 9 mm wide and 1.25 mm thick with originally a curved profile on an arch of an approximate diameter of 80-90 mm, but sharply bent 43 mm from the squared off end. The object appears to have been cut from of a larger object. The squared off end is probably the original end of the end, the other is less regularly finished off.  The object is relatively poorly finished compared to other prehistoric gold objects and has ample evidence for hammering and working across all surfaces.  Scientific analysis across the surface of the object suggest…
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: BM-4D391D
Object type: WIRE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A small fragment from a thin gold wire strip 12.5 mm long, 2.0 mm wide and c. 0.25mm thick, was recovered from peaty marsh deposits that pre-date the construction of a Roman timber building on the site in the middle of the 1st Century BC.
Created on: Wednesday 18th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DEV-D75FED
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, small gold Early Medieval finger ring. The ring is decorated with four sub-triangular en face animal masks, equally spaced around the hoop and alternating in orientation, perpendicular to the circumference. The panels between each mask is decorated with two entwined beasts, their arched backs forming the sides of the hoop and with the two panels flanking each mask being symmetrical. The angular, three-toed paws of either animal’s front leg grips the waist of the opposing animal. Their tails pass through the mouth of the masks to be continuous with the tail of the…
Created on: Tuesday 29th May 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Chulmleigh', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-10B4B1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a gold penannular bracelet of Late Bronze Age date (1150-800 BC). The object is circular sectioned and slightly curved in plan with transverse cuts at both ends. One of the cuts in not clean and the object appears to have ben initially cut, with the remaining 50% of the bar being broken off. There are some minor shallow gouges in the surface of the object. Length: 58.42mm, Diameter: 5.02mm, Weight: 17.0g The original form would likely have been similar to LEIC-A3A9AE. Several similar fragments of goldwork have been recovered from hoards containing diagnostically Bron…
Created on: Wednesday 11th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-17CDEA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold Portuguese Escudo or 1600 Reis of John (Joao) V (1706-1750), dated to 1729 (on coin). Reverse depicts crowned coat of arms framed by scrollwork. Lisbon mint. Diameter: 19.84mm, Thickness: 0.78mm, Weight: 3.1g These coins are present in the UK due to the expansion of trade during this period (17th-18th centuries) resulting in gold coinage from Portugal, Spain and France circulating in the UK. Coin weights are known to have been made to control these coinages. By 1816 another Act of Parliament declared that only gold coins of the realm (above 40 Shillings) would be lega…
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-AC3574
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2019 T274. Description: A decorated sheet of gold of probable Bronze Age date, c.1000 - 800 BC. The object is formed of a thin sub-rectangular sheet of gold, folded over at one end. It is not possible to determine if the object is complete or cut down though the latter is likely. The front surface of the sheet is decorated by a series of sub-parallel indented grooves running along its length. Dimensions: Length: 10.4mm; Width: 9.6mm; Thickness: 0.3mm; Weight: 0.4g. Discussion: Similar objects have been recorded as 2019 T316 (LEIC-47D0C2), 2018 T650 (HAMP-F792A5),…
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th September 2023
Spatial data recorded.