Record ID: LANCUM-8DFC42
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and very heavily clipped post-medieval gold 1-Escudo coin of Queen Joanna of Castile (AD 1504-1555) and Aragon (AD 1516-1555)—known historically as Queen Joanna the Mad—and King Charles I of Spain (AD 1516-1556), eventually Emperor Charles V, king of Germany and Italy (AD 1519-1556). The coin would have been minted between AD 1516-1556; however, because of the clipping no mint mark remains. Obverse: The central Cross of Jerusalem remains, with some elements of the quatrefoil with inverted leaf terminals visible. Reverse: A fragmented portion of the Crowned…
Created on: Friday 27th August 2021
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Crosscanonby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-8B1C5E
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small cut gold sheet fragment, of roughly trapezoidal shape, 8.9mm long, 0.5mm thick and 0.44g. The fragment has no decoration or markings and is of uneven thickness, tapering to one edge suggesting it has been worked by hammering and has been cut along all four edges.
Created on: Friday 27th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 8th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-651D49
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold post-medieval finger ring with the inscription 'Be Trew in Harte' dating to c.AD 1650-1750. The band is D shape in cross-section and holds no decoration on its exterior surface. The posterior has an italic inscription in lower case reading: "Be Trew in Harte". The dimensions of the ring are 23.76 mm x 23.15 mm. The hoop is 2.76 mm thick. The height is 7.75 mm and the weight is 18.05g A posie, posy or posey rings were a popular form of finger-ring from the 16th to 18th centuries, more often in gold than silver. Those with block capitals being earlier and the lettering b…
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newark', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-5FE4FE
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete Post Medieval gold finger ring probably of the later 1600s. The bezel of the ring is rectangular in shape with short sides forming a shallow hollow cup in which the missing gem would have sat. All the sides of the bezel bow outwards and have inwardly tapering upper edges that are crescentic in shape and have rounded lips. Below this, the exterior is decorated with two parallel downward curving grooves that extend from corner to corner, as well as stippled decoration on the apex of each corner. The lower portion of the bezel cup is undecorated except for…
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 2021
Last updated: Monday 28th March 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-4F13DD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Iron Age uninscribed quarter stater of the Regni, South Britannia region, dating to the period 80-50 BC (ABC 530). Obverse Type: Two men-in-a-boat? Animal?, rosette behind Reverse Type: Tree-like object
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2021
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Record ID: BUC-4DAE0C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold medieval noble of Edward II (AD1327-1377) dating to the Treaty series, AD 1363-1369. Mint of London. North 1991, volume II, page 55 ,number 1231.
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
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Record ID: OXON-4D3F69
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
The object is a piece of gold sheet formed into an irregular shape resembling a cone but open at both ends. The object is squashed and misshapen, making it an irregular shape, but its original shape was probably more rounded and domed. The object is filled with dirt but a silver rivet is visible in the smaller open end. The surface is a gold colour which retains its lustre, but there are multiple scuffs and scratches on the outside surface and a small crack at one side. Dimensions: The object has a maximum diameter of 10.5mm, is 5.3mm wide and 9.1mm high. The gold sheet is 0.2mm thi…
Created on: Tuesday 24th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great Milton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-3ADABD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age gold uninscribed British quarter stater of the Atrebates / southern region, ruler unknown. 'Selsey Dahlia' (no mane) type dating to 60-20 BC. Obverse: Wreath design with 'hidden face'. Reverse: triple tailed horse facing right, no mane, with floral sun above. As ABC 503 Measurements: diameter 14.82mm, thickness 0.98mm, weight 1.40g.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th September 2021
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Record ID: BERK-F87123
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold IA Belgic quarter stater. Obv. Wreath with ringed pellet centre, corded wedge in both upper quadrants, row of arcs in lower quadrants, crescent alongside in at least one. Rev. Horse right, sunburst rosette above and in front, bold pellet arc in front of head.
Created on: Friday 20th August 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th November 2021
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Record ID: CORN-BB44C2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold finger-ring, possibly Early Medieval - Post Medieval.  Dimensions: External diameter, 22.80mm; Internal diameter, 18.45mm; thickness of hoop, 2.22mm, Width of hoop, 4mm; Length from top of bezel to back of hoop, 22.14mm.  Bezel: Diameter, 15.55mm, Thickness 1.9mm.  Weight: 8.52g Inscription: ‘S:+: BARRAT: MORO’
Created on: Tuesday 17th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fowey CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-627DA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Regini and Atrebates / southern region, attributed to Tincomarus and dating to 20 BC to AD 10. Obverse: TINCOM inside pellet-lines, below COMMI blundered and pellet-line. Reverse: horse left with sun wheel above and animal or bird below. As BMC no 798-810; ABC 1073.
Created on: Friday 13th August 2021
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hayling Island', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-4F3F34
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold penannular ring of uncertain function made from an thin piece of gold wire and bent into a sub-circular shape with the ends overlapping slightly. The ring is thicker at the centre and thinnest at either end. Date: Possibly Late Bronze Age (c. 1500 - 800 BC) Dimensions: External diameter, 24.98mm; Internal diameter, 20.64mm; Thickness, 2.03mm; Weight: 2.44g.  Discussion: Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database such as HAMP-9FB795 which is dated to the Late Bronze Age although which is made from a thicker piece of gold rod. GLO-F6A0EF is also ver…
Created on: Thursday 12th August 2021
Last updated: Sunday 11th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ilfracombe CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-2419C2
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold (or gold plated) penannular ring of mid to late Bronze Age date (c.1300-750 BC.). The body is oval in cross-section. The ring is undecorated, but the outer surface has feint scratches. One face has a small indentation near the left terminal (gap at the bottom) and scratches across the width of the ring. The other face has scratches across the length of the ring (ie the scratches are at a 90 degree angle on the two faces). The terminal surfaces are both flat, but each has a small 'U' shaped mark (the bottom of the U towards the …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 27th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-117167
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of Find Three gold coins of Edward III (1327-1377) and Richard II (1377-1399): Gold noble of Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage, Treaty Series (North 1232), minted in London in 1361-1369. Obverse: EDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL DNS hYB AQT; King standing facing in ship, he is crowned and wearing armour, and holds in his right hand a sword and in his left a shield quartered with the arms of England and France. Reverse: IHC AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIV ILLORVM IBAT; floriated cross with a lis at the end of each limb and an ornamented compartment (containing the king�…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-116BFD
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of Find Three gold coins of James I (1603-1625) and Charles I (1625-1649): James I gold “Unite” (North 2085); Cinquefoil initial mark; minted at the Tower of London in 1613-15. Obverse: Crowned half-length fifth bust right with sceptre over right shoulder and orb in left hand; IACOBVS D G MA BRI FRA ET HI REX. Reverse: Square shield crowned and garnished, with I R at sides; FACIAM EOS IN GENTEM UNAM. Die axis: 6 o’clock. Diameter: 37.4 mm. Weight: 9.83 g. James I gold “Laurel” (North 2114); Trefoil initial mark; minted at the Tower of London in …
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-1167BA
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Powys
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Object description Gold posy ring, with flattened D-shaped cross-section. The external band is plain with a highly polished, reflective surface. The internal flat surface is engraved with the motto ‘be Constant to the End’ in italic font. There is a small, sub-rectangular mark or indentation following the inscription. The ring is complete and in good condition. Weight: 4.07 g Maximum diameter: 19.7 mm Width: 4.8 mm Thickness: 0.9 mm Summary and conclusion The style of lettering is consistent with posy rings of seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century date. Similar…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-115AD5
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description The object is a decorative gold ring with a deep oval bezel (height 5.7mm), once set with a small uncut (cabochon) stone, perhaps a sapphire. There is a small transverse ridge on each side of the bezel at the junction with the hoop, and the lower half of the bezel is chamfered to give a truncated biconical profile. The hoop is slightly misshapen and incomplete, and of circular cross-section. Bezel diameter 8.2 x 6.5mm; hoop thickness 1mm at bottom, 1.9mm at junction with bezel; bezel height 5.7mm; weight 1.69g. Summary and conclusions The Mathern finger ring has a form …
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd May 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1148D7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Gold posy ring. The hoop is of flattened D cross-section. The convex outer surface is undecorated. The flat inner face of the hoop is inscribed with the text: * feare god and loue mee x, in vertical italic script. The ring has not undergone any cleaning or conservation. Dimensions: Internal hoop diameter 18.7 mm; external hoop diameter 22.15mm; band thickness1.5; band height 6.2mm; weight 9.7g. Discussion: The style of the lettering and decoration, and form of the ring, indicate that it is of 17th- or early eighteenth-century date (after AD 1650). Similar motto…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-1143B1
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description of find Five medieval gold and silver coins, all of the reign of Edward III of England (1327-77), from the London mint: 1. Penny, ‘Florin coinage, 1344-51; 2. Groat, Series C, c.1351-2; 3. Groat, Series E, c.1354-5; 4. Gold Quarter Noble, Series B/E ‘mule’, c.1354-5; 5. Gold Noble, Treaty Period, 1361-9. Treasure Act considerations The coins reported comprise two or more coins of the requisite fineness, and all are over three hundred years old. Were they originally associated? Given the general rarity of gold coins of the p…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 6th July 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-10CCA3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Denbighshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description Gold posy ring in the form of a plain broad band of flattened D cross section. The inner face is engraved with legend *CONTINEW + FAITHFVLL  in Roman capitals. The hoop is slightly misshapen and has an internal diameter of 18.1 x 13.1mm; band width 4.1mm; band thickness of 0.6mm; weight 2.73g. Discussion Dating is reliant on the legend and the style of lettering, which is typical of a seventeenth-century date. Posy inscriptions fall into a number of formulaic categories (see Evans 1931, 54), with mottoes such as ‘Lets live & die in unity’, &lsquo…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2021
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
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