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Record ID: SF-643FEE
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded copper-alloy early-medieval (early Anglo-Saxon) mount, perhaps from a shield-boss apex, possibly from a horse's harness. It consists of a circular copper-alloy plate with a raised beaded border around the outside of the outer face and raised chip-carved Style II zoomorphic interlace decoration in the centre, with a central circular recess on the front and two concentric recessed circles around it. There is evidence of gilding on the face, The reverse is covered with a thick layer of corroded iron, but has two raised ribs which could be the ends of two copper-…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westley Waterless', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-637A85
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) radiate-head brooch dating to AD 500-570. The base of the foot and pin are missing; but is otherwise complete. The head is broadly cruciform in plan, with a semi-circular head plate and three semi-cylindrical projections. A slightly curved bow projects from the flat edge of the headplate before tapering outwards to terminate in an old break. Two lugs are on the back of the head plate where the pin would have attached, though the pin is no longer present. There are the remains of the catchplate, broadly rectangular…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bottisham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-62E973
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) ansate brooch dating to 800-1000AD.  The bow is rectangular in section with a central arch. At the highest point of the bow is a raised rectangular panel. The front face of the panel is decorated with two transverse grooves. At both ends of the bow are tri-lobed terminals. The front faces are decorated with one central longitudinal groove with a diagonal groove to either side. To the reverse is the catchplate which is a simple strip that projects rearward from one side of the brooch, tapers in width almos…
Created on: Monday 22nd April 2024
Last updated: Monday 22nd April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bottisham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-2E4EBF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series C2 dating c.AD690-710 (arguably a later type than C1) Obverse: Radiate bust of crude style, right, runic 'ᚨᛖᛈᚨ', 'ÆPA' or 'ᚨᛈᚨ', 'APA' before, A and pellet behind, curved exergual either side of beaded line. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend, crosses below, tufa above.  Measurements: Diameter: 10.56mm Thickness: 1.65mm Weight: 1.24g
Created on: Thursday 14th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-07865A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver penny of Harthacnut (1035-1042 AD), 'arm and sceptre' type (North 811; Spink 1169) dating to the period c.AD1040-42, moneyer: Godric, mint: Stamford. Refs: North 1994: p.171; Spink 2016: p. 138.  Measurements: Diameter: 18.3mm; weight: 1.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-071BE4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, enclosing line of pellets and four bars. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend. Measurements: Diameter: 11.84mm; weight: 1.06g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-06CB7C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent coiled right, pellet on body, body outlined in small pellets above and below. Crescent enclosing two bars and cross pommee.  Reverse: Beaded standard containing opposing pairs of interlocked crescents, inner pelleted crescent bridging one corner and cross pommee in opposite with pellet, with central annulet. Measurements: Diameter: 11.55mm; weight: 0.99g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-065BE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Series E, Secondary Phase type, dating c.AD720-40. Obverse: Quilled crescent enclosing four bars and two pellets. Reverse: Triple beaded standard containing angular symbols and pellet in annulet in centre. Measurements: Diameter: 12.36mm; weight: 1.17g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-05A504
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Transitional/Pre-Primary Phase Series PaIII (type iii) (cf. Gannon 2013, no.39) dating to c.AD660/65-70  Obverse: Diademed bust right, square shoulder, legend [OVN]C surrounding.  Reverse: Plain central cross, annulets in quarters, within beaded circle, part runic legend reads ᛞᛞᚪ AVNAV[...]O[...] Measurements: Diameter: 11.55mm; weight: 1.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: ESS-050B2C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series C1 dating c.AD690-710. Obverse: Radiate bust of crude style, right, runic 'ᚨᛖᛈᚨ', 'ÆPA' or 'ᚨᛈᚨ', 'APA' before, A and annulets behind, pyramidal neck rests on curved exergual above beaded line. Reverse: Standard, beaded to four sides, containing 'TOTII' legend, crosses to sides, Ts at angles.  Measurements: Diameter: 11.91mm; weight: 1.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2024
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Record ID: CAM-BE6165
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval silver early penny (or sceat) of Secondary Phase Series R8 (Naismith RSb) dating to c.AD710-50, mint: East Anglia (Ipswich?). Ref: Naismith 2017: p.103, table 4, figure 5. Obverse: Radiate bust right with long eyebrow, lips formed of two lines, no neck; runic legend before, inverted 'V' with two annulets behind.  Reverse: Degenerate beaded TOTII standard with various symbols, diagonals to corners, crosses to sides.  Probably 12 o'clock die axis. Weight is 1.01g.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: CAM-BDEC3E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval silver early penny (or sceat) of the Secondary Phase triquetras group (Naismith Series TRa, triquetras/bird-in-vine) dating to c. AD720-30. Ref: Naismith 2017: p.101, table 4, figure 5; cf. EMC2015.0225  Obverse: interlaced triquetras forming a cross with lozenge centre enclosing a pellet; pellet in each angle. Reverse Long necked bird, facing right in vine pecking at berries. (cf. Series U type 23b/d). Die axis is uncertain. Weight is 0.91g.
Created on: Thursday 1st February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
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Record ID: BH-908CCD
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Early Medieval (Late Anglo-Saxon) strap-end, of Thomas Class B, Type 1, dating to the period AD 750-1100. The attachment end is split into two sub-rectangular plates with a bi-lobed upper edge with two circular perforations through both plates. Two opposite corners of the plates and the corresponding holes are broken. The plates conjoin at the D-shape shaft which narrows gradually to a sub-square terminal. The front of the shaft is decorated with two sets of three transverse grooves at either end. The terminal has …
Created on: Thursday 18th January 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th January 2024
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Record ID: CAM-6A60F1
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A single iron spearhead of Early-Medieval date (c.6th to 7th century AD). Swanton type E3. The spearhead is almost complete but in bent condition. The remains of the head weigh c.362.0g. Use of a flexible dress-maker's tape-measure shows the artefact to have had a length of c.347mm and in its current bent condition it occupies a straight length of c.339mm between tip and socket end. The maximum width, across the head's shoulders, is 46.2mm. The thickness at that location is c.12.7mm. The spearhead has a very shallow lozenge shaped cross-section along its length. …
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 20th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-1D194C
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of two iron knives of probable early medieval date (c.410-1066). Knife 1: Description: The knife remains as the complete blade and tang. The blade is oval in cross-section and triangular in plan with a straight top edge which slopes downwards slightly at the tip. At the other end, the top edge rises to a curve straightening again along the top edge of the tang which also slopes downward slightly. The bottom edge of the blade is angled consistently towards the tip where it sharply curves upwards. At the tang end, the blade meets the tang at a c.45 degree angle. The t…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 1st February 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1AE158
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy stirrup strap mount (Williams Class A, Type 12) of early medieval date (c.1000-1100). Description: The mount is lozenge in plan with a circular loop at the apex and a slightly downard sloping flanged base. The plate has a raised saltire at the centre dividing into into four 'open' lozenge recesses. There are slightly raised knops where the saltires intersect and meet the edge as well as at the side corners. The flange remains in-tact. The loop has the remains of an iron rivet in-situ. The object has a red-brown with light green patch…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-1AA401
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper-alloy cheek piece (Williams Type 1) of early medieval to medieval date (c.1000-1100). Description: The object remains as one of two Ringerike-style animal head terminal plates and a approximately one third of the central apparture. This is flat on the reverse and bevelled at the edges on the front. The plate takes the form of an animal in profile with a long neck which curves inwards so that the mouth of the animal almost joins to a bilobed projection from the cental element. On the outside edge of the animal's neck is a trefoil proj…
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-1A2201
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy buckle (Marzinzik Type I.10) of early medieval date (c. AD 500-700). Description: The buckle remains as the single-looped frame, oval in plan and in cross section. The frame narrows at the strap bar and widens at the pin rest. It is missing its pin. The buckle is undecorated and hs a medium green patina.  Measurements: Length: 15.2mm; width: 8.9mm; thickness: 2.8mm and weight: 0.93g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 28th December 2023
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Record ID: ESS-19E3CF
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of early medieval date (c.700-900). Description: The pin remains as the globular head with flattened top and approximately one third of the circular shank which is spearated from the head by a pronounced collar. The head is decorated with raised ring-and-dot motifs, the central dots having been drilled. The pin has a medium brown patina. Measurements: length: 29.6mm; width: 8.3mm; weight: 2.81g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
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Record ID: ESS-19D1F8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy pin of early medieval date (c.700-900). Description: The pin remains as the biconcial head with median band and a small section of the circular shank which is spearated from the head by a collar. The head appears as two cones, both with engraved decoration consisting of ring-and-dot motifs alternating with sets of three radiating lines set slightly diagnonally. These cones are separated by a triple-ridged band. The pin has a medium brown patina. Measurements: length: 14.5mm; width: 9.8mm; weight: 3.77g
Created on: Tuesday 19th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.