Record ID: BH-C65775
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy frame from a Medieval single-loop buckle. The frame is sub-oval, the outer side occupied by an expanded pin rest with three horizontal grooves, plus an additional, angled groove at the centre. The sides are bevelled, the axis bar offset. Dimensions: 15.5mm long, 17.1mm wide. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C637C7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount of post-Medieval date. The mount consists of two plates of roughly equal form, joined by a pair of folded tabs (now broken) at the top. Below this, the plates are bulbous, the surface of the upper plate decorated by a series of chevron-shaped grooves. Below, the plates narrow before terminating in a tri-lobate base. The grooved decoration continues into this lower section. On the upper plate, one of the outer basal lobes is replaced by a projecting loop. The two sides of the piece would have been held together by two iron rivets, corroded remnants of which survi…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C616A3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy openwork mount of post-Medieval (probably 17th century) date. The mount takes the form of a flower. At its top, the central stalk terminates in a ring-shaped head with central pellet. This is set between a 'V-shaped' arrangement of leaves, at the base of which is a pointed projection, set at a right angle to the stalk. The corroded surface retains traces of gilding. On the flat underside of the mount are two integrally cast rivets of circular section. Both of these rivets have been deliberately bent inwards, the lower one being incomplete. Dimensions: 23mm long, 20.…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C5EA03
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy end-cap from an early post-Medieval knife. The lower portion of the cap comprises a block, which is of oval section, the outer surfaces divided in two by a deep, 'V-shaped' groove, flanking which are a number of angled grooves. A deep groove extends vertically upwards from the centre of the flat underside and represents the point of attachment for the now-missing knife tang. The oval-sectioned block is surmounted by a pair of outward-facing zoomorphic heads. Each of these heads has a deeply grooved mouth, concave-surfaced snout and a moulded brow, at either end of whi…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C5A266
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy strap-mounted and skirted terret of early Roman date. Viewed from above, the skirt is sub-lozengiform in plan, the outer edge indented to create the impression of four petals. The sides of the skirt angle downwards either side of the centre, where there is the remnant of a frame. A rectangular loop attachment is located on the hollow underside of the skirt and is aligned longitudinally. Dimensions: 41.2mm long, 26.5mm wide, 24mm high. Weight not recorded. The PAS database contains several examples of skirted terrets, which probably date from the mid…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C52097
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap-end of probable Medieval date. The strap-end consists of two joined elements. The upper piece has a plain plate at the top and a zoomorphic head terminal at the bottom. The top side of the plate is horizontal and the long sides are also straight, converging towards the bottom, where they extend into a parallel-sided neck. The detail on the zoomorphic head below is executed in high relief, with a series of oblique ridges and grooves in the upper surface representing the ears, eyes and nostrils. In addition, the upper end of each side face of the terminal also bea…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C4D585
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap-end of Early-Medieval date. The attachment end and upper part of the body are missing. The lower part of the body has bowed sides and a decorative panel of indeterminate form. The strap-end tapers towards the bottom, where there is a terminal in the form of a heavily stylised zoomorphic head, executed in low relief and facing forward. At the top of the head, a pair of sub-oval mouldings with central depressions represent the animal's ears; a lozenge-shaped panel is located beneath and has irregular depressions at its centre, which may be eyes; a rou…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C49283
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy pin, probably dating from the middle part of the Early-Medieval period. The head of the pin is polyhedral (a cuboid with truncated corners) and has a stamped ring-and-dot mark on each of its faces. A collar separates the head from the integrally cast shaft, the latter of which is of circular section, tapering at the point, and has become bent. Dimensions: 37.9mm long, 5.2mm wide (head). Weight not recorded.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C47CD4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount, probably dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. The mount is sub-triangular in plan. The top edge, which dips at the centre, appears to be incomplete. This area is set lower than the remainder of the mount. Immediately below, there is a plain area with circular perforation at its centre. Below this, moulded in high relief, is what would appear to be a forward-facing zoomorphic head. A circular lobe with central perforation is located at the base of the mount. Dimensions: 25mm long, 8.5mm wide, 3.9mm thick. Weight not recorded. The d…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C44177
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Trumpet derivative brooch of 1st to 2nd century date (cf. Hattatt 2000: 330, no. 989). The wings consist of a horizontal cylinder, a central slit in which reveals the copper-alloy axis bar. A remnant of a chain loop surmounts the wings. The upper bow is of sub-oval section, its narrowest point being at the middle, from which is widens in both directions. The upper bow is separated from the remnant of the lower bow by a wider, sub-rectangular plate, the upper surface of which contains three vertical settings flanked by two horizontal settings. No trace of a…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C41544
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy brooch of probable Rosette/Thistle form (cf. Hattatt 2000: 308, no. 1467). Five coils of the spring remain in situ, contained within the concave casing. The back of the head tapers into a straight-sided bow, which also tapers towards the bottom, where its point has been pushed through a slit in a sub-oval plate. The foot section of the brooch is missing. Dimensions: 40.9mm long, 16.5mm wide. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C3F192
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy pin of Roman date. The head of the pin is of flattened-globular form, while the integral shaft is circular-sectioned and tapers to a point. Dimensions: 30.5mm long, 8.3mm wide (diameter of head). Weight not recorded. Similar pins have been found in excavations in Colchester (see Crummy 1983, 115, fig. 116), where they were described as 'nails' or 'studs' and were thought to be fixings rather than decorative pieces.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C3D035
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy dolphin type brooch of probable mid 1st century date. The wings consist of a horizontally aligned half-cylinder. The missing spring would have been held in place by a rearward lug, which is located centrally, above the wings, and produced from an integrally cast strip which is folded backwards. The 'D-sectioned' bow arches high above the level of the wings and tapers towards the bottom, where it has been broken in antiquity. A beaded ridge extends vertically down the centre of the bow and an ridge of this form also extends along the damaged distal ends of bo…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C3AD37
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy mount. The main part of the mount is rectangular, the raised central area of an openwork design in which a lion stands at the left hand end, facing left. The area to the right of the lion is occupied by a circular swirl motif. At either end of the mount there is a broken projection, that at the lion end being short and rectangular, the one at the opposite end having two longitudinal grooves in its surface, and sides which converge towards a broken bifurcation. The corroded upper surface of the mount retains traces of gilding. Dimensions: 35mm long, 9.9mm wi…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C34AB1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix. The circular printing face bears the incised central image of a rabbit or hare seated left. A circular groove border separates this image from the legend which, when printed, extends clockwise from 12 o'clock, is poorly inscribed and reads: 'sohou sohou', with a star at the start and a branch-like symbol at the end. The faceted handle extends vertically upwards from behind the printing face, tapering along its length. This is surmounted by the slightly wider loop handle, whose straight sides converge towards an apex point. Dimensions: 23.4mm hi…
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C2E872
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Iron Age gold coin: Early Uninscribed 'LX' gold quarter stater. British Museum no. 367. Dimensions: 11.4mm diameter, 1.1mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Friday 21st September 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B40747
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I or Edward II. Long-cross coinage, Class 10, minted at London, 1300-1310. Dimensions: 18.1mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B3CE65
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Schultes II, master from c. 1586-1603. 'Lion of St. Mark' type (see Mitchiner 1988: 406). Dimensions: 27.3mm diameter, 2mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B39B88
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and clipped silver shilling of Charles I. Probably Tower mint under parliament, struck 1642-1648. Dimensions: 25.6mm diameter, 0.8mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B334E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of John or Henry III. Voided short-cross coinage, Classes 5-7, struck 1204-1242. Mint and moneyer: ...]ERES[... (Peres/Pieres at Durham or Chichester). Dimensions: 18.9mm diameter, 0.4mm thick. Weight not recorded.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2012
Last updated: Thursday 20th September 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Offley', grid reference and parish protected.