Record ID: IOW-D4B921
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy composite buckle frame with an integral forked spacer (c. 1350-c. 1450). The loop is a Meols Type 3/4. The sheet plates and pin are missing. The single loop oval frame is bevelled externally on the upper face and has a triangular lip at the centre of the outside edge. It is flat at the rear. There is a slot to accommodate a pin. The shaft of the pin is missing but a copper-alloy pin loop is extant within the slot. The prongs are sub-rectangular in cross-section and taper towards the attachment end. This buckle is drab green with off-white d…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D30E81
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and heavily worn post-Medieval silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702), minted at York between 1696 and 1697 (date on coin illegible). Obverse: G[VLIEL]MVS [III DEI GRA]; Laureate and draped bust facing right, 'Y' below bust. Reverse: [MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX (date)]; [Four shields within which are a harp, one lion rampant, three lions passant and three fleurs-de-lis, all around a central circle with the lion of Nassau within, creating a cruciform shape]. Diameter: 21.0mm. Weight: 2.40g. DA=12:6. The coin is bent once and may be a 'love-token'.
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-D1172D
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval gold plated copper-alloy military button (1803-c. 1808). A button of the Newport Loyal Volunteers of the Isle of Wight. The attachment loop is missing due to a break. The button is circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear with a flat rim. At the front it has a crown over initial letters in copperplate style: N L V (Newport Loyal Volunteers). This button is reddish brown and traces of gilding can be seen at the front and rear. Diameter: 16.0mm; thickness: 2.3mm. Weight: 1.77g. Compare with a complete button of the Newpo…
Created on: Tuesday 26th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C0665E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy asymmetrical double-loop buckle (c. 1575-c. 1700). This buckle frame is convex at the front and flat at the rear. One loop is sub-rectangular and the other is 'D'-shaped with a pointed outside edge. The upper face of each loop is bevelled internally. The bar is sub-triangular in cross-section and has a minor projection at each end. An iron pin is corroded and fused to the bar. This buckle is dull green. Length: 20.0mm; width: 14.8mm; thickness: 2.0mm; thickness including pin: 5.1mm. Weight: 1.80g. A similar buckle has been…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C057D3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval silver halfgroat (twopence) of Charles II (1660-1685), minted at London. Initial mark: crown (on reverse). Mark of value, no inner circles (North 1991: 210, ref: 2771). Obverse: CAROLVS II D G M B F & H REX; Crowned bust left. Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO (I reign under the auspice of Christ); Square shield on cross fleury. Diameter: 14.0mm. Weight: 0.94g. DA=12:6. The coin has been pierced with a circular hole, 2.6mm in diameter, at about two o' clock on the obverse. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles I…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C035FE
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy polyhedral pin (c. 700-c. 900). This pin has a head with a single ring-and-dot motif on each of the four main sides. There is a similar but smaller ring-and-dot on each of the upper four facets. The lower facets and the top are plain. The collar between the head and shaft has a diameter of 2.5mm. The shank tapers very slightly towards the right angled bend. Just beneath the collar the diameter of the shank is 1.4mm. This pin has patches of corrosion and a dull green patina. The bend appears to be deliberate. Length: 27.0mm;…
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-B0BC4B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Roman copper-alloy coin probably a radiate or nummus dating to the period c. AD 260-402. Unclear reverse type, unclear mint. Obverse: Illegible. Reverse: Illegible. Length: 18.5mm; width: 16.1mm. Weight: 3.19g.
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-B08D77
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval silver cufflink element (c. 1725-c. 1800). This flat element is octagonal in plan with eight cusped edges. The front is inscribed with a four petalled flower head. The centre of the head is cross-hatched. The rear face has a soldered silver attachment loop which is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. Length: 12.9mm; width: 12.1mm; overall thickness (including loop): 5.0mm. Weight: 0.50g.
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-B00E31
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy suspension mount for an elaborate harness decoration (1200-1400). The mount probably had two sub-rectangular loops set along the bar. There is a flat sub-circular flange, 14.0mm in width, at one end with a circular perforation of 2.9mm in diameter. The flange may have been intended to represent a stylised flower head. A break has occurred across a perforation at the other end. This perforation would have accommodated a rotating stem that held a banner or pendant. The loop has a length of 26.0mm and a width of 5.6mm. The face opposite the loop i…
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
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Record ID: IOW-AF933D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval silver cut halfpenny of John (1199-1216), minted by Miles at Oxford. Class 5b, 1205-1207 (North 1994: 221, ref: 970). Obverse: [h]ENRICV[S REX]; Crowned bust facing with sceptre. Reverse: [MIL]ES·ON·OC[ ]; Voided short cross with a quatrefoil in each quadrant. Diameter 18.8mm. Weight: 0.81g. DA=12:3-4. North, J.J. 1994. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AF5950
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and possibly clipped post-Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), minted at London. Initial marks: key/key, dated 159[ ] on coin (North 1991: 137, ref: 2015). Obverse: [ELIZ]AB.D.G.ANG FR ET HIB.REGI; Crowned bust left with a rose behind the head. Reverse: POSVI/[DEV.AD]/IVTORE/M.MEV (I have made God my Helper); Square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with date of 159[ ] above shield. Diameter: 25.0mm. Weight: 2.74g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & S…
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AF033B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval folded sheet copper-alloy buckle plate (c. 1150-c. 1300). The reverse of the plate is missing due to two breaks. It is roughly square in plan and was folded widthways when complete. The corners are recessed to accommodate a frame and there is a cut-out for the pin loop. At the front, each corner of the frame end has an unclear design. There are the remains of an iron rivet at each corner of the attachment end. At the front a raised design consists of a cross fleury within a circle. The rear face is plain. This plate is corroded and drab green with patches …
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-AE8184
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval copper-alloy personal circular pendant type seal matrix (c. 1200-c. 1400). The die is very clear and well defined and the device depicts a bird of prey resting on a falconer's arm. The device is described from an impression. At the centre, a bird of prey facing right in profile is sitting on falconer's wrist with the arm clad in a large gauntlet or striped sleeve. The gauntlet is to the right and the bird's jesses are visible below the bird. The inscription within an inner and outer beaded circle starts from a 6-pointed star initial mark at 12 o' clock an…
Created on: Sunday 24th November 2019
Last updated: Sunday 16th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-957B58
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible post-Medieval or Modern copper-alloy possible strap-fitting or buckle (c. 1500. c. 1950). The frame is sub-triangular in plan and has one large sub-rectangular loop and a further circular. Each loop is bevelled internally on the upper and lower face. This fitting is reddish brown with patches of a dark green patina. Length: 24.0mm; width: 22.0mm; thickness: 3.0mm. Weight: 4.47g. For shape, compare with: WMID-3E1B48.
Created on: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 23rd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-801C5C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval or post-Medieval copper-alloy cooking vessel leg/foot (c. 1100-c. 1850). This fragment has an uneven curving base and is sub-triangular in cross-section. The outer face has a central vertical rib and the rear face is flat. The leg is drab brown with patches of consolidate soot. The old transverse break at the top is uneven. Height: 18.6mm; width: 49.8mm; thickness at centre: 9.5mm. Weight: 26.98g. It is uncertain what type of vessel this leg comes from, but Egan (1998: 161) comments that commonly used cooking vessels in the Medieval period include …
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7F0AB2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy hooked strap fitting for a sword-belt (c. 1600-c. 1700). The main body of the fitting is sub-circular in plan, convex at the front and concave at the rear. At one end a rounded knop is pierced and contains the remains of a separate iron rivet. Between the knop and main body there is a single transverse ridge. The rearwards projecting hook is 'D'-shaped in cross-section. Between the hook and main body is a transverse ridge. There is an integral copper-alloy rivet on the rear face situated between the hook and main body. The fitting is red…
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 31st January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-7D4BBC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), minted at the Tower of London under Charles I. Type 2, 1636-1644. Initial marks: crescent/crescent (North 1991: 165, ref: 2291). Obverse: CAROLV D.G MAG.BRI; Single arched crown with sceptres in saltire through it. Reverse: [FRAN E]T HI REX; Single rose surmounted by a single arched crown. Diameter: 13.8mm. Weight: 0.72g. DA=12:12. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7C6F35
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete post-Medieval Augsburg lead alloy two-disc cloth seal (1500-1650). Disc 1. Raised ornate capital 'A' with a chevron bar and three annulets. Disc 2. Raised pinecone design. The seal is buff. Length: 31.3mm; width: 18.9mm; width of joining strip: 3.6mm; overall thickness: 3.9mm. Weight: 10.15g. A very similar seal recorded in 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items at the British Museum' by Geoff Egan, (Egan 1994: 106, fig. 41, refs: 308-310) has been attributed to Augsburg in Germany. The 'A' and pinecone design indicates the seal will have originated in Augsburg,…
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7BFC03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, worn and possibly clipped Medieval silver penny of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at York. Initial mark: cross pattée. Treaty B onwards, 1363-1377. Obverse: EDWA[RDVS REX A]NGLIE; Crowned bust facing with a bifoliate crown. Reverse: CI[VI/TAS/EB]O/RACI; Long cross dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant, quatrefoil at centre of cross. Diameter: 17.0mm. Weight: 0.98g. DA=12:6. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Saturday 23rd November 2019
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Record ID: IOW-7B9C15
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn Medieval or post-Medieval silver farthing of Henry VII (1485-1509) or Henry VIII (1509-1547). Obverse: [ ]A; Crowned bust facing. Reverse: [ ]; Long cross fourchée dividing the inscription with three pellets in each quadrant. Diameter: 12.7mm. Weight: 0.27g.
Created on: Friday 22nd November 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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