Record ID: IOW-C0BBB6
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but slightly damaged set of post-Medieval gold cufflinks (c. 1750-c. 1800). Each cast element is similar and octafoil in plan with downturned edges. The front of each element depicts Cupid resembling a Putti holding a lyre in the right hand and a dart in the left hand. An accoutrement close to the left knee may be a sheath of darts. The background is finely stippled. On the plain reverse each element has a central circular loop which is joined by a single elongated ornate link. The loops and link are ‘D’-shaped in cross-section, flat on their inner faces. …
Created on: Thursday 6th February 2020
Last updated: Thursday 6th February 2020
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Record ID: IOW-9F0C84
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A small Late Bronze Age hoard: two complete gold penannular rings and a fragment of gold, possibly the remains of a bracelet. Treasure case no. 2020 T2. Addenda to 2018 T5. 1. (2020 T2-1) A complete gold penannular ring, circular in cross-section with flat terminals.15.0mm (outer diameter); 5.6mm (diameter in section); 2.0mm (maximum distance between the gap). Weight: 5.22g. 2. (2020 T2-2) A fragment of a possible bracelet in use as an ingot, curved in profile and circular in cross-section. One end has been chopped twice obliquely producing a splayed 'V' shape. The other end…
Created on: Monday 30th December 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th May 2022
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Record ID: IOW-F437E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-Medieval gold crown of Charles I (1625-1649), minted at London. Mintmarks: lis/lis, 1625 (North 1991: 157, ref: 2179a). Obverse: CAROLVS:D:G:MAG:BR:[FR ET]HI:REX; Crowned bust left, V behind bust. Reverse: CVLTORES:SVI:DEVS:PRO[T]EGIT (God protects His worshippers); Rectangular shield. Diameter: 20.6mm. Weight: 2.12g. DA=12:3. North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Sunday 23rd June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: IOW-65AD93
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete late Bronze Age gold penannular C-section bracelet with expanded terminals (c. 1000 BC-c. 750 BC). Treasure case no. 2019 T588. This bracelet is in good condition but is slightly misshapen and has some modern scuff marks. There is an old fracture on one edge of the band. Length: 86.8mm; width: 51.7mm; width of band: 9.3mm; width of terminals: 11.4mm; thickness of band: 2.4mm. Weight: 43.23g. Similar bracelets have been found throughout southern England, Taylor 1980; Eogan 1994). Eogan (1994) has noted nine different varieties in the British group and this bra…
Created on: Sunday 16th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-33E626
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Iron Age gold uninscribed stater of the Southern Region / Belgae, dating to the period c. 80-20 BC, British Da1 class 1c 'Curdridge' type. The coin is not listed in ABC. Obverse: Wreath with downwards pointing leaves, cloak and crescent. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, body of crescents, pellets above, crab motif below. Diameter: 19.0mm. Weight: 6.10g. DA=12:5. As Sills, 2017: p. 272, no. 309; BMC nos. 88-98.
Created on: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-4B397B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A slightly misshapen Medieval gold finger-ring with a blue cabochon setting (c. 1300-c. 1400). Treasure case no. 2019 T339. The bezel and setting are hexagonal in plan and taper towards one of the shoulders. Both shoulders taper towards the hoop and each has three triangular bevels. The central of these bevels points upwards and the flanking bevels point downwards. The shoulders, including the portion beneath the bezel, may be hollow as breaks can be seen where the bezel joins the hoop and also at the edges of the shoulders. The hoop is flat. 24.0mm (overall height); 19.4mm …
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-4CEB3C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete post-Medieval gold finger-ring (c. 1750-c. 1800). The gem is incomplete. This finger-ring has a split hoop with a raised decorative curvilinear feature on each shoulder. Below the shoulders the hoop has two circumferential grooves on the external face. The base of the hoop has been stamped with the numeral '18' and another mark which is illegible. The bezel is rectangular and the sides flare to a bevelled rim. The bezel contains a pinkish cut gem and his held in place by small 'claws'. The underside of the bezel is convex. The bezel is damaged but is complete …
Created on: Friday 22nd March 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2019
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Record ID: IOW-1730C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Durotriges / South Western region, dating to the period 60-20 BC, 'Duro Boat Bird' type. Obverse: 'Three men in a boat' design; pellet rosette to left. Reverse: Zigzag thunderbolt across field; Y shape and other objects to either side. Diameter: 10.8mm. Weight: 1.50g. ABC (Rudd) p. 112, no. 2205; BMC 414-18.
Created on: Tuesday 6th November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-047A69
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold mount decorated with filigree, granulation and cloisonné garnet inlay. The mount comprises a sub-circular piece of gold sheet edged with a strand of gold beaded wire. In the centre is a circular cell made from an upright gold strip surrounded with a collar of gold beaded wire. It is inlaid with a flat cut red gem, presumably a garnet, with a central gold annulet. This setting is surrounded by nine evenly-spaced rosettes, each made from a gold granule surrounded by a strand of gold beaded wire. Two of the rosettes have been pierced to accommodate pins or rivets, which are now…
Created on: Monday 5th November 2018
Last updated: Monday 9th December 2019
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Record ID: IOW-244347
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Two gold tremisses of the 6th century. Visigothic pseudo-imperial tremissis imitating Justinian I (527-65) or Justin II (565-78), right-facing Victory reverse. Weight 1.42g Merovingian pseudo-imperial tremissis, c. 500-580, crude bust with blundered inscription, left-facing Victory reverse. Weight 1.42g Metal content: The metal content of the two coins has not been measured, but coins of this period typically have a minimum gold content of 80%, with most of the remainder being silver, and thus far exceed the threshold of 10% stipulated by the Treasure…
Created on: Saturday 13th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 22nd October 2020
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Record ID: IOW-46A43E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Iron Age gold quarter stater of the Southern Region / Regini, dating to the period c.60-20 BC, Rudd's 'Phallic Geometric' type. Obverse: Plain die, possibly depicting male genitalia? Reverse: Geometric pattern of blocks and bars. Diameter: 9.6mm. Weight: 1.39g. As ABC p. 50, no. 533; Hobbs nos. 419-427. Compare with: HAMP-6E4B5B; PUBLIC-0814B1and SUSS-966D6E. Hobbs, R. (1996) British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum, British Museum Press, London.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 11th October 2018
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Record ID: IOW-D16A21
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete unidentified gold object of Unknown date. This strip is flat and undulating, rectangular in cross-section. The two short edges are finished and straight and the two long edges are in the form of breaks (not chopped). Dents on both faces appear to be old. Length: 12.5mm; width: 9.2mm; thickness: 0.6mm. Weight: 1.36g.
Created on: Monday 3rd September 2018
Last updated: Monday 3rd September 2018
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Record ID: IOW-0F626B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
Take to BM for examination. Treasure case no. 2018 T472 . An incomplete post-Medieval gold gold finger-ring (c. 1600-c. 1800). The surviving part of an oval bezel with a projection at one end. The bezel is moulded at the front with a raised rim and is flat at the rear. At the front, within the rim, a raised stylised male bust with hair to the neck faces left. Just below the neck a recess is partially filled with an off-white substance. An integral wire projection at one end of the plate has alternating long and short 'beads' on the upper face. It is flat at the rear. A stub at t…
Created on: Saturday 7th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 10th May 2019
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Record ID: IOW-40210A
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete, misshapen and damaged post-Medieval gold finger-ring (c. 1500-c. 1725 . Treasure case no. 2018 T561. The hoop is moulded on the outside and plain on the inside. The outside has five contiguous flowering sprigs and each flower has four petals. A tiny portion of one rim is missing where damage has occurred. Length: 16.4mm (length); 13.6mm (width); 2.1mm (width of hoop); 1.0mm (thickness of hoop). Weight: 1.11g. The exterior decoration is similar to that found on some Post-Medieval 'posy' rings that have been reported under the Treasure Act and recorded with …
Created on: Wednesday 27th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th January 2019
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Record ID: IOW-A763DD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete post-Medieval copper-alloy mount (1500-1700). This mount is circular in plan and flat at the rear. The front is in the form of a raised triple rose formed of multiple pellets. It has a pellet at the centre and concentric rings of evenly spaced petals. Between each outer petal there is a small knop representing a calyx, the rear face has two integral tapering spikes aligned off-centre. The spikes are circular in cross-section and the tip of one is missing. This mount is drab green with traces of gilding on the front and sides. Length: 18.2mm; width: 17.6mm; …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Saturday 23rd June 2018
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Record ID: IOW-A683BB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An iron Age gold uninscribed stater of the Southern Region / Regini and Atrebates, dating to the period c. 80-50 BC, 'Westerham South' type. Obverse: Wreath motif with crescents and cloak. Reverse: Disjointed horse left, stick legs and many pellets above. Length: 20.8mm; width: 18.3mm. Weight: 6.21g. DA=12:4. As ABC p. 47, no. 482; BMC nos. 24-32.
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: IOW-E85B37
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Medieval gold iconographic finger-ring (c. 1400-c. 1500). Treasure case no. 2018 T419. This finger ring has a flat rectangular bezel and is inscribed on the upper face with an image of St Margaret spearing a dragon through the mouth. The outside of the hoop has six evenly spaced oblique bands which are inscribed in Black Letter with an amatory phrase: per/ne/s/en/g/re (graciously accept) i.e. pernes [sic] en gre (The first word is a mistaken metathesised spelling of "prenes" ). The inside of the hoop is plain. 20.6mm (length); 20.6mm (width); 10.0mm (len…
Created on: Monday 11th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2020
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Record ID: IOW-807F5B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete but slightly misshapen post-Medieval gold posy finger-ring (c. 1600-c. 1700). Treasure case no. 2018 T417. The outer face has an elaborate design of contiguous moulded motifs: hearts, tri-lobed floral sprigs and 'daggers'. The inner face has a phrase as well as a maker's mark and is inscribed: 'Constancy Weth Affection' (constancy with affection) The 'W' is in the form of a crown which in heraldic terms is in the style of a 'Crown of Nobility'. The inscription is followed by the maker's mark in the form of a stamped capital letter 'R'. 20.2mm (length); 18.8mm (w…
Created on: Wednesday 6th June 2018
Last updated: Sunday 25th November 2018
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Record ID: IOW-C4057B
Object type: STUD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
An Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) damaged and almost complete gold mount or cover for a boss (c. 600-c. 700). Treasure case no. 2018 T335. The object is dented at the top and is made from sheet gold and gold wire. It is circular in plan, domed at the front and hollow on the underside. There is a sub-circular hole through its top, possibly the means by which it was originally attached to another object, as it seems too small to accommodate a setting. There is an incomplete separate strand of beaded filigree just above the base of the mount. The base is flat. This boss is very typic…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: IOW-C60374
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A gold bezel from a Roman finger-ring, consisting of an intaglio within an ovoid sheet-metal setting, with the hoop of the ring almost entirely absent. The intaglio is of a dark-blue and grey stone, probably nicolo, which is engraved with a standing figure of Mars facing right, wearing a short tunic, a plumed helmet and holding a spear out in front and a shield that is resting on the ground behind. The intaglio is set within a recessed collar, rather crudely finished, that steps down to a lower rim decorated with incised lines that form 'V' shapes which run around the entirety of the …
Created on: Friday 4th May 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd May 2019
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