Record ID: NMGW-3CEE62
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus (maiorina) of Magnentius or Decentius (AD 350-353), dating to AD 350-353 (Reece Period 18). SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAE(S) reverse type, depicting a chi-rho with alpha and omega on either side. Unclear mint.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-3CB535
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus (maiorina) of Constantius II (AD 323-361), dating to the period AD 348-350 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type, depicting the emperor in a galley. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Thursday 30th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-9793F8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5,a4, flat wing ends type, Western Group, Lower Severn Valley). and dating to the 1st century AD. Near complete brooch with good surface preservation, the brooch is missing half of the spring and the pin and has a height of 64.0mm. The spring was secured with a Polden Hill type arrangement and the chord was anchored by perforated lug, which protrudes to the rear. The wings are 30.5mm wide and are decorated with two parallel vertical lines on the mid point of the wings. One side has a furt…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Sunday 10th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-977510
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.a2, flat wing ends type, Western Group)uncertain type, possibly a Polden Hill variant, probably dating to the 1st-mid 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow only, with a surviving height of 21.2mm. The spring was secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement. The chord was held in a perforated lug at the head. The wings are angled to the rear and are 20.5mm wide. No decoration is evident on the wings. The perforated lug at the head forms a weak…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Sunday 9th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-975B51
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth Part 3, Group 4.j, flat wing ends type)uncertain type, possibly a Polden Hill variant, dating to the 2nd-late 3rd century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head with spring and upper bow, and has a surviving height of 21.1mm. The spring is secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement, with the chord held by a rearward claw. The wings are undecorated and are short at 14.8mm and only allowed for five coils in the spring. The wing terminals are oval (6.4 x 5.6mm) and are angled towards the rea…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Sunday 9th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-974707
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy bow brooch, probably of Headstud variant Type, dating to the 1st or 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head with spring and upper bow and has a surviving height of 25mm (33.3mm including the damaged chain loop). The spring was secured by a Polden Hill arrangement (rather than the usual central lug for the type). The chord is fastened by a pierced lug positioned at the rear of the chain loop. The chain loop is integral and comprises a broken loop above rectangular lug. Typically for the type, the wings are short at 20.3mm and deep. The …
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 28th June 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-973022
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 4.b., flat wing ends type)Polden Hill Type, dating to the 1st century AD. The brooch is near complete, missing only the end of the pin, but is distorted on the bow and has a current height of 53.2mm. The spring is secured in a Polden Hill arrangement, with a claw to anchor the chord. The axis bar is of copper alloy and is visible at both wing terminals. The wing terminals are angled inwards and are decorated with incised marks along the edge and have a diameter of 7 - 8mm. The wings are comparatively …
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-96DD11
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Merthyr Tydfil
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval fitting from a firearm of late17th or 18th century date. Ramrod pipe or holder with an overall length of 86.0mm. The pipe has a pointed tongue that would have abutted the stock. The tongue is decorated with a stepped chevron and circular moulding. The pipe is tapering and has an internal diameter of 9.0mm at the rear and 7.5mm at front. The top has a perforated lug (14 x 3mm). The pipe weighs 15.5g.
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NMGW-96C616
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Rhondda Cynon Taf
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment from a Bronze Age axe, probably of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1100 BC. The axe is represented by a blade fragment only, and has a surviving length of 32.1mm. The original surface of the axe has been lost, and little surface detail survives. The axe was probably comparatively slender and has a minimum width across the break of 21mm. The break is eroded and round and shows no evidence of a socket base. The sides expand to the blade tips, which are now rounded, giving a blade width of 35.5mm. No evidence for casting flashes survive on the sides. The blade edge is curve…
Created on: Friday 10th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-827165
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: the Vale of Glamorgan
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead seal matrix, probably dating from between 1200 and 1300. The matrix is circular and flat with a diameter of 30.4mm and a thickness of 4.6mm. The rear of the matrix has a short off-centre linear tapering rib (now eroded), which was perforated near the top (overall surviving depth 8.2mm). The seal matrix is in good condition with a little damage to the edge and weighs 24.3g. The die is skilfully engraved. The central design is four lozenges, with concave sides, arranged to form a cross. Cutting this is a thin diagonal cross with each arm ending in a circular dot. This is s…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th October 2023
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Record ID: NMGW-825796
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy toggle, probably dating to the late Iron Age, c. 1st century BC to 1st century AD. The toggle or button and loop fastener is incomplete, missing the loop. The head comprises two integral circular discs of 24.9mm width and 12.5mm height (and diameter of disc). The face of each disc is decorated with punched decoration near the edge, possibly intended as pseudo stitch decoration. The discs are 3.1 to 3.6mm thick and have a decorative groove running along their edge. The integral loops begin on the inside of the rear of the discs and are defined by low mouldings forming arcs.…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Monday 8th February 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-821F74
Object type: RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze ring, probably of later Prehistoric date. The ring is irregular and rounded, resembling a bead, with an external diameter of between 16.2 and 16.7mm. The ring has a width of between 7.4 and 8.5mm and the faces are rounded. The perforation has a diameter of 5.2 to 5.8mm and implies the perforation was cast rather than drilled. The ring weighs 9.9g and has a deep and dark green patina. Bronze beads are not common finds; the form can be paralleled in amber beads from the Late Bronze Age and in Iron Age glass beads. Examples of bronze beads have been found on a number of sites, inc…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-820896
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment from a Bronze Age edged implement, probably of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500-1000BC. The implement is represented by the top of the blade and the beginning of the handle, but has broken at both ends and has a surviving length of 30.5mm. No rivet holes are evident at the top and much of the peripheries have been lost. The fragment has a maximum width at the end of the blade of 17.5mm. It is possible that the implement has broken across the rivet holes. The handle end thins towards the break. The blade is defined by blade edges either side of a poorly defined and rounde…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-81F8D8
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Blade fragment from an axehead of Bronze Age date The axehead is represented by the bottom of the blade and short length of one blade side and has a maximum surviving length of 21.1mm. The fragment has a surviving blade width of 37.2mm and the break is likely to have been near the blade tip. The surviving blade tip is slightly out-turned. The blade edge is curved and no sharpening striations are evident on the blade. The blade appears to have a casting flaw near the break where the blade has a rounded step across its thickness. The break has no evidence of the bottom of a socket. The s…
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-81D3E1
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Butt fragment from an axehead of Bronze Age date. The butt fragment is likely to be from a developed flat axe or flanged axe of later Early Bronze Age date, metalworking stage IV, corresponding to Needham's 1996 Period 3, c. 2100 - 1700 BC. It is possible however, that the fragment may be from a small palstave of Middle Bronze Age date, c. 1500 - 1150BC. The fragment has a surviving length of 27.1mm and a maximum surviving width at the break of 15.9mm. The butt is neatly rounded and has a thickness of 1.3mm. The sides are straight and diverge gently before the break. The sides are …
Created on: Thursday 9th June 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-5B1487
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Near complete cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 5, Group 2.a2. vertical strips of enamel, lenticular elements below). Lower Severn Valley. Probably dating to the late 1st or 2nd Century AD. The brooch is missing the pin and a little of the catch-plate. The brooch is 53.0mm high. The spring was secured by means of a Polden Hill claw type mechanism with an iron axis bar. A protruding piece of copper alloy wire indicates that the spring broke and a new pin was inserted to repair the brooch. The wings are short at 15.5mm and are p…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 29th August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5B04F6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to Roman Nauheim-derivative brooch dating from the 1st century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the spring. The catch-plate is eroded and distorted. The brooch has a current height of 46.4mm. The bow thins at the head and is upturned before the break. The wire would have coiled to form the spring and pin. The bow is of rounded D-shaped section and has a ‘dolphin’ profile. The sides of the bow taper to form a pointed foot. The bow has a maximum width at the head of 4.1mm and a maximum thickness here of 3.1mm. The catch-plate arcs from the leg and has a small…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5AE896
Object type: CHISEL
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy tanged and collared chisel, probably dating to the Ewart Park phase of the Late Bronze Age (c.950-750 BC). The chisel is complete and is 98.3mm long. The tang is of square section and tapers to a curved edge. The base of the tang is defined by a rounded collar moulding, 6.2mm thick and 8.0mm wide. The blade sides diverge in a near straight (slightly concave) to a gently curved cutting edge of 24.3mm width. Some of the original surface survives on the chisel with a mid-green patina. The chisel weighs 18.1g.
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd August 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-597A02
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 5.b4, flat wing ends type, Western Group) dating to 80-120 AD. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the spring gear and the foot, with a surviving height of 25.5mm. The spring was secured by a Polden Hill lug type arrangement. The wings are 23.5mm wide and are decorated with an incised vertical line near the ends and a double incised vertical line near the mid section of the wings. The sides of the head have a curved moulding. The lug at the head develops into a low rib which becomes b…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Sunday 10th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-5945E3
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Monmouthshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Papal bull of Medieval date and issued in the 13th century. The bull is distorted and some of the surface has been lost, but otherwise is complete. The bull has a diameter of 35mm, is 4.6mm thick and weighs 41.4g. The obverse is contained within a beaded border and depicts Saint Peter and Saint Paul. The inscription reads: SPA SPE The inscription on the reverse is difficult to read but appears to be: - - / B A NVS / P P / I I I The inscription indicates that the bull was issued by Pope Urban IV (Jaques Pantal,on) whose papacy ran from August 29th 1261 to October 2…
Created on: Thursday 26th May 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
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