Record ID: SOM-74E522
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century trade token farthing issued by the Constables at Taunton in Somerset, Williamson Somerset 228, dated 1667 on the token. Ref: Williamson (1891, 987).
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pimperne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-7491D6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus probably of the House of Valentinian dating to AD 364-378 (Reece Period 19). Probably GLORIA ROMANORVM reverse type, depicting the Emperor advancing right dragging a captive and holding a standard. Unclear Mint.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-7427BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a very worn British Iron Age base silver (billon) stater, uninscribed South Western (Durotriges), dating to c. 40 BC - AD 10; VA 1235; BMC 2555ff, ABC 2169.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-537936
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy weight for a Ryal (Rose Noble). The weight is circular and flat with a raised design on one side only. The design is of the king with sword and square topped shield standing in a ship with rectangular bow and stern and a rose on the side of the ship. It is 17.3mm in diameter, 4.3mm thick and weighs 7.12 grams, 109.9 grains. A full weight ryal would have weighed 120 grains (Withers and Withers 1995, 68) but weights were normally made to the legal minimum weight which was slightly less and can lose weight through corrosion processes, this example is ery worn a…
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gillingham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-533504
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of unclear emperor dating to AD 330-402. Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint. There are large chips out of the edge with c.30% missing.
Created on: Tuesday 25th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tarrant Crawford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A6CBE6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy openwork strap end probably related to the 'amphora' shaped types. The strap end is a continuous flat piece of copper alloy in a complex shape with openwork. It has a trapezoid upper section with a trapezoid hole through it for the strap so i can be suspended by a bar along the top end. Below this upper section is an oval section with two openwork oval holes flanking a central bar. Below this the strap end constricts then expands again into a similar oval or round shouldered section, the lower part of which is lost to an old break. This lower section aga…
Created on: Monday 17th February 2020
Last updated: Monday 17th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gillingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-066C42
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: A complete post medieval gold “posy” finger ring, made from a rich yellow buttery gold. The band is narrow and D-shaped in cross section, with no external decoration or inscription. The Italic inscription is placed on the interior, and reads “Live in Love.” There is no clear maker’s mark, although a faint impression appears to resemble one, which is composed of three rings together within a rectangle. Dimensions: The ring is 20.4mm in diameter. The band is 3.09mm wide, and 1.23mm thick. It weighs 3.10g. Discussion: Oman (1974) states that Italic…
Created on: Tuesday 28th January 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 19th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-B5F8C8
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of three late Roman silver siliquae, one of which is cracked and another of which is broken into two pieces, with the remaining fragment still missing. All are very lightly clipped (clipping factor 1). One issued by Julian (AD 355-363), one by Valentinian I (AD 364-375) and one by Valentinian II (AD 375-392). 1 D N FL CL IVLI-ANVS P F AVG Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right VOT X / MVLT XX Legend within a wreath with eagle. PCONST RIC VIII, cf. no. 309 (Hoxne 107) …
Created on: Thursday 19th December 2019
Last updated: Thursday 18th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gillingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-55ED98
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval silver attachment from unclear item, probably small vessel. The attachment is complete but at one end is solvered to a second curved silver object, probably a vessel wall, too little survives of this second part to identify it. The complete piece is flat with an ornate outline and openwork. The central portion is broadly oval extened at one end into a round ended terminal and at the other into a squared off end. The rounded terminal has three knops, one to each side and one at the end and a central circular piercing. The central section has an open centre containing a…
Created on: Monday 2nd December 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maiden Newton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C04497
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Irish Medieval silver cut halfpenny of Henry III dating to AD 1251 to 1254. Probably class 1c. Minted at Dublin by Davi. Spink 6237.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-C0149A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward II dating to AD 1312 to 1314. Edwardian class 11b3 / 11c mule. Minted at Canterbury. North (1991, 36) no. 1061/3 / 1062/1.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BFDD51
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy as of Faustina II or Lucilla dating to AD 147 to 175 (Reece period 8). Unclear reverse type depicting a standing figure.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-BF97D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sestertius of the Deified Marcus aurelius issued under Commodus dating to AD 180 (Reece period 9). CONSECRATIO S-C reverse type depicting a garlanded funeral pyre of four tiers surmounted by statue of Aurelius in facing quadriga. Minted at Rome. RIC III p. 441 Commodus 662. The edge is abraded.
Created on: Monday 25th November 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Stour', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-33BBA7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an incomplete copper alloy Iron Age or early Roman brooch, probably a La Tene III Nauheim derivative dating to the period c. AD 25 - 100. The head, pin and catchplate are missing. The piece consists of a flat piece of copper alloy, 7.6mm wide by 1.3mm thick in the cent and narrowing slightly towards the ends which then narrow more abruptly to projecting strips, one of which is probably the start of the spring as it starts to thicken and is 2.7mm wide by 1.8mm thick at the break. At the other end the strip narrows more stronglyto a very thin projection which could go on to for…
Created on: Tuesday 1st October 2019
Last updated: Monday 2nd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-4A3938
Object type: STRAINER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The artefact is incomplete head of a skimmer made and used in c.1400-1700 The object is a slightly concave, circular disc made from copper-alloy metal with almost concentric circles of 32 similar in size holes ranging from 2.5-6.5 in diameter. It has a segment missing (6-8 holes missing) from the side reducing it's width by roughly 14%. On top of the disk, there is a separate piece of metal fastened on with 6 rivets which forms a cone for the wooden handle of the skimmer to be attached to the head. It has a medium green colour with no decorations or engravings on it. It has small a…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-A3D47E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix for cloth seals recording the payment of the Cloth Subsidy (tax) dating to the c. AD 1350-1380. The matrix is a flat circular disc with the remains of a projecting circular sectioned handle projecting from slightly offcentre on the back. The front is incised with a crowned head around which is a plain line border and the indented legend: +S SVBSIDII PAnnORVM (Seal for the subsidy of cloth) with a second narrow line border around the outer edge. The crown has bifoliate side fleurs and a large central fleur. The hair and face are similar to those seen o…
Created on: Friday 7th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 14th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Compton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A259AC
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age copper alloy mount, possibly from a tankard with zoomorphic decoration dating to 100 BC to 80 AD. The mount is a probably cast sheet of copper alloy, semi circular in plan and curved in cross section such that the two corners of the semi-circular are further back than the centre. There are three holes, one near each corner and one near the lowest point of the curve. The holes are slightly irregular, in particular the lower one which is larger and possibly worn. The back is plain. The front has a recessed cell with a curved base and two lobes in the upper part with a unr…
Created on: Friday 7th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Castleton CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A9F4B3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th century trade token farthing issued by William Baten at Wimborne in Dorset, Williamson Dorset 211, dating to 1648 to 1672. Ref: Williamson (1889, 197). The token is bent with two opposing edges bent upwards.
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pimperne CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-A8CF36
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper alloy item, probably part of the side of a large cast vessel. The fragment is irregular in shape with very worn breaks on all sides. One face has a raised ridge, a casting seam running down it, the ridge has been fettled. In profile the piece is slightly concave so the edges at each end of the casting seam curve upwards and the centre curves downwards. Cracking on the back suggests some of this is due to damage but the way the piece thickens slightly towards these edges suggests some might be original curvature. The piece is 36.7mm long, 34.7mm wide and 4.4mm thic…
Created on: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 14th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-94BFA7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward IV, second reign, dating to AD 1476 to 1483. Issued under William Dudley at Durham with Local dies. North (1991, 76) no. 1665. The coin is heavily clipped and pierced half way between the edge and middle at 10 o'clock on obverse and 5 o'clock on reverse. Circular piercing made form the reverse.
Created on: Monday 13th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.