Record ID: NMGW-9D7961
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A late Roman copper alloy Grooved Collar, Variant 1 nail-cleaner The nail-cleaner was cast and is near-complete, missing the forked-end (with a distorted surviving length of 61.2mm and a weight of 4.0g). At the top of the shaft is a circular loop (5.6mm diameter loop with 2.8mm diameter perforation) through rectangular sectioned plate (1.4mm thick). The shaft is oval sectioned, converging towards the fork (with a width and thickness at the top of 4.7 and 3.8mm). The loop is in the same plain as the longer axis (width) of the shaft. The top of the shaft is decorated with two panels enh…
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 16th September 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-9C3E75
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age flint barbed and tanged arrowhead dating from c. 2,500 – 2,000 BC The arrowhead appears complete but may have a damaged barb (with a length of 29.7mm, a width of 23.8mm, a thickness of 4.2mm and a weight of 2.6g). The arrowhead is made on a convex flake with only slight and marginal retouch on the ventral surface. The dorsal surface has been pressure-flaked. The flint is non-cortical and has patinated grey.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-9A40F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy coin, Carausius (in Britain), c.AD 286-93 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left with branch and vertical sceptre. Unattributed Mint, . Radiate, Rev. PAX AVG, unsigned, RIC V, pt 2, p. 535, cf. 881, 2.99g. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 1st May 2008
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
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Record ID: NMGW-82C8C4
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Schultes III (active 1608-1612) dating to 1608-1612. Rose/orb type inscribed GLICK KVMPT VON GOT IST WAR. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 412-413) nos 1405-1407 Around half of the original flan survives, the rest lost to a relatively straight break.
Created on: Wednesday 30th April 2008
Last updated: Friday 9th August 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-532924
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper-alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), c.f. Mackreth 2011, 5.b4, Plate 50, no. 1575. dating from the late 1st to late 2nd century AD. The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg (with a surviving length of 27.2mm and a weight of 15.2g). The spring is secured with a Polden Hill type arrangement with pierced lugs at the terminals of the wings and has 5-6 turns either side of the pin. A lug was employed to tension the chord on the head. The wings have a width of 29.6mm and have expended oval terminals (8…
Created on: Wednesday 27th February 2008
Last updated: Thursday 4th May 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-F44933
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval copper-alloy French jetton. Standing king under canopy type inscribed DE LATONIS, dating to c. 1326-1380. Mint uncertain. See Mitchiner (1988, 161) no. 398, though this is a variant based on the legends It has small circumferential losses all around.
Created on: Thursday 17th January 2008
Last updated: Friday 9th August 2019
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Record ID: NMGW-48B6E7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Miniature copper alloy axe of Late Bronze Age to Romano-British date (c. 1200 BC -AD 400) and of Robinson's (1988, p61) type 1 or possibly 2. The axe head is complete, with an overall length of 22.1mm and a weight of 4.4g. The butt is sub-rectangular and convex (8.2mm x 4.9mm), at the centre is a small oval depression (3.9mm long, 1.9mm wide, 0.9mm deep) representing the socket of a socketed axe, similar to Late Bronze Age forms. The unlooped side is slightly concave and is rounded across its thickness. The loped side is more concave. The loop begins 4.6mm from the butt and end 9.4…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2008
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-567545
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze knife-dagger with midrib (Gerloff, 1975, p 168) The dagger is incomplete, missing some of the butt, areas of the blade edge and the tip. The dagger has a surviving length of 67.9mm and has a weight of 8.9g. The butt would have had two rivet-holes for hafting; the better preserved rivet hole has a diameter of 3.0mm. The butt has broken through both rivet-holes and the surviving area of the butt is straight and thin with a thickness of 0.5mm. The dagger has a maximum surviving width of 31.4mm. The midrib is widest at the butt (10mm) and gradually narrows with cur…
Created on: Thursday 22nd November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-C46CB4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy vessel handle The handle is incomplete and is broken at one end, with a surviving length of 76.2mm and has a weight of 77.0g. The handle is deeply curved and is of lozenge section, with a thickness at the break of 9.1mm and a width of 7.4mm. At the top of the handle are zoomorphic figures, comprising a bird and horse. The seated bird, probably a duck, has a length of 37.0mm, a maximum width of 13.4mm and a height of 21.9mm. The feathers of the bird are depicted with transverse lines, forming chevrons at the rear. The horse is depicted on its back and is only represe…
Created on: Thursday 15th November 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2015
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Record ID: NMGW-7243B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing left holding branch and vertical sceptre. C Mint, S C//[ ]. RIC V, pt 2, p. 504, cf. 475-6. Corroded. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 25th July 2007
Last updated: Friday 1st January 2016
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-FBA826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate and the end of the pin. The brooch has a distorted length of 48.00mm and has a weight of 7.9g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 15.38mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is slightly wider on the pin side, than the other (6.7mm diameter compared to 6.2mm diameter). The chord was anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook, which is n…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-F98138
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age to early Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester one-piece type, dating to the 1st century AD The brooch is near-complete, missing the catch-plate, but has very poor surface preservation. The brooch has a length of 46.44mm and has a weight of 6.1g. The spring survives, but has broken on the outer coil. The spring has a width of 14.66mm and coils three times each side of the centre. The spring diameter is considerably wider on the pin side, than the other (7.6mm diameter compared to 5.1mm diameter). The chord is anchored at the head by a tapering forward-facing hook. …
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-F80EE6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age, Silver Unit, western seris ('Dobunni')cf BMCIA 2968 etc. ? 1st Century BC. 12.91mm diameter, 0.8g.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-F6E481
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, Pax standing lelf holding branch and transverse sceptre. Probably Unattributed Mint. RIC V, pt 2, p. 536, cf. 890. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 30th March 2016
No spatial data available.

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Record ID: NMGW-DDE311
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze Age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, tip missing. All of the damage on the arrowhead is ancient. Length 39.2mm, width 23.2mm, thickness 4.9mm, weight 3.5 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th October 2006
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-A3AE52
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type (Mackreth Group 5, flat wing ends type, Western Group), and of late1st the early 2nd century AD date The brooch is incomplete and is represented by the head and upper bow, with a surviving length of 26.34mm and a weight of 9.6g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism, secured by a Polden Hill type arrangement with a lug at the head to tension the chord. The wings have a width of 26.30mm, with oval terminals (8.6 x 6.3mm). The fronts of the wings are decorated with deep cast vertical ribs, comprising a rib at the terminal and a pair of …
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2006
Last updated: Friday 26th May 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-419561
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Polden Hill type ((Mackreth Part 3, Group 4, flat wing ends) dating to the late1st - early 2nd century AD The brooch is incomplete, missing the leg, and has a surviving length of 32.09mm and weighs 9.8g. The brooch employed a spring mechanism secured with a Polden Hill lug type arrangement around a copper alloy axis bar. The wings have a width of 23.47mm. The terminals of the wings are angled to the rear. The fronts of the wings have a single vertical incised line at each end. The perforated lug to tension the chord widens and is incorporated into the…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Friday 26th May 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-405301
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Iron Age iron bow brooch, possibly of La Tène III type and dated to the 1st century BC to the 1st century AD The brooch is incomplete and is missing the leg and pin, with a surviving length of 37.28mm and a weight of 5.2g. The brooch was of a one-piece construction and made of iron rod of circular section. The spring has four coils with an internal chord (4.3mm diameter), passing beneath the head. The head has a width of 14.61mm. The bow curves gently from the head and is straight along the mid bow. The bow has a maximum surviving diameter of 5.40mm.
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-3FE865
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast bronze strap fitting probably of Late Bronze Age date, c. 12th to 7th century BC The decorative strap fitting is circular and resembles a button with a diameter of 20.37 -20.97mm and a weight of 4.5g. The rear of the fitting has a central integral loop with a length of 10.17mm, a maximum width of 7.52mm (minimum width 3.17mm) and a depth of 3.68mm (2.3mm internal). The surface of the rear is coarse and unfinished. The rear is concave and displays a cast 'channel' for guiding a thin strap, the interior of the cannel is more even than the surrounding surface. The front of the fitti…
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 12th September 2017
No spatial data available.

Record ID: NMGW-3E4546
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Published
Iron Age Copper Alloy Coin. Contemporary 'forgery' of a gow starter of 'ANTED' (doburnic). 1st century BC, weighing 4.10g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th August 2006
Last updated: Thursday 14th September 2017
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