Record ID: ESS-E9CBE6
Object type: TILE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman roof tile: six fragments of tegula and one fragment of imbrex. Roman pottery: one sherd of samian, one sherd of samian mortarium, one sherd of cream-coloured mortarium. Possible Medieval or post-Medieval pottery: one rim sherd in orange fabric, one body sherd in reddish fabric with crushed stone temper. Post-Medieval pottery: two rims and two handle fragments of post-Medieval red earthenware with brown glaze. Undated pottery: three sherds including one handle fragment.
Created on: Monday 1st November 2010
Last updated: Monday 16th March 2020
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Record ID: ESS-12E1A7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval cast lead token, 17th or 18th century in date. One face has a cross, the other face is plain. Diameter 16.9mm, thickness 2.67mm, weight 3.8g. The object has a cream-coloured patina and worn edges.
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-6C9691
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin, a penny of uncertain Tudor monarch - Henry VII to Edward VI, AD 1485-1553. The coin is slightly damaged around the edge and is worn. cf: North, 1991 'English Hammered Coinage Vol 2' Plate V, no. 55?
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-6ABBD3
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch. A hinged head enamelled brooch dating to the 2nd century AD. The centrepiece is a flat lozenge with panels of enamelling (now missing). It would have two terminals but one has broken off. The remaining terminal is long and is separated from the centrepiece by a sub-rounded collar. The terminal ends with a zoomorphic head with indented dot and circle eyes. The pin is missing, and the probable hinge is missing also. The object is abraded. It has a dark green patina but is almost completely covered by a light green corrosion product. Lengt…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2015
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Record ID: ESS-6A2794
Object type: FLINT IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint implement. A blade of probable Later Neolithic or Early Bronze Age date ie 3000 - 1500 BC. The object has signs of retouching along both sides and at the distal end. It is dark greyish brown in colour and is not patinated. Length 43mm, width 18.77mm, thickness 5.63mm, weight 4.8g.
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-692592
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin. A penny of uncertain Tudor monarch from Edward VI to Elizabeth I, ie 1547-1603. The obverse bears a long cross forchee on a shield. Only one half of the coin remains and it is very worn. The breakage was probably accidental as the coin has not been clipped along the line of the long cross. ref North, 1991 'English Hammered Coinage Vol 2' pages 117-140
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-6893A0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One sherd of a fineware pottery vessel of early Roman date. Part of the foot-ring base of a Terra Nigra jar. This is a wheel-thrown vessel. The fabric is mid grey in colour, well-fired and smooth to the touch. The surface is dark grey and has been burnished. Length 33mm, thickness of the foot-ring 4.58mm, weight 6.9g. Using a rim chart it can be calculated that the base would have been 90mm in diameter. 'Terra Nigra' was produced in Gaul during the late 1st century BC into the 1st century AD and was imported from Gaul into Britain in the first century AD (circa AD 43-70).…
Created on: Monday 2nd August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-2F6C63
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval mount, 17th century. The mount consists of a central convex element, oval in plan. At each end is a fan-shaped terminal with grooves. On the rear are two integral lugs, both broken. Length 42.51mm, width 17.65mm, thickness 4.69mm, weight 8.6mm. The object has a smooth surface. There is some damage to the surface and some wear around the egdes. It has a very dark brownish green patina with light green corrosion product on the reverse and in the damaged areas. Ref: Read, 2001 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity' Fig 21, no.308
Created on: Friday 30th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-2EB040
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy jetton. A Nuremberg jetton circa 1525-1700. Possibly a rose/orb type. If so it would be dated to 1586-1635 The obverse is worn but may depict three crowns alternately with three lis, placed centrifugally around a flower. Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a trefoil with three main arches. The inscriptions cannot be made out. It has a dark reddish brown patina and a covering of light green corrosion product. Diameter 22.06mm, thickness 0.85mm, weight 1.2g. ref: Mitchiner 1988, 'Jetons, Medalets…
Created on: Friday 30th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-2DBC35
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy jetton. A Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II. This is a 'rose / orb' type dated 1586-1635. Obverse: three crowns alternately with three Lis arranged centrifugally around a central Rose with 8 oval petals. Obverse Inscription: HANN[S.KRAVWINCKEL.IN.]NVR Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross patty, within a trefoil with three main arches. Reverse Inscription:GOT[ES.SEGEN].MACHT.REICH The jetton is very worn around the edges. It has a dark reddish brown patina and has patches of mid green corrosion product. …
Created on: Friday 30th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-1950C2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy hooked mount, probably Post-Medieval in date. The attachment end element is 23.1mm wide and has four rivet holes (rivets are missing), a central knop and a crescentic end edge. It joins to the central element which is sub-circular, 19.76mm wide tapering to 7.57mm wide. The central element is decorated with a raised floral design. The central element is separated from the hooked element by a 12.95mm wide band with two transverse grooves. The hook is formed of a plain stem 6.38mm wide which has been bent backwards. The length of the entire object is 66.9mm. It varies i…
Created on: Thursday 29th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-04C857
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
Palaeolithic flint handaxe. Lower Palaeolithic, between circa 500,000 BC to 40,000 BC. In plan it is roughly triangular. It is biface, with a flat butt end and an orange-brown patina. Length 92.71mm, width 65.31mm, thickness 30.85mm, weight 111.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 29th April 2014
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Record ID: ESS-B4B9A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver Post-Medieval coin. A Tudor coin of uncertain monarch. Dated AD1485-1603. Weight 0.5g, length 12.55mm, thickness 0.8mm.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B47EE5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight or spindle whorl of uncertain date. The object is conical in shape and has a large central aperture. Its surface is covered with raised pellets. Diameter 20.9mm, thickness 7.8mm, weight 16.9g.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B45462
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of probable Late Iron Age or Roman date, possibly a terret or a buckle.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B447E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman cast copper alloy brooch. The top part of a Colchester B type, cast in two pieces. Dated circa 50-80AD. The pin, most of the spring, the middle part of the bow and the catchplate are missing. The bow has a central rib. Length 15.3mm, thickness of bow 2.3mm, width 17.7mm, weight 1.9g. The object is covered in a light green corrosion product.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B40EC5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin. An as or dupondius of uncertain emperor dating from 27BC to AD 260. The coin has a dark green patina but is brown in colour around the edges and has a covering of light green corrosion product.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B3F851
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin . An as or dupondius of uncertain emperor dating to 27BC to AD 260. The coin has a dark green patina.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B35DD7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin - a minim?. A contemporary copy of a nummus of uncertain emperor dating to AD 294-400. The coin has a light brown patina and is partially covered by a mid green corrosion product.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-B34A44
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin. A nummus or radiate of uncertain emperor dating to AD 260-400. The coin has a mid green patina. It has been slightly clipped.
Created on: Monday 12th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 24th August 2010
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