Record ID: WMID-774E51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy weight, probably from a net or line of unknown dating, probably medieval - modern ( AD 1200 - AD 1900). The weight is sub-cylindrical, with a central swelling (bi-conical). A single cast circular hole is set off centre with an internal of diameter 4.9 mm. It measures 38.1 mm in length and has a diameter of 24.6 mm. It weighs 93.7 g (3.30 oz). It is a light grey colour, with an even patina across the surface. It has suffered a minor degree of abrasion, with plough roll scars being present on t…
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-76EA28
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Walsall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy As of uncertain Emperor but of first to third century AD dating. Reverse type uncertain but depicts a female figure holding left arm outstretched, and possibly a palm frond to the right. Mint uncertain but probably Rome. Diameter: 28.1 mm Thickness: 3.6 mm Weight: 16.0 g
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-634A9A
Object type: INSCRIBED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Coventry
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sub rectangular, sandstone rock with ogham script inscribed down three of the four sides. The front and back sides are smooth. The rock is a dark grey colour and likely to be a shist type rock (metamorphic mudstone/shale). The incisions appear to have been done in a single action, not repeated. It measures 110 mm in length, 38 mm wide and 19 mm thick. It weighs 139 g. Katherine Forsyth (University of Glasgow) has confirmed that the markings are those of an ogham inscription. The script is that of an early style, most likely 5th to 6th Century but possibly as early as 4th Century. T…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2020
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-74A45E
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable pommel from a sword, dagger or mace of probable Late Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1600). The probable pommel is almost cuboid in shape and hollow. The top of the probable pommel is circular at the top, with the edges bevelled to turn a square into a circle. A sub circular perforation is at the centre of the top, with an internal diameter of 7.2 mm. Several depressions are present at the surface suggesting it has been impacted by a heavier tool. Each corner has a triangular knop at the top, which extends into a swollen circular knop. …
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-4D5CF0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (Mackreth Group 4, flat wing ends), Mackreth 2011, 4.a. Plate 46, of Roman date (AD 80 to AD 120). Approximately 50% of the brooch is present, with the pin, catch-plate and foot missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and D-shaped in cross section. The bow head is hump-like, and angular (comma shaped) in profile, with cylindrical wings projecting from either side at the top. Each wing has a semi circular pierced wing cap. Ridges are present at the shoulders of the brooch. The back of t…
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-737508
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 306 to AD 361), dating to the period AD 348 to AD 351 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting Emperor on galley, holding standard, Victory steering. Mint uncertain. Diameter: 20.2 mm Thickness: 3.3 mm Weight: 3.2 g
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-7324D0
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable ingot of possible Bronze Age or later dating (2300 BC to 1500 AD). The probable ingot is a pointed oval shape, with a flat lower side and a convex (domed) upper side. No faceting appears to be present around the edges. Multiple air bubbles or casting flaws are present.  It measures 88.0 mm in length, 34.3 mm wide and 9.1 mm thick. It weighs 127.1 g (4.48 oz). The ingot is a dark green colour, with an even surface patina. There are areas of bright green copper corrosion present, these areas should be monitored and the ingot stored in a sealed air…
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-629B96
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy purse bar of Late Medieval to Post Medieval dating (AD 1450 to AD 1550). Around 50% of the purse bar is present, with one arm and the central block present. The rest is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The arm are oval, near circular in cross-section. Beginning at the block, the arm has a stylised animal head with open jaws. Now quite worn and difficult to see, these take the form of a short length of the bar that is thickened and widened, with a V-shaped notch on the top of each, separating and defining a brow and muzzle. The rest of the…
Created on: Thursday 16th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-436A3D
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy terret ring or harness fitting of the Late Iron Age to Early Roman period, dating from c. BC 150 - c. AD 100. The ring is circular in plan and broadly circular in section. It is convex on the outside edge and flattened slightly on the inner edge. The ring is heavily abraded all over the surface, but abrasion is less on the inner edge. There is no further decoration on the surface of the object. The object has an external diameter of 23.3 mm and an inner diameter of 11.3 mm. It has a thickness of 6.9 mm and the band is 5.5 mm …
Created on: Wednesday 30th March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-261103
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy probable harness fitting or ring, of Late Iron Age or Early Roman dating (300 BC to 100 AD). The probable ring is a crescentic shape in plan which tapers in width and depth towards the broken and abraded terminals. These breaks, if that is what they are, do not appear to be recent. The ring is oval in section and is at its thickest at the apex. The ring measures 20.2 mm from the apex to the terminals, 23.0 mm wide, 7.7 mm thick. It weighs 8.3 g. The ring is a mid brown colour, with an even surface patina. The ring is probably a harness fitting which dates …
Created on: Monday 6th October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-4E07EE
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A incomplete enamelled harness fitting of probable late Iron Age dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The harness fitting is an irregular shape, almost comma shaped, with a rounded head and a squared tail. The upper surface is flat, with five panels of enamel decoration. The rounded head has three enamel panels, each a lentoid or pointed oval shape, creating a triskele shape between them. The remaining two panels of enamel are sub triangular in shape, continuing down the length of the 'comma' tail'. The edges are bevelled.  The reverse of the tail has a curved recess …
Created on: Wednesday 16th November 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-2F6BC0
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy plain harness fitting / terret ring of Late Iron Age to Early Roman dating (100 BC to 100 AD). The terret ring is sub oval (D shaped) in plan with an irregular sub-oval (D shaped) cross section. The attachment bar is oval in cross section and flanked by two circular mouldings. Each of these moulding has a central circumferential groove separating the mouldings into two parts. There is no evidence for other cast decorative motifs or enameled or applied decoration. The terret ring measures 36.71mm in length; 41.19mm wide and 11.59mm thick. The internal d…
Created on: Wednesday 28th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-99B871
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy (bronze) cast horse harness fitting or strap distributor, dating from the late Iron age to the early Roman period ( c.50BC-AD50). The object comprises three connected openwork trefoil rings (of which two survives intact) and a probable central motif of a horses head projecting 90 degrees from the centre of the object. The complete rings have an internal diameter of 9.7 mm and 8.8 mm. There are faint signs that the horse's head is decorated with ears and a mane comprised of incised herringbone grooves, and probably a split mouth. Much of the …
Created on: Wednesday 14th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-E8C9A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval silver penny of Alexander III of Scotland (1249-86), first coinage ('long cross and stars' issue) dating c.1250-80, Type IV (Spink S5044), mint and moneyer uncertain. Ref: Spink 2003: 16. The obverse and reverse of the coin are double struck which has affected the reading of the inscription, the reverse now illegible. Diameter: 18.1 mm Thickness: 1.0 mm Weight: 1.4 g
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-E96A85
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete sub circular flat bronze weight or unidentified artefact of uncertain dating. It is sub circular in shape, with a flat cross profile.  It measures 50.3 mm in length, 44.4 mm wide and 14.9 mm thick. It weighs 151.5 g. The artefact is a mid to dark green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of the original surface detail. At the time of recording, this artefact has not been identified to a specific form or function. It could be a weight, or possible bun ingot of Bronze Age dating.
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EA4F92
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy button of the Post Medieval period, dating from c. AD 1500 - c. AD 1600. Around 50% of the button is present. The head is present, but the shank is missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The button is circular in plan and D shaped in section. It has a domed top with possible decoration, pitted dots. However the surface of the button is heavily worn and has been abraded so detail is difficult to see. The reverse of the button is flat and undecorated. The shank is incomplete and exhibits an old patinated break. The base has a diameter of 4.6 …
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EA7CF9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700). The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in shape and sub circular in cross section. It consists of a straight piece, which flares outwards at the terminals and tapers inwards to form a waist at the centre . The internal surface is rough. At the top of the leg, an irregular surface is present, this would have adjoined to the base of the cauldron. The base of the foot is slightly abraded. It measures 21.5 mm in le…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EB0049
Object type: FERRULE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy probable ferrule or possible scabbard chape, of uncertain dating.  The artefact is conical, hollow, with a blunt base and an open mouth. The mouth is now sub rectangular in shape. The sides of the artefact gradually taper down to the apex. The front and back of the artefact are flattened. A circular perforation (hole) is present on one side. This has been positioned approximately one third of the way down the length of the artefact. It has an internal diameter of 3.0 mm. No decoration is present on any side. It measures 55.3 mm in length, 22.5 mm wide (at…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-EC6F71
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy probable vessel or tankard handle, of possible Late Iron Age to Roman dating (100 BC to 200 AD). The probable tankard handle is rectangular in shape, with a flat cross section. Both ends exhibit an old patinated break. The strip curves upwards at one end. This end has been decorated with a pair of wide shallow grooves. The reverse is undecorated. It measures 47.0 mm in length, 14.9 mm wide and 2.8 mm thick. It weighs 9.9 g. The probable tankard handle is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement in the plough soil, has r…
Created on: Monday 24th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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Record ID: WMID-FE1118
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pin head of probable Roman dating (AD 43 to AD 400). Around 50% of the pin is present, consisting only of the pin head. The shaft is missing, presumed lost in antiquity.  The pin head is globular. No signs of facetting on the head. No sign of a collar beneath it.  It has a diameter of 8.1 mm and a length of 10.7 mm. The remaining part of the shaft has a diameter of 1.8 mm. It weighs 2.0 g. The pin head is a mid green colour, with an even surface patina. Abrasion, caused by movement whilst within the plough soil, has resulted in a loss of some of…
Created on: Tuesday 25th January 2022
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
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