Record ID: NMGW-649B11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast contemporary copy of a silver denarius, copying the obverse of Julia Maesa (AD 218-222) (Reece Period 10) with a reverse of Severus Alexander: P M TR P V COS II P P, Emperor standing left at altar (RIC IV, pt 2, p. 75, cf. no. 55). Both coins prototypes of Mint of Rome. 2.07g.
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2020
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Record ID: NMGW-639A45
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze Age socketed axe of Type Yorkshire and of Ewart Park metalworking, corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 7, dated to c. 950 - 750BC. The axe is near-complete with some peripheral loss and has a prominent split down one side (with a length of 75.3mm and a weight of 163.2g).The mouth is sub-rectangular (39.3mm wide x 35.9mm long). The socket (57.8mm deep) has straight sides, each with an internal central rib (beginning 12mm below the mouth) which continue to the base of the socket. The top of the mouth is heavily-corroded, which has removed any evidence for casting r…
Created on: Monday 26th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-0F53D8
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Possible fragment of a Bronze Age spearhead of indeterminate type and date A small fragment of copper alloy 20.7mm long, 6.4mm thick and 10.3mm wide). The fragment has slightly concave facets narrowing to the blade and at the apex the suggestion of a mid-ridge. There is no evidence for a socket at the centre. The surface has a dark-green patina, consistent with Bronze Age bronzes. The fragmentary condition of the copper alloy makes any identification tentative and speculative and it is possible that the fragment is from a more recent object but the form is generally consistent…
Created on: Thursday 22nd January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-E73F68
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age bronze palstave; a Group I palstave of Primary Shield Pattern type and of Acton Park Metalworking 1 metalworking Industry corresponding to Needham's (1996) Period 4 and probably dated to c. 1600 - 1450BC The palstave is near-complete (with a length of 161mm and a weight of 575.5g). The butt (29.2mm wide and 3.2mm thick) is damaged, possibly from the casting but appears to have ben straight. The sides are straight and broadly parallel as far as the stop (31.6mm wide at the stop). Below the stop (10mm), the sides are prominently nicked (32.8mm wide), below which the…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FC74D4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative, Polden Hill (Mackreth 2011, Part 3, Group 4a-b, flat wing ends type, West Midlands) of late 1st to early 2nd century AD date. The brooch is fragmentary, missing the spring and leg (with a surviving length of 29.1mm, a surviving depth of 8.5mm and a weight of 3.9g). The head is eroded but it is likely that the missing spring was secured between lateral, perforated lugs with a hook to tension the chord in a Polden Hill Claw Type arrangement. Only the stubs of the wings survive around the head (with a surviving width of 12.8mm). The …
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-FBA618
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Bronze Age bronze blade fragment from a flat axe of uncertain type The axe is represented by a blade fragment, broken across both its length and width (with a surviving length of 49.0mm, a surviving width of 44.8mm, a maximum surviving thickness of 6.2mm and a weight of 51.5g). The unbroken side is straight (for a length of 12mm) and is rounded across its thickness (with a maximum thickness of 4.5mm). The surviving blade tip is rounded and somewhat distorted, after which the surviving part of the blade edge is comparatively straight (42.9mm wide). Neither face has a discernib…
Created on: Thursday 16th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 15th September 2017
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Record ID: NMGW-6B4832
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy bow brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Western Group, Mackreth 2011, 4.a-4.b, 4c) Polden Hill type and of late 1st -early 2nd century AD date. The brooch is incomplete, missing the spring and catch and has a distorted bow (with a distorted length of 63.2mm, a depth of 16.8mm and a weight of 24.4g). The missing spring was secured between perforated, lateral lugs, now eroded. The chord would have been tensioned by a hook at the rear of the head, now missing. The wings are comparatively short (with a width of 22.0mm) and appear to have…
Created on: Thursday 9th October 2014
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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