Record ID: DENO-7B80D2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper Alloy, Roman, incomplete, nummus of Gratian (AD 367-83), dating to AD 367-75 (Reece Period 19), GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI, Emperor with shield and standard. Mint of Arles. RIC IX, no. 15. Diameter: 19.7 mm Thickness: 1.6 mm Weight: 1.7 g Coin is very corroded, and the patina is flaking off the surface.
Created on: Friday 28th August 2009
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7BF327
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361), dating to the period AD 330-337 (Reece Period 17). Reverse: Victory left on prow. Uncertain mint. Diameter: 16.1 mm Thickness: 1.6 mm Weight: 1.7 g
Created on: Friday 28th August 2009
Last updated: Monday 7th September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-7BFE85
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy, Roman, incomplete, Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293 - 296) (Reece Period 14), LAETITIA AVG, Galley right with mast and no cabin; no waves. RIC V, pt 2, p. 569, cf. nos. 125-6. This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC. Diameter: 16.3 mm Thickness: 1.8 mm Weight: 1.2 g
Created on: Friday 28th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tuxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-ED4708
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy and enamel umbonate disc brooch of the Roman period, dating from c. AD 100 to c. AD 250. Approximately 45% of the brooch is present, consisting of the central conical boss, part of the rim and the catchplate. The rest of the rim, and pin are missing presumed lost in antiquity. The brooch is circular in form, and C-shaped in section. The boss has been decorated with seven chevron shaped cells radiating around the edge of the boss, the cells all contain different shades of blue enamel.The inner decoration has been heavily corroded and it is possible to t…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd June 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2019
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Record ID: DENO-3BD17C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Polden Hill brooch of the Roman period, circa AD 80-120. Most of the brooch is present, consisting of the head, bow, both wings, most of the spring, axis bar, catchplate and foot. The pin and the central section of the spring are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. 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 cylindral wings projecting from either side at the top. There is a centrally positioned chevron or V-shaped groove running down the top half of the b…
Created on: Monday 13th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 1st September 2016
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Record ID: DENO-4D9DDE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, copper alloy, Crescent Type Aesica brooch of the Late Iron Age to Roman period, dating from c. AD 40 - c. AD 80. Around 50% of the brooch remains, the spring, pin, foot and catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The brooch is broadly rectangular in plan and broadly C shaped in section. The wings project from either side of the brooch, forming a T shape. In the centre of each wing is a circular rivet protruding from the brooch, these rivets can be seen in the semi circular depression on the reverse of the wings, and may have held the spring in place o…
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2015
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: DENO-9D9BF4
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A body sherd of a Roman large, probable imitation, Samian Ware bowl (similar to Dragondorf Type 38) dating to the 2nd Century AD. The body sherd has a protruding rectangular rim decoration, this decoration has been used to measure the potential diameter of the vessel, which is estimated to be 340 mm. The vessel has been wheel thrown. The fabric is pale orange in colour, with some darker inclusions and with a red/brown slip on the inner and outer surfaces. It is 43.8 mm in length, 54.0 mm wide, the decoration protrusion is 9.2 mm thick, while the sherd is 7.4 mm thick, the maximum th…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
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Record ID: DENO-9E56C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
One rim sherd of a wheel thrown ceramic coarse ware vessel, of the Roman period, dating from the 2nd to 3rd Centuries AD. The rim sherd consists of a local fabric known as Derbyshire Ware, dating from the 2nd to 3rd Centuries AD. The sherd probably originally came from a jar type vessel. The rim is upright and the body flares out beneath it, there is a semi circular sectioned ridge at the base of the rim on the interior. The fragment is a mid grey in colour, with visible white (shell like) and brown inclusions. The sherd measures 30.4 mm in length and 51.6 mm wide. It has a thic…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
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Record ID: DENO-9EEBEA
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A bodysherd/fragment of a wheelthrown ceramic coarse ware vessel, of the Roman period, dating from the 2nd to 3rd Century AD. The sherd consists of a grey coloured body fabric known as Derbyshire Ware. The sherd has no decoration. The fabric of the sherd is hard, gritty and has a pimply surface (like 'goose flesh petrified'). It also has frequent grit inclusions. The sherd measures 39.1 mm in length and has a maximum width (at the top) of 44.1 mm, at the bottom it is 35.2 mm wide. The sherd has a thickness of 9.0 mm and weighs 23.0 g. Sherd specific details: Fabric type: Derbyshire…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2015
Last updated: Friday 16th October 2015
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Record ID: DENO-FCFEEC
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy lugged disc brooch of the Roman period, dating from c. AD 100 - c. AD 200. The inlaid decoration, the pin, hinge and catch plate are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. The brooch is formed from a broadly oval plate with eight projecting peripheral lugs or knops. The plate consists of eight integrally cast circular cells surrounding a larger central oval cell. These probably would have held glass beads, semi precious stones or enamel decoration. Each oval has been surrounded by a border of pellets with a semi circular knop at the top of each one on th…
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 14th February 2019
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Record ID: DENO-4D7D2F
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy 'Horn Cap' of the Middle to Late Iron Age, dating from c. BC 300 - c. AD 43. The horn cap consists of two circular discs, one larger than the other. The shaft and decorative terminals are missing, presumed lost in antiquity. Image 2: Smaller 'disc' The disc is circular in shape and slightly D shaped in section. There is a circular perforation or hole in the centre of the object (diameter: 24.3 mm), which has been surrounded on the front/top with a raised ridge that has a curved outside edge. On the inner edge of the perforation there is a rectangular groov…
Created on: Monday 19th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
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Record ID: DENO-4F12EB
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete decorated flat axe of the Early Bronze Age, dating from c. 2000 BC - 1700 BC. This fits with Early Bronze Age (EBA phase II / III), of metalworking stage IV-VI, which corresponds to Needham's (1996) Period 2-3 circa 2250 - 1900 CAL. BC. The flat axe is broadly sub-rectangular in plan with a splayed crescent shaped blade. In profile it is broadly lentoid(pointed oval), with slight tapering edges. In cross section the axe is lentoid. The axe is broken toward the butt of the axe, but more than three-quarters of the axe survives. The break is relatively jagged and uneven;…
Created on: Monday 19th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 28th October 2015
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Record ID: DENO-A0A6CD
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint working debitage of the Neolithic to Bronze Age period, dating from c. 3000 - c. 1600 BC. The implement is broadly ovate in plan with a tapering D-shaped section. The ventral surface is smooth retaining the original striking platform with bulb of percussion visible, along with conchoidal fractures (ripple marks) on the surface. The dorsal surface displays multiple flake scars of varying sizes and angles, one rectangular flake on the right and flakes removed from the proximal end. Evidence of scaled retouch on the right and proximal end of the flint. The flint measures 32.7…
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-A195DE
Object type: BORER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, knapped flint borer of probably the Neolithic or Bronze Age period, dating from c. 4000 - c. 800 BC. The flint is broadly D-shaped in plan and and rectangular in cross-section. The bulb of percussion and bulbar scar is visible on the dorsal face at the proximal end of the flint. Several falkes have been removed from each face at varying angles, each shows evidence of a conchoidal fracture (ripple marks) on the surface. The ventral face shows evidence of conchoidal fractures as well. Around 20% of the cortex is still present on one side of the flint. The two top edges h…
Created on: Wednesday 4th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-0F04BC
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint working debitage of the Mesolithic to Neolithic period, dating from c. 9,000BC-4000BC The flint is broadly rectangular in plan and is triangular in section. The flint has a single striking platform, with longitudinal blade removal scars running the length of the object, most prominant on the left. The right side shows signs of the removal of smaller flakes. Each scar has conchoidal (ripple) marks radiating from the distal end. There are some signs of retouch around the platform edge as platform preparation.The flake removal scars are not found all round the core, with the rea…
Created on: Monday 9th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-1CED4D
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Flint working debitage of probably the mid to late Bronze Age period, dating from c. 1600 - c. 800 BC. The object is probably an implement formed of a tertiary flake removed from a larger core, and then subjected to further working. The object is broadly rectangular in plan and a tapered D shape in section. The dorsal face has two broadly rectangular removal scars on the surface, the removal on the right side is narrower than the one on the left, and both exhibit conchoidal ripple marks radiating from the striking platform at the proximal end. There appears to be evidence of short …
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-1DE0AA
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete knapped lithic implement of probably the Neolithic to Bronze Age period, dating from c.4000BC - c. 800BC. The object is probably a secondary flake removed from a larger core, and then subjected to further working. The object is broadly semi circular in plan and triangular in section. Around 30% of the cortex still remains on the left side of the dorsal face. The dorsal face shows evidence of striking from multiple platforms for the removal of small flakes or chips at varying angles. All scars exhibit evidence of conchoidal ripple marks in the surface, most of these are q…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-1EBC64
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete knapped lithic implement of the late Neolithic to early Bronze Age period, probably dating from c. 2400 - c. 1600 BC. The object is probably a secondary flake removed from a larger core, and then subjected to further working, and was probably used as a scraper tool. The object is broadly pentagonal in plan and broadly D shaped in section. Around 95% of the remaining cortex covers the ventral face of the tool. There are two removal scars on the surface on the left side, the lower removal is broadly triangular in plan and the upper removal is broadly square with pronounced…
Created on: Tuesday 10th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-333C5C
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Debitage flake of the Mesolithic to Early Neolithic period, dating from c. 10,000 - c. 2351 BC. The object is probably a secondary flake removed from a larger core, and then subjected to further working, it is possible it is an unfinished awl or borer. The object is a broad reverse P shaped in plan and a shallow C shape in section. Around 30% of the dorsal face is covered by the remaining cortex. The dorsal face has three large removal scars, one at the distal end, one in the centre and one at the proximal end. All scars exhibit prominent conchoidal ripple marks. There are multiple…
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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Record ID: DENO-349AF5
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Debitage, flint flake of the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age period, probably dating from c. 3500 - c. 1500 BC. The object is probably a primary or secondary flake removed from a larger core, and then subjected to further working. The object is semi circular in plan and triangular in section. The right side edge of the dorsal face is covered by the remaining cortex. The left edge of the dorsal face is sharp but shows no evidence of retouch on the surface. The dorsal face shows evidence of two removal scars, removed at varying angles, at the proximal end. The first is a triangular rem…
Created on: Wednesday 11th November 2015
Last updated: Thursday 21st January 2016
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