Record ID: DEV-9279A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), dating to AD 1570. Second coinage, uncertain initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 135) no. 1998.
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2018
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Record ID: DEV-84A87C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An abraded and fragmentary Roman copper alloy hinged colchester derivative developed T-shaped brooch, probably dating to c. AD 75-150. The fragment comprises of the upper bow and incomplete wings only, the lower bow, pin, right wing and partial left wing being lost. At the head of the brooch the wings survive to a width of 20.1mm; the right wing is lost, the left missing its tip. The wings are cylindrical, c. 5.7mm in diameter, and with a large slot cut into the reverse to accomodate a hinged pin; now lost. The remains of an iron axis bar remain in situ. The bow expands from the he…
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: DEV-7D587B
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Medieval copper alloy purse bar, probably dating to c. AD 1450-1550. The surviving fragment comprises of the central sub rectangular boss only, missing its swivel and arms. The boss has a central longitudinal perforation, worn through at the reverse, and a scar, from the missing arms, on each short lateral face. A large 'W' has been incised into the front of the boss, probably originally inlaid with niello, but now lost. Dimensions: length 13.6mm; width 17.7mm; thickness 9.1mm; weight 7.87g. Ward-Perkins (1940) illustrates a number of similar purse bars, with mor…
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: DEV-6E70AB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy swivel, probably dating to c. AD 1100-1500. The item comprises of a single sub-circular loop with a plano-convex cross section at the shoulders and sub-circular at the apex. The shoulders are cast into zoomorphic mouldings, flanking the base and grasping it within their jaws. The base itself is flat and sub-circular in plan, with a sub-circular perforation. Dimensions: length 20.9mm; width 23.0mm; thickness of loop at apex 3.0mm; thickness of base 1.8mm; weight 4.31g. A similar loop can be seen attached to a silver inlaid decorative strap di…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: DEV-6E0DDF
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post-Medieval copper alloy object, probably a cross guard (quillon) from a dagger, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1500. The object comprises of a pair of upward-angled, rectangular sectioned arms flanking a central rectangular socket. The arms are slightly waisted in plan and have bevelled edges. Each arm terinates in a three-dimensionally moulded knop. The external walls of the socketed section flare slightly towards the base. The possible quillon features relatively simple incised decoration, with two pairs of three parallel transverse lines on either lateral face of ar…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-6CBEC6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A highly abraded and clipped Post-Medieval silver Portuguese Tostao, possibly of Phillipe II (AD 1598-1621), but probably dating to c. AD 1598-1650. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2018
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Record ID: DEV-6BF69E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver gros tournois of Phillip III-V (AD 1280-1318). Mint of Tournai.
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-EF2AFE
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-medieval ceramic fragment uncertain function, probably structural and decorative, probably dating to c. AD 1700-1800+. North Devon Gravel-tempered ware fabric. A sub-rectangular ceramic fragment, rectangular in cross section and with a potentially up-curving projection from one of its short sides. The projection and one edge are broken, with relatively laminar, unabraded breaks. The fabric is hard fired, oxidised pink-orange with a reduced grey core, containing an abundant, sub-angular quartz temper (
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Landcross CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-EBF9A7
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Post-Medieval gold finger ring, with enamelled decoration and set with a rock crystal. The table-cut translucent-white gem sits within a box bezel with cast drooping sides, forming the petals of a quatrefoil. The bezel surmounts winged shoulders, with each forming a scrolled volute. The hoop itself is sub-circular in cross section, narrowing slightly towards the base. Extensive enamelled decoration survives in situ on both the bezel and hoop, the upper-lateral sides of the latter featuring engraved scrolled decoration, with the scrolls left reserved against a field inlaid wit…
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Beer CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DEV-D96D65
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flakes of flint debitage of possible Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date, c. 8000-3000 BC. Both flakes are tertiary and incomplete, missing the distal ends to unpatinated, natural breaks. The two flakes are of different flints, one pale yellow-brown, the other far darker. Both are heavily patinated with traces of iron staining. Flake 1 (6.27g, of darker flint) exhibits a relatively large bulb of percussion, with a series of parallel removals from the dorsal face, obscured by a hinged removal at the proximal end. Flake 2 (4.95g) has a diffuse bulb of percussion, although with a…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D910C7
Object type: CORE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of possible Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date, c. 8000-3000 BC. The core is sub-conical, with a small area of sandy cortex retained near the point, and of a patinated grey flint with one off-white, heavily patinated facet. From one section of the core have been removed a series of narrow parallel flakes, but with more irregular flakes removed to either side, although these areas are also damaged. Dimensions: Height 32.3mm; length 28.3mm; width 38.0mm; weight 39.05g. Found as part of a larger assemblage which is predominently later in character (see: DEV-D8A691…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D8A691
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two flint core chunks, both of probable later Bronze Age date, c. 1600-800 BC. The first is a tertiary flake, sub-trapezoidal in plan and triangular in cross section, and probably extensively damaged. It is of an opaque black-brown flint. The dorsal face is faceted, the right featuring no conchoidal ripples and possibly being natural, and with the right edge being damaged through abrasion. The left facet features two obliquely angled, sub-parallel negative removal scars, with the proximal end of the left edge also damaged. The proximal end is battered, resulting in a confused array…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-D42ACC
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A chert core of probable Bronze Age date, c. AD 1600-800. A sub-tetrahedron shaped fragment of brown chert, with large and distinct areas of quartz-like inclusions and areas of a smooth, beige cortex remaining on one face. A series of sub-parallel removals have been struck from this face, through the cortex, leaving overhanging promonotories or lips at he interstice of each removal, suggesting a lack of platform preparation. Dimensions: length 58.4mm; width 55.3mm; thickness 55.8mm; weight 130.50g. Although sub-parallel removals may suggest an earlier date, their irregular size …
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C55E5C
Object type: CORE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint core of probable Bronze Age date, c. AD 1600-800. A sub-conical fragment of chert-like grey flint mottled with regular inclusions, and with a small area of thin, compact, beige-pink cortex below the striking platform. The core has two largely unworked facets, with a series of irregularly sized sub-parallel removals from the the third. A promonotory projects from between each removal, suggesting a lack of platform preparation. Dimensions: length 40.8mm; width 42.6mm; thickness 38.9mm; weight 40.33g. Although sub-parallel removals may suggest an earlier date, their irregul…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C51C2A
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched tertiary flake of mottled grey flint, probably dating to the later Bronze Age, c. 1600-800 BC. The flake is sub-triangular in plan, missing its striking platform, but with the suggestion of a large bulb of percussion. Three irregular, flake-like removal scars survive on the dorsal face, all struck from roughly the same direction and with one removal being significantly hinged. At the left edge of the proximal end of the ventral face there is short, low angle, stepped retouch, with short, semi-abrupt, scalar retouch at the right edge of the distal end of the same face. The …
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C47982
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
33 pieces of flint debitage and 1 flake of chert debitage of probable later Bronze Age date, c. 1600-800 BC. The group appears to represent a variety of flint sources, including some pebble flint fragments and comprises of 1 chert (7.43g) and 1 flint (31.25g) primary flake, 19 secondary flakes (350.49g) and 13 tertiary flakes (89.72g). In general the knapping is very crude, producing large, crude flakes with removals struck from several directions and exhibiting characteristics suggestive of hard-hammer percussion, suggesting a date range in the later Prehistoric period. Part of a lar…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C40F02
Object type: BURIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint burin of probable later bronze age date, c. 1600-800 BC. A triangular tertiary flake of grey-brown flint, sub-trapezoidal in cross section and curving slightly ventrally into the distal end. A number of subparallel removal scars are present on the dorsal face, with one struck from a parallel platform to the others and overall flake removal. At the proximal end a striking platform and bulb of percussion survive with bulbar scar. Dimensions: length 36.4mm; width 16.3mm; thickness 6.6mm; weight 4.42g. Given its form, the flake would have been well suited as an engraving too…
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 11th May 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C35C75
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake of probable later Bronze age date, dating to c. 1600-800 BC. A tertiary flake of mottled beige flint, incomplete and missing its right edge to a natural break. The striking platform and a diffuse bulb of percussion survives at the proximal end, with a slight 'lip' below the platform. On the dorsal face at this end is a negative removal scar with a very pronounced hinged bulb. The distal end is truncated by short, semi-abrupt, scalar retouch. Dimensions: Length: 37.6mm; width 27.2mm; thickness 6.7mm; weight 7.09g. The general crudeness of the knapping, as …
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-C26D2A
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable late Bronze Age flint scraper, probably dating to c. 1,600-800 BC. An incomplete secondary flake of mottled beige flint, with a small area of cortex retained on the right mesal edge of the dorsal face. The distal end has been lost to a natural break, and the proximal end worked away. Two subparallel negative removal scars survive on the dorsal face, one relatively broad. At the distal end of the right edge of the dorsal face, is a small srea of short, abrupt stepped retouch. There is further short, abrupt retouch at the proximal end, on the left side this is stepped on the …
Created on: Tuesday 20th February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: DEV-AB661B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649), dating to AD 1634-1640. Group D, uncertain initial mark. London mint. North (1991: 162) no. 2257.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2018
Last updated: Monday 19th February 2018
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