Record ID: SF-F279A3
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Iron Age to Roman harness fitting dating to circa 100 BC-AD 100. It has a rectangular mid-section which, in profile, contains an open rectangular slot. One of the faces of the midsection is decorated, containing a rectangular recessed panel divided down the centre by a longitudinal groove. Either side of the panel, the cells are filled with enamel, one with a deep red and the other with white. Virtually none of the white enamel now survives whilst the red enamelled cell is now significantly damaged. Projecting from either end of the mid-section are terminals which ar…
Created on: Tuesday 6th December 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dedham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-2359E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval silver sceat, Continental Secondary Series K, Type 32a, dating to circa AD 720-740 (n 86-91). Obverse: Diademed and robed bust right. Reverse: Serpent head coiled, wolf right. Ref: Abramson 2006, pg 62; North 1980: 39. The coin is recorded on EMC under 2023.0221
Created on: Tuesday 9th August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 11th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Kelvedon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-18D246
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman copper-alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (AD 161-80), dating to AD 174-5 (Reece Period 8), [LIBERALITAS AVG VI / VII IMP VII COS III], S C, Liberalitas standing left, holding abacus and cornucopia. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 303, cf. nos. 1147 and 1150.
Created on: Friday 15th July 2022
Last updated: Thursday 16th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Tolleshunt D'arcy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-EDF901
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy key dating to circa AD 150-450. The surviving piece consists of a trilobate handle of a rotary key. The flat underside contains a circular socket into which the now missing ferrous stem and bit would have been affixed. The handle is decorated in the form of an openwork trilobate with three circular loops, which now only survive as short stubs. The loops emerge from from elongagated openwork arms. The openwork elements are offset from a raised rectangular collar which sits lower recessed rectangular panel. The base of the key contains a raised rectangul…
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gestingthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-5844E6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative double lug Type, dating to AD 43-100. The head is heavy damaged having a C-shaped cross sectioned wing and a small fragment of the other. The back face of the head has the remains of the lower lug, while the upper one does not survive. The bow is slightly curved in profile and tapers towards the foot. The front face of the bow has a central longitudinal ridge, which slightly flattens at 10.83 mm from the head and continues down to the foot with a transverse compact zigzag line decoration on the front. The sides of th…
Created on: Tuesday 15th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 6th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7D498
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman armlet/bracelet of cable (3 strands). It consists of three strands of rectangular cross-sectioned wire twisted together. Each end of each strand appears to have been cut deliberately at an angle. The fragment survives in good condition with a fine green patina. Several Roman wire bracelets were found at Colchester in 4th century contexts, one of which also had three strands and a very similar construction (Crummy 1983, 38, no.1628). Allason-Jones and Miket Type 12 (1984, 128). Length: 46mm, diameter: 4.4mm, weight: 3.9g
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 2nd November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-E7C764
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy Roman Colchester derivative double lug brooch. The head is semi-cylindrical in shape with a concave reverse. The outer face of each wing appears undecorated. A double pierced lug projects from the centre of the reverse where a sprung pin fitting would have been attached originally. The bow is triangular in cross-section with a narrow raised ridge running longitudinally down the centre of its outer face, becoming more pronounced towards the upper end to form a slight crest when viewed in profile. The upper bow is curved in profile and the lower bow straight, …
Created on: Thursday 22nd August 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chrishall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-DAEEA4
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy fragment probably of a Roman figurine, probably depicting Mercury, dating to AD 43-410. It consists of one hand, detached just above the wrist and holding probably a bag or purse. The purse consists of a short slightly curved handle, which expands in an oval end with a terminal rounded knop; two sides of the oval part have a rounded knop. Cf IOW-80A331, WILT-660C9E. Length: 55.32 mm Width of the hand: 12.98 mm Diameter of the wrist: 8.05 mm Weight: 29.53 g
Created on: Tuesday 16th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ridgewell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-F1E181
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Roman brooch of the Colchester Derivative Double Lug Type, dating to AD 43-100. The head has two semi-circular cross-sectioned wings and the spring mechanism still in situ and well preserved; it consists of a copper-alloy axis-bar passing through the lower lug and a complete set of spring-coils ending in an incomplete pointed pin; integrally cast with the spring is the chord, which is housed in the upper lug. The bow is slightly curved and it is sub-triangular in cross-section; the front face has a longitudinal central ridge, which flattens after 18.25 mm fr…
Created on: Monday 28th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bulmer', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-A8FDF6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Published
A corroded copper-alloy Roman sestertius, possibly Antonine in date (perhaps Antoninus Pius, AD 138-161), dating to the period c.AD 138-180. Unclear reverse type possibly depicting a seated(?) figure left. Probably mint of Rome.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 1st February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tolleshunt D'arcy', grid reference and parish protected.