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Record ID: NMS-6E8785
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Irregular plated denarius of Vespasian, a mule with obverse IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG, laureate head right and reverse CONCORDIA P R, Concordia seated left, a reverse appropriate to Vitellius (RIC I, 90), weight 2.98g, after AD69
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2015
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Record ID: CORN-62133A
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Sheffield plate (silver-plated copper alloy) spoon bowl, missing its edge around the circumference of the bowl and the stem apart from the shadow of the base of the stem. The bowl is tear-shaped in plan with a slight dent on one side which extends to a crack on the back of the bowl. At the base of the bowl there is a pointed section removed where the 'drop' would have been which was a raised used to connect the bowl and stem together and to stengthen the spoon. This missing attachment layer for the drop is 6 mm long and 4 mm wide.Around 1715, the 'rat-tail' on the back of t…
Created on: Tuesday 9th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 10th June 2015
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Record ID: NLM-C13E0E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy brooch. Cast plate brooch, Mackreth type PL CONT 2.b1. A rhomboid plate with a flat central plate bearing three abutting stamped circular hollows of diameter 4.7mm, each with a central pit of diameter 1.8mm and bordered by vertically slashed borders above and below. Each end of the plate bears a projecting collared lug with a rounded terminal (one lost). Above and below, triangular continuations ended in similar knops; the lower (as illustrated) has the stub of a catch plate behind it; the upper is lost. Silvering remains trapped on the border decoration of the central pl…
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashby cum Fenby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C1012A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible button or cloak fastener. Cast discoid plate with a stepped and bevelled edge and flat display face, hollow behind, and with a boss on the back of diameter 8mm which appears smoothed. The display face bears an incised compass drawn design of four interlinked penannular figures, each with circles at the ends of its arms, and with a further circle enclosed by each figure, all set about a slightly larger central circle of diameter c.3mm. The circles may have small pellets at their centres, and the enclosed circles a line of three smaller pellets. The decoration was …
Created on: Monday 1st June 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faldingworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-6FC2C8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy buckle pin (c. 450-c. 600). In plan, the base is trapezoidal in plan and narrows to the incomplete pin shaft. At the front the base is sunken in order to accommodate decorative material, possibly glass or garnet. The base of sunken area is uneven. Between the base and shaft there is a small projection at each side. The pin is triangular in cross-section. On the rear face are the remains of an imbedded iron loop. This pin is corroded and has patches of a green patina. Traces of silvering or tinning can be seen at the front. …
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-6F5AE6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast silver-plated 'pinchbeck' or copper alloy knee buckle frame that is sub-rectangular in shape with a drilled frame for a separate spindle. The frame has moulded oblique ribs, creating a rope cord effect. Within the frame is a steel anchor chape with two tongues, which now has a layer of corrosion product or iron oxide on the surface. On the back of the silver buckle frame are the hallmarks: lion passant left, anchor, bust right in oval, letter 'R' in square shield. These marks are those of Birmingham and date the buckle to 1789 (Bly, 2005, 61). There is also the maker's mark, the l…
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Saturday 30th May 2015
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Record ID: NLM-6D6B86
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy and copper alloy button. Cast plano-convex button with a plain polished front, retaining a loop of thin (0.5mm) drawn copper alloy wire embedded in the back. The back also retains extensive white metal plating. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1600-1700. Diameter: 14.8mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 5.6mm, Weight: 5.61gms.
Created on: Thursday 28th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 28th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Faldingworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-5981CE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silvered copper alloy Roman radiate of Gallienus (sole reign) dating to the period AD 260 - 269 (Reece period 13). MARTI PACIFERO reverse type depicting Mars standing left holding olive branch and spear. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-48A130
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy shield shaped heraldic harness pendant. It is a Type I as classified by Ward Perkins. The pendant was hung by the now incomplete and integral sub-circular suspension loop set at 90° to the main body of the pendant. The outer face of the pendant is decorated with a diagonally hatched 'gules fretty' with labels over. There are four complete red-enamelled lozenge cells, plus incomplete cells around the pendant's outside edge. There is a remnant of red enamel, though this colour may possibly be the result of copper alloy corrosion in the presence of a glass. Each of…
Created on: Tuesday 26th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
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Record ID: WILT-317145
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silvered Roman radiate of Claudius II dating to the period AD 268 - 270 (Reece period 13). Possibly ORIENS AVG reverse type depicting sol standing right holding whip and globe. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Monday 25th May 2015
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Salisbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-B38672
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. Light pressed metal button with a convex central boss with four stitching holes. The front of the rim bears the maker's or vendor's legend: HUTCHINSON.SCAWBY. on what appears a larger border motif resembling a belt or Garter. The sunken boss retains black paint. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900. Diameter: 18.2mm, Thickness: 0.7mm, Weight: 1.47gms.
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 19th May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-21D527
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken fragment of a plated copy of a shilling of Charles I, initial mark and further details illegible, c.1625-60
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2015
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Record ID: CORN-126428
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silvered cast copper alloy pendant which is lozenge-shaped in plan and missing its suspension loop, with only the base of the attachment surviving. The face of the pendant is decorated with a raised spade-shaped shield of arms in two halves with vertical ridges and to the left and two lions passant to the right. Above the shield appears to be a raised animal with four legs and also a worn one to the right of the shield and one that is mostly missing to the left. There is a border of pellets running around the edge of the pendant, suggesting that not too much is missing beyond this wor…
Created on: Monday 11th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 13th May 2015
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Record ID: SUR-F74357
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Windsor and Maidenhead
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible radiate with traces of a silver wash, dating to the period AD 260-296.
Created on: Sunday 10th May 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th June 2015
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Record ID: SWYOR-A24F5B
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silvered copper alloy object of uncertain date and function, possibly Post Medieval to Modern sugar tongs or similar, but possibly part of a Medieval brooch pin. The object is rectangular and is D-shaped in cross-section. One end now tapers to a point, but is broken and could have been longer. The other end flattens, widens and is slightly concave. This could be the start of the bowl of sugar tongs, or the start of the rolled loop on a brooch pin. The curved outer face of the shaft is decorated with longitudinal lines giving a fluted effect. The flat inner side is not …
Created on: Wednesday 6th May 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 6th May 2015
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Record ID: BH-38A632
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A contemporary plated forgery (thin silver layer on copper-alloy core) of an Iron Age silver unit of unidentified type. Suggested date: c. 50 BC - c. 50 AD Diameter: 15.1mm; thickness: 1.5mm. Weight: 0.93g.
Created on: Friday 1st May 2015
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-0E1532
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy with silver wash jetton. Hammered jetton, pierced at 5 O'clock on the reverse, towards the edge. Possibly a post-medieval issue of 1550-1600. Obverse description: Trace of outer circle, central motif lost. Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross; legend in outer circle. Reverse inscription: [---]OIV[--] Diameter: 24.9mm, Weight: 1.78gms.
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 30th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-F4E674
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval copper alloy strap end of c. AD 800-925 date; Thomas Class A, Type 3. The strap end is lozenge in plan with a flattened, wider eged at one end and has a flat rectangular cross secton. The object is formed of one peice with a slit at the flattered end where there are two rivet holes, the rivets are absent. One of the holes is damaged. The other end the strap end terminates in a very worn zoomorphic terminal. The upper surface has been deocrated with a silvered anthropomorphic design, most of which has now been lost. The design depicts a stylised human face in the cent…
Created on: Tuesday 28th April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 4th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripple', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-909A06
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy silver washed coin. Radiate, possibly of Postumus (260-269), Reece period 13. Obverse description: Radiate bust bearded and cuirassed right. Reverse description: Figure standing right holding near-vertical object to left. Reverse inscription: [--]OM[--] Diameter: 20.5mm, Weight: 1.78gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-826E92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Contemporary silvered copper alloy copy of a groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547), posthumous coinage (1547-1551), mintmark arrow, c.1547-1549, struck during the reign of Edward VI (1547-1553), Bust 5, Tower mint, Spink 2403. These coins are frequently muled where the obverse and reverse are not normally seen on the same piece.
Created on: Thursday 23rd April 2015
Last updated: Thursday 23rd April 2015
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