Record ID: NARC-EC9E91
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered farthing of Edward III. London mint. Possibly a Treaty period, Type 9.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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Record ID: NARC-EB87F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered penny of Edward I. Very worn with a double struck reverse. Class undefined.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd March 2016
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Record ID: BH-EAE7D3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy signet finger ring of Late Medieval date. The ring is stirrup-shaped. The oval bezel has been deeply engraved with a letter 'S', flanked by a pair of vertical straight lines, with recessed pellet embellishments above and below. The shoulders taper smoothly into the 'D-sectioned' hoop. Dimensions: 27mm long (bezel to back of hoop), up to 13.1mm wide (bezel); weight: 8.32g. Several similar rings bearing single letters were found in excavations in Salisbury (Cherry in Saunders and Saunders eds. 1991: fig. 12, nos. 17-24). These were compared to seals on documents of …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Croxley Green', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-EAB546
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a fragment of the plate from a Medieval single looped, D shaped buckle with integral strap plate. It consists of a narrow, rectangular section of copper alloy, folded over at one end to a double thickness and flared slightly at the opposite end where there are two shoulders and an ancient break. It is probable that these shoulders are the remnants of the buckle frame, the rest of which has broken away and is now missing. The fragment is 30mm long, 15.5mm wide and 7.5mm thick. It weighs 3.16gm. Another partial buckle can be found on …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd January 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-EA8C11
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward I - III, minted in London 1272-1377.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-EA4843
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of medieval date, AD1300-1400. It consists of a pair of strips of copper alloy, rounded at one end, where they are joined together and where there are also the remains of a third sheet spacer. The attachment ends of both sheets have broken away and are missing. There are two ferrous fastening rivets, one in the centre of the rounded end, the other in the centre of the other end just below the break; both rivets remain in place. There is no decoration. The strap end displays a dark brown patina. It is 21.1mm long, 12.7mm wide and 4.8mm thick. It weighs 2.23gm. …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: SOM-EA1CD5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead shield shaped weight. The weight has a raised central section on the front within a thinner border. On the central section is a worn lion rampant while around the border is a row of indented dots. A larger dot at the centre of the top may have been intended as the start of a suspension hole, which is incomplete. The back is plain. It is 34.6mm long, 25.2mm wide and 11.6mm thick, it weighs 54.34 grams, 1.913 ounces. Biggs and Withers illustrate a number of similar shield-shaped lead weights with rampant lion design (2000: 37-41, nos. 88-99). Like most shield-shaped…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 5th September 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E9CF14
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy strap end of medieval date, AD1250-1400. It consists of a pair of joined, flat sheets of copper alloy, tapering slightly to a rounded end with a central, pointed terminal. The attachment ends of the sheets are in the shape of a shallow crescent. There are two ferrous fastening rivets, one at each end of the attachment edge; both rivets remain in place. There is no decoration. The strap end displays a light green patina. It is 35.6mm long, 22.8mm wide and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 7.56gm. Similar strap ends, attributed to the late thirteenth and fourteenth century, are…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Friday 20th May 2022
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Record ID: SOM-E9A9F5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy lozenge shaped mount with a zoomorphic letter design. The mount is flat with an indented design of an S-shaped animal on the front. The animal has a arrow shaped tail, broad body, probably an open mouth and forked tongue. There are traces of gilding on the front. The mount has a plain flat back and seperate circular sectioned copper alloy rivets through the corners to each side. There is some damage to the bottom left corner where the edge is irregular. It is 18.9mm by 20.3mm wide and 1.7mm thick excluding the rivets 4.0mm including them; it weighs 2.01 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-E94358
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper alloy, double loop, annular buckle, dating from the late medieval or early post medieval period, AD1400-1600. The frame is flat on the underside; both inner and outer edges of the upper side are bevelled. The strap bar is narrowed and there is a folded sheet metal buckle plate with straight sides and rounded ends. The plate is notched to take a copper alloy pin, part of which remains in place. The buckle displays a patchy, light green patina. It is 22mm in diameter and 7.9mm thick. It weighs 4.08gm. Similar buckles are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles1250-1800,…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2012
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Record ID: SOM-E92354
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of King John (1199-1216), Short cross, probably Class 5b2, probably minted by Iohan M at Canterbury, AD 1204-1209, North (1993:164) no.970. The coin is broken with about a quarter missing with a further 5% separated from the main coin and a crack across the remaining coin.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Petherton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-E91371
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight or token, probably Medieval in date. The object is flat, sub-square in plan, almost featureless with a deep scratch on one face. It is 28mm long, 27mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 19.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
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Record ID: BH-E8ECD6
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One half of a Medieval copper-alloy swivel. The object consists of a roughly D-shaped frame, the diameter of which gradually increases towards the base, where two moulded zoomorphic heads flank a central block. This block is oval in plan and has a circular-sectioned projection at the centre of its flat underside. Dimensions: 20.9mm high, 21.1mm wide, up to 8.6mm thick (block). Weight: 4.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E8CDB6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-loop buckle, probably dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods. The bent frame is sub-oval in plan, the outer edges wavy to give the impression of a flower head. The central axis bar is of semicircular secition. Dimensions: 26.5mm long, 26.1mm wide, 2.1mm thick. Weight: 4.66g. Similar buckles are illustrated by Whitehead (1996: 47), who suggests a mid 15th to mid 16th century date.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E8C357
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of a Late Medieval to early post-Medieval purse frame. The 'inverted-V-sectioned' piece forms a shallow curve, the width and thickness gradually declining towards the damaged distal end. The outer surface is decorated with two diagonal bands and an inverted 'V' of niello-filled grooves. The inner surface of the frame has two circular perforations, by which textile or leather purse would have been sewn to the frame. Dimensions: 66.6mm long, 6.6mm wide, 5.5mm high. Weight: 7.35g. This is a piece of a pendent frame from a London Museum type A purse. It probab…
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E8B5B5
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy folding strap clasp of Medieval date. The frame is sub-rectangular, the two shorter sides bowing outwards. A sheet metal plate extends across two thirds of the frame and has a vertical, rectangular moulding at its inner end. The rectangular plate, now badly damaged, has been folded around the inner end of the frame. Dimensions: 35.8mm long, 20.3mm wide, 5.2mm thick. Weight: 5.12g. Folding strap clasps were found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to early 15th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991: 116).
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E8A720
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy double-oval buckle, probably dating from the Late Medieval to early post-Medieval periods. The frame is roughly symmetrical (one side is slightly larger than the other) with surfaces that slope downwards and outwards. A wire pin has been loosely looped around the central axis bar. Dimensions: 22.7mm long, 19mm wide, 3.9mm thick. Weight: 2.82g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E89CB2
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy strap fitting of Medieval date. The artefact consists of two roughly parallel rectangular plates of equal form, separated from each other by a central gap and joined by a basal loop. The now-missing strap would have fitted between the plates, where it would have been held in place by two iron rivets, parts of which remain, surrounded by iron corrosion of mineralised leather. The basal loop, which has a convex upper surface, is worn at its base. Traces of gilding are visible on the corroded surface of the object. Dimensions: 43.3mm long, 11.3mm wide, 15mm deep …
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-E86990
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Modern cast lead circular double-sided token (c. AD 1250-c. 1850). The token has a raised design on both sides, a five petalled flower on one side and a swirling star on the other side. Diameter: 17.8mm. Weight: 3.89g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval to Modern in date (c. 1250-1850).
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Saturday 4th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E7F5A7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Bedford
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilt copper-alloy strap fitting of probable Medieval date. The artefact has been formed by folding widthways a parallel-sided strip of copper-alloy with a sub-circular end. The underside of this circular end has been secured to the opposite end by means of a circular-sectioned rivet. The remaining traces of gilding on the heavily corroded object are confined to the upper surface. Dimensions: 21.9mm long, 12mm wide, 8.1mm thick (top). Weight: 4.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Bedfordshire', grid reference and parish protected.