Record ID: LON-3BB0F5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval incomplete lead alloy button with integral undrilled shank, probably dating to the 16th century. This is a discoidal, solid button with a convex front and flat back. The front surface is decorated with radiating lines forming a border around the edge and the centre is plain. This is a mould line across the centre of the back, interrupted by the shank. The shank is broken and missing but the surviving remains suggest it would have been a circular-section, simple loop shank. Read (2005, 69) illustrates buttons of similar form which he suggests date to the 16th century. N…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Record ID: LON-3AF9B7
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval - Post Medieval incomplete lead alloy button, dating 13th - 17th century. This is a cast, spherical button with the loop broken and missing, only a small rough, lump remains of the loop. The button is undecorated and there are no casting lines visible. Dimensions: length: 11.73mm; diameter: 11.14mm; weight: 4.33g. .
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A9A82
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy seal matrix of Medieval date. It has no suspension loop or lug, and there are no apparent breaks. The edges are rounded and worn. The seal is pointed-oval in form, trapezoidal in section and with moulded decoration on the back face. This matrix is unusual in that it seems to have no trace of any legend or decorative motif on the front face, suggesting it may be a blank that has yet to be carved. The moulded design is of a plant with two leaves near the base, two possible flowers, one at each side, and three buds at the top. This design could also be …
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
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Record ID: LON-3A6535
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval lead alloy button, probably dating 14th - 15th century. The button is biconvex and the weight suggests it is solid. There are moulded lines on the back and around the circumference. The two remnants of the missing shank indicate it had a circular section. There are small areas on the surface which have a polished black appearance which stand out from the grey of the lead alloy. It is unclear if this is a surface treatment like the linseed coating on copper alloy. Read illustrates a similar button (2005, 23, no. 70) which is Medieval in date. However, this but…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 8th December 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A1182
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal probably dating from the reign of James I, 1603 - 1625. It is one disc of a probable four disc seal, with broken tabs which would have linked the discs at each end, and a damaged rivet on the reverse. The rivet would have been passed through a hole in one of the other discs before being stamped to press it together and seal it. The only design visible is on the front of the surviving disc. It has a crowned thistle flanked at the top by the letter I (R) (standing for James Rex?) and a legend which reads COLCH[ESTE]R. Compare to NMS-631284 which cites Egan (1994)…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-39ACF3
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy badge or pilgrim souvenir of probable Late Medieval date. The badge is in the form of a robed figure but many of the details are obscured by damage and wear. The figure faces forwards and appears to have long hair which flows over the shoulders, or may be wearing a hood. the face is indistinct. The figure's right arm is indistinct, and the left arm is broken just below the elbow. It would probably have projected to the side. The figure has a clear rope like belt but details of the lower body are not so clear. The figure may be keeling, or standing. A base across the botto…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-390E45
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal probably dating from 1750 - 1850 AD. It is formed of two discs joined by a strip of metal. A tab on the reverse of one disc has been passed through a hole in the centre of the other disc before being stamped together. The disc with the central hole has been stamped with the letters S B flanking a merchant's mark. This takes the form of a vertical line with a loop o each side in the centre. Near the top are two cross bars, the upper one shorter than the lower, and a oval loop at the left end of the upper cross bar. A diagonal line at the let end of the upper bar…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
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Record ID: BH-37F3D2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent lead-alloy token, dated '1590' and probably made around this time or shortly thereafter. This circular token is based on a late 16th century French jetton (see Mitchiner 1988: 1012, nos. 3051 to 3053), is of the same diameter as the aforementioned but contains an error legend which suggests a non-official manufacture. Both the obverse and reverse are executed in low relief, the designs contained within a border of inward-pointing triangles. Obverse: Crowned shield of France, collar of the Order of St. Michael surrounding. Legend: 'CAMERAE COMVTOR[VM REG]IOR'. (sic*) Rever…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-37BC90
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Medieval Papal Bulla issued by Martin V who was Pope from 1417 - 1431. Only half of the seal survives because it has been cut in half in antiquity. This cut reveals the void through the centre where the threads or ribbon would have passed. There are also deep grooves on the reverse, parallel with the cut; perhaps failed attempts to cut the bulla. The obverse depicts the face of St Paul (St Peter is on the missing fragment) below the inscription SPA [SPE] (SPA = Sanctus Paulus, SPE = Sanctus Petrus), all of which are surrounded by a beaded border, flanking the outside e…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2A3A03
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl or possibly weight. It has a slightly domed top and flat base with a tapering circular hole running through it, slightly off centre. Plain spindle whorls and weights were cast locally in lead from the Roman period onwards and are hard to date precisely although most are late Medieval - Post Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 21st June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Taylors Lane', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2A2796
Object type: LID
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead-alloy tobacco jar lid handle, probably dating from the later post-medieval or early modern period, that is c. AD1600-1800. The lid is worn and its formerly circular head slightly bent out of shape. The head is decorated with circular mouldings and the dome-shaped tip is pointy. There is no further decoration on the surface of the handle.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penrith', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-272F04
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead or lead alloy spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 - 1650 AD), most probably later medieval (1150-1600 AD). The spindle whorl is broadly circular in plan and lentoid in cross section. The central hole is circular and has been cast / set off centre; it has an internal diameter of 8.5mm. The upper face is slightly domed whilst the reverse is flat; both have cast designs present. The upper surface comprises a square positioned around the hole formed with sides that have a slight arc / bend. Within the square are a series of slight irregular ribs, external to the s…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whitchurch', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-26C7B1
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead token dating to the Post-Medieval period 1500 - 1850AD. The token is flat, broadly circular and double faced. Both sides of the token are decorated in raised relief. On the obverse is a rough shield with a cross and five raised pellets to the top left with possibly the remains of a further three raised pellets to the top right. On the obverse is lettering which probably relates to the initials of the token producer possibly JB with what appears to be IG underneath. The length is 22mm and the width 20mm. Similar on the database to BERK-B5C504. Lead tokens had a wide variety of u…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SCROGGS WOOD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-26BD08
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy seal, probably a cloth seal, probably dating from 1821. It consists of two circular discs of lead connected by a narrow strip that is folded so that the discs are pressed together. One disc has a hole in the centre through which is passed an integral rivet from the other disc. This is then squashed flat when the seal is stamped. On one disc are letters in three lines reading (?)/NE(L)/EL (the first letter being either an I or a T). On the other side is a quartered crowned shield, the quarters blank, flanked by the numbers 2 / 1 and surrounded by lettering which reads AME(…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-26A0C1
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wirral
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead or lead alloy bi-convex spindle whorl of Roman to Post Medieval date (1 - 1650 AD), most probably later medieval (1150-1600 AD). The spindle whorl is broadly circular in plan and bi-convex in cross section. The central hole is circular and has been cast / set off centre; it has an internal diameter of 7.0mm. Both faces are similar having a slight rim around the central hole and a thick rim around the external edge. The cast design on each face is similar comprising an irregular eight pointed star with small pellets between the angles. Each point is formed from an irregula…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wirral', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-269975
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead seal matrix dating to the medieval period 1200 - 1500AD. The seal is flat, circular and has a pierced rectangular stem extending from the top. The back of the seal is undecorated. The front is now illegible. The diameter is 32mm. Similar on the database to LIN-2D8870 and LANCUM-CFDF16 .
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CROSSCANONBY', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2697E4
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball or pistol shot dating from the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1800). The object is spherical. Traces of the casting line run around the centre of the object. It has a light grey patina and is in good condition
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-2689C2
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a medieval lead alloy ampulla with moulding resembling the form of a scallop shell on one side. The other side has a raised reversed letter S with diagonal lines forming a grid behind it. The ampulla has been squashed flat and has an old break where the upper part is missing, and some cracks. The fragment is 30mm long, 23mm wide, 5mm thick and weighs 9.6g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 17th May 2012
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Record ID: GLO-265531
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight length 20mm, width 12mm, thickness 2mm, weight 3.28g. Rectangular plate with a linear decoration stamped in the centre. It is possible that this is an apothecary weight, possibly of the 15th-16th century.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Long Newnton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-264BF5
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead-alloy steelyard weight of probable Roman date. The solid-cast weight is biconical, with a rounded bottom point. Two iron spikes projecting from the top point represent the remains of the loop. The object measures 42mm high and up to 46.7mm wide. The weight of 366.1g is just under 13 unciae; with the loop intact it would probably have been closer to 14 unciae.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Capes', grid reference and parish protected.