Record ID: BH-F7F5C5
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A retouched flint flake tool, probably dating from the Bronze Age to Early Iron Age. The secondary flake is sub-triangular and unpatinated, with a translucent, yellowish-brown colour. The ventral surface has a clear conchoidal fracture with pronounced bulb-of-percussion and bulbar scar, indicative of hard hammer production. Retouch, confined to a small area on the left-hand side is long, sub-parallel and low angle. Length: 47.4mm; width: 39.6mm; thickness: 9.5mm. Weight: 13.64g.
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2015
Last updated: Thursday 15th October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-DB93B8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete silver pin with a polyhedral head and a tapering shaft of circular section. The pinhead is formed of a cuboid with the corners cut off, forming 13 facets. The top facet and the four outer facets have evidence of central recesses, following the lozengiform shape of the facets. There is no evidence of a collar beneath the head.
Created on: Friday 14th August 2015
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston Capes', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9ABFBD
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy knife end-cap from a scale-tang knife, dating from the early post-Medieval period. The object has a sub-cuboidal central block, with a deeply concave upper side and a vertical slot in the base, in which is contained a remnant of the iron tang. At the top of the right- and left-hand sides, there is a right-angled projection. These projections are of sub-oval cross section, with angular lower faces and rounded, projecting terminals. The two wider faces of the block each have a pair of incised columns, located one at either end of the face. In each column a band of ang…
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 29th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9AB766
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy bow brooch, dating from the 1st or 2nd century AD. The upper bow and head are missing, the sharpness and lack of patination on the break indicating that this damage probably occurred relatively recently. The remaining bow is of triangular cross section, its straight sides being parallel along much of its length, but converging to a point at the foot. Where the original surface remains, the central ridge can be seen to have been decorated by means of a series of horizontal grooves. The catchplate is located on the underside; it is unperforated and has lost…
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9AAB97
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a Roman copper-alloy initial T-shaped brooch. The wings are cylindrical and have a longitudinal seam on their underside. The pin is missing but would have been attached via a central slot, at which point the axis bar is visible. Only the upper part of the bow survives, the remainder having been lost in antiquity. It is of circular section with a hint of a central ridge on the upper surface. Width: 37.5mm; length: 20.8mm; depth: 9.3mm. Weight: 10.04g. T-shaped brooches are throught to date from the late 1st to mid 2nd century AD.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 25th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A9FE5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut farthing of Henry III, dating to the period 1247-1275. Voided long-cross coinage, Classes 1-5. Moneyer: Nicole. Width/radius: 8.5mm; thickness: 0.7mm. Weight: 0.28g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A9705
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Charles I, dating to the period 1625 - 1648. Diameter: 15.1mm; thickness: 0.9mm. Weight: 0.75g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A6233
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy bird, probably made during the post-Medieval period and representing either a trinket box or a toy. The object has been made in two pieces. The lower piece resembles the bowl of a spoon, being hollow, pear-shaped and extending to a remnant of the stem-like neck of the bird. A copper-alloy or iron pin projects downwards from the centre of each of the two remaining portions of the legs. A deep fold between these legs is probably the result of post-depositional damage. The breast is plain and the only feature of this lower half, other than the legs, is a pair of damaged l…
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 29th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A187B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A milled copper-alloy farthing of Charles II, dating to the period 1672-1679. Diameter: 22.1mm; thickness: 1.8mm. Weight: 4.25g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9A0E02
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy farthing of James I, dating to the period 1614 - 1625. Lennox 'rounds', Class 3c with annulet initial mark on obverse (reverse not visible). Diameter: 15.3mm; thickness: 0.5mm. Weight: 0.32g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-99F449
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A milled silver shilling of William III, dated '1697'. Diameter: 25.1mm; thickness: 1.2mm. Weight: 5.75g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-99EC00
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A folded silver penny of Elizabeth I, dating to the period 1558-1603. Diameter: 13.7mm; thickness: 0.4mm. Weight: 0.33g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-99DED6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped silver penny of Henry V, dating to the period 1413-1422. Mint of London. North no. 1396. Diameter: 16.9mm; thickness: 0.9mm. Weight: 0.8g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-99CC19
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward III, dating to the period 1369 - 1377. Long-cross coinage, Fourth Coinage, Post-treaty period. Mint of York. Diameter: 18.2mm; thickness: 0.5mm. Weight: 0.97g.
Created on: Thursday 11th June 2015
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BF28D4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval silver token, probably made from a milled sixpence. No details of the original coin remain, and at the centre of one side is a stamped, incuse letter 'I'. The piece has been deliberately bent twice, creating a 'love token'. Diameter: 19.9mm; thickness: 0.9mm. Weight: 1.75g.
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-BEC9DF
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Polden Hill brooch with folded wing ends type. One of the wings remains intact, with only a small portion of the other surviving. The underside of the cylindrical wing has a false spring, the individual coils of which have been defined either by casting or the addition of grooves. A pair of vertical grooves decorates the upper surface of this intact wing. Part of the axis bar is contained within the cylinder, and the now-missing pin would have been hinged via the central slot. The arched bow, broken at the base, is of D-shaped section, with a pair of long…
Created on: Wednesday 1st April 2015
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brigstock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-732461
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I. Sixth issue coin, 'A' initial mark, struck 1582 - 1584. Diameter: 16.8mm; thickness: 0.5mm. Weight: 1.02g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd September 2014
Last updated: Friday 5th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canons Ashby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-619287
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy dupondius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus, dating to the period AD 161 - 180 (Reece period 8). Mint of Rome. Diameter: 30.8mm; thickness: 3.6mm. Weight: 17.17g.
Created on: Thursday 21st August 2014
Last updated: Thursday 21st August 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Laxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-A7461E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A gold signet finger ring with slightly distorted hoop. The bezel takes the form of an oval printing face, its surface occupied by an engraved swan which stands to the right, its head, deeply curved neck and body together forming an 'S' shape. An engraved ropework border extends around the perimeter. The shoulders taper into the D-sectioned hoop, which is of roughly equal width and thickness throughout. Dimensions: Width: 21.6mm Depth (bezel to back of hoop): 20.4mm Width of bezel: 13.3mm Weight: 6.04g. Discussion: Signet rings of this style, be…
Created on: Saturday 19th July 2014
Last updated: Friday 13th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Canons Ashby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-D50BA0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy saucer brooch. The upper surface of the circular plate bears a geometric pattern comprising five relief-moulded 'running spirals' around a central pellet-in-ring. A plain line border (raised) extends around this design, separating it from the upward-angling, slightly damaged, rim. The hinge and catchplate each comprise a single right-angled lug which has been separately cast and then added to the reverse of the brooch. The perforated hinge (damaged) is located to the right of an irregular perforation in the plate, the latter of which is directly oppos…
Created on: Tuesday 15th April 2014
Last updated: Monday 8th October 2018
Spatial data recorded.