Record ID: FAKL-8C94F1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, circular with an off-set loop in its back. On its face is the figure of a Lion Rampant holding between its forepaw a 'garb' (sheaf) of wheat. The inscription reads *SIGILLV(M) COMMVNE VILLE DE MACCLESFELD, or common seal of the town of Macclesfield, the lion and garb being long associated with the town. Kris Didden writes: 'The Charter of Privileges (1261) by prince Edward "that the town of Macclesfield may be a free borough". (A History of Macclesfield, C. Stella Davies). On 1 September 1598 this was repeated by Queen Elisabeth. In her charter it wa…
Created on: Monday 21st September 2020
Last updated: Friday 22nd October 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-AA526C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Body sherd from a vessel of unknown form, buff outer surfaces, grey interior, traces of olive green glaze, Filler: angular quartz, medium density. This sherd is best interpreted as the local Humber ware, probably H2 - 13th-16th century (McCarthy and Brooks 1988, 265). Length 28mm, Width 21mm, Thickness 5.0mm, Mass 5.74g.
Created on: Sunday 24th May 2020
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: WAW-6F13A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval cut silver halfpenny, voided long-cross issue of Henry III (1216-1272), Class IIIc, North 988, AD1248-1250, Obverse: crowned bust facing, 'H [ ] REX III. Reverse: [hen/rio/] NLV/NDE. Henry of London. Diameter 18.0mm, Mass 0.78g.
Created on: Monday 28th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 31st October 2019
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Record ID: WAW-F7C013
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy strap mount, hemispherical centre flanked by two projections on the underside of which were attachment pins. The stumps of these are surrounded by traces of an unidentified white material. The underside of the central boss is hollow cast and its upper surface decorated with transverse grooves. In London similar mounts were found in contexts dated to c. AD1350-1400, (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 134, Nos. 1160 and 1161). Length 18.8mm, Width 10.1mm, Height 4.5mm, Mass 1.59g.
Created on: Saturday 28th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th September 2019
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Record ID: WAW-F7279A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy buckle frame, Medieval, c. AD1350-1400, curved sides, straight outer edge and bar, the bar is off-set. The outer edge is expanded to form a rectangular area which is divided into panels by incised grooves. In London a buckle of similar form was found in a context dated to c. AD1350-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 61, No. 437). Length 16.3mm, Width 12.9mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 1.30g.
Created on: Saturday 28th September 2019
Last updated: Saturday 28th September 2019
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Record ID: WAW-F49A71
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval lead spindle whorl, c. AD1200-1500, biconical decorated, on both faces with close-set, fine, radial lines. Diameter 29.2mm, Height 10.9mm, Mass 33.96g
Created on: Saturday 28th September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
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Record ID: WAW-CE4E2C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver cut halfpenny, made from a voided long-cross penny of Henry III (1216-1272), Class Vg-h,, 1251-1272, struck by Richard of Canterbury. Obverse: [henricu] SREX. Reverse: voided long-cross [rich/] ARD/O [nc/ant]. Coin broken and cracked. Radius 9.3mm, Mass 0.46g.
Created on: Thursday 26th September 2019
Last updated: Thursday 26th September 2019
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Record ID: WAW-CD61F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Scottish silver penny of Alexander III (1249-1286), second issue, class Mc2/D mule dating to 1280-92, Spink, 5055. Obverse: Crowned profile bust, facing left, with sceptre 'ALEXANDER DEI GRA'. Reverse: Long cross with three, six pointed mullets and one seven pointed star giving a total of 25 points in angles, 'REX/SCO/TOR/VM'. Diameter 19.7mm, Mass 1.22g.
Created on: Thursday 26th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
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Record ID: FAKL-8D5A2E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy plate, shaped to surround three rivets, the surviving one of which has an expanded head, on the wider end of the plate are two projections, curved around to secure it to another element. Length 26.8mm, Width 20.8mm, Thickness 1.0mm, Mass 2.29g The identification and dating of this object are open to doubt. Its form resembles that of Early Medieval buckle plates of Marzinzic's Type II 23b (2003, Pl. 130) but its finish makes this dating unlikely. Chris Marshall (1986, p. 26) shows a plate of this form fitted to a buckle of the type dated by Egan and Pritchard to AD1270-…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 25th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-8ADC79
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy buckle, Medieval, c. AD1270-1350, double loop, one side missing, the surviving side is D-shaped with a trapezoid section. The bar dividing the two loops was straight ending is small projections. Tooling marks all over. In London similar buckles were found in contexts dating to c. AD1270-1350 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 54, No.380) Length 14.7mm, Width 15.7mm, Thickness 2.1mm, Mass 1.00g
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-8AA6FD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Unidentified, copper alloy object of probable Medieval date c. AD1200-1300. The object consists of a rectangular plate, on one end of which is a round-ended projection through which is a 2.6mm diameter hole. A projection on the other end is truncated. On the face of the plate is a stamped design depicting a lion passant set within a ring which is surrounded by a ring of pellets, all set within a rectangular frame. While this object cannot be identified both stylistically and in its manner of exection it resemble a buckle plate from London (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 72 No. 500) wh…
Created on: Monday 23rd September 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-784B25
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead token, of Medival or Post Medieval date c. 1400-1800. Bifaced, one side bears what appears to be a triquetra motif, the other an incomprehensible design. One one side of the disc is the stub of the casting gate, through it is a key-hole shaped perforation. Diameter 18.2mm, Thickness 1.8mm, Mass 3.13g.
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-77CE25
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy, Medieval, c. 1350-1450, strap end, tongue shaped with a small terminal projection, made from two leaves of sheet metal, no sign of a central spacer, the leaves were secured by single rivet. Faces plain. This object can be paralleled on Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 93. Length 30.1mm, Width 10.4mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 2.72g
Created on: Sunday 22nd September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-1471ED
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval (c. AD1270-1400) copper alloy composite strap end. Rectangular with an ogival terminal in the centre of which is a small projection. The distal end is shaped with a rounded central notch flanked by curved shoulders. The strap end appears to be composite and made up of two sheet metal side plates separated by a wish-bone shaped spacer. It was fixed to the end of the strap by means of two small, copper alloy rivets. Organic traces, probably the remains of leather, are present within the socket. Length 33.8mm, Width 19.3mm, Thickness 3.9mmmm, Mass 8.73g. Egan and Pritchard illus…
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 9th June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-103E52
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval (c. AD1200-1400) enamelled, cast copper alloy harness pendant in the shape of a heater-shaped shield. The face bears a heraldic designed consisting of a diapered pattern of enamelled blue squares alternating with squares that are now plain, as they are not recessed for champleve enamel it is likely that they were originally gilt. At the top of the shield are the remains of a suspension ring. The overall condition is poor. Length 37.7mm, Width 22.4mm, Thickness 1.6mm, Mass 5.59g.
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Saturday 21st October 2023
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Record ID: FAKL-00008C
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval (c. AD1300-1400) French jetton, Obverse: Heater-shaped shield quartered with a lis and two quarters containing bendlets, sinister and dexter. The remaining quarter may have contained a second lis. Around the shield is the inscription 'AVE MARIA GRA [........ Reverse: Cross fleuretty in tressure of four arches, no inscription. Diameter 30.1mm, Mass, including sleeve, 10.63g
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-FF5EB9
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval (c. AD1200-1350) lead seal matrix of unusual crudity. It appears to have been roughly cut from a piece of sheet lead and lacks any handle or fittings. On one face is a lighly incised cross around which is a deeply incised inscription '+ S' RICI/ RVC'.Length 29.9mm, Width 16.3mm, Thickness 3.0mm, Mass, including sleeve, 9.48g. The crudity of this object is striking, and one can only speculate for whom, and why, it was made.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-FF2574
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
One half of a Medieval silver coin, long cross penny probably of Edward III (AD1327-1377) chipped and heavily worn, Perhaps 3rd, Florin issue (1344-1351). Inscriptions lost. Obverse: Bust, facing bifoliate crown, Reverse: long cross, This coin has been broken; it is not a cut halfpenny. Diameter 16.0mm, Mass, including sleeve, 2.24g.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-FEE5B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver coin, long cross penny of Edward I (AD1272-1307) chipped and incomplete. London, Class 1d to (c? () North 988. Obverse: Bust, facing trifoliate crown,[ED]W R ANG DNS HYB. Reverse: long cross, CIVI/TAS/LON/DON. Diameter 17.7mm, Mass, including sleeve, 2.33g
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-FEB549
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver coin, voided long cross penny of Henry III (AD1216-1272) Norwich, Class IIIc, (1248-1250) North 988. Obverse: Crowned bust facing, H]ENRICVS REX.III. Reverse: Voided long cross, [IAC/] OBO/NNO/RWI. Diameter 17.5mm, Mass, including sleeve, 3.27g.
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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