Record ID: LON-663072
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded Roman copper alloy As of Claudius I dating to c.41 to 54 AD. Minerva reverse (Reese Issue period 2; cf. RIC I 100). It has a cracked circumference and measures 24.3mm (diameter) x 2.3mm (thickness) and weighs 5.09g. Robert Kenyon, following on from the work by the French scholars P-A. Besombes and M. Bompaire (in Trésors Monétaires XXI, 2005), is working through the British examples of Claudian coinage recorded through the PAS assigning many so-called Claudian contemporary copies to Roman auxiliary mints which operated at Lyons (Gaul) and in Spain. This example is a nativ…
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th January 2020
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Record ID: LON-65CA23
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval to post medieval copper alloy douple-looped buckle, missing its pin. The buckle is crudely cast; it has bevelled outer edges on the upper and lower surfaces but the thickness of the frame is uneven and it has in places twisted. It measures 27.4mm (length) x 27.1mm (width) x 3.5mm (thickness) and weighs 3.34g. Whitehead (1996, 52-53) dates undecorated double-lopped buckle to c. 1350-1650 AD.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
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Record ID: LON-655C64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded post medieval tin farthing of James II-William and Mary, dating to 1684 to 1694 AD. It has a now heavily corroded square copper core. It measures 23.0mm (diameter) x 2.7mm (thickness) and weighs 5.77g.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2013
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Record ID: LON-651D93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded post medieval tin farthing of James II, dating to 1684 to 1687 AD (Seaby 2684-2685). It has a now heavily corroded square copper core. It measures 23.0mm (diameter) x 2.3mm (thickness) and weighs 4.61g.
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th January 2014
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Record ID: LON-51F502
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a medieval cast lead alloy pilgrim badge of St Barbara, dating AD1400-1500. . The fragment contains the saint's head, chest, long twisting hair and arms. She is wearing a beaded headband and high collared clothing. She is standing beside the tower in which she was imprisoned and holding in her right hand a palm branch symbolising her martyrdom. Only the upper section of the tower and the lower section of the palm branch survives. The badge is broken at her waist and the rest is missing. On the reverse is a vertical casting seam and the stump of the pin. Similar exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-514B10
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval cast lead alloy pendant or badge of Christ on the Cross. The pendant is decorated on both faces with cross hatching and trefoil terminals; each foil is emphasised with a central raised pellet. On one face is a depicted of Christ with a halo. There is no obvious means of attachment but the top trefoil is broken and may originally have extended to an attachment loop. The pendant measures 26.1mm (length) x 21.0mm (width) x 1.5mm (thickness) and weighs 1.27g. The pendant is of an unprovenanced rood, therefore a broad medieval date is suggested.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-50BC72
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval cast lead alloy purse shaped pendant, or possibly badge. The purse is roughly trapezodial and 'hangs' via two looping sections on a belt with a round buckle at one end. Between the looping sections is a plain column with a raised section which covers the belt. After the loops, the belt zig-zags across both sides of the purse as a raised design; the strap is decorated with ring-and-dots and ends with a rounded terminal which protrudes from the side of the purse. One face of the purse is more elaborately decorated: there are additional pellets on the belt, includi…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-E3FA61
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval to early post medieval copper alloy haxgonal coin weight for a noble. On one face is a stamped depiction of a ship. It measures 18.9mm (length) x 17.1mm (width) x 3.7mm (thickness) and weighs 6.60g. Withers and Romlund state that hexagonal "these are Anglo-gallic or French and date from the 15th and 16th centuries." (1995, 19).
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
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Record ID: LON-E2E4C3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base fragment from a post medieval slipped redware with green glaze bowl or cooking pot. The fabric is light red, the interior face is completely covered in a cream slip and green glaze and the exterior has splashes of a clear glaze. The exterior is also blackened from being used over or near a fire, suggesting this is a cooking vessel. The fragment measures 58.9mm (length) x 44.4mm (width) x 8.3mm (thickness) and weighs 27.7g. Post medieval slipped redware with a green glaze dates to c. 1480-1650 AD.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Record ID: LON-E25B40
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post medieval copper alloy hexagonal foil pilgrim badge of Our Lady of Pity of Walsingham. The foil depicts in stamped relief (repoussé) the Virgin holding Christ's body in her lap; behind on the right is the Cross and to the bottom left is the fallen Crown of Thorns. It has suffered minor tears but is complete; it measures 21.1mm (length) x 19.4mm (width) x 0.8mm (thickness) and weighs 0.17g. These foil badges would have been sewn directly on to clothing, however this example does not have any needle-pierced holes. Similar badges are illustrated and discussed in Spencer (…
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
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Record ID: LON-E21323
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval to early post medieval composite copper-alloy knife end-cap containing a fragment of an iron knife tang. The cap is formed of two pieces of copper-alloy sheet; one is an open-ended cuboid which widens towards the terminal end, and the other a rectangular end piece. All the external faces are engraved and have linear borders; the wide faces of the cap have depictions of saints; one male and one female, on a cross-hatched background. The narrower faces have meaningless pseudo-black-letter inscriptions, and the end face has lines radiating from the centre to all the edges…
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th November 2013
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Record ID: LON-E1AD95
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A late medieval to early post medieval composite copper alloy knife hilt containing a fragment of an iron knife tang. The hilt is formed of two sub-square plates which are attached to either side of the tang. Both plates have two triangular removals from the terminal side, creating a trefoil-like edge. One of the side foils is curved outside, perhap echoing a curve on the handle itself. Both plates are decorated and have a plain raised border; one plate has an engraved elaborate four-petaled flower. The other has a diagonal line dividing the area with a line trefoil in each section. T…
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: LON-D35356
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A extremely well preserved post medieval tin halfpenny of William and Mary, dating to 1691 to 1692 AD (Seaby 2713). It has a square copper core. It measures 27.9mm (diameter) x 2.6mm (thickness) and weighs 10.10g.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2013
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Record ID: LON-D2FC55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1582. Sword initial mark (North 1997). It has suffered from circumferential losses. It measures 25.8mm (diameter) x 0.6mm (thickness) and weighs 1.86g.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Record ID: LON-D28FD4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dating to 1591. Hand initial mark (North 2000). It has suffered from circumferential losses. It measures 25.5mm (diameter) x 0.7mm (thickness) and weighs 2.24g.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd December 2014
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Record ID: LON-BDE6F1
Object type: COMB
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval double-sided ivory or horn comb. Most of the row of thick teeth survive complete; however the majority of the thin teeth are missing. One end of the solid section is also broken. The comb is undecorated and is dark brown with patches of red and black corrosion deposits. It measures 45.5mm (length) x 52.2mm (width) x 4.4mm (thickness) and weighs 8.51g. A similar comb is illustrated in Egan et al 1991 ( 368-370, ref. 1721) and is from an early 14th century deposit. However Macgregor (1985, 82; ref. 47e) discuss a similar comb as 16th century. Therefore a wide me…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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Record ID: LON-BDB202
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post medieval bi-face token. On one face is a shield containing a four petaled flower with a pellet between each petal with an obscured legend surrounding. This side is misstruck. The other face has a four petaled flower with a pellet between each petal, again with an obscured legend around. The circumference of the token has suffered minor losses. The token measures 22.1mm (diameter) x 1.8mm (thickness) and weighs 2.19g. Lead tokens were in use throughout the medieval and post medieval periods, however black letter inscriptions suggests that it is 16th century AD in date.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Record ID: LON-BD4196
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead alloy bi-faced token or medallion. On one face is a rose and thistle joined at the stem with one crown above; on the other has a coat of arms flanked by a lion and a unicorn. The token is dark grey with patches of a light grey patina and measures 37.0mm (diameter) x 4.7mm (thickness) and weighs 26.95g. The symbolism suggests a royal connection; the joined rose thistle suggest the Stuarts, therefore a 17th century date is suggested.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
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Record ID: LON-BC4168
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval copper alloy trade token farthing of Nathaniel Parkins from Montague, Southwark dating AD1648-1674. No parallels found in Williamson. Obverse: *NATHANELL . PARKINS = A sword in a crown; a wheatsheaf? on either side Reverse: *IN. MOWNTWGOV . CLOS= N*P This token is slightly crumpled but otherwise well preserved; it measures 15.9mm (diameter) x 1.0mm (thickness) and weighs 0.78g.
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th June 2016
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Record ID: LON-B81CC8
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The hoard of late Roman coins comprises 19 gold (solidi) <CH 1> - <CH 19, 114 silver (siliquae) <CH 20> - <CH 133>, and 1 copper-alloy coin <CH 134>, making a total of 134 coins. There is also a lead ?seal <143> and one arced strip of copper <142> - possibly a bracelet fragment. Three silver coins were found in two pieces and originally given six separate accession numbers, but they now have three discrete catalogue numbers; <CH 78>, <CH 105>, <CH 121>. The hoard was found in an ill-defined cut through the backfill of a di…
Created on: Wednesday 15th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th July 2014
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