All finds recorded in the Parliamentary constituency of Burton - Page: 1

Finds within constituency of Burton

A complete list of all finds recorded
Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Musket ball	LVPL-82ABD8	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A lead alloy musket ball or pistol shot dating from the Post-Medieval period, (1500-1800). The object is spherical in shape. Traces of a casting line can be seen. It has a white patina and is in good condition.
	Coin	LVPL-828167	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Silver groat of Philip and Mary, (1554-1558). Obverse: PHI[LIP ET M]ARIA [D G REX ET REGINA]; crowned bust of Mary left. Reverse: POS[VMIV]S DEVM ADIVTO NOS; cross fourchee over royal shield. IM: Lis. North no.1973
	Lithic implement	DENO-479497	Mesolithic	Derbyshire	xml \| csv json
Lithic Implement: Complete serrated blade (denticulate) or knife of late Mesolithic to early Neolithic date. The tool has retouch on both lateral edges, which is not typical of serrated blades, but may have assisted in the hafting process. The edges are notably retouched in contrasting ways with ...
	Key (locking)	WMID-325251	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete cast copper-alloy key of medieval date. Only the shank and bit of the key remain; part of the shank and the bow are missing. The bit is elaborate and apparently complete. The shank is oval shaped and hollow at the bit end. The shank has a double collared rib before the break. The ke...
	Finger ring	WMID-08B476	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast lead finger ring of probable post-medieval date. The ring is slightly bent out of shape and is oval in plan with a projecting flat oval shaped bezel (9.53 mm long and 8.45 mm wide) and ten small projecting knops around the outer circumference. The bezel is plain but on more elaborate exam...
	Finger ring	WMID-08B476	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast lead finger ring of probable post-medieval date. The ring is slightly bent out of shape and is oval in plan with a projecting flat oval shaped bezel (9.53 mm long and 8.45 mm wide) and ten small projecting knops around the outer circumference. The bezel is plain but on more elaborate exam...
	Coin	WMID-FA7100	Roman	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A silver Roman denarius of Antoninus Pius dating from December 155 to December 157 AD, minted in Rome. The coin suffers from some wear making precise identification of the RIC type difficult, although it is likely to be either RIC number 250 or number 262. Obverse: ANTONINVS AVG PIVS PP IMP II (...
	Coin	WMID-F9B201	Roman	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A silver Roman denarius of Marcus Aurelius dating from December 171 to December 172 AD, minted in Rome. Obverse: M ANTONINVS AVG TR P XXVI (Emperor laureate facing right). Reverse: IMP VI COS III (Aequitas standing left holding scales and cornucopiae). RIC number 252. Reece period 8.
	Spindle whorl	WMID-89FA26	Unknown	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A fairly crude circular lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The spindle whorl is plain and undecorated making dating difficult. It measures 29.24 mm in diameter and 9.34 mm thick. It has a circular central perforation that measures 10.7 mm in diameter. A raised ridge runs around the central per...
	Seal	WMID-7B60A1	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
One half of a lead bale seal of medieval to post-medieval date. It is sub-circular in shape and the one remaining side has the legend AM with a line above and below, within a circle of pellets. There is a slight lug on one side the other half extended. The reverse has a tag for attachment to the ...
	Key (locking)	WMID-50D8C2	Medieval	Derbyshire	xml \| csv json
A fragment of a cast copper alloy rotary key of Medieval date. All of the shank is missing and the bow is incomplete. The bow (handle) is in the shape of a flat lozenge with a four equally spaced circular perforations, one in each corner. The two outer corners of the lozenge have small knops, the...
	Coin	WMID-35F251	Roman	Derbyshire	xml \| csv json
A somewhat worn silver Roman denarius of Vespasian dating from the latter part of 73 AD. It was minted in Rome. Obverse: (Retrograde) IMP CAES VESP AVG CEN[S?], emperor laureate facing right. Reverse: PONTIF MAXIM, Vespasian seated right holding branch and sceptre. RIC Volume II, number 65. Re...
	Bell	WMID-FE1DB7	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast one-piece copper-alloy 'crotal' bell of post-medieval date. The bell is complete although it suffers from considerable wear and damage to the suspension loop. The pellet is still inside and rattles freely. The bell is spherical in shape and has a central girth rib which divides the two he...
	Saddle	WMID-317E71	Post medieval	Derbyshire	xml \| csv json
One half of a cast copper alloy saddle pommel. The remaining half of the pommel is 'drop' shaped and has a side wing which has two perforations which allowed it to be riveted to the saddle. The pommel is decorated with a border made up of two parallel lines, which forms an arc around the body of...
	Mount	WMID-2DB072	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A complete copper-alloy post-medieval mount in the form of an acorn (dating from circa 1600-1700). The mount is convex at the front and slightly concave on the reverse. At the front the seed (or fruit) is decorated with moulded curved decoration. The cupola is cross-hatched into lozenges and ea...
	Spindle whorl	WMID-2D8795	Unknown	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A moulded lead spindle whorl of uncertain date. The whorl has no decoration which is suggestive of a date and in the absence of an archaeological context dating of undecorated spindle whorls is problematic as they were in use from at least the Roman period until the post-medieval period. A broad ...
	Flat axehead	WMID-2B3544	Bronze age	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast copper-alloy flat axehead of the early Bronze Age, dating from circa 2000 to 1600 BC. The axehead is complete but has suffered from considerable abrasion and the blade is no longer sharp. The axehead is sub-triangular in plan and lozenge shaped in profile, with a thickness of 8.62 mm th...
	Coin	WMID-F1A461	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A silver post-medieval halfgroat of James I (1603-1625). The coin probably dates from 1613 and is north number 2105/1.
	Coin	WMID-F093F4	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A silver post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I dating from 1575 AD. North number 1977.
	Coin	WMID-F01148	Medieval	Derbyshire	xml \| csv json
A damaged silver medieval penny of Edward I or II, Class 10cf, dating from between 1305 to 1310, minted in Canterbury. The coin has been double struck.
	Coin	WAW-8A2BA0	Post medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A Post-medieval silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating from 1591 - 1596. North 2016. Mintmark probably tun or woolpack, London mint.
	Key (locking)	WAW-89D376	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A medieval copper-alloy complete rotary key dating to the 13th - 15th centuries. The key has a circular sectioned shank which terminates in a lozenge shaped "bow" which has four broadly circular perforations in its surface. There are two perforated knops located on the horizontal apexes, the ver...
	Thimble	WAW-88D6C4	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A thimble made from cast copper alloy. The rim is undecorated on the exterior. The rim is sub-circular in plan, which has been bent inwards in one place. The sides of the thimble are straight and taper slightly towards the domed top. The indentations are small low-relief conicals, set out in rows...
	Brooch	WAW-882EF1	Roman	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete cast copper alloy possible Colchester derivative (Polden Hill) brooch of Roman date (43-120AD). The brooch is incomplete, the head, wings and part of the bow survive. The foot, spring, the pin, bow and catch plate are missing. In plan, the brooch is almost T-shaped, and oval in cros...
	Harness pendant	LEIC-9F8A36	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Medieval copper alloy and enamel harness pendant, 38mm long, 33mm wide and 2mm thick. The object is in fair condition and weighs 12.14grams. Teh object is rectangular with an integral suspension loop and also has a small circular hole in the centre of its lower edge, suggesting either a suspended...
	Jetton	LEIC-9F3E81	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Medieval copper alloy jetton, probably french.
	Seal matrix	LEIC-9F1434	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, 23mm long and 20mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition and weighs 8.32grams. The matrix has a short hexagonal shaft which terminates in an ornate loop with a raised circular collar below. The matrix is circular and is decorated with a four leafs, a four...
	Sword	LEIC-9E67F6	Early medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
Late early medieval copper alloy sword pommel, 54mm long, 26mm high and 18mm wide. The object is in good condition and weighs 59.12grams. The pommel is sub triangular in form with a rounded base and sub rectangular in section. It is a tri-lobed type and is complete. It consists of a central sub h...
	Spindle whorl	WMID-4F5D38	Medieval	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl of probable medieval date. The spindle whorl measures 26.9 mm in diameter, 10.29 mm thick and weighs 29.4 grams. The central hole is 10.45 mm in diameter. One side is decorated with cast raised pellets. The other is decorated with abstract cast raised diagonal line...
	Brooch	WMID-4F25C4	Roman	Staffordshire	xml \| csv json
A cast copper-alloy Roman bow brooch of Polden Hill type, dating from the late first to second century AD. The brooch is incomplete and is missing the lower part of its bow and all of its pin mechanism. The wings are semi-cylindrical and open at the back for the mechanism. It has the closed plate...