Record ID: LON-F8CE39
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast Medieval copper alloy finger ring dating from 13th-14th century. This outside of the band has two circumferential grooves and a raised mid rib. The band is decorated with faint vertical lines, possibly the remains of an inscription. Dimensions: diameter: 19.92mm; thickness: 1.68mm; weight: 2.27g Similar finger rings are recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, please see, NCL-73A325, DOR-7030B1, SF-DF1F86.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2019
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Record ID: LON-F8C4AC
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast Medieval copper alloy zoomorphic barrel padlock, dating 12th-15th century. It is a barb-spring (barrel) padlock case, in the form of a stylised horse. The head, legs and hindquarter are broken and missing. A similar examples can be seen in Bailey 1997: 43. The suggested date range is 12th to early 13th century, though barrel padlocks were used from the 12th to 16th century. Such padlocks would probably have served to secure small caskets. Dimensions: length: 37.52mm; width: 11.96mm; thickness: 25.24mm; weight: 16.85g Other recorded examples on the PAS data…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th November 2021
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Record ID: LON-59C31E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy seal matrix dating from AD 1300-1400. The seal matrix has a conical handle that is hexagonally faceted with a collar below an openwork sub-circular terminal with trefoil perforation. The die is circular and depicts a 'pelican in her piety', and shows a female pelican perching on the edge of her nest, pecking at her breast in order to draw the blood with which she feeds her three chicks in the nest below. The inscription which starts at the top and reads SVM PLICANE (pelican of God). Within the trefoil perforation is the remains of a copper alloy chain link. …
Created on: Monday 23rd July 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
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Record ID: LON-370983
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete circular copper-alloy Medieval impersonal seal matrix dating to AD 1300-1400. The seal matrix is circular with an incomplete integral lug at the top of the reverse. The central motif is a lamb and flag (the Agnus Dei or Lamb of God); the lamb is front facing with its head looking back over its shoulder at the flag which is in the top left section. The inscription around the outside reads 'ECCE AGNVS DEI' (Behold the Lamb of God). The seal matrix is a dark-brown/black colour. The reverse is plain and the most of the integral lug aside from two small moulded projections. …
Created on: Tuesday 21st November 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th February 2021
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Record ID: LON-705860
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy English jetton of Edward I, Mernick Class 10 dating to AD1302-1307. (Mitchiner 1988:101, refs: 123-128) Obverse: Edward I bust in circle: border, pellets. Reverse: Short cross moline, pellet in each angle: border, pellets. Diameter: 18.41mm. Weight: 1.19g. Other Edward I, Class 10 jettons on the database are GLO-53C992, HAMP-840D58, LON-75C145 and HAMP-1F4992. Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-704D94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver cut half short cross penny Class 5c of King John (AD 1199-1216) (North 1980:971) dating to AD 1204-1209. Moneyer Abel, mint of London. Obverse: Bust facing forwards holding sceptre. Obverse legend: HENR[ICVS REX] Reverse: short cross voided with four pellets in each angle Reverse legend: [A]BEL.O[N.LVNDE] Diameter: 17.78mm. Weight: 0.63g. North, J.J. 1980. English Hammered Coinage, Volume I, Early Anglo Saxon to Henry III, c. 600-1272. Spink & Son, London.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 17th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Abridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-F6C8E2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy English jetton, AD1280-1340. Berry type 10 obverse depicting a lamb and flag, reverse type 6D and Mernik type 6c.1. Obverse: Lamb and flag with a boarder of pellets within edge of irregular dots Reverse: Triple stranded cross fleurdelisée, three pellets in the quarters, additional pellet between the lis; no border Diameter: 23.46mm. Weight: 3.75.g. Similar jettons on the database are HAMP-5FB011, WAW-0CBE10 and WILT-4617E6. Reference: Berry, G., 1974 Medieval English Jetons London : Spink and Son Ltd Barnard, F.P., 1916 The Casting-Counter…
Created on: Friday 6th January 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th January 2017
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Record ID: LON-4BFB8B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy buckle frame dating from AD 1150-1500. The frame is D shaped with a copper alloy sheet roller with central grove. The strap bar and pin are missing. Traces of gilding can be seen. Egan and Pritchard (1991:70 fig.270), illustrate similar buckle dating from AD 1150-1200. Another similar buckle is in Whitehead (1996: No.57) dating AD 1250-1500. Similar buckles on the database are WAW-741A61 and NARC-EC45F4. Dimensions: Length: 27.63mm; Width: 13.73mm; Weight: 4.06g. Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds fr…
Created on: Thursday 10th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Record ID: LON-F09278
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper-alloy English jetton of Edward III or Richard II, 1327-1400. (Mitchiner 1988: 286, refs: 1350-1400) and Mernick Obverse type 5, Reverse 5a10. Obverse: Lion passant within four-arched tressure, boarder wavy line with trefoils Reverse: Cross botonny with lis in each angle: boarder alternately crown-pellet-lis-lis-pellet Diameter: 23.46mm. Weight: 3.75.g. Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Created on: Thursday 13th October 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 25th April 2017
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