Record ID: FAKL-8F0309
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears, in deep relief, an incoherent pattern of large dots. The back is plain and slightly convex suggesting that it has been cast in an open mould. Diameter 17.5mm, Thickness 2.7mm, Mass 4.39g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other examples come …
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8EF204
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears, in deep relief, a cross in the arms of which are set four pellets, the arrangement seen on Medieval silver coins. The back is plain and slightly convex suggesting that it has been cast in an open mould. Diameter 20.4mm, Thickness 3.6mm, Mass 7.49g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) t…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8ECC9E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears a pattern of irregular lines radiating out from the centre. The back is plain, and its smooth surface suggest that it has been finished after casting. Diameter 23.6mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 7.56g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8D8CA8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy, Medieval (c. 1390-1420). Socket from a buckle of 'lyre' type, the only traces of the open frame being present. The socket is trapezoid and separated from the frame by a transverse groove. Its face bears what appears to be a pseudo-black letter inscription. Through the socket are two rivets which secured it to the belt. Buckles of this form were found at Meols, (Griffiths et al 2007, 102-103, Pl. 17, No 765) which was assigned to the Late Medieval period. Marshall, however, (1986, 11-12) was, on basis of depictions on monumental brasses, able to suggest a closer date…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-6814AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver groat of Edward III (1327-1377) London mint, Standard Type G, North 1205-1221 Obverse: Crowned bust, facing, EDWARD D G REX ANGL F FRANC D HYB, annulet stops, slightly double struck. Reverse: Long cross, POSVI /DEVM A/DIVTOR/EM MEV // CIVI/TAS/LON/DON (annulet stops)
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-67854C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead unifaced token of Medieval or Post Medieval (1300-1750) date. The face bears a five petalled flower formed by intersecting arcs, the back is flat, suggesting a rolled, not cast surface. Diameter 17.7mm, Thickness 0.9mm, Mass 1.72g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other examples come from Medieval contexts, a…
Created on: Monday 10th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-147F53
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver penny of Henry III (1216-1272), voided long cross issue, Class Vg, moneyer; Ricard of Canterbury, 1251-1272, North 998. Damaged, only about 60% present. Diameter 17.6mm, Mass 0.78g.
Created on: Thursday 6th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 6th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-5A14D0
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval book clasp of Howsam type A.2, dating to c. 1300-1450. The clasp is made from cast copper alloy and is functionally a strap end of composite 'forked spacer' type (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, 140-146). Two plates, set either side of the fork, form a socket for the strap. Traces of the solder that secured them are present. In front of the fork is a 20.0mm diameter, hemispherical boss, its face marked by six, incised, radiating lines, linked by curved lines. Through the boss is a 3.2mm diameter hole which would have originally fitted over a pin, holding the strap in place around t…
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-5A0000
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late/Post Medieval purse bar of Williams (Finds Research Group Datasheet, forthcoming) Class H2. Copper alloy with punched, foliate decoration on the central block and around the loop which, on one face, has been almost completely worn away. Across the apex of the loop is row of close-packed punch marks flanked by two rows of incised arcs. The loop is made from a piece of sheet metal, folded around to form a tapering sleeve. Between the narrow ends of the loop is a square block, secured by a single 4.0mm diameter rivet, its ends flush with the faces of the loop. A pin projects from th…
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-9850A9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy mount in the form of a disc, both faces of which appear to bear crypto-zoomorphic decoration cast in deep relief. Both faces appear similar with what appear to be a pair of animals looking back, over their own bodies, towards the centre, their eyes marked by small holes and their jaws agape, their front legs touch the inside of the frame and they appear to have crests on their heads. It is difficult to interpret their lower bodies which may be looped around. The two faces are divided by central bars on which are raised annulets. The disc bears two sockets, both c…
Created on: Tuesday 8th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 16th August 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-4E9CFC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval or Post Medieval lead spindle whorl, (c.1200-1550). Cast lead, biconical, one face bears a ring of pellets, the other side appears to bear a three circumferencial raised lines across which run radial ribs, now obscured by corrosion. The central hole is 9.5mm in diameter. Diameter 24.7mm, Thickness 11.7mm, Mass 24.29g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 11th July 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-4E050A
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Barnsley
Workflow stage: Published
Late or Post Medieval (c. 1400-1600) chafing dish handle, cast copper alloy, heart shaped, two lobed, with a flat, 6.8 x 4.6mm section with rounded edges, poorly made and asymmetric. Across the point of the heart is a bar around which has been cast a suspension mount, 23.0 x 14.5 x 8.4mm, one end D shaped the other bearing the remains of the expanded lug by which it and the handle were attached to the chafing dish. Length 62.2mm, Width 58.3mm, Mass 36.27g
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2017
Last updated: Saturday 22nd October 2022
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Record ID: FAKL-EAFCF3
Object type: STRIKE A LIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Published
Irregular sectioned piece of flint, mid grey, translucent, with a light, white patination. Flint probably a natural chunk but with two, concave areas of its edge bearing traces of percussive damage suggesting that it has been used, in conjunction with a fire steel, to strike a spark for fire making. The concave areas may have been deliberately formed. The flint bears some traces of iron staining which would be in keeping with this function. While this object is difficult to date the battered area is patinated suggesting that it is not recent. Length 58.7mm, Width 33.8mm, Thickness 19.…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2017
Last updated: Monday 12th June 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-406202
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver penny of John (1199-1216) Winchester, Class Vb, North 970, Obverse: Crowned bust facing, HENRICVS [ ]. Reverse: short cross, MILES ON WINCE. Diameter 19.3mm, Mass 1.21g.
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th June 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-3EEB98
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval strap end, cast copper alloy, incomplete. The strap end is base on the Late Medieval 'lyre shaped' buckles as found at Meols (Griffiths et. al. 2007, Pl. 17, No. 765). The strap was fitted into a square socket through which are two, 2.6mm diameter, rivet holes. On one of its faces is lettering in black letter, or pseudo black letter style. This cannot be read. The other face is plain. Separated from the socket by a deep groove are truncated remains of a decorative plate, only part of the central secttion survives, it is likely that two lateral elements are missing. The centra…
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th June 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-3E9416
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper alloy buckle and plate, poor condition, most of loop missing. Double loop with a sheet metal, wrap around plate secured by a single rivet. Wire pin still present. In London similar buckles are dated to c. 1270-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 54, Nos 380-384. Length 25.5mm, Width 11.8mm, Thickness 3.0mm, Mass 1.56g.
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-3E687E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver penny of Edward II (1307-1327), London, Class 11a, North 1060, AD 1310-1314 Obverse: Bifoliate crowned bust, facing; EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB. Reverse: CIVI/TAS/LON/DON. Diameter 17.8mm, Mass 1.21g.
Created on: Sunday 4th June 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th June 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-046F9B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval lead spindle whorl, c. AD1300-1600. Biconical but one side is much less raised than the other, the raised face continuing into a short cylinder. Both faces are decorated with raise dots, separated by raised, angled lines on the more raised face and for radial lines on the other. The hole in the centre of the whorl is 10.0mm in diameter. Diameter 28.0mm, Height 13.1mm, Mass 32.54g.
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Saturday 20th May 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-041547
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
A very worn silver medieval penny of Edward II (1307-27), class 11a-13 (1310-17), mint: Durham. Ref: Withers and Withers 2006: 17, 38-41. Diameter 18.4mm, Mass 1.38g.
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Monday 22nd May 2017
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Record ID: FAKL-00121E
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval or Post Medieval casket key, c. AD 1200-1600, now corroded and bent. Oval bow with three projections, shank has a a flat oval section terminating in a pin projecting beyond the bit. The bit has a single cleft. Simple keys like this are difficult to date and a wide range must be suggested. Length: 46.8mm Width: 16.0mm, Thickness 3.0 mm, Mass 3.95g.
Created on: Saturday 20th May 2017
Last updated: Saturday 20th May 2017
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