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Record ID: HESH-65A537
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment from a 'fob' seal of late Georgian or Victorian date (1750-1850). All that survives is the abraded die element which is enclosed within a hoop of copper alloy. The die is formed of a ceramic paste which has decayed in the soil. The reverse of the die is filled with a ceramic adhesive or fine grained cement. The die is abraded and so some detail is lost; the best suggestion of the device is a plumed shield on which is emblazoned a rampant lion. It is possible that the plumed feathers device could alternatively be interpreted as a debased crown. The design is …
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HESH-636C03
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy post medieval coin weight for weighing Portuguese moidore dated 1760 - 1773. This weight is marked 3 :12 so would weigh coins of teh equivalent £3 : 12 shillings. The reverse face of the weight bares the same marking but has been overstamped with a further design which survives poorly. This consists of a rectangular cartouche, divided horizontally into two panels, the upper is incomplete and ends LB, the lower has a lion passant facing left.
The coin weight measures 28.9mm diameter, is 5.7mm thick and weighs 26.08 grams (0.92ozs).
Created on: Monday 14th June 2010
Last updated: Sunday 10th March 2013
Spatial data recorded.
This findspot is known as 'Ancaster', grid reference and parish protected.
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