Record ID: LANCUM-4DDE72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy 'Pineapple Penny' token of Barbados. On the obverse there is an African's head facing left and wearing a crown with Prince of Wales plumes. On the reverse is a drop shaped pineapple. These 'pennies' were not official currency, but said to be an anti-slavery campaign token commissioned by Sir Philip Gibbes (1731 - 1815). Olaudah Equiano (c1745 - 1797), a freedman, writer, and abolitionist, regarded Gibbes as "the most worthy and humane gentleman" (Gautier, G Slavery and the Fashioning of Race in Oroonoko, Robin…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1CE4E4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold posy ring. The ring is of D section. The exterior has a floral decoration with curved arc and patterns resembling foilage, and  frame around the diameter top and bottom.. The interior is inscribed 'prefent my affection' in lower case italic script. There is possibly some black enamel present in the lettering.  Posy rings were used as love tokens, with the inscription remaining secret to all but the wearer. Possible parallels for the intricate exterior decoration with top and bottom frame are seen in OXON-FBF56A and LEIC-1ADEDD. There is no record …
Created on: Friday 3rd March 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-286D63
Object type: VERVEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2022 T85 Description: A complete silver vervel (hawking ring) dating to the post medieval period (c.AD 1500-1700). The vervel comprises the band, rectangular in section, with applied shield. Either side of the shield is the letter ‘H’ inscribed in Roman capitals. The shield is broadly sub-square in shape and presents a raised motif, possibly a crowned frog / toad(?), or more likely a crowned heart. A solder line is present at the back of the shield were the band joins the shield. Dimensions: Diameter 9.76mm; thickness 0.66mm; weight 0.74g Discussion: Verve…
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-B514C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete post-medieval gold 1-Escudo of Joanna of Castile (AD 1504-1555) and Aragon (AD 1516-1555) and Charles I of Spain (AD 1516-1556), eventually Emperor Charles V, king of Germany and Italy (AD 1519-1556), mint: Seville (mint marks S and star; Cayon and Clemente no 3146), dating to 1535-55. Ref: Cayon and Clemente 2005: p.473. Obverse: Cross of Jerusalem within a quatrefoil, with inverted leaf terminals, within a pelleted border. Legend around the outside. Obverse Legend: + HISPANIARVM o REGES o SICILIE Reverse: Within a beaded circle, a crowned squared shield co…
Created on: Thursday 16th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-DA60B2
Object type: WHETSTONE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman to Modern cigar shaped whetstone. The finder's partner is a qualified geologist and says the sharpening stone is made from a "Fine to medium grained, quartz cemented sandstone, probably local millstone grit but its source location in the Bowland stratigraphic sequence is not known. The visible striations are not natural." Falttened areas or facets are typical of stones that have been well used. The tapered elongated cylindrical shape is typical of those used for sharpening scythes and sickles. Similar stones in modern materials are still in production (see attached image). Sickl…
Created on: Wednesday 7th April 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 16th November 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Garstang', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C2874E
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A silver tubular object enclosed in an openwork gold frame. The body of the frame consists of two "sides" made from triangular-sectioned gold rod, in the form of four joined circles - two larger circles in contact with each other in the centre of the motif and two smaller ones adjacent to the outsides of the circles. The end of the frame a circular in section, one is open and the other is solid, with a piece of circular sectioned wire, in the form of a loop. The sides of the frame are joined together on the 'top side' of the shaft by a gold cone, from the apex of which pr…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Thursday 5th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-003FFE
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A dark grey hawking whistle most likely made from tin alloy. Cylindrical in shape with a tapering end and broken extension piece, possibly for an attachment loop. A thin raised ring at the top seperates the body of the whistle from the mouth-piece. Immediately below this upper ring is the semi-circular aperture which allows the sound to escape. The object is mostly intact although here is damage to the end of the mouthpiece, and some distortion of shape from erosion processes. Similar but not exact references found on the database in entries: BH-A0DDB1; IOW-0DC634; IOW-46E963; IOW-…
Created on: Friday 25th August 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 6th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wiswell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9B34B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Scottish twentypence piece of Charles I dating from c. AD1637-42. Type III of Falconer's first issue with letter B at end of obverse legend and letter F above crown on the reverse. Obv: CAR D G SCOT ANG ET HIB REX crowned bust left with XX behind Rev: IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT crowned thistle Ref: Spink 5581 - 5591A
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yealand', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-63D8E6
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Silver lace tag with a cylindrical body, slightly tapering from one end to the other. The wider end is cut into V shapes which could be bent inwards to grip the lace; there is one circular perforation here, probably a rivet hole. The other end is decorated by two bold transverse grooves; below these the object may be broken. Dimensions: Length 51mm, diameter 3mm, weight 1.9g. Discussion: Several other examples of undecorated post-medieval silver lace tags with rivets can be found on the PAS database, including NMS-20D868, NLM-C81294 and IOW-7608F4. There are al…
Created on: Thursday 7th April 2016
Last updated: Thursday 11th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mawdesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AC5027
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Post-Medieval silver posy ring with a plain outer hoop, the interior gilded. The inner hoop bears the inscription 'LOVE EVER *' in upper-case letters. The finger-ring is D-shaped in section. This upper-case inscription is recorded in Joan Evans' English Posies & Posy Rings, 1931. In general Roman capitals began to be used for inscriptions on posy rings from the mid-16th century, italics becoming more popular by the mid-17th century (Oman, C. (1974). British rings 800-1914 p. 40 - 41). A similar example can be found on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database at SOM-D4A002,…
Created on: Wednesday 25th June 2014
Last updated: Thursday 16th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-02BCF4
Object type: RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy ring of uncertain date. The object is oval in plan and D-shaped in cross-section. The object is worn and there is no visible decoration. It has a dark green patina. This object may have functioned as a finger-ring or a decorative binding ring on a larger object such as a walking stick or umbrella. It is probably post-medieval in date, perhaps 18th or 19th century.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd July 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burscough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4DCDB1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
White metal ring, silver with flat bezel and wreath motif round the hoop. There is not enough evidence to confirm that this is pre 1716 and so does not therefore qualify as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996
Created on: Sunday 8th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 9th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2A4811
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete, slightly bent silver bodkin (head-dress pin). The overall shape of the bodkin is an elongated rectangle in plan and sub-rectangular in section, with slightly convex sides and tapers towards a pointed terminal end, the last 25mm of which is bent 90° from the rest of the shaft. The bodkin has two openings, one at the wider end which is circular and 2mm in diameter. The other opening is approximately 10mm further along the shaft and is longitudinal and 12mm long by 2mm wide. The initials EC are incised on one face of the bodkin below the longitudinal opening. On the opposite…
Created on: Monday 7th April 2014
Last updated: Saturday 4th March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mitton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-BB6172
Object type: BODKIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Large fragment of a post-medieval silver head-dress pin of the bodkin type. The bodkin is broken at the upper end across the opening and the tip is missing. The cross-section in the upper part is hexagonal, with two broad and two pairs of two very narrow faces. The section rapidly changes to sub-rectangular, with broad flat faces and two narrow, slightly convex sides. On both sides below the aperture it displays the same decoration: a box between two horizontal lines. Within the box is a star-burst ornament and below the lower horizontal bar are seven (six on the other side) long vert…
Created on: Thursday 7th November 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd June 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-18F154
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval elongated silver thimble dating to the 17th century AD. The thimble is complete constructed from a sheet of silver soldered along the edges with the side seam clearly visible attached to a separate domed top soldered to the almost straight sides. A plain band runs around the top of the body of the thimble separating the dome. Ten evenly spaced circular motifs are stamped immediately above this upper band. The body and most of the dome is punched with square indentations, giving a 'waffle' effect and decorated with oval shaped bands possibly representing strap work conjoi…
Created on: Wednesday 19th June 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 13th October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ribble Valley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-752695
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure Case 2012-T907: Specialist Report Silver 17th Century thimble from the Lancashire - probably the Preston area Date: Post Medieval (1600 - 1700 AD) Date of discovery: c. 2002 Circumstances of discovery: Found whilst searching with a metal detector on a metal detecting rally. The finder cannot recall where he made the find Description: An incomplete silver thimble formed in two parts - only the lower body survives as the domed top is lost. The body itself is crushed flat and the seam is split. The sides are decorated with conjoined annulets. At the base is a …
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2012
Last updated: Monday 9th June 2014
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Record ID: LANCUM-F2B345
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Enamelled composite gold finger ring dating to the Post-Medieval period 16th Century AD. The frame/ base is made using a strip of gold sheet, rectangular in cross section, of which both edges have been turned at a right angle to create a small ridge which is slightly curved over the central element when complete. The gold strip is joined/ soldered on the underside so forming the ring and flat smooth side becomes the inside surface of the ring. The outside surface now resembles a 'trough' within which the other components are assembled. The decorative component of the ring has been …
Created on: Wednesday 5th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 9th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-194C07
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Date: Probably 15th-16th century. Description: silver-gilt cast ornament in the form of a leaf with pendant loop. Discussion: The style of the leaf design indicates a late Medieval date. In terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. J. Rudoe The British Museum April 2010
Created on: Friday 21st October 2011
Last updated: Friday 2nd March 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-4E0745
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A silver intaglio possibly from a fob seal or some other object with a rectangular face, a shield shaped border, and with the mirror image of the initials 'RS'. On the reverse of the seal are the remains of a possible attachment. Without the handle very hard to date, but probably 17th century or later. Dimensions: Length: 11.11mm Width: 8.86mm Thickness: 2.38mm Weight: 1.7g Discussion: Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal, it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996. Janina Parol Assist…
Created on: Monday 5th September 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'CLITHEROE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CE9AE3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
This is a copper alloy finger-ring often called a decade ring or rosary ring, probably dating from the 16th or 17th century AD. The bezel of the ring is engraved with the letters IHS ( a Greek abbreviation for Jesus), a cross and three arrow shapes which represent the three nails in Jesus's hands and feet.The ring is decorated wth ten other knobs. The decade ring takes its name from the fact that it has ten knobs to help in counting prayers, similar to (but more discreet than) a rosary. Rosaries were forbidden in England and Wales by a statute of 1571, but the act does not mentio…
Created on: Monday 6th June 2011
Last updated: Saturday 30th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WALTON-LE-DALE', grid reference and parish protected.