Record ID: LANCUM-DF4F9C
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gold posy ring. It has a shallow d shaped section, being flat inside. The outside of the band is plain, on the inside is inscribed 'The hope i had was allmost loste'. This is in English, in lower case italic script. Thre is no makers mark or hallmark. Rings such as these were popular tokens of affection, being inscribed so that only the wearer knew of the inscription. This one is a little poignant and a less straightforward declaration of love than is often found. The change to italic script from Roman capitals occurred towards the end of the seve…
Created on: Thursday 17th August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Mitton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6359F8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold posy ring, 12.5mm diameter, some distortion to circular form. Flat face interior and slight D section exterior form. Decorated with floral and circular motifs around the exterior, with a frame at the top and bottom edge. Inside is inscribed 'ALL FOR LOVE' in capital letters , the two L's being conflated, with motifs between the words. The ring is exceptionally small and may have been worn by a child. Finder reported inside 14 day limit. As it is >10% precious metal and probably over 300 years old, it is submitted for consideration as Treasu…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-130F35
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A gold ring with an image of the Virgin and Child etched onto the bezel. The ring has a flat oval bezel with a raised frame around it cast in. Within the bezel is an image, formed by casting and incising (?) of the Virgin and child. The child has a halo and is swaddled. The Virgin is crowned and holds the baby on her right hand side. This image and the bezel runs across the finger. The shoulders of the ring are also decorated, with a loop lower down which progresses with a pattern reminiscent of basket weave that runs up to and frames the bezel. This pattern could alternative…
Created on: Thursday 20th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-71744B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete bright gold posy ring, with only slight distortion to circular form, and one fold in the edge at a point. Slight V section exterior form and flat interior face. Decorated externally with alternating curves around a central 'spine' reminiscent of crude feathering, with a frame at the top and bottom edge. Objects with a comparable decoration include BM 1961,1202.51 and BH-A3F837. Inside is inscribed 'A FRENDES GEFT' in capital letters case, with a four-pointed star between each word.  Posy rings were used as love tokens, with the inscri…
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 29th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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: LANCUM-469077
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval finger ring of hollow construction. The hoop is cast to include three hollow spaces in which separate engraved panels have been inserted. Each hollow space is bordered by a toothed edge to imitate beading. Between each panel the hoop itself is decorated with the cast motif of an open book, made up of a pair of wedges joined at their sharp edges and with their wider edges and tapering faces decorated with grooves to resemble the page edges. Small pellets are attached to the rim of the hoop behind the books at top and bottom (as if the books are resting on rods which protrude …
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2005
Last updated: Friday 6th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-082840
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval gold finger-ring. The hoop is of even width throughout, with a slightly concave exterior surface which is decorated with engraving including a black-letter inscription in French which reads: a ma vie ([He/She Has My Life). The words of the inscription are separated by engravings of flowers and punched decoration resembling bunches of grapes. The beginning of the inscription is identified by a six-pointed star. The ring is gold; the engraving may originally have been enamelled. It dates from the fifteenth century. Rings with inscripti…
Created on: Wednesday 14th September 2011
Last updated: Friday 27th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middop', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-961357
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Thin gold band with geometric pattern on the exterior comprising circles with a central rosette alternating with semi-circles and dots. The interior inscribed in capitals: ** A * FRENDES * GYFT. Tiny traces of black enamel survive in the inscription.
Created on: Monday 16th February 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BM-27DFCC
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Bracelet 1 A complete and well crafted penannular bracelet with a band of thin, ‘C’ section. The section is, however, thickest at the centre, thinner, rounded and highly polished along the edges. The band tapers gently towards the squared off terminals, which are defined by a narrow beading created by turning the metal outward slightly. The bracelet has many dents and scratches visible under magnification. Slight compression of the band around the middle has caused limited distortion and misalignment of the terminals. One of the latter is damaged by a small nick. D…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
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-D8F548
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undateable gold or yellow metal object, probably metal working waste, possibly Early Medieval bullion. It is sub-circular in plan and oval in cross-section. The globular form is undiagnostic, and it is therefore not possible to date with any degree of certainty. The weight is quite close to that of a half-ertog or eyrir (4 or 4.26g), but not sufficiently close to justify a firm date, especially since the object does not appear to be a finished item, which means the weight may not be significant on any weight standard. Metal working melts are known from the Viking Age, but the artefact…
Created on: Tuesday 13th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Lancaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-89E9A6
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval gold cuff link element. It is oval in plan, and domed in section and profile. It is a cufflink disc and would originally have held a faceted piece of glass, paste, or semi precious stone, in the claw setting. The damage to the bowl of the fragment suggests it was removed forcibly from its original position, suggesting a cuff link or finger ring rather than a button. The claw setting and overall shape typical of the later Post Medieval, though a close parallel in gold has not been found on the database yet. Probably dates to between c1730 and c1850 AD. Length 10…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2021
Last updated: Monday 15th February 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5B977E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold finger ring or posy ring with inscription of post-medieval date (c. 1650 - 1750 AD). The finger ring takes the form of a wide hoop, rectangular in section although slightly curved on the outer face. A seriffed inscription runs around the inside of the hoop: *Harts . Content : Cannot . Repent. Diameter: 18.77mm; Width: 4.25mm; Thickness: 1.25mm; Weight: 2.85g. A number of similar examples have been recorded on the database. WILT-AFE9A5 (2012 T669) has an identical inscription, however this was determined not to be treasure as, like the present example, it does not have a ha…
Created on: Saturday 2nd February 2019
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-4E930B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold hammered post-medieval sovereign of Edward VI, minted in the name of Henry VIII, dating to AD 1547-1551. Rose initial mark. Obverse of forward-facing enthroned king with sceptre: HENRIC 8 DEI GRA ANG FRA ET HIB REX. Reverse of crowned shield with lion and dragon supporters: IHS AVTEM TRANSIENS PER MEDIVM ILLOR IBAT. The coin is 29.70mm in diameter and 0.65mm in thickness.
Created on: Sunday 8th September 2019
Last updated: Sunday 8th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

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-FC3D8B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold signet finger ring of modern date (c. 1854 - 1931 AD). The finger ring has a rectangular-sectioned hoop which tapers away from the bezel. The narrowest point of the hoop has been cut in a straight, transverse line. The bezel of the finger ring is in the shape of a square shield and contains a dark-green inlay with an recessed design of a boar, pierced by a sword, with a downwards-pointing arrow above and below it, all within a shield; this is the arms of the Swainson family. The shoulders and the outer edges of the bezel are decorated by an incised foliate pattern; this has almos…
Created on: Tuesday 11th December 2018
Last updated: Thursday 3rd January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E16C56
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold posy finger ring with inscription, of post-medieval to modern date (c. 1700 - 1800 AD). The finger ring is formed from a plain wide band, slightly D-shaped in section, with an inscription in italics running around the inside, which reads: 'A mind content cannot repent'. There is no maker's or hallmark. The surface of the object is heavily scratched although it retains its shine. The object is 19.50mm in diameter, 1.24mm in thickness and weighs 4.10g. Similiar styles of posy rings have been recorded on the database and dated variously from the early post-medieval period to the …
Created on: Friday 28th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 28th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E9128F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold Charles I crown with the second bust type 3 variety dating to 1630-1, initial mark is a plume CAROLVS [D G MAG] BR FR ET HIB REX is the ob legend and CVLTORESSVI DEVS PROTEGIT is the rev legend. The diameter is 19mm.
Created on: Tuesday 4th September 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 11th September 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E7F45E
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold mourning ring dated to the post-medieval period 1720-1760AD. The finger ring is formed from a band which is broadly circular in plan with a 'D' shaped cross section. The outer side is decorated with raised foliate designs and one large four petalled flower. There is a skull to one side marked by the triangular nose pit. The inner side is inscribed: Inscription *DIM SPIRO SPERO* which means 'WHILE I BREATHE, I HOPE' and is a modern paraphrase in Latin of ideas that survive in two ancient writers, Theocritus and Ciciero and is a motto of various places and families. The diameter is…
Created on: Tuesday 5th September 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd October 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-371FC5
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
~~Gold hat badge, made of a thin layer of gold embossed and chased so as to represent a scene with figures in a landscape. At left, a large reclining male figure with a beard, wearing classical armour and greaves, who holds up a shield. Behind him, tents on a rocky crag. At right the striding figure of a young boy in a tunic, originally holding something in each hand, possibly a stone on a sling. The thin gold relief is damaged and now only comprises the lower two thirds of the object, pierced and broken in several places and with most of its upper background missing. There are traces…
Created on: Saturday 7th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-692F86
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval gold finger ring, dating to the period c1650 to c1750 AD. The ring is of a yellow gold. The interior engraved in italicised script and retains its original black enamel. The inscription reads; The gift is mine, and I am thine The style of script, the use of 'i' instead of 'y', and the use of a comma, are features more likely to occur on ring of the eighteenth century and this may well be when the ring was inscribed. The ring is slightly mis-shapen but is complete. The inner (inscribed) face is flat while the outer face is convex. The band is 0.75mm thick, the ri…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd April 2013
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dolphinholme', grid reference and parish protected.

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: LANCUM-DC54D7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late medieval Spanish gold double excelente of Ferdinand and Isabella (1474-1504) dating from c. AD1497. Eight-pointed star and 4 dots at top, mintmark S for Seville and two dots at bottom between busts. Clemente and Cayon no. 2933.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hambleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C0A697
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Quarter noble of Edward III, Treaty Period, possibly Transitional Series (AD1361-63) North 1224 The find was reported via email; many thanks to the finder for providing the images.
Created on: Friday 23rd June 2006
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barnoldswick', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LVPL89
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Australian half-sovereign. Portion missing
Created on: Friday 26th June 1998
Last updated: Sunday 29th July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'LANCASHIRE ORMSKIRK', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-BB1037
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small fragment of gold, dished and decorated on the outside of the curve, possibly broken from some kind of vessel. The decoration appears to be a plant design, of probable late medieval date. The inner side is undecorated. The exact character of the object is uncertain. There is no reason to doubt that this object meets the 10% threshold required by the Treasure Act, or that it is more than 300 years old. As such it therefore qualifies as Treasure under the terms of the Act.
Created on: Tuesday 25th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 9th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8D61C3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold mourning ring dating to 1679. The inside band is inscribed 'Mrs Sarah Doding died 26th Nov 79'. The outside of the band is decorated with engraved designs of a poppy, a rose and a thistle with a black background (in enamel). The bezel consists of a skull and crossbones picked out in white enamel. It is in very good condition and all the detail is very clear. The design is significant of the times and represent certain things. The rose is for England, the thistle for Scotland (and the Stuarts) and the poppy for Holland.
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd March 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-874E35
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold quarter noble of Edward III dating from c. AD1361-69 (Treaty Period, Transitional Series), I.m. Cross potent; saltire stops, annulets on cusps of obverse tressure; large E in centre of reverse. North 1224(i)
Created on: Tuesday 3rd February 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2CC561
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Small pen-nib shaped object made from a triangular piece of gold sheet which was curled at the top. The top of the reverse is coated with an unknown white residue/incrustation and both surfaces have been 'decorated' with an assymmetrical crisscross pattern. The artefact has been identified as the terminal of a Roman snake bracelet (2006/T269), but the identification is questionable. The finder donated the find to the Museum of Lancashire. British Museum report: Fragment of sheet gold, probably a terminal from a penannular bracelet. It is shaped like a crude snakes he…
Created on: Friday 16th June 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fylde', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0788A3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small gold posy ring with engraved scrollwork decoration on the outside and inscription on the inside (see below).
Created on: Monday 14th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A1BB13
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval gold ryal or ‘rose-noble’ (light coinage) of Edward IV dating from c. July 1467-July 1468, mint mark sun over crown. North 1549 Find not seen by FLO; image kindly provided by finder.
Created on: Monday 6th October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Preston', grid reference and parish protected.