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-DA67E6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A probable incomplete Late Iron Age to Early Roman cast copper-alloy vessel foot, possibly from a bucket. The object is Pelta shaped, semi-circular in plan with two shallow scoops formed inside this. Between the scoops are the remains of an iron fixing whihc is heavily corroded. The item has a slight bevel all around the edges. Each face is smooth, and the object has an even green patina. Dimensions: 23.5mm wide and 17mm deep, 4mm thickness, it weighs 7.48g Similar objects have been recorded on The Portable Antiquities Scheme database, see BH-6E5CA…
Created on: Monday 4th December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Redmayne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-9D8817
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Bronze Age flat axe head. It is a trapezoidal in shape,widening towards the blade end. The blade is curved. There is no apparent stop feature. The side profile is slightly lenticular, with bevelled edges, which probably assigns this to Needhams Class 2. Further, the gently curved sides may suggest that it is Sub-class 2C. There is little corrosion, the object has an even brown patina Dimensions: 123mm long and 73mm wide, it is 7mm thick
Created on: Friday 1st December 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Torrisholme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-522B95
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy terret ring, probably of the Roman period. The ring is oval in shape with faceted faces around the radius, which means that the ring is almost diamond shaped in section. Under the ring is a an oval 'skirt', although very narrow and not  the usual wider skirt associated with these artefacts. This skirt is decorated with notches around the edge. Under this is a rectangular. mount with a rectangular central hole. Lewis in LPFG Datasheet 6 classifies these as being Continental in origin. Dimensions: 38mm long and 35mm wide, it weighs 29g
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 12th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Redmayne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-17EE2C
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A large section of an Iron Age- early Roman period terret ring of simple type. It is moulded in one piece from copper alloy and has a circular cross section. This narrows slightly towards the top. At the bottom, there are two wider rings, approximately 3.5cm apart and equidistant from the centre. They are hemispherical on the outside, and flat inside, with another ringed feature moulded into this side. A similar ring was found at Louden Hill Roman fort in Ayrshire (BBC 100 Objects BBC - A History of the World - Object : Roman terret ring for chariot reins), and comparable exa…
Created on: Friday 1st September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-7453CB
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete and well preserved copper alloy side-looped spearhead. It has an elongated leaf shaped blade, with a pronounced mid rib. This ends in a conical socket, widening towards the end. In this are the remains of wood. The side loops are lozenge shaped and are flat to the socket. Similar examples (LANCUM-4A2E2C and SWYOR6000EC) are considered to be Davis Type 6B, Acton to Taunton Metalwork Assemblage (ref: Davis 2012, nos. 280-317), and date to the Middle Bronze Age date, about 1550 BC - 1250 BC  Dimensions: 160mm long and 50mm wide approxima…
Created on: Thursday 24th August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Whittington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-214054
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman silver Republican denarius of the moneyer C Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, minted in Rome in 48BC (Reece period 1). RRC 449/1. It is 16.2mm in diameter and 1.3mm thick. It weighs 3.1g. Obverse: Legend: PANSA Mask of bearded Pan, right Reverse: Legend: C·VIBIVS·C·F·C·N (straight) IOVISAXVR Jupiter seated left, laureate, holding patera in right hand and sceptre in left hand. See RRC 449/1: http://numismatics.org/crro/id/rrc-449.1. Also compare LEIC-BB53C1.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th May 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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-534829
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval silver hammered coin, a Venitian solidino type 5 of Michele Steno, Doge of Venice (1400-13). Mint mark Star D, initial mark +, mint Little Venice. Dates from c1400 to c1413 AD. Diameter 15mm, weight 0.36g Obverse inscription: +MIC[HAEL] S[TEN]. DVX Reverse inscription: +·S·MARCVS·V[EN]ETI·
Created on: Tuesday 11th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 14th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Barnoldswick', 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: 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: BM-24E232
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A fitting or mount, undecorated, and unlikely to be a finger-ring.
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-D5D7DA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman dupondius of Marcus Aurelius (AD 161-180), contemporary copy, dating to the period c.AD 161-180 (Reece period 8). SALV[...], S C reverse type depicting Salus standing left holding patera (feeding snake rising from altar?) and vertical sceptre. Prototype of the mint of Rome. cf. RIC III, no. 982. This is a contemporary copy of a dupondius probably of Marcus Aurelius, the likely prototype dating to c.AD 169-170. The obverse legend is slightly blundered and the S of S C reversed.
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Nether Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C4F10B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to the period c.AD 98-99 (Reece Period 5). PONT MAX TR POT COS II reverse type depicting Pax standing left holding branch and cornucopiae. Mint of Rome. RIC II, p. 246, no. 17. It measures 18.54mm in diameter, 1.91mm in thickness, and weighs 3.07g. Die axis: 6 o'clock.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Nether Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-094027
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver Scottish hammered groat of King Robert II (AD 1371-1390), first period, type II, dating to 1371-85/6. Mint: Edinburgh. Obverse: Left facing crowned bust of king, holding sceptre, star at base of handle. Bust within a double-band tressure. Obverse inscription: [+R]OBERTVS : DEI : [GRA] : [RE]X : SC[OTT]ORVM. Reverse: Long cross pattee quartering the coin. Two layers of legends. Five-pointed mullets in each inner quadrant. Reverse inscription: [+DN]S : P / TECTOR / mS : F : LIB / [...] // VILL / A [E]D / IN[...] / Gh. The coin measures 29.04…
Created on: Thursday 3rd March 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Quernmore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F49B5C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily corroded copper-alloy Roman sestertius of unclear type, probably dating to the 1st century AD, c.AD 41-96. Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd March 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 13th April 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Nether Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F8591B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Byzantine follis of Justin II (AD 565-78), dating to AD 568-9.  Mint of Constantinople. MIBE II, p. 94, no. 43f Obverse: D N IVSTI - NVS P P AVG; Justin and Sophia enthroned facing; he holds globe on cross; she holds cross sceptre; heads crowned and nimbate; cross between heads. Reverse: Large M; above, cross; to left ANNO; to right II / II (=regnal year 4); below, Γ (= workshop 3) Mintmark: CON This is the scarcer variety with a cross betwee the heads of the rulers. It measures 28.72mm in diameter, 3.02mm in thickness, and weighs 14.26g.
Created on: Friday 18th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 21st February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Heysham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-91D206
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A heavily corroded Roman copper-alloy coin, probably a dupondius or as of unclear type, dating to the period c.AD 41-260. Both faces are illegible. Unclear mint. It measures 22.09mm by 18.79mm in diameter, 3.25mm in thickness, and weighs 3.63g.
Created on: Sunday 13th February 2022
Last updated: Friday 18th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-85C85B
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
59.68mm in length, 16.72mm in width at the head, 4.90mm in width on the stem4.25mm in thickness, and 8.36mm in thickness at the thickest point. It weighs 11.48g.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Friday 25th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-85B0A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman barbarous radiate, copying unclear late-3rd century ruler, dating to the period c.AD 275-285 (Reece period 14). Unclear reverse type. Unclear mint prototype. Diameter: 14.10mm; thickness: 2.09mm; weight: 1.29g.
Created on: Monday 31st January 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Over Kellet', grid reference and parish protected.