Record ID: NARC-DB9BBA
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Lead Seal Matrix of Medieval date (AD 1200-1300). The object is flat and circular in plan, there is an abraded area at the apex of the inscription, which suggests there would have been an integral suspension loop projecting from this point. The front of the object has a central incised design consisting of a curvilinear motif consisting of a central expanded stem with six curvilinear arms. This is surrounded by an inscription, in retrograde, within an inner and outer circular border. The inscription starts at twelve o'clock and runs retrograde (anti-clockwise…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th October 2021
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Record ID: NARC-DB714E
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Papal Bulla (seal) of Pope Innocent IIII (IV) dating from the medieval period 25th June 1243 – 7th December 1254. The bulla is broadly circular in plan and rectangular in cross section. The front (recta) side of the bulla depicts the faces of Saint Paul and Saint Peter with a cross between them. Above the Saints’ heads appears the abbreviation of St Paul and St Peter 'SPA SPE'. St. Paul is depicted with a long beard and a balding scalp with little hair, and St Peter has a curly beard and curly hair formed from small sub oval pellets. Both heads are en…
Created on: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Last updated: Friday 8th October 2021
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Record ID: BH-D8B0A9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date (c. AD 1300-1500). The body of the ampulla is circular with a short rectangular neck that flares evenly towards the mouth. The rim is slightly rounded, narrow and intact, the two sides of which have been pressed together to seal the vessel. There are two triangular attachment loops projecting from the neck, one either side. These are relatively even in size and are positioned opposite one another. The neck is plain and undecorated. Both faces of the body are decorated in shallow relief. One face depicts a cro…
Created on: Thursday 1st July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 1st July 2021
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Record ID: BH-C39F4E
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy pilgrim's ampulla of Medieval date (c. AD 1300-1500). The body of the ampulla is circular with a short rectangular neck that flares at the mouth. The rim is rounded, thickened and mis-shapen. Part of the upper neck and rim have compression damage on one side which has closed the mouth but the rest of it is otherwise open.  A sub-rectangular attachment loop projects from one side of the neck, slightly bet out of shape. The attachment loop on the other side is intact but has collapsed onto the neck. Both faces of the neck are plain exce…
Created on: Wednesday 30th June 2021
Last updated: Monday 22nd January 2024
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Record ID: SUR-EE6524
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pierced conical lead alloy object, possibly a spindle whorl or weight of Medieval or post Medieval date. The object is 28mm in diameter with a central aperture of around 12.5mm diameter. The surface is undecorated and the base is flat.
Created on: Wednesday 13th January 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2021
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Record ID: BUC-076C84
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy pilgrim badge dating from the Medieval period AD 1471- 1540. The front of the badge depicts Henry VI dressed in robes and standing. The bottom of the robes or platform he is standing on is a pattern of three alternating lines at oblique angles below a horizontal line. Above this line is the letter R. He is wearing a crown and holding a sceptre and an orb which is missing it's cross. The reverse is undecorated with a central casting line and the bases of three broken lugs. The badge weighs 3.52g, it is 30.4mm long, 17.1mm wide and has a thickness of 3…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2022
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Record ID: BUC-28ADD5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead-alloy button of Medieval to post-Medieval date (c. 1300 - c.1540). Approximately two-thirds of the once-circular head remains. The upper surface bears the remains of a cross, moulded in high relief, with a pellet at its centre and a series of smaller pellets extending along the arms. The cross arms flare towards the circumferential rim, which is also decorated with moulded pellets. A moulded stub at the centre of the head's underside represents the remains of the loop. A casting seam projects on either side of the loop and the area surrounding it is covered …
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2019
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Record ID: BUC-EBE19B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval lead seal matrix dating from 1400-1500. The badge is discoid in shape, with an eight petalled flower in relief in the centre. Inbetween each petal is a inverted pellet. Surrounding the flower is a circular border containing the inscription that probably reads S'WILLELM PAGE. One edge of the badge has been folded back, damaging the inscription. On the reverse part of the pin attachment remains in the centre along one edge, it is semi circular in shape, and is worn and broken. The badge measures 26.4mm in diameter, 5.5mm in thickness, and weighs 9.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 7th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2017
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Record ID: NARC-DCA1E7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight, possibly a spindle whorl of Medieval date (AD 1200-1550). The object has a flat lower face and domed upper face. The object has a central, sub-circular perforation. There is no decoration on obverse and reverse and all surfaces appear very worn. Lead weights like these are common finds, but only rarely from excavated contexts which is why date and origin are difficult to pinpoint. Decorated lead-alloy weights are very rare finds in excavations, but are often found by metal detectorists. They are usually biconical or cylindrical in shape and are decor…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2017
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2017
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Record ID: BH-60BBA3
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a lead-alloy personal seal matrix, dating from the medieval period. The surviving piece represents approximately one quarter (the top right-hand quarter of the die) from an originally circular matrix. The bottom part has an almost right-angled bend and an irregular edge, suggesting it has been deliberately snapped; the vertical edge, in contrast, is straight and has clearly been cut with a bladed implement. When printed, what remains of the device shows a figure facing right, possibly mounted on horseback, holding an upright sword in his right hand. An angled slash mark t…
Created on: Monday 25th January 2016
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-5FCA89
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead-alloy personal seal matrix. The matrix is pointed-oval in plan and of flat section. The engraved central device is that of a latin cross. A line border separates this cross from the legend which, when printed, extends clockwise from 12 o'clock and reads: +SIGILL'PHILIPI:WALRT (probably 'Seal of Philip Walter'). a vertical ridge extends down the centre of the reverse, interrupted only by the perforated lug handle, located one third of the way up from the base.
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 18th February 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hanslope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C46C72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A uniface lead-alloy token, dating from the Medieval to post-Medieval periods. The subcircular token bears an equal-armed cross comprised of four lines of incised chevrons, creating the impressions of feathers or palm branches. At the centre of each quarter is an incuse crescent. Diameter: 16.7mm; thickness: 1.4mm. Weight: 2.24g.
Created on: Friday 19th September 2014
Last updated: Saturday 27th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newton Blossomville', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9D9915
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy weight of probable Medieval to post-Medieval date. The weight takes the form of a truncated pyramid. The square upper surface is defined by a raised perimeter border, with an inward-pointing triangle at the centre of each side. The artefact is heavily corroded and one of the bottom corners has been lost. Dimensions: 14mm long, 12.3mm wide, 6.1mm high. Weight: 3.75g. Similar, albeit larger, weights are illustrated by Biggs and Withers (2000: 27-29). Given the small size, it is also possible that this is a gaming piece.
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-4F57E0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval to post medieval double faced cast lead alloy circular token of Powell Class 1 and 7. The token is decorated on one face with a design of nine spokes radiating out from a central point to the plain line border, some spokes are curved and meet, there are pellets between the ends of some spokes, near the border (Powell class 3). On the other is a grid design within a raised plain line border (Powell Class 7). Lead tokens were easy to produce and widely circulated; they appear in the Medieval period and ones with simple decoration continued in use throughout both t…
Created on: Wednesday 7th January 2009
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-9DD423
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval or post medieval lead alloy circular uniface token, c. AD 1250-1800, Powell Class 14. The token has been cast with a raised design of a equal arm cross with a large pellet in each quarter on the obverse and a flat, undecorated reverse. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be medieval or post medieval in date. Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought to be contemporary with the similar medieval coin designs; however publication of moulds and double faced tokens which combine …
Created on: Wednesday 6th August 2008
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Brickhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-971B98
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete Medieval to Post Medieval double faced cast lead alloy circular token of Powell Class 1 and 7. The token is decorated on one face with a flower with seven or eight overlapping pointed oval petals meeting in the centre and within a plain line border with pellets by the border between the points of the petals (Powell Class 1). The other face has a grid design with four parallel horizontal lines crossed by four parallel angled lines (Powell Class 7). Lead tokens were easy to produce and widely circulated; they appear in the Medieval period and ones with simple decoration c…
Created on: Tuesday 13th May 2008
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Lathbury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-A5C814
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval or post medieval cast lead alloy circular uniface token, c. AD 1250-1800, Powell Class 14. The obverse is decorated with with a raised equal armed cross, with three or four pellets in each quarter all enclosed in a raised line border. The reverse is undecorated. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be medieval or post medieval in date. Until recently cross and pellet designs were thought to be contemporary with the similar medieval coin designs; however publication of moulds and double …
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2007
Last updated: Sunday 23rd March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Little Brickhill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BUC-BB7401
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Milton Keynes
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pewter or lead alloy head, that has been broken off a larger object. The face is depicted in relief with a heavy lips, crescent shaped bags beneath pellet eyes, a thin nose and a single line for the brows. The hair is shown in straight ridges going back from the forehead. The surviving portion may be a decorative 'collet' from an annular brooch.
Created on: Monday 19th July 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hanslope', grid reference and parish protected.