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Record ID: LVPL2204
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Published
Almost pear shaped with retouch around the convex edge. Dark coloured flint.
Created on: Wednesday 17th July 2002
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-E3E2C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of Theodosius dating to the period AD 388 to 402 (Reece Period 21). Reverse type SALVS REI PVBLICAE Victory advancing left, holding trophy with barred rho to left. The mint is Constantinople. The diameter is 14mm, and the weight is 1.14g. Obverse inscription is D N THEODO SIVS P F AVG and the reverse inscription is SALVS REI PVBLICAE.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Turton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E3E477
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy nummus of the house of Constantine dating to the period AD 330 to 331 (Reece Period 17). Reverse type GLORIA EXERCITVS Two soldiers and two standards. The mint is Arelatum (Arles). The diameter is 16mm, and the weight is 2.19g. Obverse inscription is illegible and the reverse inscription is GLORIA EXERCITUS.
Created on: Monday 26th October 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 13th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Turton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-03E46F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver shilling of Charles I, (AD 1625-1649). Reverse: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO; C R either side of garnished oval shield. Group D, North no. 2223. AD 1632-1634. Clipped.
Created on: Thursday 3rd December 2015
Last updated: Friday 26th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Turton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-AB9AAB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. It has a small central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 7.93mm. One face is decorated with a series of moulded lines and pellets. The opposite face is decorated with a moulded herringbone pattern. The object has a mid-brown patina and the outer edge has been damaged on one side. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically…
Created on: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 30th September 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Turton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2D6FC5
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead palm guard probably of post-medieval date (c.AD 1600 - AD 1900). The object is a roughly circular in shape and has a slight 'D' shaped cross section. The flat face of the object is heavily pitted whilst the curved underside is relatively smooth. The object is covered in a white to grey patina. Palm guards are believed to have been used to push a needle through a tough material. Leather workers' palm guards are discussed in an article in Gordon Bailey's 'Detector Finds 2', 1993, pages 64-5. Dating of these artefacts is very difficult; the earliest examples…
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Friday 1st November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pleasington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-2DF6F2
Object type: AWL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast iron leather worker's awl or possible stylus or rod, likely dating to the post medieval period or modern (1700-1900). The object is square in section and is pinched towards to end to taper to a rounded section. It has a flat flat and tip. The object has patches of red iron-oxide corrosion. The function and date of the object is unclear. A similar example on the PAS database has been identified as a leather worker's awl (NLM-5771E6), whereas similarly shaped objects have also been identified as a rod or stylus. The object is unlikely to have functioned as a stylus due its le…
Created on: Friday 25th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Pleasington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-05F929
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy mount, probably a furniture fitting, dating to the post medieval period (c.AD1700-1900). The zoomorphic mount depicts a bird stood on a plinth. The plinth is oval shaped in plan and concave on its edges. The birds legs and tail project from the plinth. The body is slender and the wings are kept close to the body which leads to the forward pointing head. Dimensions: Length 29.6mm, Width 20.7mm, Thickness 1.1mm, Weight 19.61g Similar examples on the database include: BH-3F0CD7, NLM-C640C3, WMID-6FF204 and DENO-A83712.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-0526EC
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead pan weight, circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile, incised with the Roman numeral II. The face and reverse have a slightly raised lip around the circumference. The reverse is undecorated. Dimensions: Diameter 28.9mm, Thickness 8.8mm, Weight 49.35g Biggs & Withers (2000) illustrate a similar but lighter lead weight with the Roman numerals 'II' neatly incised and a raised edge on page 16, no.3, which is dated from the Roman period to the 16th century, as they are difficult to date. Similar examples on the database include:  LVPL-26C…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-044118
Object type: INKWELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead inkwell of post medieval date (c.AD 1600-1800). The box-shaped inkwell is rectangular in both plan and section. The sides and base are all closed, and the upper surface has a sub oval hole that is lightly recessed before riding to a lip. The object has a cream patina. Dimensions: Length 51.1mm, Width 41.0mm, Thickness 23.2, Weight 295.53g Similar examples on the database include: GAT-1FE5D1, NLM-E9A3F0, NCL-3D99F5.
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-F7196A
Object type: ARMLET
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Published
Treasure case 2020 T975 Description A mostly complete, but in two pieces, gold armlet dating to the early Bronze Age (c.2100 – 1900 BC). It is decorated with embossed ribs and belongs to the embossed goldwork tradition (see Needham 2000a). The object is formed from a cylindrical band of sheet gold with no visible seams. In cross-section it has a corrugated appearance with eight bulbous embossed ribs, six decorating the body and two forming the rims. The ribs are evenly spaced with flat bands in between. The main body has four central ribs each swelling into lentoid-shaped bosse…
Created on: Thursday 26th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-055C89
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead pan weight, circular in plan and sub-rectangular in profile, incised with the Roman numeral IIII. The face and reverse have a slightly raised lip around the circumference. The reverse is undecorated. Dimensions: Diameter 36.4mm, Thickness 11.9mm, Weight 104.90g Biggs & Withers (2000) illustrate a similar but lighter lead weight with the Roman numerals 'II' neatly incised and a raised edge on page 16, no.3, which is dated from the Roman period to the 16th century, as they are difficult to date. Similar examples on the database include:  LVPL…
Created on: Tuesday 12th September 2023
Last updated: Monday 9th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-01B715
Object type: INTAGLIO
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval/Modern intaglio, identified by G Seidmann of Oxford University: a glass intaglio with faceted rim (?) which seems to be moulded (in the 18th or early 19th century) from a stone of 17th century date, and not a portrait but a fanciful image. James Tassie and his nephew and successor William Tassie produced several thousand moulded glass pastes: there is a catalogue by R E Raspe, which however has very few illustrations and those of famous stones. Edinburgh NPGallery has a collection of Tassie casts in red sulphur, which is, however, not published. It seems pretty certain t…
Created on: Friday 1st June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darwen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-7032F7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Published
Early Roman Republican denarius, moneyer C.Piso, dating from c. 67BC. 16x20mm. RRC 408
Created on: Monday 4th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darwen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2C4036
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Groat of Elizabeth I (1558 - 1561). N1986
Created on: Friday 15th December 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Darwen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E54AD1
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy seal matrix. Very short tapering semi round handle surmounted by a circular collar. There is a large circular suspension loop with a circular knop and a screw-like cap on top. The seal is plain suggesting that it was 'ready made' to be sold for custom engraving.
Created on: Wednesday 18th January 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2358E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Annular copper-alloy buckle; its iron pin is missing - only its loop survives in a corroded state around the central bar.
Created on: Tuesday 15th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E4B8B7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy rectangular garter buckle with drilled frames for separate spindles.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-E4CC63
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very finely carved 16th/17th century lead token; it has a plain reverse and large cross on the obverse. The cross divides the outer rim on the obverse; each quarter is hatched.
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-9C0B14
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy harness stud with a centrally securing rivet. The metal is cast to form a pattern of concentric circles on the obverse and on the reverse there is a central rivet. Dated to the 18th-19th centuries.
Created on: Friday 9th December 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.