Record ID: LEIC-05C243
Object type: HAIR PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy hair pin, 84mm long and 8mm wide. The object is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.57 grams. It consists of a circular shaft, 4mm in diameter, which is centrally decorated with three incised loops, 15mm apart. The pin head is in the form of a bird, either a chicken or a dove? The bird is perched on the end of the pin and has a solid kinked leg. It has a rectangular body and fanned tail. The body has one cup and ring mark at the front of each side and the tail has a central one in its upper surface. It has a curving neck and large round head with a poi…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-0574F4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch, 49mm long and 11mm wide. The brooch is in a fair condition with a green patina and weighs 9.57 grams. The brooch is missing most of its spring, thouogh one coil on each side is present. The body has an arrow shaped decoration on its upper quarter and has a rounded protrusion forming its neck. The brooch is rather plain and has an intact catchplate, 21mm long and 10mm wide at the catch.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-055447
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy crossbow brooch, 72mm long and 51mm wide. The brooch is intact with a brown patina and weighs 29.77grams. The brooch consists of a hexagonal sectioned arm which has angular rounded terminals. The bow has a triangular section and terminates with another angular roundel. The bow follows a semi-circular course and becomes square in section where it joins the catchplate. This is contained within a square sectioned shaft and the pin is accomodated by a tapering slit down one side.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-0539A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman silver denarius of Severus Alexander, RIC55, 7899 Sear.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-0502E5
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) copper alloy harness mount 48 mm long and 44mm wide. The object is T shaped and consists of a central human face flanked by two shafts which would have terminated in suspension loops. the lower shaft is triangular in form and emerges from the base of the face and may also have held a fitting.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-04FDA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy nummus of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), VIRTVS AVG, Galley left, no waves, with Victory standing at bows holding wreath and palm. C Mint, QC. RIC V, pt 2, -. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th August 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-04EA06
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type, Middle Severn Valley), cf. Mackreth 2011, 3.a, Plate 46, pg. 71. It is 38 mm long and 23mm wide. The brooch has half its spring intact which consists of seven turns. It has a damaged openwork catchplate and the pin is missing. It is decorated on the wings with two vertical incised lines on each side. The bow has three converging raised lines running its length, the central one is raised above the surface forming a 'crest'.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-04BCE8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, RIC232b.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-04C5A3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle, 64mm long and 21 mm wide. The object has a decorative integral plate which has two rivet holes and traces of iron. The buckle pin is missing but corrosion on the lipped pin rest suggests it was iron. The plate has a triangular terminal and a central indented section of 'twisted rope' decoration flanked by small protrusions on each side.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-04B494
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy ampulla, 59mm long and 29m wide. The ampulla is bag shaped with a rounded base and rectangular neck. It has scallop shell decoration on one side of its lower half and what appears to be an image of an ampulla on the other.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-047837
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver groat of Henry VI first reign, rosette-mascle issue.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-048A31
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 21 mm in diameter. The object is circular in form and D shape din cross section with a central circular hole. The whorl fits Walton Rogers form A2, which she dates to 700-1100AD.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-048258
Object type: CLASP
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy clasp fragment, 17 mm long and 16 mm wide. This is probably part of a folding clasp. It is rectangular in form and is decorated with an animal face. Two large triangles form eyes with circular holes in their centre. Between these is a flat rounded nose. It also has 'fur' depicted using triangular indentations above its face.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Monday 16th September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-046CB1
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead plaque, 38 mm long and 37 mm wide. The object has been roughly cast and has a rectangular frame made up of a series of raised lines. in betrween this a human face is visible. Its function is uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woodthorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-044356
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy strapend, 46mm long and 36mm wide. The strapend. Its overall form is a crescent and it appears to show a pheonix or peacock with its tail feathers diptected using pierced decoration. There are two rivet holes on the rear which contain the remains of rivets.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-0404C5
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) copper-alloy sleeve-clasp , 49mm long and 17mm wide. The clasp is rectangular in form and cross section and is made up of three rectangular plates which are joined by two narrow rounded shafts with linear grooves. Each rectangle has a semi-circular pierced sewing loop and the central one has a small rectangular curved catch. The object is of Hines's Form B12.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-03EE13
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy circular sectioned ring 22mm in diameter; could be a finger ring or an earring.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-03E281
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman? copper alloy bracelet, 46mm in diameter. The bracelet is small and undecorated, possibly for a child.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-03D4A3
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy snake bracelet, 89mm long and 14mm wide. The object represents the head end of a snake-shaped bracelet and dipicts a finely worked head, the rest of the bracelet is deocrated with an incised border of short dashes.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-03AFB3
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly Saxon copper alloy dress fastening, 24mm long and 18mm wide. The object is sub triangular and is decorated with three circular raised bosses which have linear incised decoration.
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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