Record ID: BERK-802D75
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy post-medieval token or tally. The token is uniface depicting what appears to be a stylised tree with flowers or berries (Powell Type 17). This token probably dates from c. AD 1500-1700. Their exact use is still debated but they may be agricultural tallies or tokens, or possibly game pieces.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
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Record ID: DEV-800D87
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy conical weight. The base is roughly circular and 4cm in diameter. Lead alloy weights of this type are difficult to date as they have been in use from at least the Roman period onwards.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Monday 4th September 2017
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Record ID: SWYOR-7FA607
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy Post Medieval shield shaped weight dating from about 1500-1800. It has been roughly cast and has a slightly concave base; it is undecorated. The material has a number of deep gouges and scratches due to wear and damage; there is also a roughly carved 'W' on the upper surface. The weight has a light-medium grey patina with small areas of ferrous corrosion probably indicating an iron handle. It is in fair condition and weighs 477g (just over 1 pound); it is possible that the original weight was 1.5lbs but this has been reduced due to damage and wear and the loss of the…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 18th December 2013
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Record ID: HAMP-7F1806
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A corroded and slightly bent post-medieval lead-alloy cloth seal (c. 17th-century). It is a two-part, probable alnage seal. The lower surface of disc 1 has a circumferential legend in low relief: '[...]AIN[...]EDAGE', with the letters 'DON' towards the base, opposite the connecting strip. Towards the centre are the stamped incuse numerals '71', misaligned, with a letter 'N' in low relief to their left. The integral rivet of disc 1 has been pushed through the central aperture of disc 2 and squashed into a large sub-oval form. The surface of disc 2 around it is seemingly plain. Disc 2 h…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 13th March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-7E5770
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy finger ring with a plain bezel, probably of post-medieval date. The hoop is D shaped in section and broadens out to an oval bezel which is undecorated. The ring is 22.7mm in diameter and 12.8mm wide across the bezel. At the narrowest part of the hoop it is 3.8mm wide. It weighs 8gm.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
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Record ID: SOM-7DF8A3
Object type: STATUE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three fragments of a modern lead alloy incomplete statue. It is hollow with a mix of old and recent breaks. The largest fragment consist of a man's head and torso and there is a seperate leg fragment. There is also a small unidentifiable fragment of the statue. The statue wears a Phrygian cap with striped neck cover and a cloak garment with long shoulder caps trailing to his elbows. He is wearing a breastplate with elaborate decoration around the neck and leather strips at the shoulders. The leg fragment has a striped decoration showing his leggings. The shin shows leg armour with a s…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-7D98A4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead spindle whorl probably dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). The object is circular in plan and conical. It has a central circular perforation. Each face is undecorated. The object has a light brown patina. 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 dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1066-1500.
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Collingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-7D5A75
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy fragment of a medieval pilgrim badge. The object is one arm and a tiny part of the body from a cross or Tau (T shape). The arm is waisted, flaring towards its terminal which is concave. The narrower part and body of the fragment is decorated on both sides with moulded cross hatched decoration. The ends of the arm on both sides do not have this decoration, although both sides are marked with two letters. These are now difficult to decipher, but one one side might just be an O.A, or inverted perhaps a V.O. On the other side the letters are even more indistinct, but the…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2013
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Record ID: SOM-7D57A5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-Medieval lead-tin alloy cast button. Circular in shape, with a slightly convex upper surface, a concave reverse and a narrow flat border around the edge. The upper surface is decorated with a central pellet and circle surrounded by markings. The decoration is worn and the exact design is unclear. On the reverse is a rectangular sectioned stub, probably an incomplete integral loop. It has a diameter of 17.9mm, thickness of 5.3mm including the loop and weighs 2.8 grams. The form and the general style of decoration is similar to a button illustrated by Read (2005:68), no.258, date…
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chedzoy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-7D4797
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy token or counter, dating from the medieval period. The token is uniface, the design being an equal-armed cross in the centre of one face with a border of multiple lines surrounding it. The token is complete but is slightly bent. Token of this type date from c. AD 1350 to 1500, and may be related to monastic production and control over goods and services (see Fletcher 2005:22).
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
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