Record ID: WMID-71AC42
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy token of the Medieval to Post Medieval period (AD 1400 - AD 1800). The obverse depicts five raised lines with are separating the circle into five segments (Powell Type 3). The reverse is undecorated. The casting sprue is still present as a sub rectangular knop at the top of the token. The token has a diameter of 24.3 mm (including the casting knop and 20.4 mm without the casting knop). It has a thickness of 3.1 mm. It weighs 7.1 g. The token is a mid grey in colour with an even patina. Abrasion caused by movement whilst within the plough soil has re…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 18th December 2014
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Record ID: LVPL-714105
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy probable token of Medieval to Post-Medieval date, circa AD 1200 - 1800. The object is sub-circular in plan and flat. The object is uniface, decorated on one face with a moulded long cross. The object has a dark grey patina possibly indicating a more recent date.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 25th February 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-70F083
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of uncertain date, probably dating from the sixth to sixteenth century, AD 600 - 1600. It is of Coppergate type 1, having a circular, flat base and a domed upper surface. There is a central, circular perforation but no decoration. It is 27.8mm in diameter and 12.3mm high. It weighs 37.6gm. Whorls of this shape are illustrated in Rogers, P. W. 2007, Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo Saxon England, page 25.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: LVPL-70DB90
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Liverpool
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three lead alloy possible gaming pieces of uncertain date. Each piece is circular in plan and is cylindrical. At the top and bottom of each piece, eight sub-triangular or wedge shapes are cut out of the face of the object, creating a sunburst pattern. The objects are decorated with vertical ridges running down their length. Two of the gaming pieces weigh 9.0g while the third with more rounded and worn edges weighs 8.3g. Each piece has a mid-brown to light white patina. Due to their small size these objects would not have been practical as a pottery stamps. Although an exact paralle…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Woolton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-706031
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy unifaced token of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 to AD 1800). The token is circular in shape. The obverse depicts a geometric design of what appears to be a six pointed star on top of a five pointed star, made up of raised lines. This is surrounded by a raised circular ridge border (Powell Type 9). The reverse is undecorated, but has a deep, horizontal gouge (scar) at the base. The token has a diameter of 24.7 mm and is 2.7 mm thick. It weighs 9.0 g. The token is a mid grey to light brown in colour with an even patina. Abras…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th May 2016
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Record ID: YORYM-70457D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete medieval to post-medieval cast lead spindle whorl with decoration on both sides consisting on one side of lines radiating from the centre outwards, and 3 pellets in between each line arranged in a triangle. The other side consists of a pattern of radiating lines from the centre outwards with a dot in each section and a cross. There is a circular perforation in the centre which measures 15.58mm. It is circular in plan and bi-conical in profile, with a wide rim around the circumference. It is slightly worn and the metal is cream in colour and dark brown in between the pattern…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Friday 12th December 2014
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Record ID: SUR-6F894E
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy toy cannon dating from c1700-c1850. The cannon has a prominent moulding seam which runs across the paired trunnions (one is now missing) and their reinforcing ring. The muzzle is slightly flared and has a collar set a short distance behind it. The cascabel is angular with a square section and the vent, which is filled with iron corrosion, is at the terminal set in line with the body of the cannon.
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 9th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6E54FA
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead alloy spoon, dating late 16th-early 17th century. The spoon has a circular bowl with a hexagonal stem that ends in a stump (flat) end. The object has a light-mid grey patination across the surface, with patches of golden colouration on the back of the bowl. The golden patches are the result of tin sulphide discoloration from the Thames, also known as "nature's gilding". There is a maker's mark near the upper edge of the bowl at the junction with the handle. The maker's mark comprises a crowned rose which suggests a Dutch origin. See LON-90B977. A similar style …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 11th December 2014
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Record ID: LON-6D2F66
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead alloy spoon dating AD 1550-1700. The spoon has a fig-shape bowl, hexagonal stem and a slip top (pinched terminus). There is no trace of an internal iron strengthening rod. There is a maker's mark located on the spoon bowl directly below the handle. There is significant damage to the spoon bowl with cracks on both sides and part of the top missing. The central maker's mark depicts a goblet within a beaded border. Parallels for this spoon can be found in Egan (2005, no. 571 and 573) which date to the late 16th century. A further parallel on the PAS database date…
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Monday 5th January 2015
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Record ID: LON-6C500D
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Published
A Medieval lead alloy pilgrim souvenir in the form of a candle holder, dating AD 1250-1300. The object has a round base with a flaring body that has three feet spaced evenly around. The feet are in the form of trefoils, resembling lion's paws. In the centre is a cylindrical socket which is pinched at the base. On the reverse there is a recess where the socket is, suggesting it was originally separate. There is some damage to the base and wear around the inscription. The object has a mid-dark grey pattination. The base is decorated with an outer and inner border, running around the …
Created on: Tuesday 9th December 2014
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
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