Record ID: LON-8BFE78
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval iron arrowhead dating AD1241-1263. This arrowhead has a four-sided pyramid shaped tip and a a square-sectioned solid tang. This is a Ward-Perkins type 17. Dimensions: length: 46.19mm; width: mm; thickness: mm; weight: g. A similar arrowhead on the database is LON-B170AB. Reference: Ward-Perkins, J.B. 1993. London Museum Medieval Catalogue 1940. Anglia Publishing; Ipswich.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-8BF691
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper-alloy jetton of Wolf Lauffer II (AD 1612-1651). Mitchiner (1998) no. 1734 - 1738a, the author states this series of jettons can be best dated to the 1640s. The obverse depicts a diademed, right-facing bust of Louis XIV of France, with legend [LVD.XIIII.D.G.]FR.ET.NA[V:R]EX. The reverse depicts a crowned French shield bearing 3 lis, with legend WOLF.L[AVFE]R.RECHPF.MAC[H.IN.]N:B. The jetton has been modified, possibly into an unfinished whirligig. There are two perforations punched into the centre of the jetton and two small sections of the edge of the jetton…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 19th July 2017
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Record ID: PUBLIC-89BE44
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Body sherd from a thick walled glazed pottery vessel possibly a jug or decorated jar of probable later medieval date. Not enough survives to suggest the overall size or form; but the fabric of the vessel would suggest a functional utilitarian use . The fabric is a very hard and mica rich, having abundant angular and sub-angular white quartz and black grit-like inclusions . The fabric is a mid grey colour with an oxidised orange coloured exterior surface. The inner surface is a mid grey colour with an applied opaque yellowish green coloured glaze The sherd measures 68.4mm length, 33…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ruardean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-89579A
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic microlith / blade / bladelet (7,000 to 4,000 BC), grey in colour. This piece is sub-rectilinear in plan and sub-rectilinear in section, tapering to a point at the distal end. The dorsal face comprises 3 main facets, whilst the ventral face is virtually featureless, save a faint bulb of percussion detectable when felt. One edge displays possible irregular hardhammer retouch, however this could also be due to plough damage. Both the proximal and distal ends show signs of being deliberately snapped This piece weighs 0.25 grams, measuring 12mm in length, 6mm in width and 2…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Linton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-88C497
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County of Herefordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late or more probably post Medieval pan weight cast in lead, This crude 1 ounze weight is a flat cylinder in shape, with an irregualr raised lip around the perimeter on both sides. The weight is plain with no surface stamps or decoration. It has a cream patina coloured surface patina. Similar stacking weights often in copper alloy are known from the Post Medieval period (Henry VII and later). The weight weighs 30.5grams, which is 1.08 Ounces. It has a maximum diameter of 31mm, and a maximum thickness, at the rim, of 6mm.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 28th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Linton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-88A179
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn silver long cross Medieval penny probably of Edward II. Canterbury mint. Circa 1307-1327 AD. Further details illegible. Dimensions; 18mm diameter, thickness 0.8mm, weight 1.24g. Finder's ref. 33
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-886A32
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a Late Iron Age to Early Roman copper alloy Langton Down brooch, the lower part of a parallel-sided, reeded and beaded bow with the stump of a doubly pierced catchplate. Extant length 33mm. Width 8.8mm. c.25 - c.60. Field SH2
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 20th January 2017
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Record ID: NMS-883086
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval to post-medieval writing lead, pointed end missing (break not recent). The other end is flattened and splayed to a width of 11.5mm, and is pierced by a large (diameter 6.5mm). The cross-section of the shank is sub-square and tapers, becoming more rounded towards the break. Extant length 52mm. Biddle 1990, 735-8 and 741-6, Unclassified. 12th - 16th century. Writing leads like this follow the traditional shape of the earlier writing tablet styli, although it is unclear how effective a lead stylus would be for inscribing wax, and it seems more likely that they were us…
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 20th December 2022
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Record ID: NMS-87A603
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy flat harness mount in the form of an elaborate quatrefoil, with two integral round-sectioned attachment spikes on the reverse. Very similar to Read 2016, nos. 278-9. 12.7 x 12.7mm. 17th century. Field CAW11
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 29th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-878898
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval copper alloy double-looped buckle frame, both loops B-shaped. Form as Whitehead 2003, no. 441. Length and width 40 and 28mm. c.1600 - c.1720. Field CAW8
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-87684A
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Distorted medieval copper alloy oval buckle frame with an offset, narrowed bar and a broad outside edge set at an angle. Length and width c.15 and c.26mm. 13th - 14th century. Field CAW8
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-8748F6
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval tin-coated sheet copper alloy scabbard chape with an overlapping solder seam and one hole below the roughly straight mouth. The base is missing. Extant length 38mm. Width and thickness at mouth 15.5 and 10.5mm. 14th - 15th century. Field CAW7
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
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Record ID: NMS-8732EC
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval sheet copper alloy scabbard chape with a cut and folded base and an overlapping solder seam. Extant length 38mm. 14th - 15th century. Field CAW3
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 25th November 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-86C43C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by David Rogers of Sandwich, Kent. Williamson (1967, 383) Kent no. 506, dating to 1648-1672. It measures 14.5 mm in diameter. 0.7 mm in thickness and weighs 0.7 g
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 6th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-86931C
Object type: BOWL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A large sherd of a Roman black burnished ware bowl dating between 2nd and 4th century AD. The sherd icludes part of the rim and the wall. The bowl has a rounded, flat rim and a concave profile. The rim is not perfectly straight, indicating that the bowl was hand made. The fabric is a reduced grey colour with a burnished external surface and and oxidised internal surface. There are small micaceous inclusions as well as sand and flint. The sherd measures 59.25mm in length, 95.30mm in width, 7.02mm thick and weighs 73.30g.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 7th November 2022
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Record ID: PUBLIC-866050
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy Colchester brooch dating to the period AD 25 to 60. The brooch possesses two small rectangular wings, which would have originally concealed the spring and pin. Only a small portion of the pin survives. The bow is arched and hemispherical in section and tapers to a pointed foot. Only a small portion of the triangular catchplate remains, which may originally have been pierced. It measures 38.67 mm in length, 9.01mm in width, 4.42mm in thickness thick (crest of bow) and weighs 3.36g.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 30th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nr Royston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-862BC7
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval to modern thimble. The regularity of the size and pattern of the dimples suggest this is machine made. Large quantities of machine made thimbles were imported from Holland during the 18th century. The thimble appears to fit into Type II or Type III according to the Finds Research Group Datasheet 9 (Holmes 1988), which suggests a date of 1650 - 1800. The thimble is worn and has some damage - part of the base is missing and there is a small irregular hole in the dome.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2016
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Record ID: PUBLIC-861FA7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval cast copper alloy strap loop c.12th-14th centuries. Rectangular in plan with moulded knops on either side and in the centre of the front edge. There are two symmetrical triangular internal protrusions within the loop. his strap-slide is consistent with those discussed by Egan and Pritchard, who assign the type to the late 12th to late 14th centuries (Egan and Pritchard 1991, p. 234). A number have been reported to the PAS e.g SOM-581C53 and SWYOR-CE3F76.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 13th August 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PUBLIC-860B2D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete Roman copper alloy T shaped brooch dating from 75 to 150 AD. The head has 2 hollow cylindrical wings one is broken. On the underside of the head between the two wings is a slot. This is open to one side where the part of the wing is missing. The overall length is 44mm. The width from wing tip to wing tip is 21mm. A ridge runs the length of the upperside of the bow. At the base the bow is flattened in to a triangular shape. The bow is 6mm wide where it joins the wings and 1mm wide at the base where it is triangular. The depth of the bow at the junction with the wings is 6mm …
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 13th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sleaford area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: PUBLIC-860934
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Roman copper alloy nummus of Constantine I dating from 318-324. The obverse side of the coin features a clear, right facing drapaed bust of Constantine I wearing a laureate. Inscription on obverse side reads CONSTANTINVS AVG, elements of the inscription are missing as the coin edge is damaged. The reverse side of the coin shows a globe on alter which is inscribed with the letters VO/TIS/XX. Either side of the alter are the letters, on the lefthand side is C and R on the righthand side. Underneath the alter are the letters P L G which stands for the Mint of Lyon.
Created on: Friday 25th November 2016
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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