Record ID: LANCUM-57A92D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three cast tubular cast lead, fishing or net weights probably of Post-Medieval date, AD1700 - 1900. They are in the form of hollow cylinders, thicker in the centre and tapering towards the ends (barrel shaped). They have a dark grey patina. 1. The length is 37mm, the width is 19mm. 2. The length is 36mm, the width is 19mm. 3. The length is 37mm, the width is 19mm and the combined weight 137.78g. Wastling (2009) in Evans and Loveluck, (Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough, Volume 2), discusses net weights and notes that their form changes very little through time, making t…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-57A38D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, cast, probable net weights or net sinkers of probably Post-medieval date 1700 - 1900AD. They are oval in plan, an elongated hexagon in section and has a circular hole running through their length. The casting seams along the sides have been trimmed. The metal has a smooth yellow patina. They were probably used as fishing weights or more likely net weights for catching game. Compare KENT-ADB2C7 which cites Detector Finds 2, Gordon Bailey, Greenlight Publishing 1993, page 29-34 No. 58, and more crude examples such as SWYOR-4AC3F1. 1. The length is 30mm, the width is 22mm hol…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-57992C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy weight probably a spindle whorl Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1200 - 1600AD. The object is circular in plan and slightly conical. In the centre of the object the perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. It appears to be undecorated. The object has a light grey patina. The diameter is 18mm and the weight 24.63g. 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.1100-1500.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-579429
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plano-convex object, either a weight or a gaming token. Such objects are incredibly difficult to date outside of a dated archaeological context and it may date from any period from Roman onwards but is probably medieval. It is sub-circular in plan with a pronounced pellet on top.The diameter is 11mm and the weight 2.90g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578F4D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead object possibly a circular disc weight height with no decoration on either side Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1200 - 1600AD. The weight is circular and flat.The object has a light grey patina.The diameter is 20mm and the weight 8.10g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578A33
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy probable disc weight probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 14.12g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-578266
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy disc weight probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The length is 30mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 13.41g
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-577CEF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy disc weights probably homemade and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 26mm and the weight 14.03g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5777BB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object possibly a disc weight probably homemade or a token with a pierced hole and Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The diameter is 20mm and the weight 6.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5771F8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy object possibly a weight homemade or scrap element Medieval to Post-medieval dating 1400 - 1800AD. The length is 22mm, the width is 12mm and the weight 4.98g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-575F84
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I class 3c minted at Bristol +EDWR'ANGL'DN[S h]YB is the ob legend and VILL/ABR/ISTO/LLIE is the rev, date is mid 1280AD. The diameter is 19mm and the weight 1.37g.
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-5743B9
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a fragment of a cast copper alloy (bronze) socketed axe. The fragment appears to consist of a portion of the cutting edge and lower blade of a late Bronze Age axe (1100 - 800 BC). The axe fragment is sub-rectangular in plan with a curved (convex) cutting edge. The sides, adjacent to the cutting edge, taper inwards towards the break. In profile the fragment is sub-triangular (wedge shaped). The patina is green. The length is 19mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 8.27g. There are other examples on the database that have been discovered in Kingstone, Herefordshire (HESH-5AE5…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-5556CB
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy medieval sword pommel, dating to the period 1300-1400. The pommel is oval in plan and irregular in section.. In cross-section the pommel appears as a squat cylinder with an enlarged mid-section which gives the pommel a bi-conical form with the tops of the cones truncated and a broad flat band, which forms the middle of the pommel, joining the two truncated conical halves. The broad flat band area of the pommel has two rounded rectangular holes directly opposite each other and one larger in size than the other. These holes form the opening for securing the tang …
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-546209
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman gold finger ring with an oval gem setting dating 200 to 300AD probably Henig (1978) Type VIII, dating from the second or third century AD. The gem is of a blue glass, possibly nicolo glass, with chamfered sides and a flat, light-blue upper surface possibly depicting Cupid riding a dolphin. The gold band of the ring is thin and drops at the shoulders. There is a small bend and a dent in the hoop of the ring, probably caused by post-depositional damage. Otherwise the ring survives in very good condition. The diameter is 21mm, bezel 12mm in length by 4mm wide and the weight…
Created on: Tuesday 27th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
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