Record ID: LVPL-3DC47D
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval cast lead alloy plumb bob. It is sub rectangular in plan and sub-hexagonal in cross section, with a suspension loop which has become misshapen. It has longitudinal recessed areas within the six facets and an off-white patina. It weighs 62.3g, is 52 mm long, (45mm without suspension loop), It is 18mm wide and around 12mm thick.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3DBD78
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval pierced French jetton issued under the reigns of Charles V to Charles VI and dating from about AD 1373 - 1415. It is a "Dolphin" type with the obverse inscription LE NOBLE ET FIER, an abbreviated version of LE NOBLE ET FIER POI ("Noble and proud fish"). Compare Mitchiner, Volume I, page 184, number 487. The jetton is pierced near the edge at 10o'clock on the obverse. It has a dark green patina. It is 24.2mm diameter, 0.7mm thick and 1.82g. 'The dolphin ('dauphin') was [the] traditional badge of the Counts of Alban, Dauphins of Viennois' (Mitchine…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
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Record ID: IOW-3D7855
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy rod in the form of a pencil, probably of Medieval to post-Medieval date (c. 1200 - c. 1850). This object is circular in cross-section with a tapering point at one end and is longitudinally faceted in places. The opposite end has a roughly 'V'-shaped indentation and there is an oblique gouge on the rod. Both features are probably not intentional. The object has an even grey patina. Length: 40.6mm; maximum diameter: 7.6mm. Weight: 16.23g. Dr Helen Geake of the Portable Antiquities Scheme has commented: "The use of lead pencils is still not really unders…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3D3FCC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable medieval copper alloy buckle fragment dating to c. AD 1250-1500. The plate consists of a sheet of copper alloy folded around the bar, with a separate sheet wedged in the middle, protruding from the top corner. On the farthest end of the plate is a single rivet. The bar pierces a separate copper alloy fitting with a rounded bottom and squared top. The buckle frame is not present. The metal colour is a mid green. The buckle is 25.4mm wide, 14.2mm long, 4.7mm thick and weighs 1.95g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3D28BB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Vaguely pyramidal lead alloy object, possibly a loom weight. Square in cross-section, with a rough square base tapering towards a smaller square top, which is hollow and could have originally been an attachment point for a cord.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-3CC561
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval lead alloy late pictoral token dating to c.1307-1350 AD. The obverse has a 6 pointed star with a central nipple. The reverse has a straight cross chequy with central nipple within a circular border. Dimensions: diameter: 12.3mm; weight: 0.73g. Tokens with similar reverse depictions can be seen in Challis and Blackburn, 1984, page 75, plate 8, numbers 92-93 which have been dated to 1307-1350 AD. Dimensions: diameter: 16.45mm; weight: 0.68g. Reference: Mitchiner, M. and Skinner, A. 1983. English Tokens C.1200 - 1425. In Challis, C. and Blackburn, M. The B…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-3CB70B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy leg, possibly from a pot or cauldron dating from the medieval to the post-medieval period. The object is semi-circular in cross-section. The leg has two moulded ribs running vertically down the front face. The reverse of the object is slightly hollowed, and where the object may have joined on to the main vessel there is a third face which curves, presumably to fit the face of the vessel.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tabley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3CA772
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy medieval single loop buckle dated to c. AD 1250-1500. The buckle frame is D-shaped with a narrowed and offset bar, and is oval in cross section. The pin is present and is looped around a sheet of copper alloy and the buckle bar. The buckle plate is present and comprised of a sheet of copper alloy folded around the buckle bar and is equal in length. On the front of the plate are two rivets, one in the centre and one on the farthest end. In between the two sheets is compact soil. The metal is colour is a mid green. The buckle is 38.3mm wide, 12.6mm long, 3.4mm thick and…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-3C608D
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete section of Cast copper alloy leg and foot from a Medieval cooking vessel or cauldron. The foot is flat and roughly ovoid, (but broken around outer edge) and is 40mm long by 23mm wide. The leg, which is79mm long by 31mm wide, flares where it meets the base, and then extends at about a 45 % angle and is fluted on the exterior face and convex on the inner side. It ends in an irregular break which appears historic. It is mainly pinky orange in colour with patches of yellow, while the ribs of the fluting have a dark green to black patina, although the inside bottom of the leg is…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Walton', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SOM-3C1DFE
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver annular brooch in two pieces. The brooch consists of a simple, undecorated circular frame, bevelled externally on the front face and internally on the back with a slight flattened rim on the inner edge. The frame has a constriction to accommodate a simple pin, also of silver and surviving in situ. On the back, flanking the pin constriction, pieces of silver sheet have been soldered in place, with a raised line down the centre suggesting they hold a pin which runs across the constriction. The solder on one side is a large crude blob suggesting this arrangement might b…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caudle Marsh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3BC726
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy single loop medieval buckle dating to c.AD 1350-1450. The buckle frame is a small oval shape with a notched lip on the outer edge. Two spurs that project from the opposite end are the remnants of a forked spacer, and a looped pin is also present. The metal is a dark green colour. The buckle is 22.6mm wide, 16.8mm long, 2.4mm thick and weighs 2.39g. Similar buckles are illustrated in 'Buckles 1250-1800' R, Whitehead 2006 p36.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CORN-3AFF25
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver cut half of a penny of Edward III (1327-1377), Third Florin Coinage (1344-1351), Type 1 with annulet stops after the 'R' and the serpentine 'S' in the obverse legend and a bifoliate crown with a tall central fleur and vestigial pointed ornaments, and lombardic 'n' with everted foot in the reverse legend, London mint.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-3AC2C9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval silver halfgroat of Edward III (1327-1377), Fourth Coinage (pre-Treaty Series) Series D (1352-1353). Mint of London. North (1991, 50) No. 1154. Coins is snapped in half and missing part of the flan. Measurements: 20.22mm long, 11.43mm wide, 0.5mm thick and 0.76g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-3A8960
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and clipped Medieval silver penny Richard II (1377-1399), Minted at London, North 1991, 49. No.1326. Measurements: 17.05mm in diameter, 0.74mm thick and 0.8g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-3A6843
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy single loop medieval buckle dating to c.AD 1250-1500. The frame is D-shaped, with a rounded outer surface and flattened bottom. The bar is narrowed and offset, with small projections at both ends and a notch in the centre for the pin. There is a looped pin which overhangs beyond the circumference of the frame. The metal colour is pale to mid green. The buckle is 14.9mm wide, 15.3mm long, 2.3mm wide and weighs 1.49g. Similar examples are illustrated in 'Buckles 1250-1800' R, Whitehead 2006 pp19.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: SOM-3A33E6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver finger ring set with a clear stone, probably rock crystal. The bezel is rectangular with a lower part formed of a slightly hexagonal flat back and four sides that angle out then back in to create a collet to hold the stone. The corners of the bezel are slightly rounded. The stone also is rectangular with rounded corners, angled sides and a rounded, convex top. It appears completely clear with some abrasions and a slight chip to one side and is probably rock crystal. The angled in top of the bezel around the stone is decorated with a line of short incised dashes running…
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Caudle Marsh CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-3A302C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hammered and slightly worn silver medieval halfpenny of Richard II (r.1377-1399), North (1991. 63) No. 1331b, Withers type 1e, Minted at London. Measurements: 13.83mm in diameter, 0.65mm thick and 0.59g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th March 2018
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Record ID: BERK-3A2D32
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval single looped buckle dating to the period AD 1250 to 1400. It has five transverse grooves around the front edge. The sides are semi-circular with a straight pin bar at the back. Part of the pin is still in situ and is moveable. Similar to Buckles 1250 - 1800, Ross Whitehead p27 No 135.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-3A2A09
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy single loop medieval buckle dating to c.AD 1350- 1400. The buckle frame is rectangular with a flattened, expanded outer edge decorated with five transverse grooves on the front edge. The bar is narrowed and offset with a groove for the pin on the outer edge of the bar. There is a looped pin, which has been bent in the centre. The metal is a pale- mid green. The buckle is 11.9mm wide, 17.2mm long, 3.3mm thick and weighs 1.85g. Similar examples are illustrated in 'Buckles 1250-1800' R, Whitehead 2006 pp27.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Friday 18th May 2018
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Record ID: DUR-3A13F6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, copper alloy single looped buckle from the Medieval period (AD 1250-1400). The buckle is a D-shaped frame with a pin in situ. There are transverse ridges as decoration on the upper face of the pin bar,which is thicker. The pin rest bar is not decorated and has a central groove. The lower face of the frame is also plain. Length 25.59mm, width 19.75mm, thickness 3.27mm, weight 3.5g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd March 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
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