Record ID: KENT-F0560B
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uncertain tear-drop shaped lead-alloy object likely post medieval c. AD 1500-1800 palm guard. Description: The object is tear drop shape in plan, both faces are flat, the sides slant by approx. 10mm from face to face. The object has some minor damage with a nick in one edge a third of the way up. On the narrower face there are the remnants two circular posts, of unknown purpose. The broader face has some slight indentations on the wider part. Measurements: length: 60.96mm, width: 35.96mm, thickness: 12.23mm, weight: 147.58g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
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Record ID: KENT-F0C002
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An uncertain tear-drop shaped lead-alloy object, likely a leather working palm guard of post medieval c.AD 1500-1800 date. Description: The object is tear drop shape in plan with a convex face and a flat face. The flat face is mostly smooth except for a concave indentation in the centre. The convex face is rough and pitted. The entire object is a pale off-white colour. Measurements: length: 45.58mm, width: 34.18mm, thickness: 16.24mm, weight: 116.10g
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-F112E1
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead-alloy pilgrim badge of medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1400. The object is rectangular in plan with a narrow rectangular section. Each of the four corners are broken and worn though would have featured sewing holes. The front faces bears a moulded design featuring a knight on horseback riding left within a beaded border. The name +GVILELM is present along the top edge. The reverse is undecorated. The imagery represents St Guilhem-le-Desert of Southern France. St Guilhem was a cousin of Charlemagne who halted the invasion of the Frankish Kingdom by the Arabs in AD 793.…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-F1A431
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with rounded edges and corners. A worn raised crowned fleur-de-lis design is present on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-white/brown patina and is worn. The weight is 70.9mm long, 48.7mm wide, 11mm thick and weighs 239g. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used fro…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-F1D33D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of possible Roman to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 43 - 1700. The weight is cylindrical in form, and narrows towards each terminal. An irregular longitudinal overlap of metal has been crudely smoothed suggesting the object was constructed from a single sheet rolled over onto itself. The metal has a light white/grey patina and is worn. The weight is 34.5mm long, 15.5mm in widest diameter and weighs 42.2g. According to Helen Geake, 'Perforated weights of other shapes (e.g. long hollow cylinders, or thin rods with a perforation at one end) are very imperfect…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-F1D91C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, Width: 13 mm, diameter: 35 mm, internal diameter: 9 mm, weight: 63.45 g. The whorl is circular in form and bi-conical in cross section. It has been roughly cast and is decorated on both faces with raised lines arranged in a star of David pattern, interspersed with raised dots. Its fits Walton Rogers form C which she dates to the medieval period.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loughborough area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F1F1EC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy cloth seal, dating to 1600-1750. Thickness: 2 mm, diameter: 16 mm, weight: 1.62 g The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is a two part cloth seal, formed of two circles of lead pressed together. It is probably Dutch and from Leiden. It features a crown above a shield bearing a lion rampant facing left. There is a possible L to left (for Leiden?) and 1/2 to right, all sitting within beaded border. The reverse is plain.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 26th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Loughborough area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F2A2A9
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated Lead alloy pin head or stud? Length: 10 mm, diameter: 10 mm, weight: 4.58 g. The object consists of a solid dome with a circular base. It has a raised collar just above its flat base and it on the centre of its underside is the start of a shaft 2mm in diameter. The object could be some sort of stud or a pin head?
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F2B374
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy weight, Length: 30 mm, width: 27 mm, thickness: 6 mm, weight: 31.8 g. The weight has a triangular form and a rectangular cross section. It has a hole 5mmm in diamter, in one corner with no decoration. Given its unusual form it may be an improvised weight? As such it is diffiicult to date.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F2D536
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, Thickness: 8 mm, diameter: 31 mm, internal diameter: 9 mm, weight: 48.07 g The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a central hole, 9mm in diameter and one one face has a slight linear indentation to one side (right image as shown), suggesting a cross bar to hold a shaft in place. This would confirm its use as a spindle whorl. It has no decoration and it fits Walton Rogers form B.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F32F1C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possibly complete lead-alloy weight or gaming piece of possible Early-Medieval date, c.AD 850 - 1050. The object is plano-convex with a large central depression in the flat face. The upper domed surface displays a shiny grey patina while the sides and base are a light creamy brown colour. The object is 23.6mm in diameter, 14.8mm tall, the depression is 8.1mm in diameter and 6.1mm deep. It weighs 41.9g. Similar objects have been recorded on the PAS database. See: SWYOR-383CED and FAKL-CEFD68.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: LVPL-F330DE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A token-like lead object, ovoid, with a raised design on the upper side resembling a ringed cross. The reverse is undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Acton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F336FE
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval lead alloy pistol and musket balls, 1600-1800. This group of 33 musket balls was found in the same field, and is summarised below. a) 4 musket balls. Diameter: 27 mm, weight: 21-27 g b) 16 musket balls. Diameter: 15 mm, weight: 16-18 g c) 9 musket balls. Diameter: 12 mm, weight: 9-11 g d) 4 musket balls. Diameter: 10 mm, weight: 5 g
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 28th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F3702A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, Thickness: 8 mm, diameter: 27 mm, internal diameter: 10 mm, weight: 38.3 g. The whorl is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is plain and has an interal hole, 10mm in diameter. On one side it has a linear indentation which suggests the position of the cross bar holding the whorl in place on its shaft. Walton Rogers from B.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-F3789C
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy Seal Matrix of Medieval date (AD 1200-1400). The object is pentagonal and flat with an incised inscription and central deign. The central motif is a cross formed from four wedges. Around the cross is an inscription which reads: S IO/ NS (seal of John or Joan). The inscription rotates through 180 degrees at 12 O'clock. There is no clear indication on the back of the object of a suspension loop. Length: 23.74mm, Width: 19.10mm, Thickness: 3.93mm, Weight: 10.3g The metal is a light cream in colour with a slightly pitted patina.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-F37CE6
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, Thickness: 11 mm, diameter: 21 mm, internal diameter: 9 mm, weight: 25.62 g. The whorl is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with an internal circular hole of 9mm. It is undecorated and fits Walton Rogers form B
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F37EA5
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy probable gaming piece, or possibly a weight, of probable medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1800. The object is circular in plan with a shallow conical applied knop on the upper surface. The knop is incised with seven lines radiating from the central point. The base is flat and undecorated. The metal has a light white patina. The object is 28.3mm in diameter, 8mm tall and weighs 25.9g. The dating of lead objects of this general type is problematic, and their use is invariably uncertain. This function is not certain however and the object may have s…
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 24th April 2018
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Record ID: BERK-F38418
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn post medieval lead alloy token or tally of probably 17th or 18th century date. The token is bifacial, with one side depicting a large capital 'N' in retrograde (a common feature of these objects), surrounded by four annulets. The opposing side depicts a large capital 'T' formed of pellets, with the letters MN and/or NM to either side.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2018
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Record ID: LEIC-F3878B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl or weight, Thickness: 18 mm, diameter: 11 mm, internal diameter: 6-8 mm, weight: 13.57 g. The object is circular in form and triangular in cross section. It is very roughly cast and could be either a weight or a poor whorl. If its a whorl is Walton Rogers form A1/A2.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rutland', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-F3C8E8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy weight, Length: 17 mm, diameter: 38 mm, weight: 100.4 g. The weight is triangular in form, with rounded sides and a circular base . It has the remains of an iron loop emerging from its apex and the iron can also be seen emerging from the centre of the base.
Created on: Tuesday 24th April 2018
Last updated: Friday 27th April 2018
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