Record ID: LEIC-9464AF
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Light grey opaque patina. Tertiary piece, abruptly retouched along each edge to shape. A wide arrowhead that matches a leaf-shape more closely than anything else, although it is offset and not of classic style,
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-94518C
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead. Light creamy-grey opaque patina. Secondary piece. Truncated flake to produce the base, distal end is the tip. Small amount of abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch along the edges.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-9443A5
Object type: LEAF ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint leaf-shaped arrowhead. Translucent, mid-brownish-grey patina. Secondary piece. Hard-hammer-struck flake with a plain cortical butt. The flaked curving platform forms the left side of the arrowhead. Base abruptly retouched in two areas for hafting. Part of the right edge has been formed during flake removal and exists as a hinge termination. The right side of the tip is refined by abrupt (crossed) retouch.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-943500
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead. Light greyish-brown opaque patina. Tertiary flake, plain butt, hard-hammer-struck from orthogonal core. Arrowhead shaped by abrupt, short, scaler retouch around the entire edge. Butt is utilised as the tip. Distal end has a step termination which has been notched to leave as a square barb.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-942971
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead. Light brownish-grey opaque patina. Tertiary flake, hard-hammer-struck from orthogonal core. Dihedral butt. Arrowhead shaped by oblique truncations to form the tip then slightly refined by short, abrupt retouch. Base flaked to shape.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-94181B
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Mid-brown opaque patina. Tertiary piece, flake struck from orthogonal core. Semi-abruptly retouched and flaked all round the edges to shape,
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-940963
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint chisel arrowhead. Light blue opaque patina. Tertiary piece, hard-hammer-struck with plain butt. Both lateral edges and the distal end have been serrated though not quite with the normal technique of a chisel arrowhead. Unidirectional flake scars on dorsal surface.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-93FA16
Object type: POINT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint point. Very light creamy-grey opaque patina. Tertiary piece. A large hard-hammer-struck flake with a plain cortical butt. Abruptly retouched (short, stepped) all round the edges. Possibly an arrowhead.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-93E92E
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint end scraper. Made from a flint fragment, mid-brown opaque patina. Tertiary flake. Short, abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch used to create the scraper.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-93E8AA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated but possibly Medieval copper alloy mount 22mm in diameter, 8mm thick and weighing 8.92g. The object is circular in form and sub triangular in cross section. It consits of two parts, one is a solid dome with a rounded upper edge and the other is a flat plate which is attached by a hidden mechanism. The object may be a two part belt mount perhaps?
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BERK-93DC8A
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete silver-gilt dress hook/hooked clasp, dating to the post medieval period (c.AD1500-1600). The silver plate is cast in the form of a four-petalled flower surmounted by four conical bosses, with a further central conical boss. Each boss has a small central projecting knop. The surface of the front plate and conical bosses are decorated with gilt. The central boss seems to be a shade lighter in colour. There are also traces of gilt on the surface of the hook. The gilt on the tips of the central projecting knops of the bosses is worn and it is unclear if the…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-93D7D3
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint oblique arrowhead. Miid-grey semi-translucent patina. Tertiary flake, abruptly retouched and extensively flaked all over and round the margins to create an arrowhead.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-93D304
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, 21mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 4.37g. The object consists of a short hexagonal tapering shaft with a double collar sitting below a large integral suspension loop, which is filled with iron corrosion. The shaft terminates in a shield shaped matrix, 13 x 14mm. This depicts Mary suckling Jesus, its edges are worn so the inscription is hard to read, possibly reads RO----EDIV The form is similar to SF-79CCC7 LEIC-55B0CC SUR-EA3B3B, though none of these have a religious image.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-93C596
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Neolithic flint arrowhead. Light blue opaque patina. Secondary flake, hard-hammer-struck. Flake re-used, retouched (low angle, short, parallel) and notched to form a rudimentary arrowhead.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 27th December 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-93C145
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy seal matrix, 21mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 4.37g. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. The matrix is decorated with the 'lamb of god' carry a banner in the centre with an inscription contained in the border which reads ECCE AGNVS DEI - behold the lamb of god. See KENT-B00194
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-93AA7F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Undated lead alloy weight 16mm long, 14mm in diameter and weighing 14.08g. The object is sub rectangular in form and circular in cross section with a tapering form and a cemntral hole 8mm diameter.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-93A8C2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn copper alloy post-medieval rose/ orb jetton struck at Nuremberg by Hanns Krawinckel II (master 1586-1635), GOTES REICH BLIBT EWICK issue ('God's Kingdom endures for ever'). Reference: Mitchiner 1540-1552
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Thursday 14th March 2019
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Record ID: WAW-93A2C1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman coin, cententionalis of Magnentius (AD 350-353). Condition poor. Obverse Bare headed bust, right '....HCNI...?. Reverse Emperor standing, left, holding a Victory on a globe. 'FELICITAS [reipublicae] Reece Period 18. Diameter 20.6mm, Mass 2.24g. Contemporary copy?
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-939C56
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to post medieval lead alloy weight or token? 34mm in diameter, 7mm wide and weighing 38.86g. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section. It is decorated on one face with 'spoke' like raised decoration around a central small hole. It could be a weight or a token of some sort?
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-9390AE
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early post-medieval (1500-1700) copper-alloy strap fitting from a sword belt hanger, dating to the period 1500 to 1700. The object consists of a hooked plate that would have been one of three to have hung from a mount with three suspension loops. In turn, scabbard straps would have been attached to the plates. The strap fitting has two rivet holes which are now filled with iron corrosion. The hooked plate is sub-triangular in shape and decorated with an elaborate scrolling foliate pattern with fronds to either side from a central stem, reaching into a trifoliate end which has a pi…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2019
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