Record ID: LEIC-498336
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, lead-alloy spindle whorl of possible early medieval date, AD 700-1100. The spindle whorl is very abraded and pitted with a flat upper surface, curved sides and flat lower surface. The central aperture measures 9mm, suggesting an early medieval date. It measures 35mm in diameter, is 10mm in width and weighs 53.13g.
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
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Record ID: PUBLIC-44C0A3
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and incomplete copper alloy dress hook, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1650. The dress hook comprises of a central, downward pointing sub-circular plate, broadly flat in cross section; the rearward facing hook protruding from the base of the plate is missing. The rectangular attachment loop which would have expanded from the top of the plate is also missing. The plate is decorated with a central, chequered lozenge low relief. This is flanked to either side by an arrangement of four openwork circles, filling the corners between the lozenge and the edge of the plate. There i…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'GF001B', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-438583
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (c.AD 1464-1604) copper alloy weight for checking the mass of an Angel gold coin. It is square, and one face is stamped with a very worn figure of the Archangel Michael, standing, left, holding a lance and confronting a dragon. Length 10.18 mm, Width 9.10 mm, Thickness 3.75mm, Mass 77.6 gr ( grains) a mass which, taking into account some damage suffered by the weight places its mass in keeping with the 80gr grain module used in the suggested period. Withers, P. & Withers, B. (1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press, page 68) q…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saltfleet area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-42D5D6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, medieval copper-alloy seal matrix, dating to c. AD 1300-1400 depicting a stag. It has a circular die and a faceted stem of six sides, tapering upwards to a deep, hexagonal collar and groove, before ending in a quatrofoil shaped terminal with quatrefoil peforation. The design on the matrix is of a stag, advancing left on the impression, surrounded by the legend *IE...EAIEAIEAI which could be a Medieval hunting cry. There is a line border above and below the lettering. The matrix has a smooth, dark brown patina. It is 20.46 mm in diameter and 24.05 mm high. It weighs 11.4…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saltfleet area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-42B735
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete, medieval copper-alloy seal matrix, hexagonally faceted conical handle with pierced pointed terminal. Circular, diameter 17.46 mm. Height 31.72 mm. Weight 14.91g. A crowned W between sprigs. 14th century. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. Seal matrices with similar designs though different legends have been recorded as NMS-A09FA1. Sealing was used for authenticating documents for around 300 years in Medieval Britain. Though initially limited to the higher ranks of the church and state, the use of seals became more general from the 11th century onward and by …
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 19th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Friskney area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-42903B
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy medieval seal matrix, c.AD 1300-1400. It has a hexagonal handle, tapering to an apex where there is a trefoil suspension loop with a collar where it joins the handle. The base is circular and features the engraved design of a stag's head with a cross above it between its antlers, surrounded by an inner circle and then the inscription '*IESV MERCI' in Medieval French meaning 'Jesus, (have) mercy' around the outside. It survives in good condition with some damage around the base. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The dia…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th February 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saltfleet area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-419114
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver coin. Shilling of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), dated 1587 Obverse description: Bust left, rose behind head. Obverse inscription: ELIZAB'.D'.G'.ANG'.FR ET.HIB'.REGI'. Reverse description: Shield of Arms of England and France, long cross, mintmark crescent (72b) Reverse inscription: POSVI/DEV'AD/IVTORE/M' MEV'. Diameter: 25.7mm, Weight: 2.51gms, die axis: 7
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-41875C
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cuff link. A pair of identical small [length 15.9mm] oval plates, each with a sheet metal roll brazed to its back to retain a D-shaped loop; an elongated figure-of-eight loop unites the two components, with the D-shaped loops passing through the apertures at its ends. The front bears a probably die-stamped interlaced motif. A maker's back stamp appears on both plates: [?D] W JONES FAV[---]. Gilding traces are trapped in the back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Length: 34.6mm, Weight: 2.32gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-417D13
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible metalworking debris. A small melted object, perhaps a fragment from a buckle frame and its plate though other possibilities abound. The material would not readily melt in a bonfire, so its reduction to this state may indicate an episode of non-ferrous metalworking, casting or recycling. Suggested date: possibly Medieval, 1200-1500 Length: 24.6mm, Width: 7.9mm, Thickness: 3.1mm, Weight: 1.71gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4172D3
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. A small probably die-stamped livery button with a drawn w2ire loop brazed to its back. The front bears the bordered image of a recumbent beast, perhaps a lion, in front of a tree in full leaf. The back bears stamped maker's details: .FIRMINS.LONDON. - a well-known maker. The front bears traces, and the back extensive traces, of gilding. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Diameter: 16.0mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 1.1mm, Weight: 2.30gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4166A0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Radiate indeterminate; later Roman issue of 260-296 on a worn thin reddish oval flan. Obverse description: Radiate head right. All other detail lost. Diameter (long axis): 16.6mm, Weight: 0.72gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-415E40
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. A small flat oval-ended sheet metal plate of thickness 0.4mm with engrailed sides, and with a rectangular concavo-convex bar mount passing across its straight upper edge on its display side. A pair of rivets projects from the back of the plate, of shank diameter 1.2mm and length 2.3mm; the lower rivet retains a tiny circular rove of diameter 2.3mm. Suggested date: late Medieval, 1350-1400 Length: 12.9mm, Width: 9.7mm, Thickness (overall but clear of rivets): 1.7mm, Weight: 0.63 g
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-415467
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron thimble. Conical or domed thimble with a plain basal zone extending nearly half way up its wall, bearing only a single rouletted line of oval dots, and with its upper wall occupied by finely machine-stamped circular pits which appear as if ascending the wall in diagonal lines. The top is rust-stained from a partially surviving steel cap superimposed over the copper alloy fabric. Lightly squashed. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Diameter: c.15mm, Height: 16.9mm, Thickness (wall): 0.2mm, Weight: 2.79gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-414977
Object type: TOY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy toy. Cast nose-cone of a toy rocket or jet plane. A solid cone with a rounded nose, flanked by two smaller cones at the ends of short opposed arms, representing twin engines if an aeroplane is intended. This is the front of a two-part construction which would be held with a rubber band looped around the projecting elements flanking the nose cone; the larger part of the toy is lost, and represented a fuselage and wings or fins. A paper gunpowder cap would be held between the two parts, and was detonated by impact when the missile was thrown against a hard surface. The nose-c…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-413D99
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle plate. A rectangular slotted plate of thickness 0.5mm, neatly folded, with two dome-headed rivets [of head diameter 2.7mm and length 4.8mm] passing through both plates at their inner corners, burred at the back. A double rouletted billeted line forms a rectangular frame confining incised curvilinear vegetal motifs on the display side, the more prominent motif appearing as if chip-carved and subsidiary elements rouletted with a smaller tool than the border. White metal plating traces appear front and back. Suggested date: Medieval, 1250-1400 Length: 19.1mm, Heigh…
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4129BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Nummus of Licinius I (308-324), smaller module Genio Pop Rom issue of 307-317, Reece period 15; Lyon mint, not found with this mintmark in RIC vol. 7. Obverse description: head laureate right with beard of fine strokes. Obverse inscription: IMP LICINIVS PF AVG Reverse description: Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopiae, cloak over left arm. Reverse inscription: GENIO POP ROM In exergue: PL Diameter: 21.2mm, Weight: 2.79gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4120FA
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead/tin alloy and copper alloy button. Cast globular button with a thin [0.8mm diameter] drawn wire loop inserted into a dimple on the back. Highly polished. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1500 Diameter: 8.8mm, Height: 9.9mm, Weight: 2.30gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-411151
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Nummus of the House of Theodosius, possibly Gratian (367-383), Vow in wreath issue of 379-383, Reece period 20, on a worn thin flan, chipped. Obverse description: bust draped diademed and cuirassed right; illegible trace of inscription. Reverse description: Vow in wreath, possibly VOT XV / MVLT XX Diameter: 14.7mm, Weight: 0.72gms, die axis: 6
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-410495
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin. Radiate indeterminate, later Roman issue of 260-296 Obverse description: radiate head right. All other detail lost. Diameter: 15.3mm, Weight: 1.13gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-40FB99
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible weight. Cast oval plano-convex object with shrinkage lines suggesting its manufacture in an open mould; the convex surface is stippled suggesting this may have been cast in a sand bed, often a mark of professional lead working. The convex surface also bears the moulded depiction of a hand with separate fingers and a thumb extended. The mass might suggest this to have represented one [overweight] averdepois ounce. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700 Diameter (long axis): 27.6mm, Width: 24.3mm, Thickness: 9.3mm, Weight: 30.26gms
Created on: Saturday 26th October 2019
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.