Record ID: LANCUM-40177E
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy object, possibly a mount or a large button or a small bridle boss. It is circular in plan with a raised central boss 18mm in diameter. The domed outer face depicts a crowned bust facing left, possibly William III, with a circumferal border of widely spaced pellets approximately 3mm from the original edge. The inner face is concave and undecorated, with the possible exception of some raised pellets intermittently around the edge. The object has some damage, the fixings and part of the edge are now missing. Dates to between c1600 and c1750 AD. Diameter 37mm…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 30th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-400CDD
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy object, probably a hand or pointer of some sort, or possibly a catch or latch element. The top loop has an internal diameter 4mm. There are Roman strap ends that look similar in plan but are flat and only a millimetre or so thick. There are also Post Medieval furniture mounts and key hole covers that look similar, and some are almost as thick, but it cannot be one of them as the attachment loop is too wide for a rivet. It is however the right size for a spindle on which the artefact could turn. With this mind, it is probably something like a robust clock han…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 1st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-400324
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy sandal type skeuomorphic plate brooch. The brooch has an outline in the shape of an elongated sandal sole with the pointed heel at the top, a narrowed instep, expanded 'ball' of the foot and a pointed toe. It is sided, probably to represent the right foot. On the outer face the originally flat plate has a raised border around a plain flat centre which once held enamel. The base of a projecting loop or knop remains on the heel. On the reverse are the projecting remains of the pin attachment and the catch plate. Skeuomorphic plate brooches were popular in the 2nd cent…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 29th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-3E4553
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy radiate antoninianus of the Emperor Victorinus AD 269-271 Reece period 13. Obverse with radiate bust facing right and inscription IMP C VICTORINVS P[FAVG]. Reverse very eroded but probably featuring Providentia standing left. Thickness 1mm, diameter 22.4mm, weight 2.07g.
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 27th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Rauceby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-3E1D0D
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Saxon to post-medieval annular lead spindle whorl, one face partly flattened. Diameter 20mm, thickness 10mm, hole diameter 10 - 9mm, weight 18.25g. 11th - 16th century. Finder's no. POD 11/43
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Sunday 29th November 2020
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Record ID: LIN-3E0AEB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A milled-edge circular copper-alloy or bronze pub token for the Lord Nelson in Carlton by Nottingham. The reverse has the makers name H B SALE MAKER CONSTITUTION HILL BHAM stamped around the edge surrounding a laurel wreath, in turn surrounding the value stamped as 3D meaning three (old) pence. The obverse has A RICHARDSON CARLTON BY NOTTINGHAM stamped around the outer rim enclosing the central words WINE & SPIRITS VAULTS, LORD NELSON. The manufacturer was founded in 1862, thus creating the earliest possible date for this token. It is listed as being based at Constitution Hill Bi…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Tuesday 27th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Rauceby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-3DDF1D
Object type: TAP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small fragment, broken at both ends and longitudinally, of a post-medieval copper alloy tap spout, polygonal in cross-section reduced through an offset to circular, weight 9g, 17th - 18th century. Finder's no. POD 11/40
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Sunday 29th November 2020
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Record ID: NMS-3D0967
Object type: POT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Sagging basal sherd of Grimston ware pottery jug with thumb impressions at the angle, reduced with pale brown exterior on which are very faint spots of splashed lead glaze.Weight 16g. Late 12th - 13th century. Finder's no. POD 11/39
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Sunday 29th November 2020
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Record ID: LIN-39F4CE
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy domed thimble. Probably Holmes' Type III c 1730 to 1800. These thimbles originated in the Netherlands but were also produced in England between 1730 and 1800(Holmes 1988). The English thimbles of this type were manufactured by Lofting at Great Marlow. He produced thimbles in various sizes and was the first to mass produce for children. This thimble matches that illustrated by Read.The thimble is a squat cone topped by a dome. The sides are covered in mechanically knurled pits.The crown pits are die-punched lozenge shaped. There is a rim around the base. The interior h…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Monday 26th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wellingore', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-37E627
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete fragment of a cast copper-alloy book clasp fitting (Howsam type A2) of medieval date (c.1300-1450). Description: The central body is shallow semi-spherical with the reverse being flat. There is a 3.9mm diameter aperture through the centre that would have located on a peg on the book cover when in use. The central body terminates on one side with an old break below the remains of a cord loop extension and on the other side by the remains of integral forked spacers. The surface has a dark brown / green patchy patina. Measurements: Overall length 28.4mm, width 1…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 2nd September 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sandwich', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-36BB07
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible Roman cast furniture, vessel or vehicle fitting. The form is that of a circular disc with the the front face contoured from a raised border, dishing inwards towards a central raised conical boss with a flat domed top. The reverse side is flat but rough, with the corroded remains of a square section iron stud in the centre, opposite the boss. The surface is a powdery grey-green colour. Although flatter and lacking the full bobbin shape the contoured moulded surface is reminiscent of so-called Roman bell-shaped mounts and studs. Allason-Jones and Miket illustrate a…
Created on: Sunday 29th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 29th April 2021
Spatial data recorded.