Record ID: PUBLIC-B17CAA
Object type: MUSKET BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead musket ball of probable post medieval date. There are two flattened areas on the surface, probably where the sprue has been removed, and the mark left by the ramrod. The surface is covered with thick white patination. The weight (35.8g) and size (18.9mm) are consistent with use in a smooth-bore musket of military specification, and it probably dates to the 17th century, though a later date cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Saturday 25th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9D9F17
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight or possible gaming piece, of probable medieval date. In plan it is rounded at the base, which is of c22mm diameter, with an oval projection at the apex measuring 8.5 by 5.1mm; and in section it is in the form of a shallow cone with a slight lean, 15.5mm high, surmounted by a 3.4mm high central trapezoidal projection. As the surface is heavily patinated and generally worn, the detail is obscured, and it is possible that the projection may originally have been higher and would have been perforated to allow suspension. The object weighs 40.03g.
Created on: Tuesday 6th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-88D477
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric secondary flake of translucent light grey/brown flint, with some original cortex remaining at two edges and a prominent bulb and ripple marks on the ventral face. Broadly trapezoidal in plan, and has three facets to the dorsal face. Possibly some abrupt retouch (or plough damage) at the distal end. Could be any date from Mesolithic to Bronze age. Maximum length 27.9 mm, width 32.1 mm, thickness 11.5 mm; mass 8.4 g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-88CE4D
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint scraper of probable Bronze age date. Formed of dark grey flint, broadly pentagonal in profile with rounded ends and domed in section, with abrupt retouch at three edges and cortex remaining over 75% of the dorsal face. Possibly a reworked core. Length 39.9mm, width 34.0mm, thickness 20.5mm, mass 26.4g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-88C7ED
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint probable scraper, possibly of Bronze age date. Formed of black flint, broadly triangular in profile with rounded ends and shallowly domed in section, with crude invasive retouch at two edges and cortex remaining over half of the dorsal face. Edges may be plough damaged. Length 38.5mm, width 37.8mm, thickness 13.4mm, mass 20.0g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-CABF3C
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible papal bulla, dating to the medieval period. A 5.2mm thick lead disc measuring c35.5mm in diameter (33.0 - 36.8mm), and weighing 43.4g. Both sides are corroded and covered in thick white patination, and no detail is visible. The dimensions and presence of marks on the circumferential edge where the cord would have been attached lead me to believe this is probably a bulla seal, but it could be something else.
Created on: Saturday 27th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-C74252
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount of probable post-medieval date. It is hexagonal in plan, with the stubs of two curved attachment spikes projecting from the rear - these appear to have been cast integrally. The outer face is decorated in relief with a 6 petalled Tudor rose inside a tressured border, accentuated by small knops at the points of the hexagon. The surface is badly corroded and if it was originally gilded, as seems likely, there are no remaining traces. Read, in 'Metal artefacts of antiquity' (2001), ascribes 16th or 17th century dates to similar items.
Created on: Saturday 27th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B6E2E9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver groat of Mary I of England, dating from 1553-4. Very worn, just enough of the legend remains to identify it. It has minor loss and might be lightly clipped as the diameter, at 22.5mm, is a little less than usual. As North 1960
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-B6D8AC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver long cross penny of Edward I of England, class 3g (narrow face), Canterbury mint, dating from 1280 - 1282. As North 1022
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 29th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Osbaston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AF17E2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, conical in section and rounded in plan, with a central perforation. It is 16.9mm in height and up to c.12 - 13mm in diameter and weighs 15.7g, but as the perforation is full of soil the true weight will be a little less.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-AF05E1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight, conical in section and oval in plan, with a central perforation. The item is 25.3mm high and has maximum dimensions of 20.2 - 15.8mm and it weighs 46.9g, but as the perforation is partially filled with soil the true weight will be slightly less. Possibly a gaming piece or net weight, and could be any date from Roman to post-medieval, although several other lead items have been found from this site which can be more firmly dated to the early medieval period.
Created on: Friday 26th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DEF308
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Unidentified copper alloy object. In plan it is in the form of a very shallow triangle measuring 98 by 45 by 55mm, and is 7.5mm high at the apex, very shallowly rhomboid in profile. There are blow-holes from the casting process on all four faces, and the upper (sloping) face has filemarks. Both pointed ends are worn, but if the item was originally symmetrical (as seems probable), one end may have more wear than the other. The object has a well-developed green patina. It was found in an area where many 4th century Roman coins were present, and where fieldwalking had produced evid…
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-DED073
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Viking lead gaming piece. It is in the form of a shallow cone in profile and is round in plan, with a well-developed white patination. It measures up to 27.2mm in diameter and is 10.7mm high in the centre, and it weighs 33.9g. Many similar objects have been found at Torksey (Hadley & Richards, Antiquaries Journal, 2016) and are identified as Viking gaming pieces, and this object has now been inspected by Professors Hadley & Richards and identified as a Viking type.
Created on: Tuesday 16th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D21AF9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Small cubic lead weight or die. It measures c8mm square [8.3 x 8.1 x 7.9mm] and weighs 5.17g. It does not appear to have any markings, but it is covered in grey/white patination, and it is possible that there may be some present underneath. This could be of any date from Roman to post-medieval, but it came from a site where other early medieval artefacts have been found, so could possibly be a Viking weight and may be 9th century in date. Similar items on the database include LANCUM-AF5BA2, BH-5F3649
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D1F59A
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric secondary flake of black flint, kite-shaped in plan and slightly curved in profile with a prominent bulb of percussion, with some original cortex remaining at the proximal end. Unknown date, could be anything from Mesolithic to Bronze age. Maximum length 28.0 mm, width 18.1 mm, thickness 5.6 mm; mass 3.0 g.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 21st January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-D1E8FD
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric flake of translucent light brown flint, with some original cortex remaining on the dorsal face and a prominent bulb and ripple marks on the ventral. Triangular in plan with a corner missing from the narrow side, and has two facets to the dorsal face. No visible retouch. Probably Mesolithic in date, but possibly Neolithic or Bronze age. Maximum length 29.9 mm, width 19.5 mm, thickness 7.0 mm; mass 3.3 g.
Created on: Monday 15th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5FE8F5
Object type: CORE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric core, a worked nodule of black/brown flint, with some original cortex remaining. The nodule is irregularly shaped and shows evidence of having been worked from different angles at widely spaced intervals, as some of the worked facets have recorticated and some haven't. Some of the removals are of narrow bladelets and are probably Mesolithic in date, but it has probably been reworked in the Neolithic, or possibly the Bronze age. Maximum length 91.5mm, width 63.5mm, thickness 41.0mm; mass 234g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Monday 15th January 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5EFB75
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Prehistoric snapped blade formed on a secondary flake of mottled black/brown flint. It is triangular in plan, and the tip and base edges both show abrupt retouch. There is cortex remaining along the central facet of the trapezoid sectioned dorsal face and ripple marks on the slightly curved ventral side. There is a notch halfway along one side which appears to be intentional. Possibly intended as a plano-convex knife, but maybe reworked to be used as a scraper. Length 36.4 mm, width 21.8 mm, thickness 7.1 mm, mass 5.8 g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5E8FCD
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic blade, formed on a tertiary flake of orange/brown flint. It is in the form of an elongated leaf in plan and is roughly trapezoidal in section with four facets on the dorsal face, and a slight longitudinal curve to the ventral face, with shallow invasive retouch at the tip. Length 44.1mm, width 14.7mm, thickness 3.8mm, mass 2.4g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-515434
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Secondary flake of opaque orange flint with some black mottling. It is trapezoidal in plan, with a prominent bulb on the ventral face and cortex remaining at the struck end. Of uncertain date. Length 18.0 mm, width 23.1 mm, thickness 4.4 mm, mass 1.85 g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cadeby', grid reference and parish protected.