Record ID: FAKL-CA6956
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead disc, of indeterminate date, its faces are plain but the edge is chamfered and made up of a series of angled chisel cuts. Its module and finds from the same area suggest that this may represent a Late/Post Medieval token. Diameter 23.1, Thickness 2.3mm, Mass 7.78g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CA4CB6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1450-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a letter W (or M). The back is plain and it was cast in a single sided mould leaving a flash line around its edge. Diameter 19.2mm, Thickness 3.9mm, Mass 8.72g. The dating of this token is difficult but the form of the letter suggests a Late Medieval or Post Medieval date. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communic…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9FE24
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms. The back is plain. Diameter 25.8mm, Thickness 2.5mm, Mass 5.77g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 20…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9E8D9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1200-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, two curving lines linked by a transverse line the significance of which is unknown.The back of the disc is plain but has a raised edge within which is a series of concentric rings. Diameter 19.6mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 6.23g. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communicants either before or at Mass. They may have served as …
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9C323
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms. Two stubs on the edge suggest that the token had been cast as part of a strip. Diameter 22.1mm, Thickness 3.5mm, Mass 7.07g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C99AC7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms, the other side is flat but with a slight rim around its edge. Diameter 17.5mm, Thickness 3.0mm, Mass 3.60g. The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style. The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may have…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A26523
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: MODERN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Five lead projectiles: 1. Cylindrical with rounded ends (almost a ball). Diameter18.8mm (0.72 inches) Length 18.5mm, Mass 35.90g. 2. Ball, perforated by a 4.1mm diameter hole, Diameter 18.4mm (0.72 inches), Mass 27.3g. 3. Ball, with casting flash around its mould joint and traces of the casting gate. Diameter 15.9mm, (0.63 inches), Mass 20.06g. 4. Ball, 14.8mm (0.58 inches), Mass 17.61g. 5. Bullet, cylindrical with a round noes and a flat base around which is a groove, traces of the marks left by rifling around the edges. Diameter 11.5mm (0.45 inches). Length 15.2mm. …
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A1D1F3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Middle Bronze Age, c. 1,500-1,150 BC, side looped spearhead, the weapon has suffered some damage, its loops are broken but it appears that its tiny head is substantially intact. It consisted of a central, ogival section flanked by two flukes. With the spearhead are fragments of wood which probably represent part of its shaft preserved by contact with copper. The small head seen on this weapon can be compared to an example from Lakenheath, Suffolk (Evans,1881, 322-323, fig. 395). Evans refers to an example from Cumberland with a still smaller blade but, at 124mm, it was still larger tha…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: FAKL-A1776C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, copper alloy, double looped, buckle, c. 1530-1570. The buckle is rectangular with a plain central bar, it surface retains some traces of white-metal plating. Its two edges bear a line of incised, cabled decoration and notched to give a crenulated effect. A similar buckle from London was found in a context dated to c.1530-1570 (Egan 2005, 37, fig. 19, no. 118) and it was suggested that its large size suggested that it may have formed part of an armour, it may have also have been used on a baldric. Length 55.1mm, Width 56.0mm, Thickness 3.3mm, Mass 24.91g.
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A13336
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, copper alloy, double looped buckle, c. 1650-1720. The buckle is ornate and retains traces of white-metal coating. Between the two D-shaped loops is an off-set bar, the junctions being marked by mouldings. there are further mouldings around the frames, in the middle of each frame is a palmette moulding. The underside of the buckle is slightly hollow-cast and its two loops are slightly angles so that their edges stand above the line of the bar. The pin is wrapped around the bar at which point it has a grooved face. A similar buckle from London was found in a context dated…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A0FCF5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval to Modern (c. 1650-1900) copper alloy boss, hollow cast and circular, a dome marked by concentric rings around a central projection. Around the dome is a channel marked by an up-turned rim. This object is impossible to date and may have had any of a number of funtions, including horse-harness and part of the bed. Diameter 29.4mm, Height 12.1mm, Thickness 3.0mm, Mass 14.49g
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A0D73E
Object type: CUTLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval to Modern (c. 1650-1900) copper alloy wheel from a pastry jigger used to decorate the edges of pies and other baked foodstuffs. Each face of the disc bears radiating grooves, off-set on the two faces so that a zig-zag line was produced. Traces of staining suggest the use of a central, iron pin. Diameter 24.5mm, Thickness 3.1mm, Mass 5.26g
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A08CEB
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Unidentified lead object, perhaps a Medieval or Post Medieval weight. Triangular with, on one face to chevrons and a triangular pellet, cast in high relief, The back is plain. Length 26.9mm, Width 26.6mm, Thickness 5.8mm, Mass 17.26g
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A06413
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval coin, a groat of Charles II (1660-1685) filed smooth, and bent to form a 'love token', the two bends are not parallel. While most of the decorated has been obliterated traces of locks of hair and part of the date '80' survive which, with the module, show this coin to have been a groat of Charles II. Diameter 17.2mm, Mass 1.45g. Notes: 'Love tokens' were made using coins dating from the time of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to the reign of Ann (1702-1714) with a few Georgian examples. They were particularly common in the reign of William III (1694-1702). They are not unco…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-9FFBF8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
,Roman, copper alloy, brooch of Polden Hill type, 1st century AD. The surface of the brooch bears traces of white metal plating. It is complete but lacks a pin, spring, and catch-plate. The terminal of the foot is damaged but appears to have consisted of button separated from the bow by a transverse groove. A rib runs down the length of the bow and is flanked by two rows of paired, angled, leaf-like mouldings. There is a flat, D shaped pad either side of the head from which the two lateral wings emerge. The underside of the these is hollow to accommodate the spring and, at one end, is…
Created on: Sunday 7th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 7th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-4BB0DB
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval ceramic vessel strap handle, flat with a central and lateral ribs between which are slash marks. Body white throughout. Filler quartz, rounded, Medium density. Width 37.4mm, Thickness 11.4mm, Mass 20.21g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-4B9D51
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman ceramic vessel rim, everted, pointed edge. Pinkish buff throughout. Filler quartz, rounded, Medium density. Thickness 5.1mm, Mass 17.57g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-4B8420
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman ceramic, basal sherd from a grey ware vessel. Filler, quartz, rounded, medium density. Thickness 11.1mm, Mass 34.49g.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-4B15A6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval ceramic vessel rim sherd, sharply everted with a square edge, hard fabric, pink/buff external surfaces and a light grey core. The filler is quartz, angular, profuse. Thickness 8.4mm, Mass 13.10g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-4ADB37
Object type: MORTARIUM
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman mortarium rim sherd, 2nd century AD, 'hammerhead' type, white fabric containing dispersed brown and black filler (slag and hematite?). Thickness 10.2mm, Mass 17.39g
Created on: Wednesday 3rd April 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th April 2019
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