Record ID: LANCUM-86D2D2
Object type: CRUCIBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: Triangular potsherd with ridge across centre, It has been burnt, possibly in the firing Dimensions: 51 mm high x 48mm width [centre] Top: 50mm Bottom: 52mm, Thickness: 20mm at widest point, and weighs 32g
Created on: Thursday 19th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 17th January 2024
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Record ID: LANCUM-72A06D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Based on the size and weight this is probably a Post Medieval hammered copper alloy coin, a Charles I or Charles II Scottish two pence, a thistle turner or bodle. Most likely to date from 1642 to 1663 AD. Obverse and reverse legends are illegible. The diameter is 18mm and the weight is 1.2g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-729010
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval hammered copper alloy coin, a Charles I Scottish twopence, a thistle turner or bodle. Dates from 1642 to 1650 AD. Obverse legend reads as [CAR D G SCOT ANG FR ET HIB R]. Reverse legend reads as [NEM]O M[E IMPVNE LACESSET]. The diameter is 18mm and the weight is 1.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-7285B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval hammered silver coin of Henry III, a cut halfpenny, probably class 7a3 or 7b1. Minted at London. The reverse face has been double struck. Dates to between c1220 and c1229 AD. Obverse legend reads as [hE]N[RICVS R/]EX. There is a pellet stop between N and D so the the reverse legend reads as [... O]N LVN.D+. The coin has been clipped. The length is 16mm, the width 7.5mm and the weight is less than 1g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-727995
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy radiate or nummus of an uncertain Emperor. Dates to between c260 and c402 AD. Mint uncertain. The coin is worn and illegible. The length is 17mm and the width 15mm.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-726FF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval hammered silver coin of Elizabeth I, a half groat of the sixth issue. The initial mark is a scallop. Dates to between 1584 and 1586 AD. The diameter is 15.5mm and weight is 0.6g. Obverse inscription is [E D G] ROSA [SINE] S[PIN]A and the reverse inscription is [C]IVI TAS LON DON. The coin has been clipped.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-726714
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an early Post Medieval cast lead alloy, or lead, biface weight or possibly token. One face is decorated with an impressed fleur de lys & on the other a raised long cross with raised single pellets in each angle and a damaged boss at the centre of the cross. The decoration derives from medieval long cross coins but the impressed fleur is more suggestive of the Post Medieval period, though it may indicate reuse. The heaviness of the object suggests it is a weight rather than a token even though its decoration is token like. The weight is …
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-72535A
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Middle to late Early Medieval copper alloy kite headed pin. The incomplete pin comprises a lozenge shaped flat head atop the remnant stump of the shaft. Both faces of the head are decorated with four impressed dots towards the angles and one central dot. The depressions of the dots hold remnants of a finish. There is a similar dot on each of the four sides of the head. Several similar pins have been recorded during excavations at Brandon, Suffolk (unpublished nos 2265, 2088 and 2089) and at Hamwic, Southampton (catalogue pages 31-32 FB1:ii - Hinton 1996). All of these examples ha…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th March 2021
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Record ID: LANCUM-72478F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy trumpet brooch fragment. The fragment consists of a section of the bow containing what appears to be a stylised acanthus, and the start of catch plate. The head, hinge mechanism, pin and most of the catch plate are all missing. Dates to between c75 and c175 AD. The length is 28mm, the width is 7mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight 3.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 9th March 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-723A9F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver coin, a fourpence or groat of Charles II. Dates to 1670 or 1680 AD. Obverse legend reads as CAROLVS II DEI GRACIA. Reverse legend reads as MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16 [ ]0. The diameter is 18mm and the weight is 1.4g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-721F63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval hammered copper alloy coin, a Charles I or Charles II Scottish two pence, a thistle turner or bodle. No visible signs of II above the R. Initial mark is probably a lion rampant. Dates from 1642 to 1663 AD. Obverse legend reads as [CAR] D G SCO[T ANG FR ET HIB REX]. Reverse legend reads as N[EMO ME IMPVNE LAC]ESSET. The diameter is 19mm and the weight is 1.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 31st October 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-28698B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval ceramic vessel base sherd with some abrasion. The gritty oxidized buff fabric has inclusions up to 2.5mm and voids up to 2mm. The exterior face has remnants of a degraded splash glaze and the interior face is unglazed. Probably dates from c1250 to c1500 AD, most likely 13th or 14th century. The length is 44mm, width 28mm, thickness 14mm, and the weight 14.5g.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Saturday 10th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-285CB5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval ceramic vessel rim sherd with heavy abrasion. The gritty reduced fabric has an orange buff external face and a light grey core. There are remnants of a yellow green glaze, probably originally a covering glaze. The fabric has a number of inclusions up to 2mm. There are voids, both mostly less than 1mm in size, but with occasional voids up to 8mm x 2mm. Some of these larger voids are the result of the use of grass as a temper. Probably dates from c1200 to c1500 AD, most likely 14th or 15th century. The length is 58mm, width 42mm, thickness 18mm, and …
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Saturday 10th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-282A89
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy dress hook. The hook is an openwork design with only remnants of the loop and hook. The central roundel has a fleur-de-lys design within a circle surrounded by ring of openwork ovals. Dates to between c1500 and c1650 AD. The length is 25mm, the width 19mm, and the weight is 2g. Similar records on the database include DENO-8FF640 and WMID-5B3341.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-281AA3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval ceramic vessel rim sherd. It has a reduced orange/red (light grey core) fabric with some abrasion. The internal and external faces have a dark yellow/green glaze, partial on the exterior, covering on the interior. Dates to between c1300 and c1600 AD, most likely 15th or 16th century. The length is 69mm, width 45mm, rim thickness 20mm, wall thickness 11mm, and the weight 42.1g. NB - record produced from images kindly supplied by the finder.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-28120E
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval to Post Medieval ceramic vessel rim sherd with some abrasion. The fabric is a fine grained buff oxidised ware. The exterior is unglazed but the interior has the remnants of a covering blue/green glaze. The original vessel was probably something like a platter or shallow bowl. Dates from c1400 to c1750 AD. The length is 34mm, width 31mm, thickness 11mm, and the weight 16.3g. NB - record produced from images kindly supplied by the finder.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-27F15A
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly an Early Medieval to Medieval copper alloy mount or vessel rim sherd or handle. The concave, probably inner, face is undecorated. The convex face has decorated with an incised repeating pattern of a cross within lozenge shaped interlace bounded by the remains of straight borders. The lower border is broken by the bottoms of the interlace. Dates to between c600 & c1500 AD, most likely seventh to ninth century. The length is 46mm, width 11mm, thickness 1.5mm, and the weight 4g.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th March 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-27E0D2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an Early Medieval to Post Medieval lead alloy wieght or possibly a gaming piece or token. It is circular in plan and half round in section. One face is flat and undecorated. The domed face is decorated with seven raised pellets surrounding a central larger pellet, This central pellet appears to be decorated with an impressed saltire. There is a small sub-triangular projection extending out from the base. Difficult to date accurately but likely to date between c410 and c1750 AD. The diameter is 14mm, thickness 4mm, and weight 3.4g. Similar, but larger,…
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th March 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-27CE2C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval ceramic vessel body sherd with heavy abrasion. The reduced fabric has a grey core and the faces are variably fired pale grey and red. What appears to be the inner face has the remnants of covering dark green glaze. The other face is unglazed. The fabric has occasional inclusions up to 1mm and voids up to 2mm. Probably dates from c1250 to c1600 AD, most likely 15th to 16th century. The length is 40mm, width 21mm, thickness 6mm, and the weight 8.3g.
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Saturday 10th February 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-27B0F2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy hammered rose orb Nuremburg jetton of Master Hans Krauwinkel II (Mitchiner, 1988, no.1540). The obverse depicts three crowns and three lis arranged around a central rose, and the reverse depicts an Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee within a double stranded trefoil within a circle. Dates from c1586 to c1635 AD. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 0.7g. Obverse inscription is [*HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVR] and the reverse inscription is [*GOTES ]REICH [BLIEB EWICK]. There is a small sub square perforation on the edge of the jetton and …
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 14th January 2018
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