Record ID: PUBLIC-752242
Object type: PIPE TAMPER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy Pipe Tamper circa AD1700 - AD1850. The object is in the form of a ring with an oval bezel. From the loop of the ring extends a shaft, which has a collar and then a short section of screw thread. The ring is slightly distorted but is in otherwise good condition. It measures 35.7mm in length, the loop is 28.0mm wide, the thickness of the screw thread is 9.0mm and it weighs 9.5g.
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 24th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-77EED1
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval cast lead powder flask cap, AD1600 - AD1700. The cap secured the mouth of a flask that held a single charge of gun powder. Sometimes up to twelve such flasks were carried on a bandolier, and were referred to as 'Apostles'. One of the integral loops that attached the cap to the bandolier is missing. The cap has been restored from a damaged condition to enable a more informative image to be presented. It measures 18.9mm in diameter, has an internal depth of 14.1mm, and weighs 12.4g. The surviving integral lug is a semi-circular lug with flattened sub-rectangu…
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7CE9B4
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval cast copper alloy Crotal Bell, circa AD1550 - AD1800. A spherical bell with a worn through suspension loop. It has two sound holes in the upper hemisphere opposite each other. Two more sound holes in the lower hemisphere are connected by a slit. Both of these holes have a crack radiating from them. The bells surface is very worn. It measures 39.4mm in height, is 31.0mm in diameter and weighs 32.5g.
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-7D2234
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy Crotal Bell, circa AD1550 - AD1800. A spherical bell with a rectangular external shaped suspension loop. There are two opposing sound holes in its upper hemisphere, and two more in the lower hemisphere connected by a split. The bell is worn and has some corrosion on its surface, there is no decoration discernable because of this. It measures 39.7mm in height, has a diameter of 30.7mm and weighs 28.8g.
Created on: Sunday 12th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-154303
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A square bi-face cast copper alloy coin weight for a James I Unite. Obverse: half length figure of the king right, holding orb and sceptre. I B - BRI with apostrophe stop punctuation. Reverse: XXII with crown above and s below. Reverse is counterstamped with I below crown.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NARC-19A902
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A hammered silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, with rose and date. 1574.
Created on: Thursday 26th January 2012
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-254766
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval milled tin halfpenny, circa AD1689 - AD1692. This coin, which has a copper core, was issued during the reign of William and Mary, AD1688 - 1694. Obverse description:- conjoined busts right. Obverse inscription:- GVLIELMVS MARIA. Reverse description:- Brittania seated left. Reverse inscription:- BRITAN NIA. The coin measures 29.2mm in diameter, has a thickness of 2.4mm, and weighs 13.0g, and is in fair condition. Ref:- This appears as coin number 3448 in Spink"s "Coins of England & the United Kingdom", Page 336.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2C9D92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn hammered silver Scottish twenty pence of Charles I, third coinage 1637-1642. Diameter 16.5mm, weight 0.6g.
Created on: Friday 27th January 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 1st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Noons Folly', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-B917A6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I, 1625-1649. Obverse shows single arched crown with two sceptres in saltire through it . Obverse legend reads CAROLVS D G MAG BRI. Reverse shows single rose surmounted by single arched crown. Reverse legend reads FRAN ET HIB REX. Die axis is 12 o'clock, weight is 0.91g, diameter is 13.76mm, thickness is 1.22mm. This is a North type five, rose (type 2) variety. See North, J.J. Vol II, 1991, p.165, no.2291. Also see Spink (42nd Ed.) 2007, p.300, no.3205.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: KENT-277F32
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn silver coin, probably post-medieval in date and probably a penny. The precise ruler is unclear, but it is likely to be 16th or 17th century in date.
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thaxted', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3E54C6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval asymmetrical Buckle dating from 1575-1700 AD. It has six lobes along the outside edge of the rectangular loop, a knop at two symmetrical points on the outer edge of the rounded loop, and a knop at each end of the bar There is iron corrosion on the bar from the iron pin which is now missing. The buckle weighs 3.13gms, width18.71mm, length 23.76mm and is 2.49mm in thickness. It has a greenish patina with traces of tinning, and is in fairly good condition. For reference please see Buckles, Page 92 Ref.577 by Ross Whitehead, published by Greenlight Publishing
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th February 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-92F348
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval cast lead-alloy Bridle Boss, circa AD1600 - AD1800. A circular disc, decorated on one side, and signs of two iron fixing points on the reverse. The decorated side has a flat circular centre within a ropework surround. A pattern of looped lines around single pellets circles the rim. Part of the edge has broken off after discovery due to damage received in antiquity, but is in hand. The boss measures 58.7mm in diameter, has a thickness of 3.3mm, and weighs 77.8g. A similar example may be found on the PAS database, SUSS-FE2460.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-9DCE83
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval cast lead pencil, circa 1500-1750 AD. It is a short length of lead rod, circular in section, and with a slightly worn tip at one end. Difficult to date accurately, they are popularly recorded on the database from between the above dates. The object has a slight bend in its length, but is in otherwise good condition. It measures 34.6mm in length, has a thickness of 5.5mm, and weighs 8.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-D369C0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered penny of Elizabeth I, 1558-1603. Obverse shows crowned bust left. Obverse legend reads E.D. G. ROSA SINE SPINA. The mint mark is probably a hand which would place the coin in the fifth issue, 1582-1600 Spink 42nd Ed. p.235-247 or third coinage according to North, J.J. 1991 p.130-140, 1583-1603). Reverse shows the royal shield with a long cross fourchee dividing the legend. Reverse legend reads CIVI/TAS/LON/DON. Die axis is 12 o'clock, weight is 0.47g, diameter is 12.92mm, thickness is 0.60mm. See North, J.J. 1991, p.130-140, no.1988.
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-7CB7F0
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Nuremburg Rose/Orb jetton, probably anonymous issue, struck c. 1500-c. 1585. Ref.: Mitchiner 1988: 377-382, cf. no. 1233). The jetton has a central piercing and has been bent (unsure if deliberate). Dimensions: 23.6mm diameter, 0.5mm thick. Weight: 1.6g.
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-B52E57
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy pin, probably dating from the early post-Medieval period. The damaged head of the pin consists of two domed circular plates, joined together by means of a lead infill. The shaft extends from the underside of the head, is of circular section and extends to a sharp point. The two bends in the shaft may well have been created deliberately. The artefact measures 43.7mm long and weighs 3.88g; the head is 15.1mm in diameter.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Great and Little Chishill', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-B9D872
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy farthing of James I, 1603-1625. This coin is very worn but the obverse seems to show two sceptres through a crown. Obverse legend reads IACO D G MAG BRIT. Reverse seems to show a harp surmounted by a crown. Reverse legend reads FRA ET HIB REX. Die axis is 6 o'clock, weight is 0.24g, diameter is 14.34mm, thickness is 0.43mm. See North, J.J. Vol. II, 1991, p.148-9 & Spink (42nd Ed.) 2007, p.256-7.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-BA5C46
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered halfpenny of Henry VIII, 1509-1547. Obverse shows forward facing crowned bust with a 'T' & 'C' either side. Obverse legend reads [H D G ROSA SIE SPIA] possibly with saltire stops. Reverse shows solid long cross with three pellets per quarter. Reverse legend reads CI[VI/TAS/CAN]/TOR. The TC on the obverse confirms the Canterbury mint and stands for Archbishop Thomas Cranmer. This coin is from the second coinage, 1526-1544, See North, J.J. Vol. II, 1991, p.112, no. 1817 & Spink (42nd Ed.) 2007, p.216-217, no.2358. Die axis is 5 o'clock, weight is 0.28g, diameter is 1…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-BB3607
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy seventeenth century trade token. Obverse shows grocer's arms. Obverse mint mark is a mullet. Obverse legend reads [W]ILIAM.[BAYLE]Y . Reverse shows WK with B above and a mullet either side of the B. Reverse mint mark is a mullet. Reverse legend reads IN.OV[TWELL] 1667. Die axis is 3 o'clock, weight is 0.24g, diameter is 13.51mm, thickness is 0.37mm. See Williamson, Vol.II, 191 edition, Norfolk, No.231.
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cambridgeshire Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-FA1D32
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy token halfpenny of Henry Rugeley of Potton, Bedfordshire, dated 1666. Ref.: Williamson 1967: 12, no. 82. The token is very worn and has been pierced at 7 o'clock on the obverse. Dimensions: 19.6mm diameter, 0.3mm thick. Weight: 1.1g. Obverse: [St. George and the dragon]. 'HEN[RY.RVGELEY.IN.1]666' Reverse: 'H [R]' between three flowers, the stems entwined. '[POTT]ON.H[IS.HAL]FE.PENN[Y]'
Created on: Thursday 1st March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Gamlingay', grid reference and parish protected.