Record ID: CAM-E2AAC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A white metal moulded copy of an early Post-Medieval Spanish coin. This coin is copying a silver hammered 8 reales of Philip II of Spain (born 1527, reigned 1556-98) minted in Lima (Peru) between 1577 and 1588. Philip II of Spain was the husband of the British Queen, Mary Tudor (born 1516, reigned 1553-1558, married 1554-1558) who was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. Philip II of Spain was also responsible for sending the Spanish Armarda to attack England in 1588. The mint mark is D for Lima. The full inscription would read: obverse: PHILLIPVS D G HISPANIA RVMET rev…
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th May 2012
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Record ID: PUBLIC-D4AEC1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete middle Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy pin. It has a flat circular head with an incomplete coiled shaft extending from one edge. The disc is perforated by five circular holes, each 3.5mm in diameter. One hole is central, with the others positioned above, below, and either side of this, forming a cross pattern. The hole to the right-hand side is damaged. The surface on one face has decoration of the faint engraved outline of a diagonal cross, with expanded arms curving around the circular holes. It is difficult to reconstruct the exact pattern due to wear, but it seems that each…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A564C2
Object type: DIVIDERS
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete set of post-medieval copper-alloy dividers. The object has a globular hinged end, formed by fitting the upper part of one arm into a slot in the sub-spherical head of the second. Below this is a narrow ridged collar. The dividers have a measurement below the collar of 5.7mm wide, and a thickness of 4.3mm. The complete length is 65.9mm. The slot at the top of the outer arm is c. 16mm long, and the inner arm is flattened to fit into the slot. The copper-alloy axis bar can just be seen on either side. The collar runs around both arms. The touching faces of the arms are comp…
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Monday 14th November 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A25938
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy harness mount, circa AD1600 - AD1800. The mount is circular, with a flattened dome 23.2mm in diameter in the centre, this is ringed by 11 round perforations, equally spaced, each 5.6mm in diameter. A raised convex band which has a width of 7.6mm surrounds the perforations. The outer edge of the mount has a scalloped design of 22 arcs. The object bears marks on its upper surface consistant with an attempt to break it into two, while the back has the remains of two square cross-sectioned fixing spikes (now broken). The mount measures 70.4mm in …
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: PUBLIC-937346
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (fl. 1586-1635) dating 1586-1635. Rose/orb type inscribed GOTES SEGEN MACHT REICH. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 443) nos. 1555-1556. Approximately one third of the coin is missing due to an old break. The piece measures 19.2mm in diameter, is 0.3mm thick, and weighs 0.3g.
Created on: Sunday 20th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-787A21
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval copper-alloy 17th-century token farthing issued by Thomas Hunsdon of Oxford, Oxfordshire, dated 1666 (on token). Williamson (1967, 932) Oxfordshire no. 145.
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd December 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-754675
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval cast copper alloy Spur, circa AD1550-AD1650. The fragment consists of a short piece of the Spur arm, 'D' shaped in cross-section, which has a figure of eight terminal. A single "dagger" shape strap attachment is connected to one eyelet. The metal of the spur arm has a high Tin content giving it a dark grey appearance, and there are small traces of silvering around the terminal. The strap attachment has a light green patina, and has the remains of an iron rivet in place. The arm fragment measures 34.3mm in length, has a width across the terminal of 12.9mm,…
Created on: Saturday 19th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 4th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SOUTH CAMBRIDGESHIRE', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4FDFA5
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy pin head of Early-Medieval (Anglo-Saxon) date. Approximately half of the discoidal pin head remains, the rest having been lost in antiquity. A plain cross divides the upper surface into quarters, each of which is filled by a panel of chip-carved interlace decoration. There are subtle differences between the designs in each of the panels, but all consist of a net-like pattern of narrow ridges, separated by deep 'V-sectioned' fields. Many of the strands terminate in triangles or lozenges, and this is probably designed to give the impression of a zoomorphic n…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 26th October 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-4D6780
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy casting jet of probable Mid to Late Bronze Age date. The piece takes the form of an inverted half-cylinder, its bottom point bifurcating into two angled runners. Dimensions: 28.3mm high, 25.6mm wide, 11.8mm wide (top). Weight: 20.93g. Casting jets are waste products which form at the top of a two-piece clay mould when the molten metal has filled the object-shaped void below. As they represent re-usable metal, they were often retained and regularly turn up in founder's hoards of the period (see, for example, 2006 T36, from Devon).
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th July 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-37F3D2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A bent lead-alloy token, dated '1590' and probably made around this time or shortly thereafter. This circular token is based on a late 16th century French jetton (see Mitchiner 1988: 1012, nos. 3051 to 3053), is of the same diameter as the aforementioned but contains an error legend which suggests a non-official manufacture. Both the obverse and reverse are executed in low relief, the designs contained within a border of inward-pointing triangles. Obverse: Crowned shield of France, collar of the Order of St. Michael surrounding. Legend: 'CAMERAE COMVTOR[VM REG]IOR'. (sic*) Rever…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melbourn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-36A6B7
Object type: CART FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast copper-alloy cart fitting terminal of Roman date. The terminal is formed in the shape of an eagle's head, the beak apart holding a spherical pellet between the tips of the beak. The eyes are clearly formed and the terminal has been cast to form pronounced brow ridges over the eyes. Small patches of dried mud and corrosion products prevent the original surface of the artefact from being seen clearly. Despite this it looks likely that the surface may have been detailed with fine incised or moulded lines that formed the outline of the representation of feathers. This detail is pre…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 31st January 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-C30113
Object type: RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy ring, possibly a curtain ring dating from the post-medieval or early modern period. The object is circular in plan and hexagonal in cross-section. The ring varies in thickness where the object has worn probably due to wearing against another connection. Plain rings of such proportions have often been suggested to be Medieval or Post-Medieval harness rings (Geake 2001, 74), though they are typically un-diagnostic.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C2DD71
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver hammered cut short-cross halfpenny of Henry II dating from c. AD1180-1189. Class 1b (rounded letter E). Moneyer: WILLELM, Mint: Northampton. North 963 or 964. Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre left Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX Reverse description: Voided short cross with pellets in angles Reverse inscription: +WIL[LELM ON].NOR
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C26073
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver hammered short-cross penny of Henry III dating from c. AD1222-36. Class 7b. North 979. Type: Short cross class 7b (N 979) Obverse description: Crowned bust facing with sceptre left Obverse inscription: HENRICVS REX Reverse description: Voided short cross with pellets in angles Reverse inscription: IOAN ON CANTER
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C23B80
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver hammered penny of Edward I probably dating from c. AD1280-1300 (trifoliate crown). Very worn. Obverse description: Crowned bust facing Obverse inscription: EDWRANGLDNShYB Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles Reverse inscription: CIVITAS [...]
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 15th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-C21FE1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Penny of Edward I dating from c. 1283-85. Class 4b or 4c, minted at Canterbury. Type: Edwardian class 4b (N 1024) Obverse description: Crowned bust facing Obverse inscription: EDWRANGLDNShYB Reverse description: Long cross dividing legend with pellets in angles Reverse inscription: CIVITAS CANTOR
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-C1C395
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late medieval sovereign penny of Henry VII dating from c. AD1489-99. Archbishop Rotherham (keys below shield). Type III with one two pillars. No stops. North 1727, 1728 or 1729. Obv: [HENRIC DI GRA REX A] / King enthroned holding orb and sceptre, two pillars two throne Rev: CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI / Royal shield over a long cross that divides the legend; key on each side on the lower half of the shield Ref: North 17127-29.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-C19C10
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating from AD1602-3. Mintmark 2. North 2016. Obverse description: Crowned bust left with two pellets behind Obverse inscription: E D G ROSA SINE SPINA Reverse description: Square shield on cross fourchee Reverse inscription: CIVITAS LONDON
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-C146F7
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck/hammered copper alloy jetton of Wolf Lauffer (I) minted in Nuremberg, Germany between c. 1583-1601. The obverse shows three crowns and three lilies, alternating, surrounding a rose and is inscribed with (rose) WVLF (rose) LAVFER (rose) IN (rose) NVRNBE. The reverse shows an imperial orb within tressure and is inscribed (cross) VND (rose) GOT (rose) ALEIN (rose) DIE (rose) EHR (rose) (="And God alone the glory"). Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg. Jetons Medalets & Tokens Volume 1. Seaby. No. 1672.
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
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Record ID: LANCUM-C115E7
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A struck/hammered copper alloy jetton of Hanns Schultes III, struck in Nuremberg between 1608 and 1612. A Nuremberg jetton of the 'rose / orb' type, consistent with dating to between 1608 and 1612. The obverse depicts three crowns alternatively with three Lis or Lys arranged centrifugally around a five petalled Rose. The obverse legend reads: +GLVCK KVMBT VON GOT ALEIN. The reverse depicts the Imperial Orb surmounted by a cross, within an ornamental tressure with three main arches. The reverse legend reads +HANS SCELTES IN NVRENBERG. The die axis is 6 o'clock. Mitchiner (1988) h…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 14th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Over', grid reference and parish protected.