Record ID: SWYOR-3BA0D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a radiate probably of Gallienus (260 - 268), possibly with a capricorn on the reverse. The coin is very worn and the legends are illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3B09C5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval token; a Conder Token of the 18th century issued in Birmingham. See Dalton and Hamer's number 50 in Warwickshire. It probably dates from 1793. Obverse: classically draped boy standing right holding a spanner and leaning on a large auger. (BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY) Reverse: shield bearing a cross with a hedgehog in each quarter and a hedgehog crest. (INDUSTRY HAS IT'S SURE REWARD). Date in exergue illegible. Edge legend is illegible.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 3rd August 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A8087
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete twisted cable-bracelet dating from the late Roman period. The bracelet is made of two strands of copper-alloy twisted round each other. Each is rectangular in section. It is broken at both ends. The patina is dark brown with pitting which is grey green. Compare LIN-821933, GLO-A449B2 and SOM-7B97D3.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A6333
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a nummus probably of Constantine I (306 - 337), SOLI INVICTO COMITI Sol standing type (307 - 317). The edges of the coin are damaged and the surface is pitted.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A3CD4
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early Medieval strap end of Thomas Class A dating from 750 - 950 AD. It is probably a Trewhiddle type, but the plate is worn and the decoration is no longer visible. There is a worn zoomorphic snout at the closed end with very prominent ears emphasised by deep circular depressions. At the attachment end, the strap end splits into two plates leaving a space for the strap. There are two rivet holes in the attachment end. See FRG Datasheet 32.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 23rd May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3A2CF7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Bronze Age arrowhead which is flat and barbed and tanged. One barb is missing and the edges are damaged. It has a rib along the centre on both faces, giving it a slightly lozenge shaped section. The end of the barb is rounded, as is the end of the surviving tang, though it is not clear if it is complete. The barb is half as long as the tang. The notch between the barb and tang has straight sides and a rounded end, but overall is fairly square and narrow (3.67mm wide at the widest point). The surface has a smooth golden brown patina which is well developed. There is some…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 13th September 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A1182
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal probably dating from the reign of James I, 1603 - 1625. It is one disc of a probable four disc seal, with broken tabs which would have linked the discs at each end, and a damaged rivet on the reverse. The rivet would have been passed through a hole in one of the other discs before being stamped to press it together and seal it. The only design visible is on the front of the surviving disc. It has a crowned thistle flanked at the top by the letter I (R) (standing for James Rex?) and a legend which reads COLCH[ESTE]R. Compare to NMS-631284 which cites Egan (1994)…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-39D616
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One loop from a cast copper alloy swivel for a strap fitting (such as a leash), dating from the medieval period. The loop is D-shaped in plan with the straight edge thickened to accommodate an aperture through the wall of the loop. The opening is now filled with corroded concretion, but would have held a pin which would have fixed this loop to another, allowing them both to rotate freely (see other examples on this database for comparison, such as YORYM-7DFA97). The shoulders of the swivel loop are very worn and have no visible decoration except a ridged collar flanking the opening …
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-39ACF3
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy badge or pilgrim souvenir of probable Late Medieval date. The badge is in the form of a robed figure but many of the details are obscured by damage and wear. The figure faces forwards and appears to have long hair which flows over the shoulders, or may be wearing a hood. the face is indistinct. The figure's right arm is indistinct, and the left arm is broken just below the elbow. It would probably have projected to the side. The figure has a clear rope like belt but details of the lower body are not so clear. The figure may be keeling, or standing. A base across the botto…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-398C35
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a cast copper alloy spearhead dating from the Middle or Late Bronze Age, about 1550 – 800 BC. The fragment consists of only the very tip of the spearhead, but it is in excellent condition. It has a narrow and slender tip with a pronounced midrib on both faces which is triangular in section. The tapering wings have slight edge bevels. The wing edges are still sharp, the the rib is also angular enough to feel crisp, and to form a sharp point. The break at the wider end is patinated. The part that survives has straight sides. The patina is almost black, and is smooth and …
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-395365
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval vessel leg. It is sub rectangular in section with a rounded central rib. It flares forwards at the ankle, but most of the foot is missing, and the top is also broken. The breaks are patinated.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Friday 1st June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-37BC90
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy Medieval Papal Bulla issued by Martin V who was Pope from 1417 - 1431. Only half of the seal survives because it has been cut in half in antiquity. This cut reveals the void through the centre where the threads or ribbon would have passed. There are also deep grooves on the reverse, parallel with the cut; perhaps failed attempts to cut the bulla. The obverse depicts the face of St Paul (St Peter is on the missing fragment) below the inscription SPA [SPE] (SPA = Sanctus Paulus, SPE = Sanctus Petrus), all of which are surrounded by a beaded border, flanking the outside e…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-373D87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Early Medieval silver coin; a sceat of Series E (secondary type, uncertain subclass) dating from 710 - 765. Compare examples on page 117 of Abramson. This example is similar to Variety A, but the Ts on the standard do not have cross bars.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 31st March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-3675F0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman coin; a Denarius of Caracalla (198 - 217). Reverse: Two captives seated right and left mourning at foot of trophy. Compare LIN-B297A4 and WILT-8606E4 which cite RIC 54. Probably Rome mint, dating from 201 AD.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-26BD08
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy seal, probably a cloth seal, probably dating from 1821. It consists of two circular discs of lead connected by a narrow strip that is folded so that the discs are pressed together. One disc has a hole in the centre through which is passed an integral rivet from the other disc. This is then squashed flat when the seal is stamped. On one disc are letters in three lines reading (?)/NE(L)/EL (the first letter being either an I or a T). On the other side is a quartered crowned shield, the quarters blank, flanked by the numbers 2 / 1 and surrounded by lettering which reads AME(…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-254FE8
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a cast copper alloy, Anglo Saxon, cruciform or small-long brooch dating from AD400-600. It consists of the bow and that part of the foot holding the catch plate. Both the upper and lower portions of the brooch have broken away in antiquity and are missing. Above the bow are two narrow, transverse grooves beneath a shallow semicircle of four inverted crescents. The bow itself is decorated with three lateral grooves running down the centre, bordered by punched crescents. Beneath the bow are two transverse grooves separated by a ridge marked with small, punched rectangles. There …
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-24E466
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman sestertius. Very worn: illegible.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
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Record ID: LIN-24C8D2
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead musket ball. The ball is smooth and has an incised band running slightly off-centre.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-24BDC0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, cast copper alloy, Iron Age brooch, dating from 600-400BC. It has a strongly arched hollow bow; the sides of which are flat and the upper portion of which consists of two angled, flat facets that meet in a slight ridge at the top. At one end of the bow, and set at right angles to it, is a small, rectangular catch plate with a shallow, U shaped groove to take the pin. Above the catch plate, a short way up the bow, is a projection consisting of a single flat disc decorated with three concentric recessed rings. This disc probably originally joined to the base of the catchp…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-24A125
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a sheet copper-alloy buckle plate. The plate is rectangular, incomplete and has two rivet holes, one of which contains a copper-alloy rivet.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th May 2012
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