Record ID: LEIC-508EA7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
medieval copper alloy buckle plate, 25mm long, 15mm wide and 1.5mm thick. The buckle weighs 3.18grams and has a reddish patina. The object is encrusted with a brownish green corrosion product and is slightly bent. It is rectangular in shape and has a circular fixing hole in the two corners of its short edge. The surface is decorated with at least two sets of incised parallel lines, 2mm apart, which are arranged at 90o angles to each other and 45o from the edge. The other short edge has the remains of two loops arranged each side of a semi-circular cut out. The reverse appears to be pla…
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-541FD2
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval or Post medieval copper alloy spoon bowl, 51mm long and 42mm wide. The bowl is 'pear' shaped with a 10mm deep bowl and has a dark brown patina. The handle is not present but a break 8mm wide and 3mm deep can be seen.
Created on: Wednesday 12th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-64F3E7
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper-alloy terminal from a knife handle, 17mm long, 12mm wide, 8mm thick and with a weight of 6.77grams. It has a brown patina with dark green corrosion product in places. The object is ovoid in cross-section, and represents a horse's hoof complete with shoe. The underside is decorated with two rows of three circular depressions, seperated by an incised line, indicating the shoe. When viewed from the side the object curves at 45 degrees and is decorated with two incised bands, one just above the base and one about half way along its length which indicates the hoof. The uppe…
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd October 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-65F687
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 29mm in diameter, 12mm thick and with a weight of 59.8grams. The whorl is circular on from and bi-conical in cross section. It is undecorated and roughly cast with a cream patina. It has a pronounced ridge,6mm wide, around its centre and from that it slopes sharply to the central hole, 8mm in diameter. The whorl fits Walton Rogers Form C which she dates to 1100-1500AD
Created on: Thursday 13th January 2005
Last updated: Friday 31st May 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-BD1932
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver voided shortcross penny of John, 17mm in diameter and 1m thick. (weight unavailable) The coin is in good condition with a silver patina, though struck slightly off centre.
Created on: Monday 17th January 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-72B004
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Silver short cross penny of Henry III, 18mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 1.43 grams. Moneyer: Roger of R. Mint: Canterbury Same as JP Mass 1925 (plate 72). Class 7a, b
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-734284
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval copper-alloy seal matrix of pointed-oval shape, 30mm long, 18mm wide, 1mm thick and weighing 5.55g. The object is in fair condition, having damaged edges, and has a brown patina. The central motif is a lion rampant facing right on the matrix (so would be facing left on the impression), surrounded by a border groove outside which is an inscription 4mm wide. The inscription is difficult to make out, but probably begins S' RICA... (Seal of Richard?) There is no initial mark. The flat reverse has a substantial suspension loop, 3mm wide, which sits on a tapering raised band, …
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 28th January 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-738296
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Silver penny of Edward II, 19mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 1.34 grams. The coin has an unusual orange/silver patina and is well struck but worn.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-742404
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 26mm in diameter, 8mm thick with a weight of 30.84 grams. The whorl is complelety plain and has a white patina. It has a 9mm wide central hole and a square cross section.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-7482A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver long cross penny, 18mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.72grams. The coin is extremely worn with only small patches of design remaining.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-750096
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny of Edward I? 19.5mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick with a weight of 0.98 grams. The coin is missing about half of its upper side.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-771A87
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Silver short cross penny of John, 18mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 1.34 grams. The coin has uneven wear, with part of the border one each side completly worn away. Moneyer: Pieres of Chichester. Class 5a or b
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-77CEF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver penny, 16mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick with a weight of 0.62 grams. the coin is extremely worn.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-77EA55
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy thimble, 20mm high, 20mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 7.10grams. The thimble has a rounded top with very large and closely spaced circular depressions. It has no obvious border and has a green patina.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-77F6C6
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy thimble, 19mm high, 20mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 6.11grams. The thimble has a rounded top with small, randomly spaced depressions and a green patina. It has a 3-4mm border decorated with two horizontal incised lines which is crossed in places by a vertical incised line.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 15th December 2015
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Record ID: LEIC-78DB52
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy one piece spur buckle, 28mm long, 13mm wide, 2mm thick with a weight of 2.40grams. The object consists of a triangular sheet with a curved wide end. There is an oval cut out forming the buckle, with a D shaped section, which has a further small circular cut out on its inner edge to accomodate the pin. The buckle has one rivet just below the pin recess and tapers to a point below this. The object has small traces of gilding on its surface.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-790545
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Silver penny, 18mm in diameter, 1mm thick with a weight of 0.77grams. The object represents half of an Edwardian long cross penny.
Created on: Monday 7th February 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-8C8AC2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Silver penny, 17-19mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick with a weight 0.94 grams. The coin has a very unusual pitted surface and grey patina which may indicate forgery.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 6th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-8D4BC5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy cup weight, 28mm in diameter, 12mm high, 1.5mm thick and weighing 18.11grams. The weight is in fair condition with a green patina.
Created on: Tuesday 8th February 2005
Last updated: Monday 29th June 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-9E9343
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval? copper alloy object, 21mm wide, 24mm long and weighing 4.61grams. The object is probably part of a swivel mount from a strap junction? It begins with a circular knop which has a pinched in collar below (where the other half of the swivel would have sat). This rests on a wider circular platform 3mm high and 8mm in diameter. Below this the object forms two circular arms, 3mm in diameter, which protrude out and then sharply turn in giving it a 'squashed' circlular form. The arms terminate with circular bars attached at right angles. The outer edge has a clear terminal but the in…
Created on: Wednesday 9th February 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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