Record ID: ESS-8BC1F7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1590-1603) cast copper alloy trade weight. The weight is circular in plan with a raised rim. The upper surface has a crown with "EL" for Elizabeth I immediately below. The reverse has three concentric circles. It is 29.8mm in diameter, 4.1mm thick and weighs 11.38 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brightlingsea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8B8946
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possibly part of a Post Medieval (1600-1800AD) cast lead cloth seal. Only one disc survives, there is a worn break on one edge. One surface has a raised circle, the other an illegible design, possibly within a lozenge. The artefact has a diameter of 22.3mm, is 2.2mm thick and weighs 5.95 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st December 2007
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brightlingsea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-8B7745
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (17th century) copper alloy trade token. The surface of the token is worn and corroded, making the legend and designs difficult to decipher. One face possibly has the initials IS-. The token has a diameter of 19.9mm, is 0.85m thick and weighs 1.12 grams.
Created on: Monday 31st December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brightlingsea', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-7E1102
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy mount. The reverse of the mount is flat, whereas the upper surface has rounded edges. The mount has three integral components; a rectangular portion which has one broken narrow edge. This broken edge has the remains of a rivet hole in the centre. The break is not recent. The opposite terminal has an integral knop at either side and there is then a drop shaped component. This drop shape has a central rivet hole and terminates with a larger knop, the third component. The surface of the mount is slightly abraded and has an incomplete matte mid green patina. The mount …
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7D9DA2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy double looped pointed oval shaped buckle. In plan the buckle is a sub-oval and in profile it is flat. The frame is decorated with a circular perforation either end of the strap bar and at the apex of each loop. The edges of the frame are scalloped. The strap bar is narrowed, and trapezoidal in section. The pin is an elongated triangular which is curled around the strap bar. The surface of the frame and pin have a mid grey/green patina. The frame is broken, recently, into two pieces. The buckle measures 42.9mm long and 27.68mm wide across the loop. It weighs 4.9g. …
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7D86A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: silver three-halfpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London between 1574 and 1578. North 2000.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-7D17F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval coin; struck silver half-groat of Charles I, Tower mint, star mint mark on both sides, dated to 1640-41. The coin has been pierced with a single, circular hole which falls to the right of the mint mark of the obverse. Obv. Crowned bust of king facing left, denomination II behind bust (bust worn and indistinct) [CA]ROLVS[D:G:M:R:F:ET:H:R]EX Rev. Ornamented oval shield IVST[IT]IA.THR[ONVM.FIRMAT] Diameter 15.46mm, weight 0.72g Ref: North, Volume II, page 162, coin 2258
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-7D2C85
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy double looped oval shaped buckle. In plan the buckle is a sub-oval and one loop has an integral sub-triangular moulded scallop on the outer edge of the apex. In profile the frame is flat. There is further decoration on each corner of the plain loop in the form of a knop on the outer edges. The strap bar is narrowed, and trapezoidal in section. The strap bar terminates with a simplistic spur. The pin is missing. The surface of the frame has is a mid red/brown patina. The buckle measures 39.34mm long and 20.41mm wide across the loop. It weighs 6.8g. Whitehead (Wh…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DENO-7D05A8
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval buckle; cast copper alloy, double loop, asymmetrical buckle of probable 16th or 17th century date. The back loop is a slightly flared rectangle and the front loop is semi-circular. The buckle then has a decorative terminal, which is pierced with open-work decoration in the form of a central heart flanked by two circles. The pin is missing. The buckle is now bent upwards at the pin bar. Length 34.23mm, width (at heart) 18.84mm, width (at back end) 18.36mm, thickness 2.02mm, weight 3.92g Ref: See the buckles of Type IIB in Marshall's "Buckles Through the Ages", descr…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: WAW-7C8E61
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) minted in London between 1578 and 1580. The date, 1582 on the reverse does not match the initial mark according to North, it only matches the sword initial mark.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WAW-7C0EC3
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy tailpipe from a ramrod holder fitted to a musket, pistol or similar gun of the 17th to mid 19th centuries. It would have been fixed under the stock of the gun in front of the trigger. Half of the object is tubular and this portion is circular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with two transverse ribs. The underside has an integral lug with a central rivet hole. One terminal of the tubular section is moulded and has a slightly bulbous terminal. The opposite terminal is obliquely angled and the upper portion continues, gradually tapering to a blunt poin…
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Friday 8th December 2023
Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SOM-7A5F63
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead powder charger cap of probable seventeenth century date. The cap is squashed but originally circular with an open end and flat top. There are two loops set opposite each other on the top of the cap.
Created on: Sunday 30th December 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Corfe Castle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-63A378
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Arabic coin; milled copper alloy coin with inscriptions in Arabic script. The date and origin of this coin are not known but is most likely to be post medieval or modern. The coin has a beaded border around both faces. One face has a short inscription in a small inner circle. There is another circle between the inner circle and the beaded border. The other face has a longer inscription arranged in four lines within a large inner circle. The coin is pierced with a small, circular hole near the edge, presumably to allow it to be suspended. Diameter 28.43mm, weight 4.07g.
Created on: Saturday 29th December 2007
Last updated: Monday 16th February 2015
No spatial data available.

Record ID: DENO-638573
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post medieval jetton; struck copper alloy jetton of French origin and probable 17th century date. The token is quite worn but seems to have a cross within a tressure of arches on one side, surrounded by an inscription. The other side has an elaborate double cross with lys terminals. The edge of the token on this side is too worn to determine whether there was any inscription. Diameter 26.6mm, weight 4.23g
Created on: Saturday 29th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: ESS-512726
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1600-1800AD) cast lead alloy strap fitting. The fitting is trefoil in plan, comprised of two domed circles and a triangular projection. At the centre of these three elements is a small circular dome. The two larger domes have moulded decoration comprised of a central pellet with four pellets around it. The triangular projection is broken, and the decoration unclear. The reverse of the mount has a sub-rectangular attachment loop. The fitting is 20.6mm long, 21.7mm wide, 6.3mm thick and weighs 10.06 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-50AB83
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1600-1700AD) cast copper alloy sword belt hanger. The oval body is domed, and has a double moulded collar at one end, and a single collar at the other. There is an iron rivet just before the double collar. There is a broken terminal beyond the double collar, which would have comprised of a circular loop with an irregular perforation, most likely with a smaller loop attached to the side. The other terminal is circular with a central iron rivet, and a semi-circular knob. The fitting has a dull red-brown patina with some green copper corrosion. It is 47.4mm long, 13.7mm wid…
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Laver CP', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: ESS-4F3F41
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1660-1720) cast copper alloy sub-rectangular buckle with drilled frame, for the (now missing) spindle. There is moulded decoration to either side of the drilled holes, and the outer edges of the frame are decorated with 6 grooves. The frame has a dull red-brown colouration. It is 22.2mm long, 15.5mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 2.14 grams.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4F0BD6
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1450-1550) cast copper alloy purse bar fragment. The central rectangular block and one arm survives. The central block measures 18.4mm long, 11.5mm wide and 8.4mm thick. It has a central perforation, measuring 5.6mm in diameter, where the suspension loop would have been attached. The block is decorated with an engraved cross on one surface, while the other surface has a vertical line with a diagonal line to either side. One side of the block has a worn break, while the other side has a short arm. The arm is oval in cross section, measuring 6.4mm by 5.2mm where it joins t…
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4EEF92
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1500-1700AD) cast copper alloy belt mount. The mount is lozengeform at the centre, with one small trefoil terminal, and the other terminal expands outwards, but due to damage its exact shape cannot be determined. There are two integrally cast rivets on the reverse, both of which are bent, but appear to be complete. The rivets are triangular in plan. The upper surface of the mount had cast decoration, however due to wear the design is unclear. The mount is 27.1mm long, 11.4mm wide, 1.1mm thick and weighs 1.93 grams. The mount has a dull red-brown patina.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: ESS-4ECFA4
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval (1500-1700AD) cast copper alloy belt mount. The mount is 'tear-drop' shaped, with a break at its apex. The mount is slightly domed. It has two integrally cast rivets on the reverse, both of which are bent and damaged. The mount is 23.6mm long, 13.5mm wide, 1.3mm thick and weighs 2.26 grams. The mount has a dull red-brown patina.
Created on: Friday 28th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'High Ongar CP', grid reference and parish protected.