Record ID: SWYOR-839AC3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead spindle whorl of the Medieval to Post medieval period, about AD 1450 - 1550. It is biconvex with a thick median band, and is of Walton Rogers form C2. Both faces are roughly decorated with raised radiating lines running from the central perforation and a series of raised pellets between these lines. Dimensions; Diameter 26.8mm, thickness 9.1mm and weight 38.0g. The central perforation is 8.9mm diameter. Though C2 whorls are known from the Iron Age onwards, Walton Rogers cites Ivens et al (1995) that whorls decorated with dots are Post Medieval. Dec…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
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Record ID: WREX-D785A8
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete unidentified lead object of uncertain date and function, possibly post medieval or later in date (1500-1750AD). The object is sub rectangular in plan and section.  Each of the long face of the object is decorated with a series of grooves or cut marks – each side is different.  On one face there is a line running the length of the object that suggests a fold, perhaps indicating how the object was original formed.  Neither end of the object is decorated. Measurements:  Length. 47.1mm; width: 10.3mm; thickness: 10.6mm; weight: 45.47g
Created on: Tuesday 11th July 2023
Last updated: Thursday 24th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kyme', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-3A6198
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete uniface Token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1250-1800). Powell Type 31. One face of the token has a double central circle with line below and semi-circular lines around. The opposing side has a punched central square with eight radiating lines around. The metal is a light cream in colour Diameter: 23.53mm, Thickness: 3.54mm, Weight: 10.8g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. Therefore those with s…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th February 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-04F695
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast discoidal lead alloy possible weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date from around AD 1200 - 1900.  The upper surface has moulded decoration in high relief comprising a central raised boss with an incised thick rim border of radiating incised lines. The centre of the underside is flat and undecorated with a hole at the centre, possibly for a now lost suspension attachment. The object is 38.2mm in diameter, 8.6mm thick and weighs 65.49g. The mass of the weight equates to 2.31 ounces and does not obviously fit into any standard weighing system. However, lead will l…
Created on: Monday 19th December 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 18th October 2023
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Record ID: NARC-7CE2F9
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy conical Standing Weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1066-1800). The weight is of conical form and has a flat base and tapering sides which taper to a rounded point. There is a circular perforation at the apex of the object which runs through the length of the object to the base. The object is decorated with repeating, shallow linear grooves, orientated longitudinally, around the sides of the object. Height: 49.24mm, Diameter (base): 27.14mm, Diameter (apex): 25.49mm, Diameter (perforation): 3.77mm, Weight: 217.3g. The metal is cream in colour with…
Created on: Tuesday 25th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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Record ID: NARC-FEDDBC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Unidentified object of probable Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1200-1700. The object is composed of a cast oval lead central aspect wit a circular sectioned iron shaft running through the object. The outer surface of the object retains a circumferential casting seam has a moulded decorative motif composed two circumferential grooves.   The object is possibly an iron fishhook with an attached weight might appear thus (as Steane and Foreman 1988, fig. 15 no. 31) Length: 11.93mm, Width: 8.10mm, Thickness: 6.47mm, Weight: 2.1g The metal is cream in colour wit…
Created on: Wednesday 19th October 2022
Last updated: Friday 4th November 2022
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Record ID: IOW-62B03B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete Medieval cast lead alloy token, c.AD 1100-1500. This object has no cast decorations or designs on either face, but there are two incised grooves on one face. It is not clear whether these grooves were deliberately made or not.
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2022
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-4937F8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead possible token probably dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, about AD 1200-1800. The object is a thin disc of lead. One side is stamped with a pattern of eight lines radiating like spokes from the centre. While the decoration on classified lead tokens is usually moulded, this is probably rouletted, so-called wigglework or rocker arm decoration. The token fits into Powell type 3 (segments).
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2022
Last updated: Thursday 26th January 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WAW-24D769
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl dating to the Medieval to Post Medieval periods (c. AD 1100 - 1600). The object is bi-convex; circular in plan with a prominent medial rib and a circular central aperture, slightly warped on one side, measuring 11.49mm in diameter. The whorl is decorated on both faces with two different designs. One one face the whorl is divided into cells with each cell decorated with a different design of either raised horizontal, vertical or crossed lines. The opposing face also has a raised linear design though this face is much worn and the motif c…
Created on: Monday 16th May 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
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Record ID: NARC-D25178
Object type: BIRD FEEDER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Lead Bird Feeder of Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1450-1700). The object is now flattened with damage to the rim. The object has a flat back, to allow it to sit up against a cage, while the front of the feeder would have been rounded. This is evident in the plano-convex shape of the base. The upper rim of the bird feeder and retains a line, with a double cast line in the body of the object. A single perforation is present toward the base at the back of the object which would have allowed the bowl to be affixed to the cage. Height: 54.69mm, Width: 80.76mm, …
Created on: Thursday 12th May 2022
Last updated: Friday 13th May 2022
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Record ID: NARC-438B15
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead token of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1800).  Powell type 7. The object is discoidal, flat on the reverse and with a moulded design on the obverse. The design is of a grid in relief, divided into six small squares by one horizontal and two vertical ridges, giving an effect similar to a portcullis. The metal is cream and grey in colour. Diameter: 14.20mm, Thickness: 4.38mm, Weight: 4.5g Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: SWYOR-C0C24, BH-E0DE7E and PUBLIC-A813B3
Created on: Monday 11th April 2022
Last updated: Wednesday 29th March 2023
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Record ID: NARC-437CA4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy cylindrical weight of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1200-1800). The weight is broadly rectangular in plan and circular in section. Parallel sides rise form the base, the sides have a post-depositional shallow bend. The object is decorated moulded longitudinal lines. The object has a circular perforation running through the length of the object. The metal is cream and grey in colour. Length: 44.65mm, Diameter: 10.39mm, Diameter (perforation): 2.58mm, Weight: 4.5g Weights of similar shape have been recorded on the database including…
Created on: Monday 11th April 2022
Last updated: Friday 22nd April 2022
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Record ID: NARC-B26239
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Mount of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1850). The object is shield shaped with a squared upper edge and a rounded edge. Three is a central upper lobe which extends into a square shaped attachment spur recurved to the back of the object. The lower edge retains a short square sectioned spur which would have formed a second attachment spur. There is a raised casting seam between the spurs. The front of the object is decorated with moulded repeating pairs of transverse lines flanking a central longitudinal rectangular cell with repeating saltires within. Length: 27.3…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 21st April 2022
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Record ID: BH-E26ED3
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wokingham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl, of Walton Rogers From B, probably of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1200-1700). The whorl is discoidal or sub-cylindrical with moulded decoration of a six pointed star on the upper surface. The points of the star and the fields between them are recessed. The hole through the centre of the whorl is pentagonal at the upper surface, with the base of two points occupying one of the sides, and transitions into a circular aperture through the body. The sides of the whorl are straight and have angled mouldings extending from the apex of each point. A l…
Created on: Thursday 17th February 2022
Last updated: Thursday 10th March 2022
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Record ID: NMGW-20F445
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Newport
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast lead object, likely a crude seal matrix of Medieval date (c.1200-1500AD). The object is flat and sub-circular with a crude raised rib (4mm thick), with a broken central lug on the reverse. The matrix is decorated with a design of radiating lines. There is no inscription. The extremely crude and uninscribed nature of this object leaves doubt as to its identification as a seal matrix, although its form is very similar. It may have been a toy, imitation or practice piece, or simply a seal matrix for a purpose that did not require complex designs or an inscr…
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 13th December 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-8685DE
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead Medieval spindle whorl dating from about AD 1200-1550, possibly of Walton Rogers form A1, but perhaps a mis-cast form C2. The whorl is roughly cast and is sub-circular with one convex face and one concave face with a raised central perforation. The convex face is decorated with moulded raised lines that radiate outwards from the in the form of spokes from a wheel. The concave face has a raised ridge which is 2mm wide, around the central perforation. The whorl is 34.5mm in diameter, 9.8mm thick and weighs 24.52g. It has a mainly grey/white patina. The central perforatio…
Created on: Monday 20th September 2021
Last updated: Sunday 10th October 2021
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Record ID: IOW-50C119
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A thick, round, heavy counter with a 9-by-9 grid pattern on the top. No inscriptions or other decoration appears on the piece.
Created on: Wednesday 19th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 26th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-37A944
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete worn lead-alloy probably Post Medieval biface token, dating from about AD 1550 - 1750. It fits into Powell's type 14, having a cross with a pellet in each angle on one face. It is sub-circular in plan, with a cross inscribed centrally on one side with a dirt filled indentation in each quarter of the cross. The opposite side has a series of at least 12 indentations filled with dirt that appear to be radiating from the centre of the piece in seven lines, perhaps forming a seven pointed star. The token has a white patina. It is 11.3mm diameter, 2.3mm thick and 1.77g.
Created on: Thursday 19th March 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 20th May 2020
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Record ID: BH-6441ED
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead token dating to the Post-Medieval period (AD. 1500-1900). The front of the token has a stamped design of either an eight pointed star or, possibly a Chi Rho, with a pellet between each eighth. The reverse has a feint linear decoration, which appears to comprise of a X within a square. Diameter: 19mm, thickness: 2.9mm, weight: 5.41g. Broadly comparable examples: SUR-44F87B, SUR-B2D7BB, SUR-B2A98C, LVPL-8C3C89, SUSS-051A23, NLM-52BEF9
Created on: Tuesday 3rd December 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 12th February 2020
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Record ID: BERK-AEE38C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead weight of uncertain date possibly dated to the Medieval to post Medieval period. The weight is pyramidal in form with a circular base. It is decorated with nine vertical ridges around the surface. There is a circular aperture which runs from the tip of the weight down to the base. The weight is 17.7mm in height, 21mm in width, 20mm in thickness, and weighs 28.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th November 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th November 2019
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