Record ID: BH-310F28
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Spanish silver half-real (or 'Medio real') coin of Ferdinand V (1474-1516) and Isabella (1474-1504); minted at Seville in c. 1497 (ref. Calico 2008: 57). The coin's surfaces are very worn. It measures 21.4mm in diameter, 0.2mm thick and weighs 1.08g.
Created on: Friday 29th January 2010
Last updated: Monday 14th March 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: BH-4A57A3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The token is sub-circular in plan. One side bears a relief-cast design in which four lines cross at the centre. In three of the eight segments is a single pellet, and there is also a larger pellet at the centre. The other side of the token is plain. Protruding from the outer edge is the possible remnant of a casting sprue. The object is corroded and slightly bent. It measures 22mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighs 6.93g.
Created on: Monday 18th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Michael', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-9400F3
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy uniface coin weight for a Late Medieval to early post-Medieval half angel coin. The weight is circular in plan and survives in good condition. The upper surface bears the relief-moulded image of St. Michael, winged and nimbate, standing facing, legs bent, spearing a dragon below. The weight has a double border, the inner consisting of a plain ridge, the outer a toothed line. The artefact measures 13.2mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick and weighs 2.44g. The angel and its divisions were first issued in Britain in 1464, under the reign of Edward IV, and continued to be issue…
Created on: Friday 4th December 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlesborough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-3D0AF4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. One side bears a relief-moulded cross with three chevrons in each angle. The reverse has several scratched lines, most of which cross at a central point. The token measures 22.4mm in diameter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 5.07g.
Created on: Monday 30th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Therfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C20AA5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The token would originally have been circular in plan, but it has been folded into a squashed cylinder. The nature of any surface design is uncertain. It measures 21.2mm in diameter, 3.3mm thick and weighs 2.79g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boddington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-C1FDB6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The token is circular in plan. One side bears a relief-moulded cinquefoil, the other is plain. The token is bent and heavily corroded. It measures 22.7mm in diameter, 2.3mm thick and weighs 6.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 24th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boddington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-AFCB14
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy coin weight, probably for a French ange d'or of Philippe VI, issued in 1341. This is a circular, uniface weight. The upper surface has the image of a crowned angel standing, holding a sceptre and shield bearing a single lis. The legend reads '(PO)-IS D A[?NG]'. The surfaces are worn and corroded. It measures 17.8mm in diameter, 3.2mm thick and weighs 5.84g. Similar weights are illustrated in 'Lions, ships and angels: identifying coin weights found in Britain' (Withers and Withers 1995: 22-23). No direct parallel is known for this particular variation (P. Withers pe…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sheering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-8917F4
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy coin weight of Medieval date. Withers and Withers (1995: 44) suggest that the image on this coin identifies it as French, and probably relating to the agnel d'or of Philip IV (1268-1314), or the mouton d'or of Jean le Bon (1319-1364) and Charles VI (1368-1422). The weight is rectangular in plan, measuring 10.1mm long by 9.8mm high. The upper surface bears the relief-cast image of a lamb, standing left and holding a banner, its head turned to the right. There does not appear to be any legend. The underside of the weight is plain. It is 4.9mm thick and weighs 3.28g.
Created on: Friday 16th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanstead Abbots', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-E54C64
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn silver coin. The size and nature of this coin suggests a Medieval to post-Medieval date, possibly a halfgroat or threepence. It measures 19.6mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 1.66g.
Created on: Monday 14th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Duxford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-034527
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. One side of the sub-circular flan is decorated with a pattern of relief-cast cross-hatched lines. The other side is blank and has some irregular depressions in the surface. The token measures 13.6mm in diameter, 2.55mm thick and weighs 2.16g.
Created on: Monday 10th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Boddington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-CA3DE2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver coin (probably a gros au lion or a bill gros) of either Louis de Nevers de Crecy (1322-1346) or Louis II de Malle (1346-1384). The remaining fragment is worn and slightly corroded. It measures 15.6mm long, 12.3mm wide and 0.3mm thick. The weight is 0.62g.
Created on: Tuesday 14th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heydon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-541B48
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The sub-circular token is bent and corroded. One side bears the relief-moulded image of a six-petalled flower head. The other side has indecipherable letters, numbers or symbols close to the edge of the flan. The token measures 21.2mm in diameter, 2.4mm thick and weighs 6.61g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shenley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-5400A8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. The cast token is sub-circular in plan. One side bears a relief-moulded cross and has one pellet in each quarter. The other side is plain. The token measures 23.3mm in diameter, 3.3mm thick and weighs 5.44g.
Created on: Tuesday 2nd June 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shenley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-2D2135
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. One side of the circular token bears a relief-cast design consisting of a four-petalled flower head. The other side has at least one indecipherable letter. The token is corroded. It measures 18.7mm in diameter, 2.5mm thick and weighs 4.81g.
Created on: Tuesday 19th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-98C137
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of Medieval to post-Medieval date. Both sides of the sub-circular token bear a roughly executed pattern of cross-hatched ridges. A rim extends around the perimeter. The token's surfaces are very corroded. It measures 23.4mm in diameter, 2.2mm thick and weighs 5.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-98AF82
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of medieval to post-Medieval date. Both sides of the sub-circular token are decorated with a radiating pattern of 'spokes' inside an outer rim. The token's surfaces are very corroded. It measures 25.6mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighs 8.55g.
Created on: Tuesday 12th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Baldock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-DD5748
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy uniface coin weight for a gold ryal. The ryal was produced from the reigns of Edward IV to Elizabeth I (1461-1600) and was equivalent to ten shillings. The weight is sub-circular in plan, with the remnants of a possible casting sprue on one side. The obverse bears the relief-stamped image of a ship, with the king standing at the centre holding a shield and sword; immediately below, on the side of the hull, is a rose. The artefact has a mid green patina. It measures 17.5mm in diameter, 4mm thick and weighs 7.41g.
Created on: Tuesday 21st April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Royston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-CACCF7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Continental imitation of a medieval long-cross penny. This coin is a pollard of Gui of Dampierre (Flanders and Namur) dating from c. 1279-1305. Mayhew classifies the coin as no. 16 and says that it is a of relatively common type (1983: 32-33). It is worn and damaged. It measures 19.3mm in diameter, 0.3mm thick and weighs 1.18g.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Watton-at-stone', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-620615
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy 12th to 13th century denier of the Bishops of Valence, France. The coin is very worn and corroded. It measures 16.8mm in diameter, 0.5mm thick and weighs 0.53g.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wallingford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: BH-65F752
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hertfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead token of medieval to post-medieval date. One side of the bent and corroded token bears a relief design of a cross (possibly crossed keys) over another, unidentifiable symbol. The other side of the token appears to be blank. It measures 24.3mm in diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 8.43g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stanstead Abbots', grid reference and parish protected.