Record ID: KENT-C4775F
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A white metal Görlitz or 'fantasy/false' Schekel, probably dating to the 18th or 19th centuries. Obverse: Smoking Goblet. Legend: שקל ישראל (translation: Shekel Israel) Reverse: Leafing branch or tree. Legend: ירושלים הקדושה (translation: Holy Jerusalem) Measurements: 35.6mm in diameter and weight (unrecorded) Discussion: This coin/token is more likely to be a pseudo-coin or medalet based on the original shekels of the Jewish revolt agianst roman in the first century AD and issued c.AD66-70. These fantasy shekels were initially produced at the…
Created on: Thursday 4th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-010E6C
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead-tin alloy (white metal) annular brooches of modern date imitating medieval annular brooch styles; one found in 1997 at SS 6277 8955 the other found 2016 at SS 6463 9123, 3.38km apart. The annular brooch finds are sub-circular and have an oval sectioned frame. The front of the frame is decorated with six integral alternating floral /vegetal devices: eight-petalled flower and a lozenge containing four moulded leaves, the leaves are in-filled with central orientated chevrons. Between the leaves are tear-drop devices. Alternating petals in the floral devices also contain che…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NMGW-00FA9E
Object type: ANNULAR BROOCH
Broad period: MODERN
County: Swansea
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two lead-tin alloy (white metal) annular brooches of modern date imitating medieval annular brooch styles; one found in 1997 at SS 6277 8955 the other found 2016 at SS 6463 9123, 3.38km apart. The annular brooch finds are sub-circular and have an oval sectioned frame. The front of the frame is decorated with six integral alternating floral /vegetal devices: eight-petalled flower and a lozenge containing four moulded leaves, the leaves are in-filled with central orientated chevrons. Between the leaves are tear-drop devices. Alternating petals in the floral devices also contain che…
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-B6A817
Object type: STRAINER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal strainer fragment. A scrap of thin sheet metal with a curving edge along its longest side, torn elsewhere, bearing five concentric rings of tiny [diameter 0.4mm] holes. This might be from a strainer for wine or tea, and is quite possibly another example of Victorian silver, a material which often found its way onto the fields despite the intrinsic value of the metal. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900 Length: 23.4mm, Width: 13.2mm, Thickness: 0.5mm, Weight: 0.24gms
Created on: Thursday 17th December 2020
Last updated: Monday 21st December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Swinhope', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-4DDC68
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy, leaf-shaped, possible pendant. Crafted from a sub-triangular 1.7mm thick sheet of lead-alloy contoured on its lower edge into leaf serrations matched by corresponding veins engraved on the surface. The apex of the upper body is pierced by an oval hole presumably for suspension. The reverse is undecorated. Locally made, it lacks features that are diagnostic in terms of date, but given its white-metal construction, and therefore original appearance, it perhaps mimics more elaborate silver examples such as SF-77C9E5 and LIN-59D105 which date to the late Medieval to early Post…
Created on: Saturday 12th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
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Record ID: LANCUM-0B3306
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern white metal and layered chalcedony hinged bracelet. No assay marks so probably white metal rather than silver. The overall form is typical of Art Deco, or Deco influenced, with some more traditional decorative elements. The bezel is set with a brown to white layered chalcedony, probably either a banded onyx or agate. The overall effect is of an eye within a border. The 'iris' of the 'eye' appears to be set with nacre or Mother Of Pearl. The shoulders of the band are decorated with floral scrolls within an enclosed beaded border. This border runs along the bracelets edges for it…
Created on: Wednesday 9th December 2020
Last updated: Thursday 17th December 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-3AC351
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal Cufflink of Post-Medieval date (AD 1700-1900). The object is composed of a single disc with downturned edges. The face of the disc is undecorated. The hollow reverse has traces of solder and markings indicating possible attachment points. Diameter: 15.56mm, Thickness: 1.56mm, Weight: 1.5g
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2020
Last updated: Thursday 18th August 2022
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Record ID: WMID-AEF977
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Post Medieval white metal commemorative medallion dating to AD 1885. The medallion is circular with two male busts in the centre facing left. Around the circumference IN THE UPPER SECTION reads H.R.H PRINCE OF WALES. In the lower half it reads PRINCE OF WALES VICTOR The reverse has a coat of arms at the centre with the initials P.P. Around the circumference above the coat of arms reads across two lines: LAYING OF THE FOUNDATION STONE. Below the coat or arms in two lines it reads JUNE 17 1885 PRESTON NEW DOCK. The medallion has a circular piercing which pierces …
Created on: Thursday 29th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 7th January 2021
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Record ID: NLM-037EEF
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Indeterminate white metal metalworking debris or slag; a small pellet with a rough surface. Suggested date: Unknown, Roman to Post-Medieval, 43-1800 Diameter: 10.2mm, Thickness: 5.7mm, Weight: 1.93gms
Created on: Wednesday 21st October 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 21st October 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burwell', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-8AF359
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post Medieval domed button cover made of white metal, probably dating from AD 1750 - 1900. The circular button front has eight recessed oval petals around the plain circular centre, and short circumferential incised lines in the spaces between them. It is 13.8mm in diameter with a height of 5.3mm, 1.2mm thick and and weighs 1.98g. The patina is dark grey, almost black, and shiny. The reverse is hollow and has a rough white surface, perhaps a white metal filling for weight, or the solder to join the button front to the backplate.
Created on: Thursday 15th October 2020
Last updated: Saturday 15th May 2021
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