Record ID: WILT-2E4020
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Late Anglo-Saxon (Early Medieval) to early Post Medieval iron single bladed axehead, dating to c AD 850 - 1650. The surface is moderately corroded. It has an almost symmetrical form, but with a slightly extended beard on the lower part of the curved cutting edge. Something of the bevel on the cutting edge remains. The blade narrows towards the axe head (point of contact with handle, now missing) flaring out again to create two sub triangular extensions (axe lips or lugs) above and below, on both sides, of the axe eye (opening for handle). These gave more wood (handle) to me…
Created on: Monday 5th July 2021
Last updated: Thursday 24th March 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-680620
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably Medieval iron axehead dating from AD 1100 - 1500. The socket is incomplete, with one face missing. The cutting edge is convex, or this may be a broken end. It is wider than the rest of the blade, which tapers smoothly to the socket. The sides of the socket are shaped into a point so the socket is taller than the neck of the blade. It is covered with corrosion. Weight is 1470g, Length 262mm, Width 98mm and Thickness 28mm. Dr Kevin Leahy looked for parallels to the shape in books by Manning on Roman iron, Goodhall on Medieval ironworkand Salman on recent tools, and sugg…
Created on: Thursday 20th May 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 25th May 2021
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Record ID: LEIC-1239F8
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval silver pilgrim badge, possibly of St George slaying a dragon, dating to c. AD 1400 - 1550. The small fragment is circular with projections, it is D-shaped in section. It is comprised of two circular fragments, one inside the other, the outer ring has a projection at the base. Th inner circle appears zoomorphic, with two faces meeting in the centre. The outer ring is undecorated, the lower projection also appears to terminate in a zoomorphic head with a small snout extending. Length: 7.99 mm Width: 9.56 mm Thickness: 1.91 mm Weight: 0.38 g Discussion: …
Created on: Tuesday 3rd November 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 1st December 2021
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Record ID: BH-42A151
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy object of uncertain function, possibly a brooch dating to the Medieval period (c. AD 1000-1200). The object is disc-shaped with a raised hemispherical central boss. The upper surface is decorated with a moulded circular and geometric pattern. The four concentric ring and dot motifs, one roughly in each quarter of the plate, consist of a single grooved circle, another circle within it and a circular dot at the centre. The zones between the two circular grooves are flat and plan. Around the base of the central boss is a border consisting of small and slig…
Created on: Monday 12th October 2020
Last updated: Thursday 10th December 2020
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Record ID: NLM-785C03
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy unidentified object. A small narrow cast rectangular-section bar of width 3.7mm, with a possibly zoomorphic rounded terminal resembling the eyes of a fly at one end; it is plain at the other end. Two drilled holes of diameter 1.3mm are set near the rounded terminal, between low flanges and a ridge linking them which bears four neatly incised transverse cuts. Here, two pairs of opposed half-round knops project from either side of the bar, slightly offset both from each other and from the holes, perhaps to represent legs. The terminal itself is divided by a tiny central rid…
Created on: Tuesday 10th March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 12th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Binbrook', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-76A13D
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy book fitting, as kindly identified by Rob Webley, who comments as follows: 'This looks like part of a book clasp of Howsam A.9 - certainly broken, if not repurposed. But not a harness pendant...https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/book-clasps/#Howsam_type_A9 A thick one-piece cast block with a display side modelled with broad concave facets, and with an apical loop at right angles to its display plane. A flat plain back has a blind central circular moulded hollow of diameter 5mm and depth 6.2mm whose position and form matches that of the round centre of…
Created on: Tuesday 10th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 23rd September 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scarning', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-3E87B6
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy possibly Medieval mount, dating to AD 1200-1250. It consists of a slightly tapering rectangular plate, which has a rectangular cross-section and an ornate loop protruding from the top edge; the lower edge has an old break now worn. The front face of the loop bears a moulding depicting a ribbon, which is centered on the top edge. Below the circular hole of the loop, on the front face of the plate there is a cast motif depicting an open hand emerging from a possible cloud. The surfaces are gilded, although on the back face little of the covering survives. "…
Created on: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dedham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-876680
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval (1200-1400) strap end of copper alloy composition (as evidenced by substantial greening), with remaining elements of silvering. The object is narrow and thin, tapering from 10mm at the widest surviving part to 7mm at the narrowest. There are two visible plates connected by a pin, though it is clear from the break point at the narrowest end that there were originally two pins and it is at this weak point it has snapped. some compressed dried soil obscures a view of the inside. The upper plate is decorated with a clear border, the area inside of which has remnants of a c…
Created on: Tuesday 30th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-B22B7F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin, silver halfgroat, of Edward III, (AD1327-1377) , London, Series C, AD1351-1352, North 1148, Obverse: Crowned bust facing: + EDWARDVS [rex] ANGLI F FRANCIE. Reverse, Long cross, two bands of inscription: CIVI/ TAS/ LON/ DON// POSVI DEV/ ADIVT/OREM. Diameter: 22.2mm, Mass 2.11g
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-B1DCEB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin, cut halfpenny, 1248-1251, voided long cross issue of Henry III (1216-1272) London, Obverse: Crowned bust, facing HENRIC [ ]. Reverse: voided long cross, HEN [rio/nlv] NDE, Class IIIa-IVa, North 986-990. Diameter 19.2mm, Mass 0.69g
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-B1476D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval coin, silver penny of Edward IV (1471-1483) Durham mint, mis-struck. Obverse: Facing bust, obscured, EDWARD REX ANGLI. Reverse: long cross CIVI/TAS/DVR [ ] North 1568-1666, Diameter 17.9mm, Mass 0.63g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9D414E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval strap end, c. 1200-1400, made from sheet copper alloy with two leaves separated by a spacer. Rectangular, with a double indentation at its upper edge and a curved lower edge with a central projection. Undecorated. Through its upper part is a single rivet. Similar strap ends have been found in London and dated to c. 1200-1400 (Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Fig. 96) Length 26.0mm, Width 13.8mm, Thickness 2.4mm, Mass 3.40g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: FAKL-9BFD33
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval buckle and plate, c. 1270-1350, oval frame with and off-set bar, its outer edge in the form of a flat, angled plate with a central notch for the pin, which is now missing. The sides of the frame have a diamond shaped section. The plate is made from 1.5mm thick sheet metal, folded around the bar with a central notch for the pin. The plate is 35.6mm long and 19.9mm wide, its lower part being narrower and cut away, in its centre is a single large rivet, invisible on the upper part of the plate. Clamped between the two leaves of the plate is a double layer of a woven textile, res…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th January 2021
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Record ID: WMID-9A16F4
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, possibly dating to the Medieval period. The object comprises a broadly rectangular body, with a rectangular cross section, with three internally cast projections extending sideways from one edge. The centrally placed projection is triangular in plan, while those situated at each terminal are semi-circular in plan with a circular perforation possibly for attachment. One of these projections and perforations is now incomplete. Above these larger circular perforations situated in the body of the object are two smaller circular perforations. On the o…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 8th June 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-674DA2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Medieval annular brooch dating to the period c.AD 1200-1300. The brooch is broadly ovate in plan, with a rectangular cross-section. A zoomorphic head projects from the middle point of each long edge, and curves around to point inwards. It is likely that these represent snakes. The reverse is undecorated, although has a constriction at each apex to acommodate the pin, which is now missing. A green-brown patina is on the surface, as well as traces of gilding. The brooch measures 32.28mm in length, 23.07mm in width, 4.01mm in thickness and weighs 5.77g. Cf. Salis…
Created on: Monday 13th March 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Record ID: LVPL-C8B1A3
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire West and Chester
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete lead alloy plumbob dating to the Medieval period. The weight is oval in plan and cross-section with a central decorated panel on each face. The decorated panel on each face sits within an oval depression with the decoration on one face consisting of a zig-zag ridge running the length of the panel with three pellets between each turn of the ridge. The opposite face of the object is decorated with an scroll pattern. The top of the object is incomplete and is dished with a projection at each edge. These projections would have expanded to form an attachment loop when comp…
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2017
Last updated: Friday 12th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Guilden Sutton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4AF08D
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval badge in the form of an axehead, dating to the period c.AD 1300-1600. The axehead is an irregular triangle in plan, which narrows to a neck, and bifurcates to form a loop which would have accomodated the haft. This loop is now broken at its apex with a worn break. Decoration comprises a grid pattern on both the front and reverse of the blade. The wings of the axehead are now missing. A light grey patina is on the surface. Lead axeheads were a common form of secular badge in the late 13th to 16th centuries. They were perhaps worn by spectators at tournaments and …
Created on: Monday 17th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-919D8F
Object type: AXE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete iron axehead of medieval to post-medieval date (AD 700-1660). The object is sub-rectangular with a wedge shaped blade and an open triangular socket. None of the haft is retained. It is c 225.50mm in length and 91.20mm in width/height at the cutting edge The blade tapers towards the socket where it is 49.36mm in width/height, then widens to 57.43mm at the far end of the socket. The triangular aperture is 56.80mm x 38mm. The thickness of the blade is 25mm at the join with the socket and tapers away to a blunt point at the cutting edge. The thickness of the metal around the…
Created on: Monday 26th September 2016
Last updated: Sunday 6th November 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-C4474B
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy plumbob dating to the medieval period. The weight is oval in plan and cross-section with a central decorated panel on each face. The decorated panel on each face sits within an oval depression with the decoration consisting of a series of pellets and diagonal ridged lines. One end of the object is incomplete and is dished with a projection at each edge. These projections would have expanded to form an attachment loop when complete. Similar line and pellet decoration is commonly found on medieval spindle whorls. A similar example which has been recorded o…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 5th October 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Betchton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-9FDE5A
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy strap end. Narrow pointed strap end made from two sheets of thickness 0.5mm joined at the belt end by a rivet of diameter 1.6mm and length 3.3mm. It is uncertain how the pointed ends of the sheets were joined; perhaps by a spot of brazing. Though the form and construction is simple, it does not appear amongst numerous strap ends of medieval date reported from London, where comparable shapes were achieved by folding sheet metal. Kevin Leahy kindly notes similar strap ends to be common finds from 14th-century contexts at York. Suggested date: Medieval, 1300-1400. Length:…
Created on: Friday 23rd October 2015
Last updated: Tuesday 27th October 2015
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