Record ID: PUBLIC-751ED9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped medieval silver sterling imitation of Edwardian type in the name of Gaucher of Chatillon, count of Porcien and Constable (France) (1313-1322). Crowned obverse, Gaucher legend (Mayhew 239), dating to 1313-1322. Mint of Yves (near Florennes, Belgium). Mayhew (1983, 95-96) Diameter: 16.86 mm; thickness: 0.37 mm; Weight: 0.9 g
Created on: Saturday 30th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 27th August 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-0E6B08
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron mount. Rob Web;l;ey kindly comments: 'I wonder if this is plausibly a part of a barb spring padlock? Please see HAMP-2228C3 and the references it quotes, for example'.Thick discoid plate with three square section fixing pins of shank width 6.6mm and thickness 5.4mm passing through it from front to back, appearing as burred features nearly flush with the display face and projecting from the back as stubs. The display face has a low rim, and retains buff material on one side of the display face, and more extensively on the back. Both the object and the fixing pins respond strongly…
Created on: Monday 25th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Market Rasen', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-BBDFBB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probably early post-medieval (1500-1650) uniface lead alloy circular token with the initials AB divided by a crozier (the end curling right). Above the A (and to the left of the head of the crozier) is the letter O. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are difficult to date precisely, although those with initials are generally thought to be post-medieval in date (c.1500-1850). Rob Webley comments of this token, 'The form of the A reminds me of that on the Augsburg cloth seals, so a foreign source may be a possibility' (pers. comm. June 2018). Augsburg …
Created on: Thursday 21st June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-A61D5E
Object type: SEAL BOX
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
An almost complete cast copper-alloy lid from a Roman seal box of Andrews Type L2D1 dating to the 2nd or 3rd century AD. The lid is lozengiform, with slightly concave sides, is hollow, and rectangular in cross-section. At of the narrower apices of the lid is a small, oval pierced lug, off centre, following one of the sides; its counterpart would have been set to the other side giving a double lug. The opposite apex terminates in a circular projection, or knob, 3.3 mm in diameter. The other two apices each feature a small knop, which sit above a semi-circular recess in the side of the …
Created on: Wednesday 20th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 2nd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Penton Grafton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-F91009
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. Cast T-shaped harness mount, as kindly identified by Rob Webley. Rob comments: 'I would suggest that this is medieval, and specifically a harness mount. Please see SOM-6231A5, for example'. The mount has an upper bar of plano-convex section from which projects the stubs of integrally cast fixing prongs, the longer now c.4.5mm long. A drilled aperture of diameter 3.5mm is set centrally in the upright of the T, with a rectangular lop immediately below it, set at right angles to the rest of the mount and forward of its flat back. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1250-14…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NMS-A6423E
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy zoomorphic strap-end dating to the period c. AD 1250 - 1450. Trapezoidal front plate with downturned edges along three sides and a separate sheet copper alloy back plate held in plate by two rivets with roved over ends. The narrow edge of the upper plate tapers into a projecting neck with an animal head terminal moulded in three dimensions. The head exhibits a sub-triangular moulded ear on either side of the head, two transverse grooves for the eyes and a tapering snout, terminating in open jaws. There may have originally been a projecting knop or hook, however, …
Created on: Friday 8th June 2018
Last updated: Saturday 23rd November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sporle with Palgrave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-954ADC
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Iron and copper alloy unidentified object, as kindly suggested by Rob Webley, who comments: 'This identification [stirrup mount] seems a little speculative to me - I suggest it should go down as an Unidentified Object'. An iron plate or frame, possibly of trapezoid hexagonal form (cf. Williams' Class A Type 5) or circular with a flattened base, and with a central zone occupied by a sub-rectangular component, whether made in one piece with the outer frame or inserted is uncertain. From the front it might appear as a sub-circular frame with a rectangular plate superimposed. Three flat-h…
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 10th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Haxey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-5BBD2D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy artefact of uncertain function, probably a mount, of Medieval date, c.12th century AD. The artefact is formed of a trapezoidal shaped piece of sheet metal which has been shaped to include a central boss, presumably pushed through from the reverse, with corresponding hollow recess behind. The object weighs 5.61g, has a maximum length of 22.7mm and maximum width of 20.7mm. The sheet metal has a thickness of 1.7mm at the edge of the trapezoid and the artefact increases to a thickness of 5.8mm over the domed centre. The upper edge is relatively flat, the sides are slightly …
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Uttlesford District', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-889311
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307). Class 3f (North 1021) dating to 1280. Mint of Lincoln. North (1991, 29). The coin measures 18.45 mm in diameter, 0.57 mm in thickness, and weighs 1 g
Created on: Saturday 26th May 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 28th November 2018
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Record ID: WMID-6A8A43
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible Medieval object dating to circa AD 1200-1350. The precise function of the object is unknown. The object is now in two incomplete fragments. It is presumed when complete the object was circular with a central projecting conical shaped boss. Surrounding the boss is a flat openwork piece of copper alloy. There are two complete broadly oval perforations. The reverse is flat apart from the underside of the boss which is hollow. The object has a brown to green coloured patina across all surfaces. Thanks are extended to Rob Webley who suggests a parallel with the …
Created on: Thursday 24th May 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-525DBE
Object type: KEY (WINDING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-Medieval copper-alloy clock key. The flat-sectioned bow comprises two loops: the larger, oval, loop is at the bottom, with a drop-shaped extension above. Both sides of the bow have been incised to create the impression of a pair of entwined serpents whose open mouths meet at the base. A double moulded collar marks the start of the oval-sectioned stem, which has a hollow tip. Two forward-facing prongs would have made up the bit. The length is 47mm, the width is 27mm. A parallel for this piece was found in excavations in Exeter, where it was identified as a clock key and its…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-41BF07
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible disc brooch dating from the Early-Medieval to medieval period, c.AD 850 - 1100. Possibly Weetch Type 4.B. The object appears to have been originally circular in form, with just over half now surviving. The upper face is decorated with a central dome within a plain, raised border. There are three raised pointed oval 'petals' surrounding the dome, each at 90 degress to each other. These pointed ovals are surrounded either side by a raised double border. There are four pellets positioned around the dome, one between each pair of ovals. The area outside the borde…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2018
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2019
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Record ID: SOM-ADFA4B
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper-alloy L-shaped chape from a sword or knife scabbard dating to the 11th or 12th century.The piece is formed of a strip of copper alloy bent in half on one side giving a U-shape seen from the top and an L-shape in profile. Each side now consists of a horizontal bar from the end of which, opposite the bend, a slightly narrower side bar projects up at 60 degrees. Both side bars end in a worn break, one is slightly bent at the tip. The lower corners at the base of the side bars are irregular and broken on both sides, probably just where a slight projecting knop has become w…
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2018
Last updated: Monday 17th May 2021
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Record ID: NLM-074D4A
Object type: CANDLE HOLDER
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy candlestick ejector, as kindly identified by Rob Webley, correcting an earlier identification by this reporter as a tuning peg, based on its form and wear marks [see Notes below]. Rob comments: 'I wonder if this is a post-medieval ejector key from a candleholder - see LIN-666663, for example'. Cast key with a trilobate handle with a countersunk hole in each lobe and an apical knop, and with a tapered and screw-threaded shank, possibly broken off short. One side of the handle is distinguished by a shallow drilled blind pit of diameter 1.5mm. Suggested date: Post-Medieva…
Created on: Wednesday 25th April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 16th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Scawby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DOR-7202CB
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy openwork fitting, probably a scabbard chape. It is rectangular with decoration on the front face. At the right hand side the vertical edge curves around to project backwards. This probably indicates that the chape was folded over with the plate extending along the back. There are two circular attachment holes: one in the centre of the straight lower edge, the other in the corner without the folded side. The upper edge is irregular. The openwork apertures and surface decoration of lines and dots delineate a zoomorphic design of a four-legged beast facing righ…
Created on: Wednesday 18th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 1st May 2018
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Record ID: BERK-60A57B
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A square copper alloy medieval heraldic harness pendant, dating to the period c. AD1300 - 1499. The pendant bears a shield of arms with, in Chief, a Lion Passant Guardant and a pierced five-armed cross(?) also in base a similar cross (?). It is comparable to an example illustrated by Ashley (2002, 19; fig. 19, no. 173), attributed to the family of Trubleville. The lion's face and tail bear minute traces of gilding. The reverse is blank.
Created on: Tuesday 17th April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 12th January 2021
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Record ID: IOW-0D6A59
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper-alloy pedestal type seal matrix (c. 1300-c. 1400). The handle is conical and faceted, hexagonal in cross-section and tapers from the face towards a break at the top. The break has occurred just below where there would have been a suspension loop. The die is circular in plan but the edge is incomplete to breaks or abrasion. It bears the device of a hare or rabbit. From an impression the animal is facing left. It is crouched and has long ears. From an impression, the slightly blundered inscription enclosing the animal starts at 9 o' clock and reads: P…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-97921D
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval French 'Field of France' copper-alloy Jetton dating to the second half of the 14th century (c. 1350-c. 1400). Attributable to the period of Charles V (1364-1380). Obverse: + LE CONTE V[RAI TROVV]ERES; Field of France of 9 fleurs-de-lis arranged 1/2/3/2/1 within double circular border, outer border beaded, four pairs of arcs run out from the inner border, each arc contains a trefoil. Reverse: Triple stranded cross fleuretty with within a 'quatrelobe' with an off-centre quatrefoil near the centre of the cross and a fleur-de-lis in each angle. Illegible lette…
Created on: Tuesday 27th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th August 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SOM-2797B5
Object type: CROSS
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy object of uncertain function, possibly relating to Medieval horse harness decoration. It is in the form of a cross, with a flat-sided and roughly square-shaped centre from which emerge four arms with oval cross sections. These become slightly more circular before meeting a bi-conical knop, which form the termini of three of the arms with a pellet of the outer side of the knop. The fourth arm extends in a circular sectioned bar another 39mm beyond it's knop and terminates in a worn break. The knop on this arm is different from the others in that it is flanked by mould…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th April 2018
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Record ID: NLM-1061EF
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy harness pendant, as kindly confirmed by Rob Webley, who comments as follows: '[I] agree that this is probably a broken harness pendant; there are enough on the database with a separate rivet in the lower lobe. For what it's worth, I don't see any lettering, nor do I think the enamel has anything to do with the Limoges tradition..'.[correcting a suggestion advanced by this reporter]. Cast discoid plate with eight [one now lost] sexfoil florets or bosses, each with six lightly hollowed petals. The bosses are equidistantly set to project from the outer edge of the plate.…
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2018
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