Record ID: LANCUM-726737
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval 1300 to 1400 AD copper-alloy conical seal matrix. The die of the matrix is circular with a tapering hexagonally faceted handle extending from the reverse. The handle terminates in a lozenge-shaped terminal with central perforation which would have served as a suspension loop. The seal shows a crude representation of the head of St. John the Baptist on a platter. There is no legend. The death of St John the Baptist is a common subject on seal matrices. Similar toDENO-DC076F on the database. The length is 20mm, the width is 21mm and the weight 7g.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-725FB9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a lead alloy toy gun of Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 to AD 1800). The gun or petronel consists of a cylindral barrel and the butt, trigger and trigger guard are missing. Scroll decoration is present on the barrel. The length is 40mm, the width is 15mm and the weight 14.85g. A particularly good example on the data base is PUBLIC-E6598.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Saturday 16th January 2021
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Record ID: LANCUM-724CB0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver denarius, Vespasian, Rome, AD 72-3. RIC II (2nd ed.) Vespasian No. 356. O: IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS III. Laureate bust, right. R: AVGVR TRI POT. Priestly implements. The diameter is 15mm and the weight 2.63g.
Created on: Monday 29th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA9FC2
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy 2 part Post-medieval alnage seal dating 1600-1900AD. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 15.65g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA9B82
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy incomplete furniture fitting called a drop handle, used as a drawer pull, c. 1660-1710 AD. The fitting is broadly trefoil in shape and would have had a rectangular suspension loop which is now broken and missing. The handle/pull is sub-trapezoidal in shape, it is bifurcated with rearward lugs scrolling to each side. decorated with leaf-like moulding with diagonal incisions. The length is 28mm, the width is 27mm and the weight 3.86g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 7th August 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA974C
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late Medieval to Post Medieval undecorated lead alloy vessel or container, dating from c. AD 1450 - 1700. The vessel is D-shaped in section; being rounded at the front and flat at the back. The vessel is open at the top, and the sides taper towards the closed end. There are no attachment holes or rivets visible, suggesting that the vessel stood on its own rather than being attached to a wall. Similar examples of this object have often been referred to as bird feeders or holy water holders. See IOW-9AEDE6 for a similar example; and for 'alternative suggestions including: dice shake…
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA91C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an Early medieval biconvex cast lead weight probably a spindle whorl probably dating from the 9th to the 11th century. It is decorated with a raised zigzag or radiating line pattern. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm. The object is very worn and has a greyish/white patina. The diameter is 32mm and the weight 35.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA3E86
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Danish 12 skilling of Frederick IV dating to 1715 and minted at Copenhagen. The diameter is 24mm and the weight 2.90g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-CA1658
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy buckle. Cast double looped or spectacle buckle with pointed outer edges and a narrowed central strap bar with marked indentations of the frame at either end. One loop is larger than the other. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1650.The length is 33mm, the width is 28mm and the weight 7.14g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B68C18
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, lead alloy, probable post medieval-modern medal, dating AD.1600-1900 possibly copying a Roman coin. The object would have been a circular disc of metal with an attached suspension loop. It could be much earlier and does have some similarities with a papal bull. The length is 28mm, the width is 24mm and the weight 4.87g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B686DD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy buckle probably a forked spacer or possibly a king's head buckle or clasp, dating from 1250 to 1400 AD. The frame is rectangular and has slightly convex sides. King's head buckles and clasps are well known, and many examples are recorded on the PAS database, such as LIN-E203C7 and LIN-E4E327. See also Egan and Pritchard 1991, 120, no. 568. The length is 32mm, the width is 18mm and the weight 9.11g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B68174
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy trade weight of medieval to post-medieval date, c.AD 1380 - 1600. The weight is shield shaped with rounded edges and corners. A raised leur-de-lis design is present on the upper surface. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-white/brown patina and is worn. The length is 39mm, the width is 34mm and the weight 58.57g. Lead weights have been used in trade since the Roman period and were used for weighing quantities of coin as well as goods. Shield-shaped weights are a distinctive group of trade weights which are used from c.AD 1380 and con…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B678AB
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl, probably dating from the late medieval to early post medieval period (c AD 1300-1600). It is bi-conical, with a circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm. The object is very worn and has a greyish/white patina. The diameter is 25mm and the weight 33.72g. Similar examples of spindle whorls have been found in contexts from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period. However most are typically dated to the Medieval period. The diameter is 22mm and the weight 25.77g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Monday 5th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B6686C
Object type: PLAQUE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy plaque probably post-medieval 1600 to 1900AD. The plaque is rectangular with 2 figures in relief that appear to be embracing. The length is 41mm, the width is 26mm and the weight 47.74g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B65486
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Elizabethan two part lead cloth seal dating to c.1533-1603AD. The front is decrated with a crowned head with the initials ER at either side. The double-headed eagle is the symbol of the Hanseatic Clothworkers Guild, but its use on seals does not necessarily imply that this is a continental seal, according to Egan (1995) p.116. The Hanseatic organisation had outstations in Ipswich and London. The diameter is 15mm and the weight 2.19g. Alnage seals indicated the cloth had been checked for quality by a Crown official and that the subsidy (tax) had been paid. Reference…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B6498F
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy brooch of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 400 - 600. Probably a small-long type brooch. The head is sub-rectangular with much of the original edge being lost to old, worn breaks. From the centre of the lower edge of the head a D-sectioned broken arched bow extends terminating in a worn break. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The length is 64mm, the width is 20mm, thickness 6mm and the weight 8.48g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B643CB
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a cast, lead alloy toy handle possibly from a petronel gun, of post medieval date (AD 1700-1900). The handle is a dark grey in colour with some patches of corrosion. The object is curved and broken at potentially both ends. The handle does have some engraved decoration but is difficult to distinguish through wear and corrosion. Similar objects on the Portable Antiquities Scheme include: DUR-3BE03A. The length is 43mm, the width is 13mm and the weight 5.68g.
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B63EC3
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy open-topped thimble or sewing ring dating from the late Medievl to early Post-medieval period 1400 to 1600AD. The thimble is circular in plan and rectangular in profile. The surface is corroded and the edge is possibly broken. The outer face has been hand punched with four rows of regularly-spaced circular pits or indentations. The length is 21mm, the width is 18mm and the weight 5.37g. Egan (2005) on page 132, fig.126, no.648 illustrates a similar sewing ring from Fastolf Place, Southwark which is dated from the late 15th to the early 16th century. Egan, G.,…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-B63871
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete front plate of a post-medieval copper alloy book clasp, probably dating to c. 1500-1650. The fragment is rectangular in plan, with one end (the strap attachment end) which is flared and has four triangular indentations. At the attachment end there are four equally-sized holes, arranged transversely. The reverse of the plate is broken and undecorated. The plate is flat in cross-section and the metal has a dark green patina. The length is 44mm, the width is 23mm and the weight 5.47g. The form and decoration are typical of book clasps of the early post-medieval per…
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-B63323
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Post-Medieval double looped or 'spectacle' buckle dating c. AD1550-1650. The buckle consists of two ovoid loops with small lentoid knops at either end of the central strap bar. The loops are undecorated, but lightly bevelled with a flat back. One of the loops is almost entirely missing. The pin is missing. The strap bar is slightly in relief. The buckle is a mid green colour. The length is 19mm, the width is 19mm and the weight 1.83g. This common buckle type is reported extensively on the PAS database and a number of examples are illustrated (Whitehead …
Created on: Monday 8th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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