Record ID: LEIC-256D30
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver shilling of Charles I (1625 - 1649), dating to AD 1636 - 1638. Tower mint, group D, Tun initial mark. North (1991) Volume 2, p 159 no 2225
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-253AD9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver halfgroat of Henry VII (1485 - 1509), dating to 1485-1509. Canterbury mint, class II, no initial mark. North (1991) Volume 2, p 102 no 1711
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-24E392
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver halfpenny of Edward IV, London mint, heavy coinage, 1461-4.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peckleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-24A35C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver farthing of Edward I, London mint, 1280-82, class 9-13.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2019
Last updated: Friday 8th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FD1442
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver Irish voided long cross cut farthing, moneyer Ricard, Dublin mint 1251-54 (class 1a).
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FCFC80
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver voided short cross cut farthing, moneyer Henri, mint unknown 1180-1247 (class 1-7).
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FCCAF8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver voided short cross cut halfpenny of king John, moneyer Alisandre (ALISAN), Rochester mint, dating to 1205-07 (class 5b).
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-FC7F26
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver voided short cross penny, moneyer Willem T , Canterbury mint, dating to 1222-42 (class 7b-c).
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Earl Shilton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LEIC-557F25
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman to early Medieval? copper alloy object, 18mm in length, 12mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.01grams. The object has a trapezoidal form and rectangular cross section. It appears to be complete and has slightly tapering long edges, a rounded shorter edge (top as shown) with a slight lip running across it. Below this, centrally placed, is a circular hole c. 3mm in diameter which appears to be filled with iron? At its other short edge it has four short incised lines running to and over the edge. These suggest it is intact and that they have some function? It resembles a…
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-556618
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy pin, 18mm in length, 7mm wide and 6mm thick with a weight of 1.54grams. The object has an incomplete circular cross sectioned, curved shaft , 4mm in diameter. This terminates in a cuboid, facetted head with no visible further decoration. The pin fits Cool groups 14 and 15. See also DOR-E89B72 and SF-DC75CA.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-554C09
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Iron age to early Roman copper alloy Le Tene III bow brooch, 37mm in length, 9mm wide and 3mm thick with a weight of 2.98grams. The brooch is intact except for its pin. It consists of a circular cross sectioned curved bow which gradually widens and becomes sub rectangular in cross section towards its base to accommodate a very shallow catch plate. At its head it is a spring of four coils attached by a fold under the bow.
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-552CEF
Object type: RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper alloy finger ring, 19mm in length, 13mm wide and 4mm thick with a weight of 4.01grams. The ring is missing most of its loop and has an oval shaped bezel with a sub rectangular cross section. This has a raised lip which surrounds a concave surface containing three sub-crescentric recesses which have possible traces of red enamel. The form of the ring conforms to Henig type 1, Guiraud type 1b/2a. The decoration is unusual but is of a similar style to KENT-EB629B
Created on: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-408E5B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy object fragment, 23 mm in diameter and 4 mm thick with a weight of 10.79g. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section, with a tapered irregular edge. It has 2*/ II stamped on its narrower upper surface. The object is probably a tally or trade token.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-4077F9
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy object fragment, 44 mm long, 16 mm wide and 7 mm thick with a weight of 14.86g. The object is rectangular in form and cross section and may be part of a toy rifle? It has a sub rectangular plain shaft for two-thirds of its length. It then widens out and narrows in thickness to form a sub triangular terminal which is decorated with raised cross hatched lines contained in a raised border which is rounded on the shaft.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3E9E8E
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy seal matrix, 35 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick with a weight of 31.36g. The matrix is circular in form and rectangular in cross section with a slight rectangular projection. The matrix surface is decorated with a star motif formed of three overlapped lines. This is in a double circular border with a series of transverse dashes filling the space between the first border and the second. The inscription around the edge reads +S' [h]ENRIC-I].MOLENDINA The second and third Ns are retrograde.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 17th March 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3E7E75
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy buckle, 32 mm long, 22 mm wide and 3 mm thick with a weight of 2.88g. The object is sub rectangular in form with a rounded D shaped loop with D shaped cross section. It has a recessed pin bar with a slight notch to hold the pin in the outside centre. The pin rest is slightly projected with a triangular apex, which lines up with a linear depression for the pin. It has a double collar at each end where it merges into the main frame.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-3E4CC8
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy mount, 46 mm long, 17 mm wide and 4 mm thick with a weight of 4.51g. The object is sub rectangular in form and cross section and appears complete. It has a sub triangular terminal which sits above a rounded section with a circular hole in its centre. Behind this it is slightly waisted and then has a long plain rectangular shaft with a slightly rounded upper surface and lipped short ends. The object terminates with two rounded flat lobes projecting at angles. The object is probably a book mount or similar.
Created on: Monday 25th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 25th February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-EBDCAD
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
BILLESDON, LEICESTERSHIRE: 9 Roman silver Denarii and a silver Drachm of Lycia. No. wt issuer denom. obv inscrip rev inscription rev date Ref. Photo.   1.97 VESPASIAN Denarius IMP CAESAR VESPAS[ ]TR P COSV[II] Pax std left, holding branch 76 RIC 852 1   2.25 VESPASIAN Denarius IMP CAESAR VESPA[ …
Created on: Thursday 21st February 2019
Last updated: Monday 8th January 2024
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-C25019
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy knife handle terminal, 22mm in length, 16mm wide and 7mm thick with a weight of 6.93grams. The object is sub rectangular in form and rectangular in cross section. It has a bifurcated terminal with a sub rectangular form and rounded profile, suggesting a hoof design. The flat oval underside has the iron blade tang present across its centre. See WAW-A91822. Similar examples include NMS-FD27A5, NMS-7E26D1, NMS-60F8F5 from Norfolk; SOM-58ABE1 from Somerset; SF-410D06 from Suffolk; IOW-2A94C1, IOW-542942 from the Isle of Wight; SOM-688B81 fr…
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LEIC-C231FB
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval lead alloy spindle whorl, 8mm thick and 32mm in diameter with a weight of 47.04grams. The object is circular in form and rectangular in cross section, with crude angular stamped decoration on one face and a slight depression in the other face. The internal hole is 11mm in diameter. The whorl conforms to Walton Rogers form B.
Created on: Tuesday 19th February 2019
Last updated: Friday 22nd February 2019
Spatial data recorded.