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Record ID: NARC-A70316
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late medieval to early Tudor purse frame with double lines of hatching.
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-C89EF1
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn circular copper-alloy object, 38 mm in diameter. This item is probably a coin weight and it is possible that it was an illegal issue, as it does not have a legend that is common to the legal issues. However, it is possible that any such legend has been obscured.
Created on: Monday 8th March 2004
Last updated: Friday 7th July 2017
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Record ID: LEIC-42CCF6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman or Medieval copper alloy pin head, 15mm long and 10mm wide. The object has a brown patina and is roughly circular with cut away portions which leave flat triangular areas. This cause each side and the top to have a diamond shape. The shaft is circular in section and has snapped very close to the head.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-42F146
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval lead alloy weight, 62mm long and 21mm wide. The weight has a circular section and a 'droplet' form. It has an integral suspension loop which is lozenge shaped with a thick circular section and small central hole.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-441565
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver medieval cut halfpenny of Henry III, 17mm in diameter and 1mm thick. The obverse shows hand and sceptre portrait. The only part of the inscription visible is III. The reverse shows the voided cross and three pellets in each quadrant. The inscription reads R(orN) EI N? the coin is in good condition with a good silver patina.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-442A88
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy early post medieval spur fragment, 62mm long and 10mm wide. The object represents the rear portion of a spur. It has a bulbous protrusion 15mm long and 10mm wide which forms the arm? Two prongs appear from this and would have held the rowel , which is missing. The object is in fair condition, but has a pitted surface.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-443172
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Medieval penny of Edward I or II, 18mm in diameter and 1mm thick. The coin is in good condition and has been very clearly struck. The obverse signs of the coin being struck twice. The first being off centre and rotated as can be seen clearly in the lettering. It has also been deliberately bent in two (possibly three) places as though attempting to halve it by hand? Obverse shows forward facing bust, inscription reads +EDWRANGLDHSHYB. The reverse shows long cross with three pellets in each quarter. Inscription reads CIVITASLONDON
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-443D47
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Medieval Scottish cut halfpenny, 9mm long. Roughly a quarter of the coin is missing. The coin was identified straight from the ground and was muddy. The obverse was worn with no portrait present. The inscription was very difficult to read but may have an E or S visible. The reverse shows part of a voided cross with a star in each quarter. The inscription reads HON (h =last letter of moneyers name). The coin is possibly a halfpenny of Alexander?
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Tuesday 30th April 2013
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-444774
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Medieval annular brooch, 17mm in diameter and 4mm thick. The brooch consists of a flat circular disc 5mm wide and 1mm thick, which has notches cut out of its outer surface at regular intervals. The inner half of the disc rises another 3mm and is 2mm thick. This disc has one notch cut away, lining up with one of the lower notches to provide space for the pin to be attached. The upper surface of this has lines cut out to form decoration. The brooch is missing its pin, but is in good condition with a greyish green patina.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-445024
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Bronze age axe tip, 50mm long 20m wide and 9mm at thickest point. The axe tip has a break which echoes its cutting edge (Which suggest accidental damage???) The axe is in good condition, although it has lost parts of its original surface, which has a brown patina.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: LEIC-445774
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch, 35mm long and 12mm wide. The brooch is incomplete, with only the animal head terminal (the upper half) present. The brooch appears to have been broken in antiquity as the edge is very worn. The reverse has part of a catch plate 20mm long attached. The upper part of the surface is decorated with a series of horizontal incised lines clumped together at intervals down its length. In the centre of the fragment are two thick raised lines, resembling a collar from which a horse's head emerges. This is oval, with two knobs forming eyes. The brooch ha…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-4460A3
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead alloy early post medieval vessel, probably a powder measure?, 18mm high and 20mm wide. The object is a creamy colour with a rough surface. It appears to have been made from a heated sheet of lead which has been folded into shape?? It is cylindrical in form and has thick walls which narrow towards the top.
Created on: Monday 7th June 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
No spatial data available.

Record ID: LEIC-76AF97
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy belt mount, 23mm long and 17mm wide. The object is in a fair condition, with a damaged surface and a green patina, and weighs 2.09 grams. The object is 'diamond' shaped and is slightly domed. It is missing most of its original surface, but appears to have had a lattice work decoration contained within a border with a central circular motif. The reverse has traces of a rectangular sectioned iron rivet.
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-76EDE1
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early post Medieval copper alloy button, 10mm in diameter and 12mm deep. The object is in good condition, with a bronze patina, and weighs 3.34grams. The object is spherical with a flatterned lower surface and appears to be solid. It has the remains of an integral loop protruding from the middle of its base. The loop is formed from a sheet and has a circular hole cut out of it. It has scratches all over one side suggesting it was hand finished.
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-772435
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Bronze Age copper alloy flanged axe, 76mm long and 38mm wide. The axe is in a fair condition, having patches of surface intact but also suffering from Bronze disease, and weighs 77grams. The object is symmetrical from each side and consists of a rounded blade, 36mm wide. From here the shaft tapers inwards until it is 23mm wide. From this point the axe is rectangular in form and tapers outwards in thickness from 7mm to 11mm wide. 30mm from its other edge it begins to taper inwards until it is 4mm thick at its tip. The rectangular shaped portion of the axe has raised flanges on eac…
Created on: Tuesday 1st November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-9F44C5
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Medieval/early Post Medieval copper alloy purse bar, 46mm long and 3mm in diameter. The object is in fair condition with a pale brown patina and weighs 8.13 grams. The object represents half of a purse bar. It has a broken central loop, 7mm wide, which was sub rectangular in form with a circular hole. This is attached to a plain circular sectioned shaft which is 3mm in diameter and 30mm long. The object terminates with a circular knop, 8mm deep and 11mm in diameter, which has a linear depression running along its outer side, resembling a screw head.
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2006
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-B21932
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze age barbed and tanged flint arrowhead, 27.5mm long, 19mm wide and 4mm thick. The arrowhead is in good condition with a pale brown patina and weighs 1.70grams. The flint has been very finely worked and it is complete except for the very tip, which is missing just a millimetre or two.
Created on: Thursday 9th February 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-C1F241
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Irona Age or Roman copper alloy mount or amulet, 22mm long, 13mm wide and 3.5mm thick. The object is in a fair condition with a green patina and weighs 4.46grams. The object appears whole and is sub rectangular in form, with a rounded upper surface and an almost flat lower surface which has pointed terminals. It is decorated with a raised border which follws the form of the object and is intersected with a series of short incised lines. Within this there is a linear depression surrounding a raised lentoid area. In the centre of this is a circular depression which is filled with enamel…
Created on: Monday 6th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 30th January 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-A029A1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval limoges enamel figurative mount, 52mm long 21mm wide and 10mm wide at head. The object is in fair condition with some corrosion and weighs 14.93 grams. The object represents a stylised human figure with a sub circular head depicting eyes, nose and mouth. The back of the head is flat and contains a large mounting rivet. The body is a thin plate and its edges curve inwards slightly. Its body contains two large fixing holes, C2-3mm in diameter, one above the other. It is decorated with a series of gilded concentric rectangles. The inner most one wraps around the outside of the ho…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-96FB06
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Bronze age spearhead, 297mm long, 53mm wide and 28mm thick. The spearhead is in good condition with a brown patina and weighs 345 grams. The blade measures 220mm and is 1mm thick at its edge widening to 8mm where it meets the shaft. The shaft tapers gently in width, 28mm in diameter at its base and 5mm at the tip, and has a small ridge running along each side where it meets the blade. The socket has two holes 5mm in diameter, 39mm from the edge. There is a small amount of damage and corrosion along the base of the socket and one side has patches of red and green corrosion across i…
Created on: Friday 9th June 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2023
Spatial data recorded.