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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: LEIC-A89AA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Henry III voided long cross penny. Reverse inscription appears to indicate minted at London by Nicole: NIC [....] LVND Recorded at the 'Hidden Treasures' finds day at Market Harborough.
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 20th June 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-AACD28
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval copper alloy Cross potent small long brooch dating to 6th century. The object is 60mm in length and 28mm wide. The pin is missing and the catchplate is slightly damaged. The brooch has been broken in two about half way down, towards the bottom of bow and is held in place by a modern repair. The brooch has a rectangular head plate which has incised lines running parallel to its edge. It has a trilobed cut out in each top corner, about 10mm deep. The lower half has bilobed cut outs at either side of the bow, 4mm deep. The three straight edges have a semicircular cut out i…
Created on: Monday 13th October 2003
Last updated: Friday 2nd May 2014
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Record ID: LEIC-BDB9E2
Object type: CRUCIFIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Gilded Copper alloy crucifix, 22mm high and 25mm wide. The top bottom and left edges of the cross are missing, but the right side is intact. It is D shaped in profile and ends in a cruciform shaped terminal with most of the gilding intact. The Christ is quite crudely made, but a lioncloth can be seen on the figure, which is in the classic pose of head bowed to the right and knees bent to the right. The hands and feet are very large and elongated, which seem s to be common on medieval crosses. The figures merges into the cross and a line can be seen running down this join, so it appears…
Created on: Tuesday 14th October 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-3D3914
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Complete bow brooch with exposed spring. It has a complete pin and catchplate and dates to 1st century AD. Its 35mm wide and 60mm long and made of bronze. The brooch is formed by a bar (called a wing) which is 35mm across and circular in profile. This forms the head of the brooch and houses the spring. Coming down from the centre of this is the comma shaped body which starts 10mm wide and tapers in towards its end. From this the triangular shaped catchplate emerges at right angles, the edge of this is folded over to keep the pin in place. The brooch is completely plain with the excepti…
Created on: Monday 20th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-4E2603
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy brooch of a horse, 38mm long and 28mm high, 2nd Century. The horse is flat and facing right, its missing its legs and tail. It has a narrow head with wider neck and shoulders. At the base of the shoulders is the broken off front leg which faces forward. The underside is very straight and the centre of the torso is narrow. towards the hind quarters this curves downwards to the broken off back leg. The rump is quite flat and thin with the begining of a broken off tail emerging from the centre, pointing down slightly. The object is quite corroded with the original surface on…
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-50B731
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman Bow (or Dolphin) brooch, 40mm long and 28mm wide. The pin is missing and the brooch has no decoration. The brooch is formed by a bar (called a wing) which is 28mm across and semi-circular in profile. This forms the head of the brooch and houses the spring. Coming down from the centre of this is the comma shaped body which starts 8mm wide and tapers in towards its end. Recorded at the 'Hidden Treasures' finds day at Market Harborough.
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-50FD21
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver coin of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain, The coin has been bent twice. This has been interpreted as a love token as it has been deliberatly bent. Recorded at the 'Hidden Treasures' finds day at Market Harborough. [spain]
Created on: Tuesday 21st October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E5E254
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Bronze finger, 37mm long given its shape it appears to be a fore finger. It would appear to have been part of a statue, probably Roman. Recorded at hidden treasures Roadshow at Market Harborough.
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-E62221
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver trefoil shaped mount consisting of three domed openwork roundels. The mount has a straight rolled edge which is 20mm long, at each end just below this is a attatching hole and in the centre is a semi circular void about 5mm wide. Below this are two openwork domed roundels with a further one centred below. Each roundel is constructed of twisted wire and has a silver bead in the centre from which 8 openwork petals emerge. Each petal has a flat wire band down its centre and nestled between the base of each petal is an openwork circle. each roundel is mounted onto a solid backplat…
Created on: Tuesday 28th October 2003
Last updated: Thursday 27th March 2014
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