Record ID: LVPL-C6EAB2
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy seal matrix of medieval date, (1200-1400). The object is a pointed oval in plan and D-shaped in cross section. The central motif appears to depict a tree or branch consisting of a central incised vertical rib or stem from which three branches project from each side. Surrounding this the legend reads S'IHON + (RIGWrOI) which can be interpreted as 'Seal of John of []'. On the rear of the object is a raised moulded cross. The top arm of the cross is raised and curves outwards forming a D-shaped loop or handle which is pierced. The object has a mid-brownish-white patina …
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 14th January 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirk Ireton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-3B9722
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval to Modern cast copper-alloy weight or gaming piece. The object is circular in plan with a slight depression in the centre. In the centre of the object on one face is a stamped animal, possibly a deer. The stamp consists only of the head of the animal which is forward facing. It is sub-rectangular in plan each side of which curves inwards. The top of the animals head is notched suggesting antlers of a deer. In the centre of the face is a large triangular nose either side of which are raised pellet eyes. There is no mouth visible. The animal is surrounded by two…
Created on: Friday 16th June 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 5th July 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ashbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8E516B
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm. Each face is worn with the remains of line and pellet moulding. One edge of the spindle whorl has been damaged in recent times, probably due to the plough. The object has a mid-grey patina and is worn. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medi…
Created on: Friday 13th January 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 18th January 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Longford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-E031E5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Treasure Case: 2016 T798 A medieval silver annual brooch with pin, broken into five composite parts. The hoops of the brooch is circular in section. One side of the hoop fragments which represents the front of the brooch, has interspersed incised vertical lines and circular punch marks between these lines. The pin is complete, the shaft is circular in section and tapers to a point. The base of the pin is formed of sheet silver folded into a loop, for threading onto the brooch hoop, and two discs of silver soldered under this loop to form a collar. A great number of annular brooc…
Created on: Wednesday 12th October 2016
Last updated: Friday 7th April 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Chelmorton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-535D4E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver voided short cross penny of King John, minted by Abel of London. Reverse: +ABEL ON [LVN]DE; voided short cross. There are two pelleted curls to the bust which rules out class VIc2 ,VIc3 and VIIa the coin is anything between 5c to VIc1; however the long cross-bar of the letter E in ABEL and the pellet on the chin may point to a class VIb2 but as most of the bust and other diognostic features are not visible it is not possible for a definitive ID. Date is 1207-c.1216.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monyash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-534A97
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Henry VII class II (late) with no initial mark. Minted in London, AD1490-1504. Reverse: POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEVM, CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legends, three pellets in each quarter.
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monyash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-530DE8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 9mm. One face is decorated with raised moulded lines which radiate out from the central perforation and between which are clusters of pellets. The opposite face is worn with radiating linear decoration visible. The object has a white patina and is in good condition. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period alth…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 28th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monyash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-502C59
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy key dating to the medieval period, (AD 1100-1500). The stem of the key is circular in cross-section measuring 8mm in diameter. The stem of the key has broken and the bow is missing. The stem is hollow making it a pipe key. The bit consists of one separate bit at a right angle to the stem and a longer rectangular bit. The longer bit has two clefts removed from the sides, and from the base of the bit, four wards project away from the shaft. The key has a mid-green patina and is in fair condition. Dimensions: 49mm in length, 21mm in width (including bit),…
Created on: Friday 23rd September 2016
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hartington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-C59ADB
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy finger ring of post-medieval date. The hoop is made from a flat rectangular band of copper alloy soldered together. The outer face is decorated with a repeating pattern of a stamped flower. The inner face of the hoop is undecorated. The object has a dark brown patina and is worn. The hoop has been bent out of shape. Similar examples which can be found on the PAS database include, LVPL-550EF7, SWYOR-6348D7 IOW-BAA7A7 and LANCUM-9F1C8E. Dimensions: 22mm in length, 15mm in width, 1.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd August 2016
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Record ID: LVPL-D80A36
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and bi-conical with a central circular perforation. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8.06mm. Each face is decorated with 8 moulded lines which radiate out from the central perforation and eight pellets. The object has a light white patina and is in fair condition. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the medieval period c.1100-1500. …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 7th June 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Belper', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-97C3A4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan with curved sides and flattened faces. |In the centre is a circular perforation which measures 5mm in diameter. Each face is worn with a light white patina and is undecorated. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500. Dimensions: 22mm in diameter, 10.3g
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shottle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-97A57A
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy musket ball of post-medieval date. The object is spherical and complete. It has a dusty white patina and is in good condition. A faint casting seem is visible. Dimensions: 12mm in diameter, 8.3g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Friday 1st March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shottle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-96AE6E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy button of post-medieval date. The object is circular in plan and biconical. At the base of the object is a thin sub-rectangular project which is the base of the incomplete attachment loop. The object has a light green patina and is worn. Similar examples can be found in Bailey, (2004), p28-29. It can be dated from the late 15th - 16th century. Dimensions: 12mm in diameter, 9mm in height, 2.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 16th March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shottle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-49109B
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy harness fitting of Roman date. Two broken pieces of the object are present with one side incomplete and missing. The object consists of a sub-oval frame which is sub-oval in cross-section and decorated with diagonal notches on the outer face giving the impression of rope work. Within the frame is an openwork geometric design which is flat. At one end of the object is a bar which is oval in cross-section and decorated with five transverse bands or panels, divided with grooves. Every second band is decorated with diagonal notches, giving the impression of…
Created on: Tuesday 25th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monyash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-F29EAE
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy spindle whorl dating to the Medieval period, (AD1066-1500). The object is circular in plan and bi-conical. It has a central circular perforation with an internal diameter of 8.86mm. Each face of the object is decorated with a series of moulded ridges and pellets. The object has a light grey patina and is in good condition. Similar examples of spindle whorls have reportedly been found in contexts dated from the Roman through to the Post-Medieval period although the majority are typically dated broadly to the Medieval period c.1100-1500.
Created on: Friday 21st November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 13th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Monyash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-A1639D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy possible cloth seal of Post-Medieval date. The object is circular in plan and is decorated with a winged beast, possibly a griffin facing right. The creature is surrounded by a circumferential border in filled with rope work decoration. The rear of the object is undecorated. The object has been pierced with a circular perforation to the right of the animal's chest. The perforation runs from the rear through to the front of the object and measures 3.57mm in diameter. The object has a light brown patina and is in fair condition. A similar griffin appears on a lead c…
Created on: Friday 24th October 2014
Last updated: Friday 24th October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Peak Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8F45B8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117), dating to c. AD 110 (Reece Period 5), COS V P P SPQR OPTIMO PRINC, Victory standing left with wreath and palm. Mint of Rome. Cf. RIC II, p. 253, no. 128; Woytek, Die Reichsprägung des Kaisers Traianus, p. 338, no. 288b.
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd October 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-8F2213
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy possible cloth seal of Medieval to Post-Medieval date. The object is circular in plan and decorated on each face. The outer face of the object is decorated with a triple moulded circumferential ridge. Within this is a raised central pellet from which three moulded and raised triangles radiate. Between each triangle is a single pellet within a triangle border. A further six pellets decorate the edge of the inner circumferential ridge. The rear of the object is decorated with 19 shallow incised lines radiating outwards from a central point. These incisions are une…
Created on: Thursday 23rd October 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-6EB2D4
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy knife handle dating to the 17th century. The object is in the form of a 'classical' female figure. The face and hair are badly worn with no surviving features visible. The upper torso is naked and the arms are deliberately incomplete terminating just below the shoulders. The lower torso is draped in a single length of cloth which is tied in a bow over the junction of body and pillar. The tapered pillar that forms the rest of the knife handle is decorated with flowers and foliage in low relief. The remains of silvering can be seen on the back of the head and alon…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 2nd October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Matlock', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-055327
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint implement dating to the Prehistoric period, (8300-800BC). The object is sub-lozenge shaped in plan and irregular in cross-section. At the distal end of the object a V-shaped band of the cortex remains. Several flakes have been removed from the dorsal (upper) face. The implement has been made from a dark grey flint.
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Derbyshire Dales', grid reference and parish protected.