Record ID: LANCUM-4E9AE6
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy shy cock in the shape of a cockerel. The flat figurine and it's thick oval base are a single cast piece. Shy cocks seem to have been a British phenomena that were popular from the late fifteenth to the eighteenth centuries. This one is unusual as it appears to be decorated on both sides. A similar looking example is illustrated as Type 1 Design 1 in Toys, Trifles & Trinkets 1200-1800 (Forsyth, H. & Egan, G., 2005, p.240, fig.7.1). Suggested date range c1700 to c1800 AD. Length 28mm, width 25mm, thickness 9.5mm, weight 10.8g…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4DDE72
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval copper alloy 'Pineapple Penny' token of Barbados. On the obverse there is an African's head facing left and wearing a crown with Prince of Wales plumes. On the reverse is a drop shaped pineapple. These 'pennies' were not official currency, but said to be an anti-slavery campaign token commissioned by Sir Philip Gibbes (1731 - 1815). Olaudah Equiano (c1745 - 1797), a freedman, writer, and abolitionist, regarded Gibbes as "the most worthy and humane gentleman" (Gautier, G Slavery and the Fashioning of Race in Oroonoko, Robin…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4DC9E0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy finger ring in the form of a belt, probably a 'fairing' ring. Fairing rings were cheaply made finger rings given as prizes, or sold, at rural fairs, or sold by tinkers etc. Many are found at sites traditionally associated with fairs. Some of the bands decoration has been lost to corrosion. When new, fairing rings would have been polished up and made to appear golden in colour. They vary greatly in design. Some copy older traditional designs, other decorative motifs seem to occur only on low cost copper alloy rings. Interestingly, a number of the forms…
Created on: Thursday 8th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 13th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Whalley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-31FEA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval silver half crown of Charles I. Probably Tower mint under the King. The coin has been clipped. There are three centrally intersecting lines scratched onto the obverse, possibly an attempt at a Union Flag. Dates c1625 to c1642 AD. Diameter 33mm, weight 13.74g. Obverse - equestrian portrait left Reverse - garnished round shield Obverse inscription - CAROLVS.D.[ ]I[ ] Reverse inscription - CHRISTO.AVS[PICE REGNO]
Created on: Friday 8th December 2023
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5ED37B
Object type: CHAFING DISH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy chafing dish handle. The handle is a voided T in shape. It would have been attached to the chafing dish by a short lug. There would have been another handle on the opposite side of the dish. Suggested date range c1500 to c1700 AD. Length 64mm, width 50mm, weight 29.46g. Similar examples on the database include YORYM-1721CB, LANCUM-836D15, & WMID-427F61.
Created on: Tuesday 28th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Blackburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5282EF
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Blackburn with Darwen
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval lead alloy pan weight. The weight is circular in plan, The lower face is plain. The upper face has a raised circumferal ridge. The weight appears to have been made in imitation of officialy stamped trade weights. Suggested date range c1600 to c1900 AD Height 6mm, diameter 16mm, weight 106.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th March 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Blackburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-40684D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval contemporary forgery of a third coinage fourth head Laurel or 20 Shilling of James I. Mintmark spur rowel. The surface's gold coating has largely been lost and the metals (largely fairly poor gade silver) beneath somewhat eroded. It is, however, surprisingly legible. Dates of original coin from c1619 to c1620 AD, suggested date range for the copy c1619 to c1625 AD. Diameter 37mm, weight 5.69g. Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G:MA[G B]RIT FRA ET HIB[B?]RN REX Reverse inscription: [FAC]IAM/EOS[I]N/GE[NTE]M/VN[AM]/
Created on: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 11th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C8662E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy halfcrown of James II, gun money from August 1689. Stop before J. No stop after II - Spink 6579 B2 or 3. Dates to August 1689. Diameter 32mm, thickness 2mm, weight 11.2g. Obverse inscription - DEI:GRATIA .JACOBVS.II Reverse inscription - [168]9.MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX
Created on: Wednesday 16th August 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A3F78C
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cheshire East
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval copper alloy spehrical suspended bell with an iron pea. This form of suspended bell is known colloquially as a crotal or rumbler. It is largely complete but heavily worn. In spite of the wear, it is still possible to discern the remains of the raised ridge around the centre and raised 'sunburst' decoration on the two hemispheres. The robust suspension loop is sub-triangular with a compatively large perforation (6mm) and is 12mm high. At right angles relative to the suspension loop, there are two circular sound holes on each side of the upper hemisphere. In line wi…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Knutsford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A3AB72
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Medieval to Post Medieval copper alloy vessel fragment. Probably part of a handle from a cooking vessel like a posnet. The fragment is sub rectangular in plan. One side is flat, the other has a low logitudinal ridge from which the surface drops to the edge, making the overall form plano convex It is undecorated. Suggested date range c1100 to c1750 AD. Length 20mm, width 14mm, thicknes 5mm, weight 7.33g.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FDD24E
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A section of a possible penannular brooch. It is of copper alloy and has a design of groups of parallel lines which form triangles moulded into it. These are bordered by circular lines running around the border at the inside and outside. It has been gilded at some point, traces remain within these lines. Dimensions: It is 31mm wide and 1.5mm thick, it weighs 2.16g
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Appleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FDA3D9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern copper alloy probable handle or spout in the form of an Early Medieval style crocodile or dragon head. It originally had jewelled or glass or enamel eyes. The fineness of the raised decoration suggests that the head may originally have been enamelled. Possibly the handle to a walking stick or vessel. The basal collar has four attachment perforations opposite each other which means the attachments cannot have gone all the way through whatever it was attached to. It may have been riveted to a hollow tube to make a spout, or attached to something solid to act as a …
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Last updated: Monday 31st July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Appleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FD5207
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval to Modern double loop harness fitting or terret ring. It is formed of a large circle made of circular section wire, with a smaller hemisphere which is attached across one 'side'/diameter of the main circle. On the inside of the larger circle where it is under the outer piece there is wear in the form of 'squaring off' of the circular section. Parallels on the database include WREX-6791D0 and ESS-10445D, dated to 1500-1700 Dimensions: It is 55mm wide and 69mm long. The wire is 6mm diameter and it weighs 54.24g.
Created on: Tuesday 25th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 27th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Appleby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-E6E655
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval to Modern lead alloy toy gun or petronel handle. The barrel and most of the iron firing mechanism are lost. The outer faces of the butt are moulded in imitation of a contemporary pistol. They are decorated with a low relief pattern of pellets, within a raised border. There are lentoid plates on the sides which once housed an imitation of a pistols firing mechanism. This area holds the corroded remains of the iron firing mechanism. The overall form resembles that of toy petronels or cavalry pistols reported from London, where a 17th-century date is suggested (For…
Created on: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 12th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Rossendale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-426FC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver sixpence of William III Obverse: First bust right, laurate. GVLIEMVS.III.DEI.GRA. Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, early harp, central crest Lion rampant (of England). MAG.BR.FRA.ET.HIB.REX.1696. Die axis 6 o'clock There is a possibility that this coin has been clipped. It is a distorted circular shape, and part of the edge appears to have been remilled after clipping. The distortion is most apparant on the rear of the coin when comparing the distance of the crowned sheilds from the edge
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E3273
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval gilded and silver plated copper alloy strap mount. It is roughly sub-oval in plan. The outer face is divided into three sections divided by transverse ridges. They all appear to have forms of scrolling or foliate decoration that is now hard to distinguish much detail. The central panel is gilded and the outer arms are silver plated. The inner face is undecorated and retains four sub-conical attachment projections. The mount is well made and quite unusual in being both gilded and silver plated. Suggested date range c1500 to c1650 AD. Length 62mm, width 16mm, thickness 6mm…
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Aspatria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1D2C4A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Post Medieval pierced Ottoman copper alloy 40 para coin. The piercing has a diameter of 2mm and has been machine drilled. This is most likely as a result of being used as a pendant after it had been brought back to the British Isles, probably prior to the 1970s, as a souvenier as the piercing is not correctly oriented to the script on either side. There is a custom in some parts of the Islamic world to attach coins to the apparel of brides, but the weight of of the coin makes it unlikely that was the case in this instance. The reverse of the coin carries the date ١٢٧٧ (12…
Created on: Tuesday 20th June 2023
Last updated: Thursday 26th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-0B986C
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy blade of uncertain date, probably Post Medieval, from a plane, or similar. It is triangular in plan. The angled cutting edge has been formed along the longest edge. No precise parallel found for dating. Based on form and material, suggested date range is c1500 to c1750 AD. It is possible that the blade was for use in an area where sparks from an iron tool could be dangerous, or where rust could be an issue. Length 44mm, width 22mm, 1.5mm, weight 7.24g
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 24th January 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ulverston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8C748E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Post Medieval lead alloy cloth seal from Augsburg. It is decorated on both faces. One face has a raised capital 'A' with a chevron bar and three rased annulets. On the other side is a raised pinecone with a curved arc of arches surmounted by crosses next to it. Dates to between c1500 and c1650 AD. Diameter 20mm, weight 7.6g. Similar examples on the database include NLM-3258C4 NMS-6ECB42 SOM-903095 A similar seal recorded in 'Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items at the British Museum' by Geoff Egan, (Egan 1994: 106, fig. 41, refs: 308-310) has been attributed to A…
Created on: Tuesday 13th June 2023
Last updated: Friday 14th July 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Kendal', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4B23E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably a Post Medieval copper alloy George I first 'dump' issue halfpenny. The faces of the coin are quite degraded but what appears to be the right facing bust of George I is just about discernable in favourable light. The diameter and weight also conform to proposed issue, rather than the larger second issue. Probably dates to between c1717 and c1718 AD. Diameter 25mm, weight 5.79g.
Created on: Wednesday 17th May 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.