Record ID: WILT-3621D7
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead token dating to c AD 1500-1700. The disc is slightly concave. On the concave side there are a number of incised line which meet in the middle and a raised pellet to one side. The depiction is similar to the design of Roman leaden tesserae/tokens (Cf Fletcher, E, 2005, Leaden Tokens and Tallies Roman to Victorian, Greenlight Publishing, Witham, p 15 (top left)). The other side depicts a possible standing figure (Cf Fletcher ibid, p 15 (third row on right)).
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thruxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-35E819
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead token dating to c AD 1500-1700. The token is incomplete and is missing about a third of one side. The fragment comprises a semi-circular edge and a jagged line between. The token is slightly concave. On the concave side, the token is decorated with a geometric pattern of a double tressure of two loops joined by a point between (similar to Rose and Orb jetton). The other side has two concentric raised rings.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-11C76D
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead token dating to c AD 1400-1500. The token is decorated on both sides. On one side there is a cross with chevrons possibly in two adjoining quarters and a swirling looped decoration in the two other quarters. On the other side, there is an off centre cross with a double line running through the centre of the offset cross line and lines radiating out to the edges of the token. The dating is based on the similarity of the crude decoration to a silver long cross penny.
Created on: Tuesday 20th March 2018
Last updated: Monday 26th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melksham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-002B72
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead plaque or badge in the shape of a castle with crosses on the towers which is probably medieval to post-medieval date. The plaque is sub-rectangular in plan and depicts a castle. At the base the mouldings suggest a moat which leads to a central section with an arched doorway decorated with a central raised line and two transverse lines. Above the doorway are two transverse lines across with central section with a central turret above, which may be broken at the top. The central turret is decorated with a rectangular depression (possibly a murder hole) with a rectangular window a…
Created on: Friday 23rd February 2018
Last updated: Friday 9th March 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cranborne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-D47306
Object type: CANNON BALL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead probable cannon ball dating to c AD 1500-1600. The cannon ball is almost spherical with hammered edges making the circumference irregular. There is a small hole 4.28mm in diameter in the cannon ball, it is not clear whether this was the site of casting sprue or where the cannon ball was damaged as there are cracks running away from the hole. It is not clear whether the cannon ball has been fired. The size of the cannon ball suggests it may have been for a Serpentine cannon which had a bore of 1.5 inches (38.6mm) and shot weighing 8 oz (227g). The cannonball weighs…
Created on: Tuesday 30th May 2017
Last updated: Thursday 1st June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manningford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1C9423
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead ampulla dating to c AD 1350-1530. The ampulla is complete, although worn and flattened. The ampulla comprises a small vessel in the shape of a flask with a globular section at the bottom, a long broad neck and handles at either side where the bottom joins the neck. The front of the flask is decorated with a four petal flower with a midrib and diagonal veins out to the edge of the petal. In the centre there are a number of pellets. On the back is a crown with a double band, with diagonal hatching, topped by a central lis, a triangular spear point on either side and…
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shrewton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-1BF5F7
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A Roman lead steelyard weight, dating to the period c. AD 43-410. The weight is circular in cross section and bi-conical in plan. At its apex there is evidence of an iron suspension loop which is missing. The steelyard is greyish cream in colour with orangey brown patches and two orangey brown corrosion marks at the top from the suspension loop. The steelyard weight weighs 158g and measures 46.71mm in height and 45.19mm in diameter.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 25th June 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: WILT-8A788E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead token dating to c AD 1575-1850 (Powell Type 12). The token is complete and is circular but has slight damage to the edge. The token is only decorated on one side with a cross extending to the edges of the token with a chevron in each quarter pointing to the centre. The reverse is undecorated. The patina is greyish-white. The token weighs 3.4g and has a diameter of 15.52mm and a thickness of 2.52mm. Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as use as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they a…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd May 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nettleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-31AE13
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead weight dating to c AD 1714-1830. The weight is circular, the walls narrowing to the two surface. The top surface has stamped a crown with G R below. The weight weighs 57.05g, diameter 25.45mm and 13.47mm in height.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford on Avon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WILT-315D62
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval lead penny trade token dating to c AD 1687. The obverse depicts a laureate bust facing right, possibly James II. The reverse depicts the letters R S and the date, probably 1687.
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bradford on Avon', grid reference and parish protected.