Record ID: KENT-A9C9C8
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast composite two-piece lead/tin-alloy button with a separate embedded drawn wire shank, dating to the 17th or early 18th century. Description: The button is convex discoidal front and a concave reverse.It has a raised floral decoration on the front consisting of 8 outer petals and 4 internal flowers. The wire shank appears to be copper-alloy. The button is slightly warped. It has a dark-grey colour. Measurements: 15.56mm in diameter, 12.61mm in height and 3.64g in weight. Discussion: Similar examples are illustrated by Read (2005, 79-82) nos.356-341.
Created on: Thursday 28th October 2021
Last updated: Thursday 28th October 2021
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Record ID: KENT-76BA7E
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast lead alloy (pewter?) two part button dating c.1840 to 1920AD. Description: Only the cover/front of the button and the integral loop survive. The plate is circular with raised lip around the circumference of the reverse, which has been damaged in places. The front is entirely decorated with a faux heraldic seal depicting a knight charging right on horse back with shield in left hand and right hand raised with a sword all within a beaded border save the horse's legs. Around this is an apparently fictitious legend, '+SC_OM-D OPDIX M_ITUS'. At the centre of the rev…
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 30th December 2020
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Record ID: KENT-FA979C
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete, lead-alloy, late Anglo-Saxon, or Anglo-Scandinavian, disc brooch dating to the 11th century AD. Description: The brooch is circular in plan with a significant central dome. The reverse is flat. The front face is decorated with relief moulding, consisting of a circumferential border of diagonal laddering. without which is radial spokes from a central pellet on the boss. With each of the segments created is another in relief pellet. of raised pellets. At the apex of the brooch is some damage to the disc while at the bottom is a projecting tab, possibly a damaged catchp…
Created on: Thursday 30th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd July 2019
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Record ID: BH-D374D4
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Central Bedfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead or lead-alloy kosher plumba food seal dating to the Post Medieval or modern periods (c. AD 1700-1900). The surviving part of the object comprises the flat disc-shaped head with the same Hebrew legend on each side. This reads אבד דמק + and is read circumferentially from right to left. At the base of the disc are the remains of a circular-sectioned shaft that partially extends into the disc itself. The object is light to med grey in colour. It measures 15.7mm in diameter, is a maximum of 2.1mm thick and weighs 4.1 grams. In Yiddish these seal…
Created on: Thursday 16th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
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Record ID: KENT-E56D67
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead or lead-alloy mount probably of post-Medieval date. Description: The mount is circular in plan with moulded relief decoration in the form of a lion's head surrounded by a mane as the rim formed of small incised radial lines. The lions nose is blunt possibly be were. The reverse is uneven with the remnants of two u-shaped iron pins or studs overlapping and embedded in it. The function of this object is unknown. The metal is a dark grey with a slight green hue .colour and is worn. Measurements: 25.43mm in diameter, 7.43 mm thick and 15.29g in weight. Discus…
Created on: Monday 10th December 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-23B513
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Medway
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast pewter or high tin/lead copper-alloy incomplete single-loop D-shaped buckle with narrowed, offset strap bars and buckle plate dating to c.1250-1500 Description: The buckle frame is D-shaped, flat and lacks a notch for the pin. The strap bar is narrower than the buckle frame and offset. the buckle frame lacks a pin or buckle plate. It has a a dark grey patina with some patches of white possibly indicating that it is pewter or high tin/lead copper-alloy. Measurements: 14.71mm wide, 10.81mm long, 2.24mm thick and 1.25g in weight. Description: This type of buckle is freque…
Created on: Thursday 14th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: KENT-E70ABD
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post-Medieval cast pewter double loop buckle, also known as a spectacle buckle. Description: The frame has two oval loops which are convex in cross-section. One end has a notch where the pin rests. The ends of each buckle are pointed. The pin which remains folded around the central strap bar. The frame is bent upwards at each end. The buckle frame and the pin are patinated a dark grey with some areas of lighter grey and grey green. Measurements: 47.3mm long, 34mm wide, 3.3mm thick. 11.89g in weight Discussion: Many buckles of this type exhibit bending, often in …
Created on: Monday 11th June 2018
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2018
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Record ID: KENT-75B9F0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn crudely cast lead-alloy uniface token of the Late Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD1400 - AD 1850. Description: The token is roughly circular and uniface (with decoration on one side). The decoration consists of an 8 spoked wheel with the spokes poking out past the rim. It seems likely that the projecting spokes may be meant to represent a The token is grey and with some patches of off white. Measurements: 21.38mm in diameter, 1.87mm thick and 4.16g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, ticke…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-757816
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, abraded and warped probable post-Medieval cast lead or lead-alloy circular biface token (c. 1500-c. 1850). Description: The token is relatiely small with a stylised outline of a human head on one side and the ligated letters 'HC' on the other. Measurements: 13.21mm in diameter, 1.71mm thick and 1.22g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely. The bus ton this example seems likely to be medie…
Created on: Friday 6th April 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: KENT-28D7F8
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn and abraded flat lead non-heraldic personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1350. Description: The matrix is flat and circular in plan and with an incomplete suspension loop at the top of the reverse side, formed by a cast lug at the centre of the reverse. On the front is an engraved central eight petalled flower, formed by a cross with small strokes in the quarter of a cross. This is surrounded by a legend which starts at twelve o'clock and runs retrograde (anti-clockwise) around the matrix so it would appear the right way round when used. It reads "*S'.…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-279310
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete but worn and abraded flat lead non-heraldic personal seal matrix of Medieval date c.AD 1200-1350. Description: The matrix is flat and circular in plan and with an incomplete suspension loop at the top of the reverse side, formed by a cast lug at the top of a raised cross which decorates/evenly divides the back. The suspension loop is broken across its width. On the front is an engraved central six petalledflower or star. This is surrounded by a legend which starts at twelve o'clock and runs retrograde (anti-clockwise) around the matrix so it would appear the right way ro…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2018
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-95364E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn lead-alloy? contemporary copy of a Roman 4th century nummus, uncertain VOT wreath proto-type, probably House of Constantine. This coin has a pale white/cream patination, which suggests a high lead content. Measurements: 14.52mm in diameter, 1.4mm thick and 1.36g in weight
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 14th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-E7D070
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead-alloy 18th or 19th century bag seal issued by Rigden Brewery in Faversham, Kent. Obverse: legend in two line, with lower legend curving upwards. Legend: RIGDEN - F[AVERS]HAM'.Reverse: Horse rearing (forcene) left Measurements: 20.48mm in diameter, 4.97mm thick and 7.1g in weight. Discussion: Although not possible to date exactly this bag seal clearly relates to Rigden's Brewery, based at Faversham until the 1900s and the brewery remained in operation in the town until the 1990s. Although the use of the horse here has no direct association with the brewery or Faversham, a…
Created on: Tuesday 6th March 2018
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-707F41
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast post-medieval lead-alloy circular uniface token (c. 1500-1850). Description: The token is circular, one side of which has an uneven cross quadrant design (Powell type 12). Object is mostly a grey colour with patches of light off white-brown colour with occasional patches of light brown specs. Measurements: 19.88mm in diameter, 5.09mm thick and 13.21g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore difficult to date precisely.…
Created on: Wednesday 28th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 1st March 2018
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Record ID: KENT-DA879D
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete slightly warped cast lead-alloy button of 15th-17th century date. Description: The button is cast in one piece and is discoidal with a flat back and integral cast drilled shank suspension loop, although this is now missing and remains only as two stubs at the centre of the reverse and middle of a slightly raised casting seam. The front is decorated with a cross cast in substantial relief within in a circular border. This creates 4 quadrant cells and there are also triangles projection form the circle into each quarter. The upper surface of the cross is decorated with low…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 21st February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-D81F5E
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead and iron Roman steelyard weight, c.AD 43-410. Description: The weight is biconical with two iron stubs embedded at the pinnacle of the top half, which are the remains of iron suspension loop. The upper half is longer than the bottom giving the object a kite shape in cross-section. The wieght is patinated a dull brown-white typical of patinated lead Measurements: 31.75mm wide, 31.15mm high and 104.56g in weight. Discussion Weights of this form are usually dated to the Roman period and are not unusual finds to be reported to the PAS see the following for some exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 21st February 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 27th March 2019
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Record ID: KENT-AF2C0C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A slightly worn and patinated Post-Medieval pewter/lead-alloy token, dating AD 1575-1600. North 1991, pg140, No. 2062. Measurements: Diameter: 20.51mmThickness: 1.1mm, Weight: 3.21g, Discussion: According to North (1991, 140), it is likely that rather than being used as tokens, these objects were probably used as political medalets or counters (North 1991, 140). Despite not being a coin this token type has been designated as no. 2062 by North (1991, 140).
Created on: Monday 19th February 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd June 2022
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Record ID: KENT-B1D569
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn crudely cast lead-alloy biface token possibly of the Late Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD1400 - AD 1900. Description: The token is roughly circular, quite thin and biface (with decoration on both sides). The decoration is cast in very shallow relief and consists on one side of a small outline bird facing right on one side, it has a large oval eye and stylised beak. The other side also has the outline of a bird from the neck up on it, albeit much larger and with a more detail both are executed rather crudely however. The token is mottled dark grey with substanti…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-B0A018
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval, about AD 1400 - 1800. Description: The weight is a shallow dome with a convex upper side and a roughly flat base. The upper domed surface is in the form of a male lion with clearly defined muzzle, nose eyes and a main picked out with downward diagonal lines. It is patinated an off white typical of aged lead. Measurements: 24.88mm in diameter, 10.23mm thick and 30.3g in weight. Discussion: Although probably a relatively late, if a weight, as seen by relatively standard 30g weight an earlier date cannot be discounted. Nor can we be certain this is a weight and not a m…
Created on: Wednesday 7th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 8th February 2018
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Record ID: KENT-6077A8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
lead weight of probable late Medieval or Post-Medieval date c. AD 1400 - 1800. Description: The weight is rectangular with a rough trapezoidal cross-section. It exhibits a design of an integrally cast plain cross in relief on the upper surface. It is possible that designs were intended to be present in the quarters but either were not successfully cast or worn away. The reverse is undecorated adn both sides are a dark grey heavily mottled with off white colour typical of patinated lead. Measurements: 62.5mm long, 56.98mm wide, 12.11mm thick and 300g in weight. Discussion: Pla…
Created on: Monday 22nd January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 10th May 2018
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