Record ID: WILT-B5B3FA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval lead standing weight, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1700. Of truncated sub-conical form with an integral, off-centre perforated attachment lug projecting from the flattened apex with a drilled circular perforation. height 25.2mm; width 16.8mm; thickness 13.9mm; weight 28.82g. Biggs and Withers (2000) suggest that this type of weight first appeared around c. AD 1200, however, the ease with which lead can be cast and their relatively simplistic form would suggest that caution should be used when dating examples found outside of archaeological contex…
Created on: Monday 7th October 2019
Last updated: Monday 22nd March 2021
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Record ID: WILT-250DA7
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead alloy seal matrix, probably dating to AD 1200-1350. The matrix is pointed oval or vesica shaped and flat, with a central rib along the reverse with the vestigial remains of a perforated lug at on end. The face of the seal is engraved with a depiction of a lion rampant, within the inscription (in retrograde): RICARD(I GAGGAL). Length 30.5mm; width 21.2mm; thickness 5.2mm; weight 10.34g. Crude lead personal seals with simple non-heraldic designs are thought to date to the 13th and early 14th centuries (Harvey & Mcguiness 1996: 79-80).
Created on: Friday 6th September 2019
Last updated: Friday 5th November 2021
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Record ID: WILT-D956EF
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal, probably disc 3 or 4 of a 4-part cloth seal, dating to c. AD 1590-1724. The disc depicts a shield with indented edges containing a double-stranded equal armed cross with the sword of St. Paul in the top left field, an illegible inscription runs around the outside edge. length 19.6mm; width 15.5mm; thickness 1.1mm; weight 1.97g. 4-part cloth seals had come into use by the end of the 16th century, with the alnage taxation system abolished in 1724 (Egan 1994, 2001). Similar seals from london can be seen illustrated by Egan (1994: figs. …
Created on: Friday 9th August 2019
Last updated: Friday 9th August 2019
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Record ID: WILT-C068FD
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Poat-Medieval lead alloy token, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1800. A circular bifacial token of Powell's type 7, with an unclear reverse. The token is decorated in relief with a rectilinear grid pattern, or hatching. The decoration on the other face is unclear, but may be a crute set of initials.
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2019
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Record ID: WILT-C04193
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Poat-Medieval lead alloy token, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1800. A circular uniface token of Powell's type 4. The token is decorated in relief with four fleur-de-lis arranged equidistantly around a central pellet, each facing outwards and forming a cross. All within a beaded border.
Created on: Thursday 8th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 8th August 2019
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Record ID: WILT-0B744A
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post-Medieval lead cloth seal, probably dating to c. AD 1600-1800. Probably disc-3 of a 4-part seal. A flat circular disc of lead, truncated by an old break, with the top edge lost. The disc is stamped with the initials TG within a beaded circle, with the inscription [...](V/Y)OR[...] around the outside. Diameter 16.4mm; weight 0.92g.
Created on: Monday 24th June 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: WILT-ACA7D0
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval lead uniface sub-circular token of Powell's type 30, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1800. The design depicted on the decorated face is of six irregular pellets equidistantly arranged around a raised central pellet. Diameter 22.1mm; weight 4.44g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Monday 18th February 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th February 2019
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Record ID: WILT-19BB33
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post-Medieval lead alloy token bifacial token, of Powell's type 3/3, probably dating to c. AD 1250-1850. The token is circular, one face divided into irregular segments with pellets in each. The other face is decorated with a cartwheel-like design, with a central segmented circle, with an outer circle also divided into sections, each containing a pellet. The token has been slightly folded over itself. Diameter 22.8mm; weight 4.91g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post …
Created on: Monday 11th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 11th February 2019
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Record ID: WILT-1E72AF
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead circular uniface token of Powell type 3, probably dating to c. AD 1200-1850. Raised lines divide the decorated face into 8 equally sized segments. Dimensions: diameter: 17.2mm; weight 2.80g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Friday 18th January 2019
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
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Record ID: WILT-803719
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla, probably dating to c. AD 1350-1530. The hollow flask-shaped ampulla is of Spencer's type 2, with a simple rounded bowl and flaring sub-rectangular neck; truncated by an old break which also runs down the reverse of the bowl. One attachment loop survvies. The obverse face is decorated with a flower of eight eliptical petals, these filled with hatched detail and with a sub-square boss at the centre; the reverse is unclear. Dimensions: Length: 48.0mm; Width: 34.9mm; Thickness: 5.6mm; Weight: 33.21g. Although in use from the late …
Created on: Friday 23rd November 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
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Record ID: WILT-07F9B9
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval to Post Medieval lead pilgrim's ampulla, probably dating to c. AD 1350-1530. The hollow flask-shaped ampulla is of Spencer's type 2, with a simple rounded bowl and flaring sub-rectangular neck. Both attachment loops have been lost. The obverse face is decorated with a flower of eight eliptical petals, the reverse a crown on a cross-hatched background. Dimensions: Length: 51.1mm; Width: 32.4mm; Thickness: 5.7mm; Weight: 36.21g. Although in use from the late 12th century, the majority of the robust ampulla to survive in England are those of the later Medieval period, pr…
Created on: Friday 12th October 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th October 2018
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Record ID: SOM-61B2CC
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval or Post Medieval lead cloth seal, probably dating to c. AD 1400-1714. Disc 1 of a 2- or 4-part seal. The surviving fragment comprises of a flat disc of lead with an integral rivet projecting from the reverse. The front of the disc is stamped with a crowned F flanked by fleur-de-lis, all in low relief. Dimensions: diameter 17.3mm; thickness 7.2mm; weight 2.48g. With so little of the design surviving any specific identification must be slightly tentative, however very similar seals for faulty cloths are published by Egan (1987: nos. 110-111), suggested to da…
Created on: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 12th July 2018
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Record ID: SOM-4A1E2C
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval or Post-Medieval lead uniface sub-circular token of Powell's type 3. The front face of the token is divided into 8 segments by a raised border eminating from the centre. The reverse is plain. Dimensions: Diameter 30.3mm; thickness 4.2mm; weight 21.49g. Lead tokens were used throughout the medieval and post-Medieval periods for a variety of purposes, they therefore cannot be dated with confidence unless found in a secure archaeological context.
Created on: Monday 16th April 2018
Last updated: Monday 28th June 2021
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Record ID: SOM-580D69
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy octagonal token (c. AD 1250-1800). The token is undecorated. Dimensions: length 18.9mm; width 18.1mm; thickness 2.8mm; weight 6.87g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and can be of Medieval or Post-Medieval date.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-57F74E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy circular unifaced token of uncertain Powell type, probably 25 (c. AD 1250-1800). The token has a raised design, depicting a probable crude single arched crown, within a circular border. The back is plain. Dimensions: diameter 14.1mm; weight 2.28g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely. The use of an arched crown would suggest a Post-Medieval date.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-57DF19
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy circular unifaced token of uncertain Powell type (c. AD 1250-1800). The token has a raised design, depicting two hollow sub-circular elements which surmount the broad end of a sub-triangle, with a pellet to the right and a sub-rectangular projection to the left. The back is plain. Dimensions: diameter 13.3mm; weight 1.25g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-57A9D5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy circular unifaced token of Powell type 3 (c. AD 1250-1800). The token has a raised design, with an inner circle divided into eight by eigth arms radiating from the centre. The back is plain. Dimensions: diameter 14.2mm; weight 1.84g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-579393
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to Post Medieval cast lead-alloy circular unifaced token of Powell type 9 (c. AD 1250-1800). The token has a raised design, depicting a hexagon of seven pellets. The back is plain. Dimensions: Diameter 13.7mm; weight 1.95g. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally; they are therefore hard to date precisely and could be Medieval or Post Medieval in date.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-56E67D
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead cloth alnage seal, probably dating to c. 1525-1724. Discs-1 and 2 of a two- or four-part deal, comprising of disc-1, which is plain, and from the reverse of which projects an integral rivet, and the fragmentary disc-2, stamped with a depiction of a crowned portcullis within an illegible inscription. Dimensions: Diameter 19.1mm; thickness 4.1mm; wieght 5.19g. Egan (1985: 9) notes that the portcullis was "the main design for alnage seals in the late Tudor period... and continued in use into the early seventeenth century", however the design does …
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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Record ID: SOM-56C0AB
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval lead cloth seal, probably dating to c. AD 1500-1800. Disc-1 of a two- or four-part seal. A circular disc of lead with an integral rivet projecting from the reverse; detail of disc-1 unclear and with a small portion of the design of disc-2 surviving on the back of the rivet. Dimensions: diameter 18.8mm; thickness 6.1mm; weight 3.38g.
Created on: Thursday 15th February 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th February 2018
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