Record ID: NARC-D32B93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver Roman Republican denarius serratus of Q. Antoninus Balbus, dating to the period 83 - 82 BC (Reece Period 1). D/Q∙ANTO∙BALB/PR reverse type depicting Victory in quadriga, right, holding reins and palm-branch in left hand and wreath in right hand. Mint of Rome.  Diameter: 18.74mm, Weight: 3.5g RRC p. 389, no. 364/1c.
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-D31571
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy contemporary native copy of an As of Claudius I (AD 41-54). (Reece Period 2). Reverse type depicts Minerva advancing right, /S//C in left and right fields. Diameter: 23.72mm, Weight: 4.2g The coin is missing portions of its outer flan. Many copies of Claudian period asses were struck in Britain in the decades following the invasion of AD 43. This was because there was a serious shortage of small change for the up to 50,000 or so Roman soldiers in the Province to use. It is now reckoned that many of these coins were in fact semi-official, be…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-D2F7E0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy sestertius of Commodus dating to AD 190. Reece period 9. LIBERAL AVG VII P M TR P XV IMP VIII COS VI S C reverse type depicting Liberalitas, draped, standing left, holding abacus in extended right hand and cornucopiae in left hand. Mint of Rome. Diameter: 29.86mm, Weight: 16.9g RIC Vol III, No 563.
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-D2E9A3
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy pot leg, from a cauldron, posnet or skillet of Medieval to Post Medieval date (AD 1200-1600). The object consists of the leg and foot and is broadly rectangular in cross section and L-shaped in profile.  The upper edge is recurved with both sides on the outer edges of which are circular apertures. The upper surface is decorated with a double central moulded rib that runs the length of the recurved portion, the lower projecting foot is decorated with two raised transverse lines. Cast copper alloy vessels were widely used…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-D2CEFB
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Pin of Early-Medieval date (AD 700-800). The object is composed of a sub-rectangular flat head plate with an integral circular sectioned shaft projecting from the lower edge of the head. The upper edge of the head plate is broken and abraded. There is a raised circumferential collar at the junction between the plate and shaft. The lower end of the shaft tapers to a sharp point. The head plate is decorated with a design in relief composed of am interlace motif with gilding retained within the recessed portions. The back of the head plate is undecorated,…
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-825567
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle of Late Medieval to Post-Medieval date (AD 1500-1650). The object is a spectacle buckle is of a double loop oval form with bevelled edges and a narrowed strap bar. The wire pin is missing. The metal is a mid-green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Length: 29.00mm, Width: 18.46mm, Thickness: 1.85mm, Weight: 2.2g Whitehead, P 54, No 310.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-8248C7
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead or lead alloy Shot of Post-Medieval date (AD 1640-1750). The object is spherical with a shallow circumferential casting seam and spru. The shot has a slightly pitted surface. The metal is grey in colour with a pitted and corroded patina The weight of the ball suggests that it was meant to be fired from a Carbine. Diameter: 16.28mm, Weight: 21.1g. DF Harding, 2012, Lead Shot of the English Civil War: A Radical study Foresight Publications, London.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-823D57
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead vessel repair or Pot Mend of Roman to Medieval date (AD 43-1500). The object is a cast plug to mend a hole in a vessel wall. The object is composed of an outer sub-ovate plate with a tapered inward circumferential portion and a smaller, sub-ovate plate which would have attached the plate to the body of the vessel. Length: 25.44mm, Width: 23.43mm, Thickness: 9.15mm, Weight: 21.8g The metal is a dark cream and grey in colour with a slightly pitted patina.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-82323B
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead Powder Measure of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1700). The object is composed of a now flattened and distorted, conical sheet cylindrical sheet. the base and loops are missing and at the opposing end the rim is thickened.  Height: 24.89mm, Width: 33.79mm, Thickness: 8.90mm, Weight: 17.3g The metal is cream in colour with a slightly pitted patina. According to Courtney (1988), powder flask nozzles and caps are among the most common remains encountered on Civil War sites. A musketeer was armed with twelve powder flasks, each attached to his bandolier by a cord. …
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-821CD9
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver Thimble of Modern date (AD 1800-1900). The object is composed of a pressed metal sheet, the upper dome is missing, and the lower band is composed of a short flattened separate fragment.  The main body of the object is flattened and distorted with evenly machine stamped square pits on the upper surface, forming a lattice pattern. The lower portion of the object has a pair of circumferential raised borders, composed of two sets of four incised lines.  The inner surface is undecorated. Height (composite): 18.29mm, Width: 26.38mm, Thickness: 0.36mm, Wei…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-803EA1
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment copper alloy Acorn Mount of Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1700). The object is styled in an acorn pattern. The object is composed of the rounded bottom half and is decorated with a cross-hatched pattern that form the cup of the acorn, the upper end lower ends both terminate in old, abraded breaks. The reverse retains one, recurved, circular sectioned lug. Length: 19.13mm, Width: 19.45mm, Thickness: 1.17mm, Weight: 2.0g. The metal is dark green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Complete examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: NARC-E25BF…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-803335
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Crotal bell of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1750). The object is composed of approximately 1/4 of the lower hemisphere of the bell. There is a section of raised circumferential mid-rib retained in the upper portion of the fragment. The bell is of single cast form. The retained lower portion is decorated with a semi-circular boarder around initials, now illegible. Length: 20.15mm, Width: 25.26mm, Thickness (body): 1.73mm, Weight: 5.3g The metal is green in colour with a predominantly smooth patina.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-8027BD
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Thimble of Modern date (AD 1850-1900). The object is composed of a pressed metal domed form with an outer lower plain foot ring, with evenly machine stamped square pits on both the side and upper surfaces, forming a lattice pattern. Below this is a portion without latticework and a single raised circumferential lower band. The inner surface is undecorated. There are portions missing from the foot and sides of the object. Height: 14.61mm, Width: 17.59mm, Thickness: 0.91mm, Weight: 1.7g The objects form has been distorted by post-depositional agencies. T…
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-801A53
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Buckle of Post-Medieval date (AD 1620-1680). The object is one loop of a double loop trapezoidal buckle with elaborate moulded decoration consisting of large recurved lobed protrusions either side of projecting lozenge knop. The second loop and wire pin are missing due to old, abraded breaks. Length: 18.94mm, Width: 26.32mm, Thickness: 2.20mm, Weight: 2.3g The metal is green/brown in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Whitehead, P 85, No 536.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-800686
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Buckle of Post-Medieval date (AD 1620-1680). The object is one loop of a double loop trapezoidal buckle with moulded decoration consisting of trefoil shaped end and lobed protrusions either end of the strap bar. The second loop and wire pin are missing due to old, abraded breaks. Length: 20.53mm, Width: 23.23mm, Thickness: 2.06mm, Weight: 2.5g The metal is green/brown in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Whitehead, P 84, No 523.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-7FFB39
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead Cloth Seal of Post-Medieval to Modern date (AD 1700-1950). The seal is composed of two lead discs connected by two tabs, one each side. There is a slot in one edge and a bifurcated slot in the opposite edge, to function as a drawstring bag closure. It is broadly oval in plan. On one side there are some raised letters reading NE/(\ with the remainder illegible.   Length: 18.66mm, Width: 18.05mm, Thickness: 5.74mm, Weight: 7.6g The metal is dark cream/light brown with a predominantly smooth patina.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-6B1E71
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete white metal and copper alloy Dandy/Tombac Button of Post-Medieval date (AD 1700-1800). The button has a tombac or white metal upper disc (an alloy of mostly copper and zinc with some other elements) giving a silvery appearance and copper alloy lower disc. The button is circular and flat with a soldered loop reverse. The upper surface of the object is decorated with an incised pattern composed of a central rosette, with circular boarder of pellets and a linear circular boarder around. Radiating around the inner circular boarder are incised repeating triangular points …
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-6B13FE
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead token of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1800).  Powell type 2. The object is uniface, discoidal, flat on the reverse and with a moulded design on the obverse. The design is of initials reading: JB with groups of three pellets around. The metal is cream and grey in colour. Diameter: 23.12mm, Thickness: 3.13mm, Weight: 10.7g Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: PUBLIC-000038, SUSS-BDE576 and SUR-777441.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-6B0021
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Jetton of Medieval date (AD 1415-1497). Shield of France, stock type.  Reverse depicts triple stranded straight cross fleuretty in four arched tressure reverse.  Diameter: 28.43mm, Thickness: 2.22mm, Weight: 9.6g The jetton is missing minor portions of its outer flan. Mitchiner, Vol I, P 225, Nos 670-671.
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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Record ID: NARC-6A92D0
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Button of Modern date (AD 1900-1975). The object is composed of a circular disc, with a convex upper and concave underside, and an integral rectangular loop at the centre of the underside. There is a circular perforation at the apex of the loop. The upper side of the disc is decorated with a pseudo heraldic motif, composed of raised upper semi-circular swag with five pellets within, a flattened shield with sable a bend sable and spray below. The upper surface is filled with retained black enamel. The outer edge is recessed with repeating diagonal grooves forming…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
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