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Record ID: FAKL-14A135
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval (c.AD1616-1642) copper alloy weight for checking the mass of an Angel gold coin. It is square, and one face is stamped with the figure of the Archangel Michael, standing, left, holding a lance and confronting a dragon. Length 15.0mm, Width 14.8mm, Thickness 3.4mm, Mass 3.90g (60.1 grains) a mass which, taking into account some damage suffered by the weight places its mass in keeping with the 65 grain module used in the suggested period. Withers, P. & Withers, B. (1995. Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain Lions Ships and Angels. Galata Press, page 68) quote the mass…
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-0FADB5
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Leg fragment from a Post Medieval (c. AD1500-1700) cast, copper alloy cauldron. The fragment is massive and must have come from a vessel of considerable size. It has a flat, trapezoid section with an ogival-shaped rib running down its length. It shows signs of heat damage. Length 71.0mm, Width 69.0mm, Thickness 31.9mm, Mass 500.80g
Created on: Friday 31st May 2019
Last updated: Sunday 2nd June 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BDA396
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval c. AD 1550-1700, cast copper alloy harness mount, consisting of a heart-shaped plate at the narrow end of which are two projecting loops, it terminates in a projection. Loss of surface makes it impossible to see if it was decorated. Its section is slightly concave/convex. On the back of the plate are two spikes, one broken, the other bent over to clench it in the manner typical of these mounts. Length 31.8mm, Width 17.1mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 3.43g.
Created on: Monday 27th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BD74B5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Unidentified, white-metal object consisting of a cast disc, one face of which bears five, raised, concentri rings, the back is flat but bears two scars apparently where something has been broken off the edge. Diameter 31.4mm, Thickness 3.1mm, Mass 14.43g
Created on: Monday 27th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BCE71B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver groat of Elizabeth, AD1558-1603, mint mark: martlet (1560-1561). North; 1986, Obverse: Crowned bust, left, 'ELIZABETH D G' ANG FRA ET HI REGINA'. Reverse: Royal Arms overlying a cross, 'POSVI/DEV'AD/IVTORE/MEMEV. Diameter 22.3mm, Mass 1.88g.
Created on: Monday 27th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BC86A9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Part of a Late Medieval lyre-shaped, copper alloy, buckle consisting of the rectangular socket, 15.0 x 5.2mm through which are two rivets. The face of the socket bears a black-letter inscription reading 'IHC'. Above the socket the section narrows and is marked by transverse moulding through one of which is hole which contains a 29.6mm long, pin, the shank of which has a tapering, round section with an expanded area where it is attached to the buckle. Most of the fame is missing but the surviving part bears a decorated projection. Length 56.3mm (including pin) Width 21.0mm, Mass 10.63g…
Created on: Monday 27th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BC3F2E
Object type: SWORD BELT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval fitting, of a type generally described as coming from a sword belt. The object consists of a flat plate, one end of which narrows to form what appears to have been a hook, at its other end are three projections forming a lis. Its main plate is heart-shaped with two further lateral projections. The face of the plate bears a symmetrical leaf design. Through it are two holes, one contains a 5.0mm diameter x 7.6mm long rivet, the ends of which are expanded. The other hole is 2.0mm in diameter and its underside is countersunk. Length 55.3mm, Width 18.3mm, Thickness 2.8mm, Mas…
Created on: Monday 27th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-ABC669
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, c AD1500-1700, cast copper alloy, double loop, rectangular buckle. The two loops are separated by an integral bar, on their two outer edges are lugs which bear a central notch for a pin. The frame has a trapezoid section, 3.2 x 2.7mm, Length 38.6mm, Width 24.2mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 7.44g.
Margeson dated a similar buckle to '1600-1700 (Norwich Households, 1993, Fig. 17, No. 177) but an example form Winchester was found in a pit dated to the 15th to 16th century (Rees et. al. Fig. 118, No. 1476).
Created on: Sunday 26th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-AB7304
Object type: GAMING PIECE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead object, possibly an Early Medieval, Viking gaming piece. The object is domed and has an irregular shape with a rough surface on which is a raised cross motif, its underside is flat and shows signs of being open cast in a one piece mould. Diameter 19.4mm, Height 9.0mm, Mass 17.20g.
While this object resembles some of the 'gaming pieces' found on Viking sites its form is atypical and, unless supported by other finds from the site, must be treated with some reservation.
Created on: Sunday 26th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 17th December 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A9B09A
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1450-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a four petalled flower-like motif made up of over-lapping arcs. The back is plain and it was cast in a single sided mould . Diameter 24.8mm, Thickness 3.3mm, Mass 100.7g.
The dating of this token is difficult but a Late Medieval or Post Medieval date is likely.
The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communicants either …
Created on: Sunday 26th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-A8A01A
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval/Post Medieval purse bar, c. 1470-1550, cast copper alloy with white metal inlay in the form of angled lines defining lozenges on the central block and angled, double lines running obliquely across the outer ends of the oval sectioned, 7.5 x 7.0mm, bar. The junctions between the central block and the bars are in the form of highly stylised animals' heads. On the underside of the bars are two, 32mm long x 1.3mm thick webs through which are two holes for the attachment of the purse. Through the centre of the block is a hole which accommodates a swivelling ring. This is held in p…
Created on: Sunday 26th May 2019
Last updated: Monday 27th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-808680
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Modern coin, silver shilling of Anne, AD 1702-1714, dated to 1711.Obverse: Draped bust, Left. 'ANNA DEI GRATIA'. Reverse: four heraldic shields arranged to form a cross, '.MAG/ BR FRA/ ET HIB/ REG 17/11'. Diameter 25.3mm, Mass 5.92g.
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-7FF324
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, c. AD1500-1700, coin weight, square, one face decorated with a crowned shield, this bears an eight armed motif, resembling a St George cross overlying a St Andrew's cross. 14.0 x 13.4mm, Thickness 2.5mm, Mass 2.64g
Created on: Friday 24th May 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-BF8D33
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, c. 1200-1260, cast copper alloy buckle, oval with an off-set bar around which is a fragment of sheet copper alloy. The section of the frame is rectangular, 3.3 x 2.2mm with a keeled inner edge. On the buckle's outer edge are two flanking projections separated by a recessed band around which is a strip of sheet copper alloy marked by two, incised, circumferential, grooves. The pin is wrapped around the frame and has a grooved running down its length on both faces. The buckle is carefully shaped but its surface is covered in file marks left from manufacture. In London buckle o…
Created on: Wednesday 15th May 2019
Last updated: Friday 24th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CAE908
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, cast lead button, c. AD1500-1600. The head of the button is hemispherical and covered with rings of close set, circular pellets. Half of the underside is hollow, the other half cast solid. At the centre of the underside is an irregular sectioned projection, 3.9 x 2.8mm x 6.2mm long. This is likely to represent the truncated remains of a shank. Long button shanks are a feature of early Post Medieal buttons (Read, 2005,30-33). Diameter 12.6mm, Length (including shank) 11.2mm, Height of head, 5.8mm, Mass 3.99g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CA8B84
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval silver half groat of Elizabeth (AD 1558-1603) North 2016. Obverse: crowned bust, left, E; D: G: ROSA.SIN [a spi]NA Reverse: Royal Arms, CIVI/TAS/LON/DON. Mint mark escallope (1583-87). Diameter 16.6mm, Mass 0.97g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CA6956
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead disc, of indeterminate date, its faces are plain but the edge is chamfered and made up of a series of angled chisel cuts. Its module and finds from the same area suggest that this may represent a Late/Post Medieval token. Diameter 23.1, Thickness 2.3mm, Mass 7.78g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-CA4CB6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1450-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a letter W (or M). The back is plain and it was cast in a single sided mould leaving a flash line around its edge. Diameter 19.2mm, Thickness 3.9mm, Mass 8.72g.
The dating of this token is difficult but the form of the letter suggests a Late Medieval or Post Medieval date.
The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communic…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9FE24
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1279-1600, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, a long cross with a pellet in each of its arms. The back is plain. Diameter 25.8mm, Thickness 2.5mm, Mass 5.77g.
The design on this token appears to have been based on that seen on a Medieval silver penny of 'long-cross', (AD1279-1489) although conservatism may have allowed to series to continue to a later date. Other examples bear letters some of which look Post Medieval in style.
The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 20…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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Record ID: FAKL-C9E8D9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval to Post Medieval c. AD 1200-1700, uniface, lead token or weight, one face bears, in relief, two curving lines linked by a transverse line the significance of which is unknown.The back of the disc is plain but has a raised edge within which is a series of concentric rings. Diameter 19.6mm, Thickness 2.9mm, Mass 6.23g.
The function of these lead discs is also open to doubt. Some may been used as weights (see Egan, 2010, Fig. 232) for which a 14th century date is suggested, or had a religious role, being given to communicants either before or at Mass. They may have served as …
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 28th May 2019
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