Record ID: LANCUM-12F365
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy weight. It is circular but of uneven thickness. On one face is a pattern made of many lines, radiating from the central point, the other side is plain. The weight is uneven, and has a dark grey patina Dimensions: It is 33mm dimeter and 7mm thick maximum, it weighs 54.15g
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Brampton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-12BD0E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A biconical spindle whorl. It is foemd of two shallow cones joined with a relatively wide central band. It is decorated on both surface with a pattern of approximately three dots beween lines running perpendicular to the central hole. There is a modern scar across one face. It has an even, white patina Dimensions: It is 28mm diameter and 12mm thick, the central hole is 10mm diameter and it weighs 44.56g
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Topcliffe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-120C74
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A part of a silver half groat of Elizabeth 1st. It has been folded, and had broken along this fold line into approximatly half along the diamteer. It has alo been pierced with a neat, round hole, probably contemporaneously. It has also suffered possibly more modern damage, having been pierced with a square bladed implement, from the same side as the round hole was made. It is worn and details are difficult to ascertain. Dimensions: It is 16mm long and 8mm wide approximately
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-112A96
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy trade weight, one of a set that would have stacked. It is circular with a raised rim, and the weight would suggest that it is 1/2 ounce. Inside are the stamps of a laver or coffee pot, the inspection mark of the Worshipful Company of Founders, who controlled the lawful making of weights in London and for three miles around (Withers and Withers 2011, page 78). Also a sword, which is the mark of St Pauls London, and possibly a crowned C, which would date the weight to the reign of Charles 1-11. Similar example on the database are NARC-C1DECA and DEV…
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Caton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FB10DA
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, domed copper alloy button with a hollow back, into which the shank, which is broken, is fixed. The face is decorated with a moulded, regular floral design, and has been gilded. The makers name is moulded around the edge on the rear of the button. It has a dark green patina.Similar buttons can be found in Read, dated to the post medieval period Dimensions: It is 15.5mm in diameter and 5.5mm thick, it weighs 2.42g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Horton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FAB4B5
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. flat on one face but domes on the other, Walton-Rogers Type A1. It does not appear to be patterned, and has an even, white patina.  Dimensions: It is 28mm in diameter and 8mm thick, the central hole is 8mm in diameter and it weighs 25.39g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wigglesworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA9BBC
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl. It is circular and quite flat on both faces, but with rounded edges. It does not appear to be patterned, and has a brown patina. The small diameter of the central hole may suggest an early date. Dimensions: It is 28mm in diameter and 7mm thick, the central hole is 5mm in diameter and it weighs 27.75g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA22F4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy bi conical spindle whorl. It is circular and quite flat. The design is worn but would have originally been made of triangular shapes, possibly with dots. The edges have been distorted into a wavy, 'pie-crust' form Dimensions: It is 29mm in diameter and 7mm thick, the central hole is 9.5mm in diameter and it weighs 20.16g
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Long Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-FA13BD
Object type: TOY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy disc that it possibly a hand made toy, or a weight. It is circular and in section has rounded edges. One face has a central depression which extends across half of the face. Around the raised outer are many parallel lines from the edge into the centre. Set to one side of the blank central portion are two shapes which suggest clock hands, they are thin, pointed triangles which overlap near the widest part. They would have been set at ten past twelve, for example, although their displacement makes this impossible to determine. On the back is a central dot…
Created on: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 17th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Long Preston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-D13DBC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze nummus of Constantine I Obverse: Bust right, laureate, cuirassed. Legend IMP CONSTANTINVS PF AVG Reverse: Mars advancing right, helmeted, nude but chlamys over shoulders and floating behind, holding transverse spear with right hand and shield on left arm; S and R in field either side of figure. Mint in exeurge, PTR, Trier. Legend: MARTI PATRI PROPVGNATORI.  Dimater: it is 26mm diameter. 
Created on: Monday 15th April 2024
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yealand Conyers', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-93817E
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, copper alloy model of a quadruped with a long tail, possibly a lioness, leopard or similar. It is missing most of its very thin legs. The body is curled around, the head being inside this curl, facing semi-sideways, with a posisble short mane marked on the back. The waist is narrow and the haunches are well defined. The long tail with a tail tuft is curled over its back, and back on itself. There are various marks and sections on the body which seem deliberate rather than from damage, and these may have been cells for enamel. The eyes too are alos deep and these ma also h…
Created on: Friday 12th April 2024
Last updated: Friday 12th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Wigglesworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A44EA
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy terret ring. It is oval in shape with a sub-square drop ring attached. The ring is teardrop shaped in section with a ridge along the external diameter. It is of Lewis type 19, a continental influenced or imported terret of drop bar type. Similar examples on the database include ESS-CEA70D and LIN-159D68. They are dated to the early - mid Roman period. Dimensions: It is 38mm long and 35mm wide, it is 9mm thick and weighs 24.86g
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bolton le Sands', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A4141
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dress hook The artefact body is broadly circular, with openwork moulding in the form of four circles either side of the central motif. In the base is a V shaped frame and sitting in this is a relief moulded pineapple or pine cone. The attachment at the top of this is rectangular, and under the central piece is a thin hook curved backwards.  Similar or identical examples are seen in, for example, PUBLIC-DA6702 and BUC-E848DC and  BUC-AFB35A, all of which are Reed Class E Type 3, dated to 1500-1650 Dimensions: It …
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Heysham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6A3931
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An almost complete copper alloy brooch of headstud type. The bow has a moulded stud on the curve at the top. The short wings extend either side of the head, and above these the plate on which the missing spring and pin would have mounted is present, decorated with three horizontal lines. The bow ends with a circular foot. The catch plate is present but incomplete. The cylindrical mount for the spring is still on the reverse but is incomplete. It has an even bronze coloured patina with no corrosion, which is attributable to it having been found in sand. Parallels for…
Created on: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Heysham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-51A180
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Roman Prestatyn type brooch. The bow is wider at the top, narrowing to a rounded tip. It is divided into two vertical cells with a cast in line, these may have been enamelled. Behind the lower half of the bow there are two extentions wider than the brooch but less deep. The bow is slightly hollow. The tip of the bow is has a knop on it which has a horizontal line with two vertical lines crossing it. The arms are circular in section with wider, closed bands at the end. The bands are not flat but have a teardrop shaped mouded section around a dot. At the back the…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Dean', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-5102E5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I Obverse: Bust facing, Legend  EDW R ANGL DNS HYB  Reverse: Long cross, three pellets between each arm. Legend CIVI TAS LON DON Dimensions: It is 20mm approximately in diameter Thans to the finder for the photographs and identification
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-50886A
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy ingot. It is basically rectangular in shape but with rounded ends and a waisted centre. It is flat on the bottom and domed on the top. The base has a series of vertical lines moulded into it which may be a relic of the moulding process. It has an even brown patina with little corrosion or damage. It is difficult to date this type of object, a wide date range has been allocated but it may be relatively recent in date.  Dimensions: 78mm long, 20mm wide and 12mm deep approximately. It weighs 78.35g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4F6F90
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Section of a copper alloy knobbed terret ring of probable later Iron Age or early Roman dating. It would be D shaped in plan when complete, what survives here is part of the base and a section of one side. The base is sub-rectangular in section, and is divided by a circular collar protruding from the ring, which has suffered some damage on one side. This has a central line moulded into it. The ring is oval in section, decreasing in diameter as it curves towards what would have been the top. Near the end is a sphere on the outside as decoration. The te…
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4F3F31
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Denarius of Trajan, AD 103-111 Obverse: Laurate bust right draped Legend - IMP TRIAINO AVG GER DAC P M TR COS V P P Reverse: Dacia seated right in mourning, on curved shield, sword below Legend - SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI Diameter 18mm approximately Thanks to the finder for the photograph and identification
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-4F0A9C
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy bi conical spindle whorl. The design on both faces consists of a central circular line crossed by diagonal lines, regularly spaced. In each of the cells formed by these are dots. There is a border around the central hole as well. It has an even white patina. Similar spindle whorls on the PAS database are dated to AD 1100-1500 Dimensions: It is 38mm diameter and itweighs 50g
Created on: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near West Bradford', grid reference and parish protected.