Record ID: LEIC-044CB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy brooch of Colchester derivative Polden Hill (flat wing ends type), cf. Mackreth 2011, 4.l. pg. 74, Plate 48. It is 51mm long, 18mm wide and 11mm deep. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 8.83grams. The brooch has short hollow wings with a semi-circular hole to hold a spring bar. Part of the spring mechanism sits above the centre of the wings. It has a long sub-rectangular sectioned bow. Half of its surface is taken up with a raised line which terminates in a raised chevron so it resembles an arrow. Where the decoration on the front ends, t…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 9th November 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-046093
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy plain hinged bow brooch, 26mm long, 22mm wide and 7mm deep. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.98grams. The brooch has circular sectioned solid wings which sit above the bow at an angle and form a central rectangualr void, presumambly where the hinge fitted. The bow is triangular in section and is slightly curved. There is no sign of decoration on the brooch and no catchplate or pin present.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Friday 1st May 2020
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Record ID: LEIC-048467
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy disc brooch, 22mm in diameter and 2mm thick (6mm at catchplate). The object is in fair condition with a green/brown patina and weighs 3.64grams. The brooch is decorated with an outer raised border with a further inner border, 2mm in from the edge. This is filled with what is now red enamel. Inside this are four raised semi-circles which are arranged so they form a cross motif, two are filled with red enamel and one with blue, the last is empty but presumably was originally blue as well. There is a raised circle inside the 'cross' 2mm in diameter. Its reverse has tra…
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-049050
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval? copper alloy object, 17mm long, 14mm wide and 4mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a green patina and weighs 3.27grams. It has a semi-circular form and has a rounded upper surface with a flat underside. It has stamped circles over most of its surface and its underside has two large circular depressions and one small one. The small one corresponds to one on its upper surface and there is also one large depression which may correspond to one of those on the underside? The object may be part of a strap end or buckle??
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-04BC55
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval? copper alloy object, 23mm long, 13mm wide and 1mm thick. the object is in fair condition with a dark brown patina and weighs 1.34grams. The object is sub triangular in form and has a ridge along its longest straight edge where something has snapped off. Its surface is decorated with a line of six incised ring and dot motifs running its length with a further one on each side near the wide edge. It has a narrower straight edge at its other end which also appears to be detacthed from something. It could be a buckle plate or a book fitting?
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-050256
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval, Anglo-Scandinavian copper alloy stirrup strap mount fragment, 27mm long, 12mm wide and 8mm thick. The object is in poor condition with a brown patina and weighs 6.50grams. The object represents the base of a mount and consists of a rounded flange protruding at right angles from the base. There are two circular fixing holes, 3mm in diameter, in the main rectangular surface. There is no sign of any decoration.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2016
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Record ID: LEIC-0515E7
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, copper alloy handle? 28mm long, 23mm wide and 7mm thick. the object is in fair condition with a dark green patina and weighs 22.89grams. The object has a sub rectangular section with curved edges and is curved slightly in form. It has broken at both ends and is decorated with one incised ring and dot, c.12mm in diameter. The object is probably a handle from a ewer or something similar?
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 10th July 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-052555
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, lead alloy spindle whorl, 26mm in diameter and 13mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a grey patina and weighs 53.76grams. the whorl is rectangular in section and has a central hole, 9mm in diameter. It is decorated on one surface with a raised six pointed star motif.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-053290
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, copper alloy key handle, 33mm long, 23mm wide and 7mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 2.72grams. The key is sub circular in section and begins with a small section of shaft, 4mm long, decorated with two horizontal incised lines. The key then forms a hollow lozenge shape with protuding knops, C.2mm wide, at each side. There is a sub spherical collar below this with an incised lower border before the key continues as a single shaft. It has snapped off here and at its furthest end.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-058B86
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval, copper alloy key handle ? 62mm long, 49mm wide and 12mm thick. The object is in fair condition with a brown patina and weighs 51.62 grams. the object consists of a spherical suspension loop, 10mm in diameter, which has circular holes through its centre. The object then becomes lozenge shaped and has two spherical knops, 7mm in diameter, on each side point. The centre has four triangular cut outs arranged to form a cross shape from what is left. The base of the object consists of a hollow rectangular sectioned rectangle which has a small circular hole in one side designed to …
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Monday 24th June 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-05B335
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Post Medieval, copper alloy trade weight? 14mm in diameter and 3mm thick. The weight is in good condition with a green patina and a weight of 2.59grams. The weight is marked with the ewer of the London founders company who issued the weights and has what appears to be a crown minus the monarchs initial? The shape of the weight and the marks fit with the smaller ones issued between 1590 and 1826, but without an initial its not datable.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-05E1B7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Late Roman copper alloy nummus, 13mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick. Constantinopolis/victory on prow reverse.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LEIC-063735
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver short cross penny of Henry III(Class 7B2), 18mm in diameter and 1mm thick. the coin is in good condition and weighs 1.25grams. It has a double image on each side which is a result of the coin being turned over in the die and being struck twice.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-065B74
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver Scottish penny of Alexander III, 19mm in diameter, 1mm thick and weighing 1.44 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-068B75
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver penny of Edward I (class 9), 19.5mm in diameter, 1mm thick and weighing 1.35 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-06A222
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver Irish penny of Edward IV, Dublin, light coinage 1473-8? (SCBC 6367).
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 18th April 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-076264
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver denarius of Elagabalus (Sear 7549) 19mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 2.82 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Wednesday 6th February 2013
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Record ID: LEIC-084522
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
MODERN COPY of a Roman silver denarius of Clodius Albinus, 18mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 2.92grams. The coin has a Roma reverse of Septimus Severus!
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
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Record ID: LEIC-08A563
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver plated denarius of Geta, 20mm in diameter, 2mm thick and weighing 2.55 grams. Sear 7155.
Created on: Tuesday 8th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2012
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Record ID: LEIC-18D013
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver (plated?) denarius of Faustina junior, 18mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighing 3.21 grams (Sear 5251).
Created on: Wednesday 9th May 2007
Last updated: Thursday 30th August 2012
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