Record ID: LANCUM-34D98D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A complete, though slightly worn, medieval silver hammered halfpenny of King Robert I (the Bruce) of Scotland (AD 1306-1329). Class I (Spink S5077), dating to c.1318-29. Ref: Spink 2015, 22. Obverse: Crowned bust of king facing left, holding sceptre in front (to left). Obverse inscription: ROBERTVS . DEI . GR[A]. Reverse: Long cross pattée quartering and dividing the legend; in second and forth quarters are two mullets of five points. Reverse inscription: S[...] / [T]OR / VMR / EX+. It measures 14.52mm in diameter, 0.96mm in thickness, and weighs 0.65g. Die …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd June 2022
Last updated: Thursday 23rd June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bowness', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-95DC4C
Object type: TANKARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Romano British copper alloy tankard handle. Though described as 'handles' few of these objects could have served this purpose in any practical way and were probably decorative and or served some other purpose. The main bow is complete and most of one attachment plate and hook are present. The rest of the object is lost. The main bow has a raised longitudinal strengthening rib, and the attachment plate retains two of its three raised perforations. Constructed of beaten copper alloy sheet varying in thickness from 1.4 to 0.4mm. Falls within the parameters of Horn Group V (Horn, Tankards…
Created on: Tuesday 1st February 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Gisburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CC67EB
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An enamelled cast copper strap mount also called a 'pressure tectonic' dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period, that is c100 BC to AD c200. The artefact is incomplete but in fair condition. It is of roughly triangular shaped, with at least five very worn spikes on the reverse. The two side arms of the triangle are elongated, running together in a long arm with enamelled circular knop. The cross part is S-shaped. There is enamel on each of the three corners of the triangle: a yellow and red ring and circlet at the cross bar S and striped red/yellow enamel at the bottom corn…
Created on: Friday 18th June 2021
Last updated: Thursday 5th May 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Wigton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-58371E
Object type: BALANCE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman copper-alloy probable scale balance arm and suspension loop. The terminal end is decorated in the form of a boar’s head. It is difficult to see how the object would have functioned as a balance arm unless it has been drastically bent downward, perhaps in order to break it. An alternative use may have been as an arm for suspending something else like a lamp or small bowl. Probably dates to between c43 and c410 AD. Length 90mm, width 25mm, height 35mm, weight 64g.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2021
Last updated: Friday 11th February 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Ulverston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-EC3AB7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval hammered silver coin, a Scottish sterling of Prince Henry, Earl of Northumbria. It is a Phase C (Stewart type II), probably minted by Willem of Carlisle. It dates to between c1140 and c.1149 AD. Length and original diameter 20mm, width 17mm, and the weight 0.91g. The coin is damaged and incomplete.
Created on: Tuesday 3rd September 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-99B36B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver hammered medieval coin, probably an Irish halfpenny of Edward IV minted at Dublin of the heavy cross and pellets issue of 1465. No visible marks by crown and no rose in centre of reverse. It weighs 0.26g and is 11.7mm in diameter and 0.35mm in thickness.
Created on: Thursday 25th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 26th July 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-F32E17
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval silver hammered penny of William II, dating to AD 1089 - 1092. Cross in quatrefoil reverse type 2. Mint and moneyer uncertain. Reverse legend: DINNRED ON LI. Obverse of forward-facing bust. Obverse legend: +[....]ELM REX. The coin is 20.29mm in diameter, 0.61mm in thickness and weighs 1.29g.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-F2AE53
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Medieval silver hammered penny of William II (1087-1100), Cross in quatrefoil type (North 852) dating to c.AD1089 - 1092. moneyer: Sunnolf, mint: Chester. Ref: North 1994: 192. Reverse legend: +SVNNONLF ON LEIEC. Obverse of forward-facing bust. Obverse legend: PILLELM REX. The coin is 20.05mm in diameter, 0.88mm in thickness and weighs 1.35g.
Created on: Thursday 11th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-2FADAF
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gilded cast copper alloy pendant dating from the early medieval period, that is the 9th century AD. The artefact survives almost complete, although it is a reworked object that does not survive in its original, larger, form. The fragment was broken off a larger object and shows signs of having been reworked into its current shape, which is probably that of a pendant. All edges are rough to the touch but the original break occurred at what is now the bottom of the pendant. The flat sides (top and sides) are smoother than the break and show possibly previous tinning. The current sh…
Created on: Tuesday 12th February 2019
Last updated: Monday 13th May 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Carnforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-C2543F
Object type: PENANNULAR RING
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Late Bronze Age gold-plated copper alloy penannular ring dating from 1300-800BC. The ring is oval in shape and cross-section with a narrow gap between the terminals which are flat ended. One of the terminals has a chip of metal missing at the edge. The surface comprises of a bright gold colour and is possibly silver rich but there does not appear to be definitive bands of lighter (silver-rich) gold. There does not appear to be any evidence of a copper core and the weight may indicate it is more likely the penannular ring is made of gold, rather than gold plated copper-alloy. But non…
Created on: Friday 15th September 2017
Last updated: Friday 22nd November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westward', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-A79DB1
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
Very possibly a middle Saxon or Carolingian copper alloy double-hooked dress fastener dateing from the 8th-early 9th century.. The hooks are conjoined by an integral sub-rectangular sectioned bar that is pierced by a neat, probably drilled, transverse hole, and is decorated with multiple transverse grooves, now rather faint through abrasion. Sometimes identified as shroud hooks, such objects might also have been used as harbicks (havettes or shear-board hooks, implements to fix cloth during the sharing of the nap). See discussion in Hinton Hamwic 1996, 47-8. Examples from Norfolk…
Created on: Wednesday 21st June 2017
Last updated: Friday 30th April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-6797A3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A iron socketed spearhead in good condition, probably dating from the Roman period, that is the 1st-4th century AD. The spearhead survives in its in entirety, with only a small chuck of the blade missing. Considering the material it was made from - iron - it is in very good condition, with the circular socket clearly visible, a flame-shaped blade with lenticular/trapezoidal section and a not very pronounced midrib. There is concreted material inside the socket but it is uncertain weather this is a wood (part of the haft) or concreted ferrous material from the corrosion process. N…
Created on: Tuesday 6th June 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Westward', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CE637B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
The emperor is Delmatius, who reigned as Caesar for only two years until Constantine I's death, between 335-337 AD. He was expunged by Constantine's sons in the purges following their father's death in 337. This coin comes from Lugdunum, c. 337 AD. It is very rare. No other examples of this emperor have been recorded for LANCUM to date. Obv: FL DELMATI-VS NOB CAES. Laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right. Rev: GLOR-IA EXERC-ITVS. Two soldiers, one standard. Standard inscribed 'O'. M.-m.: -/-//(branch)PL[G]. RIC VII Lugdunum / p.142 no. 288. The diameter is 14mm…
Created on: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Last updated: Thursday 25th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-C98FBF
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Very late Bronze Age Hoard consisting of one gold bracelet, three gold penannular lock-rings and a cauldron fragment all found together in one find spot. The bracelet and two of the lock rings are stained possibly from an organic residue either from the soil or items placed with them. The lock-rings are all made from gold sheet face plates that are bi-conical in form and triangular in section with central tubes and side plates formed from the same sheet and secured by a binding strip of round sectioned gold wire fused to the plate join to form an outer rim-binding to the rim. The fa…
Created on: Tuesday 11th April 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 1st August 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-935214
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An unidentified cast copper alloy fitting, probably part of a buckle, of later early medieval or medieval date 1000- 1100 AD. The fitting is highly decorative but its function is unknown (though it was probably part of a buckle). Two small rivet holes are present as is an axis bar, this could suggest function as a locking plate, strap end or possibly brooch. The artefact is sub-recangular in plan and D shaped in cross section. The reverse face is flat and undecorated. Two integrally cast D shaped lugs project from the narrow edge; these are pierced and an iron axis bar extends between…
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Heversham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-AFF428
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy harness pendant dating from the medieval period, probably the early 13th century, that is 1200-1230. The harness pendant is made from openwork copper alloy. It is nearly complete with the hanger lug, small axis bar and the pendant mostly intact. However, all surfaces are extremely worn. The pendant depicts a king, royal or knight on horseback, riding right. He appears to wear a crown on his head and possibly a mail shirt. He holds a sword upright in his right hand and the horse's reins with the left. Webley suggests as a parallel a double-plate pendant from Lond…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 24th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cliburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2650B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cut silver penny of Aethelred II 'The Unready' (AD 978-1016), First Hand issue (979-85; North 766), mint: London, moneyer: God. Ref: North 1994: 158. Obv: diademed bust right, ÆÐELRED REX ANGLORX (ORX ligated) Rev: Hand of God coming down from Heaven, alpha and omega either side, +GOD M-O LVNDONI
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 8th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-1BEF5B
Object type: PIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lancashire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy pin dating from the Middle or Later Iron Age, probably c. 400-200BC. The pin is complete and in extremely good condition. The surfaces are not very worn and the patina is smooth and of dark brown colour. There is some corrosion/corrosive patches along lower part of the stem, but the ring head shows little corrosion/damage. The stem is short, with a small diameter while the ring head is heavy with a larger diameter. The ring head was integrally cast, i.e. both stem and head were cast in one rather than the ring being bent around to touch the stem. The ring is decorated wit…
Created on: Wednesday 1st February 2017
Last updated: Monday 30th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Lonsdale', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-8AE737
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy early medieval strap end dating from the 9th-11th century AD. The strap end is nearly complete and in good condition. It is split strap end of Thomas Type F. The strap end is almost rectangular in plan (with slightly waisted sides) and opposite the split end it tapers towards a pointy terminal which is shaped like a lizard's, snake's or dragon's head. The strap end is solely decorated with moulded chip carved interlace and geometrical patterns. The animal heads (one on either side of the terminal, touching at the jaws) have slit eyes and pronounced brow ridges and there i…
Created on: Wednesday 25th January 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th February 2017
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LANCUM-DC2416
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy looped socketed axe dating from the Late Bronze Age or Early Iron Age, c. 800-700BC. The axe is either a transitional axe or an axe of Type Sompting, Variant Cardiff II dating from the Early Iron Age. The axe is complete except for the missing loop. All surfaces are very worn and abraded. The patina is dark green with many patches of surface damage. The blade appears shaped, worn and re-sharpened. The axe has a circular or square mouth (unknown as only two images were submitted) and is decorated with three long moulded ribs that terminate in small flat pellets. This …
Created on: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 24th August 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Holt', grid reference and parish protected.