Record ID: HAMP-C9B094
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (probably c.1200-1300) lead alloy seal matrix of tear-drop form with a solid ‘loop’ projecting from the rounded end. The reverse is undecorated and flat; the opposite face is also flat and bears an incomplete inscription within a pair of lines formed of conjoined circular punches, both tear-drop shaped (the larger flanking the edge of the matrix). There is no evidence of a central device within the smaller tear-drop shape. The inscription reads + SIGILLV:AGN (Seal of Agnes perhaps) and leaves circa one quarter of the inscription area unfilled. The solid ‘loop’ i…
Created on: Monday 13th January 2020
Last updated: Friday 7th February 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-C95439
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval lead alloy token depicting a shield with one raised bend (diagonal band) on one face and on the other a double-armed cross picked out in cross-hatching with a raised annulet in two angles. Cf. Mitchiner & Skinner (1983) p.142 no.41 and p.144 no.97, and Mitchiner (1988) p.129 no.311 for examples of jettons with similar cross-hatch decoration and shield/ cross designs.
Created on: Monday 13th January 2020
Last updated: Monday 27th January 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-DD9C90
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1250-1300) lead alloy pointed-oval seal matrix with a pierced lug to the reverse. The matrix depicts a bird vertically arranged, its feet to one side perhaps on a branch, its wings projecting upwards at the top but vertical to either side of the body. The body is decorated with horizontal ribs and the head is turned to one side with curved beak. The inscription around is within two linear borders and reads +S'.TOME.TE (?') GINES. (presumably Seal of Thomas Gines, the latter possibly a misspelling of another name). The 'T' may well be a mis-rendering of the letter L. To t…
Created on: Monday 21st October 2019
Last updated: Thursday 21st November 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-226591
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy circular token with the raised initials T.c (or perhaps I H when turned through 90 degrees) on one face. The other face has traces of a raised-rib design but is too worn to identify. Both faces have a raised rim around the circumference.
Created on: Wednesday 18th September 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 24th September 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-711AFB
Object type: WHISTLE
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy whistle, perhaps for hunting, of early modern date (c.1800-1900) and cast in the form of a dog's head. The inside of the head is hollow. The curved edge of the sounding hole survives immediately behind the dog collar (similar can be seen on NMGW-159973) although the mouthpiece has been lost. Moulding seams are on the centre top and underside of the head. The dog has prominent eyes, large flat ears, and mouth in a growling position around a moulded hole, probably a suspension loop. A moulded dog collar has indentations mimicking pierced holes in the leatherw…
Created on: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-9313EB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy contemporary copy of a Roman coin, copying a nummus of probably the House of Valentinian (AD 364-78), uncertain reverse type, dating to AD 364-78 (Reece period 19). Mint uncertain.
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd April 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-C6A715
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy circular token with the raised initial H (or perhaps I) on one face and a trefoil of three pointed oval outlines on the other, within a raised rim.
Created on: Thursday 7th February 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 26th February 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owslebury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-72C988
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman (AD 43-410) lead alloy figurine of probably Mars and presumably wearing body armour. It is missing one arm, both legs and probably the crest of the helmet (all old damage). Additionally the face has a flat, wide cut downwards from the nose to the chin and the pronounced belly-armour has a similar but apparently shallower cut; these appear to be of relatively recent date and are possibly the result of plough damage. The head is of pointed-oval shape, with half consisting of a probably Corinthian helmet now missing its crest (a worn projection survives at the very t…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-F84D27
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1150-1500) lead pilgrim's ampulla, now rather squashed and with a crack to one side of the crimped-shut neck. The rounded end depicts a quatrefoil on a raised cross-hatch background to one side, the leaf-like petals formed of narrow raised ribs with a central midrib and a raised pellet at the centre. The other face depicts a cross-hatched heart with a fleur-de-lis above, possibly as part of a stylised crown, but now too worn to be certain. The very edges of this rounded part are faceted. The neck is funnel-shaped and 'crimped' shut at the open end, originally to contain …
Created on: Friday 4th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 14th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: HAMP-CF365D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a medieval (1250-1350) lead-alloy annular brooch consisting of a flat, lozenge-shaped boss with raised decoration in the form of four pointed-oval petals with central longitudinal rib arranged around a central pellet. The background appears to be raised cross-hatch and the edge of the lozenge is raised. To the reverse is a raised curved rib 1.5mm in width, all that now remains of the brooch frame. The object measures 17.6mm in length, 16.3mm in width, 3.1mm in thickness (exclusive of curving rib, 2.0mm thick) and weighs 1.63g. It is not possible to calculate the origin…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Last updated: Friday 11th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'St. Leonards and St. Ives', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-AA6CD5
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete post-medieval (1500-1800) lead alloy token with a raised eight-spoke design on one face and a raised letter T on the other (Powell Type 2 or 3). It measures 16.6mm in max.diameter and weighs 1.98g.
Created on: Friday 7th December 2018
Last updated: Friday 7th December 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alderholt', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-994738
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete medieval (1150-1500) lead pilgrim's ampulla, missing one of its lug-handles. It has a particularly rounded and bulbous closed end. The closed end depicts a raised nine-armed impellar or 'swirl' (perhaps a star or wheel), which fills all the space in this rounded section of the ampulla. This face is also particularly bulbous, extending max. c.12mm from the centre of the object. The opposite face depicts a raised fleur-de-lis within a central lozenge (raised edge), three U-shaped ridges stacked within each other surrounding it and being finally flanked by the edge of th…
Created on: Monday 12th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-48DED2
Object type: DRESS HOOK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A post-medieval (1500-1600) lead alloy dress hook of Read's Class C Type 4, rectangular in shape and D-shaped in cross-section with an integral sharp hook. The flat underside of the dress hook has a D-shaped perforation 11.5x3.1mm parallel and close to the open end (which measures 20.9x6.9mm). It is otherwise undecorated. The convex upper face is decorated with raised ribs forming a pattern of whole and half lozenges within a raised linear border flanking the edges. The four complete lozenges at the centre form a larger central lozenge. Within each small lozenge is the raised outline…
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 3rd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winchester', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-B3BD3E
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval (1600-1800) two-part lead cloth seal, disc one retaining the squashed rivet and disc two with a central perforation: portcullis // worn/ illegible, break around line of rivet. The cloth seal measures 20.0mm in length, 13.0mm in width, 6.2mm in thickness and weighs 6.12g.
Created on: Thursday 1st November 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 20th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Upper Clatford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-351AAB
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval (1150-1500) lead pilgrim's ampulla, incomplete in so far as the open end is a little damaged and there is a small hole at the centre of one face (both old damage). The rounded end depicts a quatrefoil on one side, the leaf-like petals formed of narrow raised ribs with a midrib and veins to either side, a raised pellet at the centre. The other face appears to have a wheel-like motif, a raised concetric rib with four visible (of probably six) raised rib spokes. This face has a bevelled edge at the rounded end. The neck is funnel-shaped and would have originally been 'crimpe…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd October 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Buriton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-3BD417
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An apparently incomplete lead-alloy object of uncertain function of probable medieval to post-medieval date, consisting of a ring 20.5 x 22.5mm 'in diameter' with a T-shaped projection extending from one edge, perhaps a casting sprue, 8.5mm long. Both ring and projection have a rectangular cross-section 4.5mm thick. The central perforation of the ring is 14.5x12.7mm. Inclusive of projection the object measures 29.3mm in length. It weighs 6.60g.
Created on: Thursday 20th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 26th September 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Owslebury', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-F51B19
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late medieval/ post-medieval copper- or lead-alloy finger-ring with an undecorated rectangular bezel. The hoop is D-shaped in cross-section,being flat to the inside surface. The metal has badly worn and corroded, especially at the back of the hoop (5.7x1.5mm). The hoop thickens at the shoulders (c.2mm at the base) and expands in width at the top to measure 7.8x3.9mm. The rectangular bezel measures 15.6mm long, 7.8mm wide and 2.7mm thick. The finger-ring measures 23.2mm in height and 23.3.mm in width, with an internal diameter of 19.5mm. It weighs 4.48g. The patina, where it survive…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 13th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stroud', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-F446EA
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval (c.1600-1900) cast lead alloy possible palm guard for use by a leather worker or sail maker to protect the palm whilst stitching. The shape of this example (oval, and thicker to one long edge than the other) suggests it may have solidifed in a shell. The underside is flat with an off-centre raised ring; to the opposite face this is at the centre of a wider (and more roughly shaped) circular depression. This other surface is smooth and contoured with a rough area to one end, presumably as a result of bubbles forming during the solidifying process. The object measu…
Created on: Friday 6th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Broughton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-257034
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy circular token with the raised initials TC on both facees; the token is now a little bent. A flat area at 12 o'clock on both faces suggests a casting sprue has been trimmed off here. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are difficult to date precisely, although those with initials are generally thought to be post-medieval in date (c.1500-1850).
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Titchfield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HAMP-253150
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post-medieval lead alloy circular token with the raised initials TC on one face and HA on the other. The token has been cast in a mould and retains a section of casting sprue projecting from 12 o'clock on both faces, with a corresponding flattened area at 6 o'clock. Lead tokens had a wide variety of uses and were made locally. They are difficult to date precisely, although those with initials are generally thought to be post-medieval in date (c.1500-1850). Other examples with this combination of intials on this database appear most commonly to be from Hampshire and the Isle of Wigh…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Titchfield', grid reference and parish protected.