Record ID: NARC-3BFA61
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy pin head with stamped ring-and-dot decoration. Early Medieval in date. The head is sub-circular, wth a flattened top. It is 10mm in diameter. The pin extends 3mm from the base before the break, and is circular in section and is 2.5mm in diameter. There are 20 ring-and-dot motifs stamped and equally spaced around the head.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd February 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-01DE25
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unit. Very worn.'Corded hair' type. Uncertain Northern region, uninscribed. (20 BC - 10 AD). Obverse: head left, corded hair Reverse: horse left, pellet (in ring?) below.. Reference: Hobbs, cf. 2453-60. ABC, cf. 2544.
Created on: Tuesday 17th June 2014
Last updated: Monday 7th July 2014
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Record ID: LANCUM-B2E0A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman coin: copper-alloy nummus Constantine I (306-337). Reverse: votive wreath. Corroded. Inscription partially. illegible. Obverse: illegible. Weight: 2.4g Diameter: 19mm.
Created on: Friday 31st October 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-073F05
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Purse bar. Medieval. Circular in section. Cross-hatch decoration visible around the bar - possibly inlaid with neillo. Terminals are wider with flat ends, distinguished from bar with deep grooves. Flat arch fixed horizontally and centrally across the upper side of the bar. Damage to underside of bar in the form of a vertical split. Condition - average. Length - 72mm. Diameter - 5mm. weight - 19g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
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Record ID: NARC-08DDD4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Roman. Copper alloy. Fragment of bow. Wide central part, tapering down to a point. Opposing diagonal grooves and 2 vertical grooves in the centre suggest a leaf design. Length - 37mm. Width - 12mm. weight - 13g.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-B2A2B2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Central fragment of Copper alloy early medieval cruciform brooch. Rectangular head plate with expanded wings, upper and left wing broken off. Arched bow with faceted corners convex in front and concave behind, with evidence of a central square stud, although the top of the bow is very worn and chipped. Evidence of lappets, or wings, expanding from the plate beneath the central stud, although only a fragment of the left one remains. Foot is missing. At the rear, in the centre of the rectangular head plate is a circular hoop on a vertical axis, which would have acted as a hinge for th…
Created on: Wednesday 12th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 3rd March 2011
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Record ID: NARC-C5C5B6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of copper alloy zoomorphic brooch. Possible fragment of Roman horse and rider brooch, typically of 2nd Century AD. Horses head and part of narrow body. Grooves around outline of head and a series of vertical lines demark the mane. Circular indent in centre of head suggests an eye. Indentation on the snout suggestive of a mouth. Horizontal groove running along the narrow body may have held enamel, although no enamel survives currently. The reverse is flat apart from a small catch attached on a horizontal axis to the reverse of the “shoulder” area.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C0755
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Shaped lead standing weight. Medieval. The base is roughly circular, the sides of the body have been flattened slightly, making it roughly square in section. Vertical lines have been etched around the body for decoration. The body narrows towards the top, which has been shaped at the apex to create a suspension loop. The loop is for storage purposes. The hole is 4mm in diameter.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C6252
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead pyramid shaped standing weight. Medieval. No suspension loop. Oval base. Body is bevelled and 7 sided.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C6AA5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Hand formed lead Medieval standing weight. 13th Century. A roughly pyramidal shaped weight with a square base. The corners of the body have been bevelled. The suspension loop and the body are cast as one, the top of the body neing simply flattened out and pierced. The hole is 5mm in diameter.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C7003
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead fishing net weight. Medieval. Smooth rounded body. Oval in section. Apex of the body is narrowed and shaped to form the suspension loop.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C7714
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight. Medieval. Eliptical shape with integral circular suspension loop 6mm in diameter. 4 sided with a slight rigde running vertically down the centre of each side. Typically used as a weight for Medieval fishing nets.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C7D13
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large cast lead pyramidal standing weight. Medieval. A flat square base with a 4 sided pyramid placed centrally. This dorm of standing weight is typical of 13th century trading weights.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2C8946
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead disc weight. Medieval. The base is flat. The upper surface is decorated with 8 raised wedges arranged in a wheel formation. This could be a variation of what Biggs terms as a 'floriated cross' design in "English Weights: An illustrated survey" 1993, pg. 40.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-2CB988
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leicestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead net weight. Probably 13th Century. Circular lead disc with 8 holes pierced around the edge and one large central hole peirced in the centre. This arrangement allows the weight to be tied securely to the net. The reverse of the weight has a horizontal line worn into it where the string has abraded the surface.
Created on: Tuesday 18th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-D6F336
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Terminal end of copper-alloy snake-headed bracelet. Late Roman. Rectangular in section, 3mm thick. Close to the break (which is smooth and flat, possibly suggesting a deliberate break), the bracelet is 7mm wide. This widens out to a maximum of 12mm and then narrows again, tapering down to a point. The underside has no decoration. The upper surface has several lines, or narrow grooves, cast into it to give the impression of a snakes head. Two grooves begin from each side of the piece, starting from the widest part of the bracelet and tapering inwards, mirroring the pointed end/term…
Created on: Wednesday 26th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-02D5A3
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy hooked strap end. typical of early 16th century and become popular again in the late 17th century.
Created on: Friday 28th November 2008
Last updated: Monday 20th January 2014
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Record ID: NARC-5F7F56
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin weight. Representational weight of a gold noble dating to the late 15th century. According to Withers (1993), "...in the second half of the 15th century, weights began to be struck which bear the approximate devices of the coin which they were intended to weigh...The most likely date for their introduction is 1471, the beginning of the secong reign of Edward IV". Uniface. Ship right. A lis and a lion in the left and right upper fields respectively, separated by the mast. The prow is pointed. The body of the ship is made up of 4 upward curved lines. Worn and slightly …
Created on: Thursday 8th January 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SP785731', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-7069A2
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy zoomorphic object. Weight: 34.92g. A slightly curved horizontal bar, square in section. A griffin head curves upwards from each end of the bar. The ears are rolled forwards, the eyes are eliptical and the beaks are sharp. The heads bend down towards a flourish at the "shoulder", which leads down towards the feet, which hold a globe in each claw. Condition and decoration suggests 17th century. Evidence of wear on the front of the leg, above the claws, suggests its probable use as a drawer handle - suspended from the legs on loops.
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Monday 29th February 2016
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Record ID: NARC-733774
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An apparently complete cast copper alloy mount depicting a male figure. The head features an angular nose,circular indents representing eyes and a small circular indent below the nose representing a mouth. A raised band around the neck suggests a torc, and raised band around each arm suggest armlets. The arms are outstretched and the hands have defined fingers. In the centre of each hand is a raised pellet sitting within a circular depression. At the waist of the figure is another raised band suggestive of a belt. The legs are missing, although a v-shaped depression below the waistlin…
Created on: Monday 2nd February 2009
Last updated: Monday 18th February 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Islip', grid reference and parish protected.