Record ID: SWYOR-0F82C7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object of probable Post Medieval date. It is a square sectioned curved bar. One end is rounded and the other end is broken. One third of the way from the rounded end is a triple collar projecting from the bar on all sides. Projecting from this on the outside of the curve is a cloud of melted, billowing metal. This does not appear to be intentional and may be the result of metal escaping from the mould during the casting process. The metal has a patchy green patina which suggests a date from the 16th century onwards.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F9481
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy spindle whorl, possibly dating from the Early Medieval period. It is circular in plan with straight sides making is rectangular in section. The central perforation has a diameter of 9mm and there is no internal cavity in the wall of the perforation. One face is decorated with moulded raised ribs in groups of three forming fan like motifs, radiating from the perforation to the outside edge. Lead alloy spindle whorls are very difficult to date, but the shape of this example matches Coppergate type B1 which was found in 5th century deposits onwards (Walton…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6EDBD2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval spur buckle dating from about 1200 - 1400. The loop is D-shaped, with a wide edge and a narrowed pin bar. The buckle frame and the integral plate appear to have traces of gilding. The plate is expanded at each end; a central circular perforation is present at the inner edge of the frame and holds the intact pin which moves freely on the pin bar. Below it is a copper alloy rivet, which is oval shaped in section and is centrally located in the collar of the plate. The plate tapers to a foliate terminal with five projecting lobes and a central circul…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E79A4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy early Medieval buckle frame with a composite forked spacer, dating from about 1330 - 1380. The loop is sub oval in shape and has a sub triangular lip. There is a perforated notch for the sheet pin, which is now missing. The plates are also missing. The prongs have also been worn and one has been broken. The buckle frame has an dark-medium green patina. Reference: Egan and Pritchard's (1991) Dress Accessories, page 79, number 322. Length: 30.5mm; Width: 14.3mm; Thickness: 3.3mm; Weight: 2.97g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E1C87
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval buckle frame with a composite forked spacer, dating from about 1330 - 1450. The loop is sub oval in shape and has a sub triangular lip with a projecting knop. The pin remains intact but no longer moves into the correct position. The plates are missing. The forked prongs have also been worn and one of the tips has been broken. The buckle frame has an uneven dark green patina. References: Meols, page 95, number 599; and Egan and Pritchard's (1991) Dress Accessories, pages 78-81. Length: 47.6mm; Width: 15.5mm; Thickness: 6mm; Weight: 4.87g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6D9595
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin: A nummus probably of Magnentius or Decentius (AD 352 - 353); Reece period 18 (AD 348-364); Chi-Rho reverse type. The coin has been damaged, with approximately 1/4 of the coin having been broken off; the obverse is rough and illegible. Other Chi-Rho coins (complete) may be seen at PAS record IDs: NARC-3120D6, LIN-780AC7 and BUC-37E741Z. Length: 21.2mm; Width: 18mm; Thickness: 1.9mm; Weight: 2.25g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B06C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: A penny of Edward I (1272 - 1307). Class 3cd (1280 - 1281); minted in Bristol. References: North, volume 2, page 22, numbers 1017-1019; and Wren (1995) Long Cross Pennies. Thickness: 1.2mm; Diameter: 19.5mm; Weight: 1.2g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4471B4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy late Medieval to early Post-Medieval buckle frame dating from about 1450 - 1550. The D-shaped frame consists of a single loop with moulded ropework decoration. The strap bar is slightly narrowed and the bent pin also remains intact, moving freely along the strap bar. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The buckle frame has been bent and has a medium-dark green patina. Reference: Whitehead's (2003) Buckles, page 25, number 122. Length: 25.1mm; Width: 32.7mm; Thickness: 4.9mm; Weight: 7.56g
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9BC5D3
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval jetton, Lion of St Mark type, struck at Nuremberg by Hans Shultes I (1553-1584) between 1553 and1559. There is a crack in the flan at 2 o'clock on the obverse. The jetton is 26.6mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 1.95gm. Reference: Mitchiner, 1988, Jettons, Medalets and Tokens, volume 1, number 1327.
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-97F8A1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the rim of a cast copper alloy clapper bell, probably dating from the Post-Medieval period (1500-1800). The rim flares outwards slightly and is thickened on the inside. The fragment displays a light green patina flecked with dark brown. The diameter was measured using a rim chart and is 26cm. Further examples may be seen on the PAS database at record IDs: SWYOR-3CAE96, SWYOR-79B196 and SWYOR-2DAFB0. The internal structure of this example is unusual. One section shows struts of copper alloy linking the two walls, with the spaces between being hollow. These may be bubb…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-97E365
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three cast lead alloy Post-Medieval musket balls or shot dating from about 1600 - 1900. Together they weigh 109.9g. The largest is 23mm in diameter and weighs 63.2g. It is creamy grey-brown in colour and has light gouges on its surface; some areas appear to be slightly flattened. The next largest is 20mm in diameter and weighs 33.9g. It is roughly plano-convex, with a smooth but visible casting seam. It is creamy brown in colour. The smallest is 13.9mm in diameter and weighs 12.7g. It has two slight casting sprues and seam. It is creamy white in colour, flecked wit…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-97D2E5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle frame dating from about the late Medieval to early Post-Medieval period (1400 - 1600). The plain double-looped frame is formed of two conjoined ovals such that the sides are bevelled both internally and externally on the upper surface,the latter more shallowly. The pin bar has been narrowed by wear, more visible at one end than the other, but is still intact; the pin is missing. The lower surface is flat and undecorated. The frame has a mid-green patina. Double oval buckles of this type have been found in late medieval contexts, with examples found in Egan a…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-975186
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval probable shoe buckle frame probably dating from about 1690-1720. The buckle frame is sub rectangular and has drilled holes in the frame for a separate spindle. This frame has bevelled edges on internal corners and a series of moulded transverse grooves across the top of the spindle hole. It is undecorated on the reverse. The spindle remains intact but no longer moves; only a fragment of the stud chape around the spindle is attached and the pin is missing. There is also a small amount of orange-red corrosion in this area as the spindle is probably iron…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-96F412
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post-Medieval crotal bell dating from about 1600-1800. The bell is comprised of two hemispherical domes with a thick circumferential rib; it is 29mm in diameter. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with a long sub square suspension loop projecting from the top between them; internally, the loop measures 8.9mm long and 4.9mm wide. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends; one half of the lower hemisphere is now missing. The material is smooth, undecorated and has an uneven dark green patina througho…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F7EC1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy late Roman strip bracelet dating from about AD 200 - 410. The flat strip has been bent. The complete end tapers to a point which hooks around towards the front. The other end is broken. At the broken end on the front face is a ring and dot motif. The rest of the front face is decorated with transverse grooves. The underside is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green patina. Other Roman strip bracelets may be seen on the database at PAS record IDs: SOM-C1FFC0, SOM-C28184 and BH-4754E3. Length: 42.7mm; Width: 5.6mm; Thickness: 5mm; Weight…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F6226
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of unknown date. The object is formed from a single sheet of metal and has what appears to be a tapering hook at one end and forks at the opposite end into two tapering spikes.The hook bends towards one face, and the spikes bend the opposite way. The object has a dark green patina. A parallel has not been found for this object, which remains unidentified and undated. Length: 37.2mm; Width: 7mm; Thickness: 7.8mm; Weight: 2.35g
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9E5851
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Curatorial Report: "A medieval strap-fitting with one bulbous terminal and shoulders tapering to a rounded point. Between the shoulders is a hole which on the reverse shows the vestiges of a rivet. The surface is incised with fine lines. On the front, around the middle section, are two areas with a sticky residue with fibres. On the front surface are remnants of gilding. The strap-fitting is silver and dates from the fifteenth century. Dimensions: length 42 mm, width 7mm. J P Robinson Curator of Medieval Collections 13th June 2012 Length: 41.9m…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Glentham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-9CBD06
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Roman cast copper alloy strap fitting, perhaps a harness pendant suspension mount dating from about 43 AD - 410 AD. It is formed of two circles arranged nearly as a figure eight; each circle is decorated with a raised border on the outside edge and a second border around a central perforation. Between the circles is a central projecting lug which is sub oval in plan and sub rectangular in section. Attached to one edge of the circles is a single flat, trapezoidal suspension loop. The back is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green to black patina and is worn. No cl…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9C4B00
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy pin of uncertain date, but probably Roman. It is 90.1mm in length, weighs 4.71g and has a flat discoidal head which has been decorated with two concentric recessed rings and a central circular depression. The diameter of the disc is 11.8mm and it is attached at the back to a circular sectioned shaft. Corrosion round the top of the shaft makes it impossible to tell if the head is integral or a separate piece. The shaft is 2.84mm near the head, and then is swollen in the middle to 3.15mm before tapering to a point. The shaft has bent. The pin has an even med…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-761C78
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The crown from a copper alloy thimble, possibly post-medieval and dating from from 1620-1700AD. It has broken away cleanly from the body of the thimble, suggesting that the thimble may have been manufactured in two pieces. The indentations are small and rectangular in shape giving a waffle pattern. Thickness: 4.5mm; Diameter: 13.9mm; Weight: 1.55g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-75CB17
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon disc brooch dating from about AD 700 - 900. The disc is decorated with an equal-armed cross. In two opposing quarters is a simple motif of a line radiating from the centre of the cross dividing the field into two, each side being a petal or wing shape with a rounded outer edge. Another quarter has a design in relief of a cross in a double circle. The last quarter is obscured by corrosion. The brooch has a central perforated hole which may have held a rivet; however, there is no other evidence of attachment. The object has been bent and is rathe…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-75A2D7
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A microlith dating from the Early Mesolithic period (from about 8300 - 6500 BC). It is formed on a broad flake of translucent tan coloured flint. The microlith has fine retouch on both sides and the distal end. It is 26.8mm long, 12.3mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 1.26g.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-733231
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a half groat of Henry V (1413-1422); class C; minted in London. The coin has been clipped. Please see North, volume 2, page 57, number 1391 and Spink, page 178, number 1773. Thickness: 0.86mm; Diameter: 21.5mm; Weight: 1.72g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7168A7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint arrowhead dating from the late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (2500 - 1500 BC). Illustrations of similar arrowheads may be found in Butler's (2005) Prehistoric Flintwork, page 159, plate 66; also Edmonds' (1995) Stone Tools and Society, page 99, figure 68. The arrowhead is formed on light grey flint and unevenly patinated, with some cortex visible. It is complete. It is sub triangular in plan and sub oval in section. The object has been bi-facially retouched; some invasive and some abrupt retouch along both. It is 35.6mm long, 20.4mm wide and 6mm thick. It weighs 4.1g.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-703552
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a cut half penny of John (1199 - 1216); class 5c (1205 - 1210) minted in Canterbury by the moneyer Samvel. References: Wren (2006) Short-Cross Coinage; and North, volume 1, number 971. Length: 16mm; Width: 8mm; Thickness: 1.5mm; Weight: 0.42g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-35C340
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Henry III (1216 - 1272), class 7c (1217 - 1242); minted in Canterbury by the moneyer Nichole. Two portions of the edge are no longer rounded and the coin is a little bent. References: Wren (2006) Short-Cross Coinage, pages 52-53; and North, volume 1, number 980. Thickness: 1.7mm; Diameter: 19.7mm; Weight: 1.29g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-32D8E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin: a half penny of Henry VIII (1509-1547); First Coinage (1509-1526), initial mark portcullis (1509-1526). The coin is slightly damaged with a fragment of edge missing at the top on the obverse side. References: Withers (2004). Small Silver: Henry VIII - The Commonwealth, page 21, Class 1B; and North, volume 2, page 91, number 1779. Thickness: 0.54mm; Diameter: 13.7mm; Weight: 0.32g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-31F226
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward III (1327-1377); probably Durham mint, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), Series C (1351 - 1352). The coin is extremely worn, with few details still visible and the edge has been bent and damaged. It is 17.5mm in diameter, 1.9mm thick and weighs 0.83g. References: Wren (1995). English Long-Cross Pennies 1279-1489; and North, volume 2, number 1150.
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-319ED4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a long-cross penny possibly of Edward IV, second reign (1471 - 1483), York mint, type XVI 3 (1472 - 1475). The coin is worn and damaged, and also clipped, with approximately 1/3 of the coin missing, making a certain identification impossible. There is probably an E to the left of the neck. See North number 1648. Length: 14.3mm; Width: 11mm; Thickness: 1.4mm; Weight: 0.49g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-312652
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward I (1272-1307); probably class 10, minted at London. The coin is worn and much of the details in the obverse legend are obscure, making a more precise date difficult. Thickness: 0.8mm; Diameter: 17.3mm; Weight: 1.02g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2066A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward I (1272-1307); Class 9 (1300-1302), minted at London. The coin edges have been damaged but the legends remain visible. References: Wren (1995). English Long-Cross Pennies 1279-1489; and North, volume 2, page 24, numbers 1036-1037. Thickness: 1.4mm; Diameter: 17.8mm; Weight: 1.29g
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1F9B92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a Sovereign penny of Henry VII (1485-1509), minted at Durham for Bishop Richard Fox (1494-1501). The edges of the coin may have been clipped and are worn, making the legends illegible. See North, volume 2, page 85, number 1731. Thickness: 0.88mm; Diameter: 15mm; Weight: 0.63 g
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1F2876
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead alloy token dating from about the 17th Century. This is likely to have been an agricultural token as one side bears a device that represents either a water wheel or the four sails of a windmill radiating outwards from a central pellet. The reverse is smooth and undecorated but there is a lightly raised pellet, marking the position of the pellet on the front. The edges are worn and chipped. Similar tokens are illustrated in Fletcher (2005). Leaden Tokens and Tallies, Roman to Victorian, page 76. A similar token may also be seen on the database at PAS …
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CF223
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy headplate of an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating from about the 6th Century. The brooch consists of the headplate, top-knob and the start of the arched bow. The headplate is trapezoid in shape with sub-rectangular side wings. The top-knob is semi-circular in section and domed in outline with a moulded collar. The side knobs are missing. The reverse of the headplate has some iron corrosion and the remains of a semi-circular pin lug. The headplate has an uneven dark-medium green patina. It is 24.3 mm long, 19.4 mm wide, 11.6mm thick (in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 30th March 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1CD1A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman sprung Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch (previously known as a dolphin brooch) dating from about AD 40 - 70. The wings are sub rectangular in shape and are decorated by a series of grooves and ribs; the bow is decorated with ribbed grooves down the centre and a lightly raised moulded collar near the top of the arc. The spring and pin are both missing but the catch plate remains intact. At the top of the wings in the centre is an incomplete rearward hook. The brooch has an uneven light to medium green patina. Similar brooches may be found in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1C7BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman hinged Dolphin brooch dating from about AD 55 - 100. Both bow and wings are plain; the bow tapers to a point and both the foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical; the copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin; the back of the bow has a deep slot where the catch plate was attached. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina and there is mild orange corrosion on the end of the wings. A similar brooch may be found in Hattatt (2000). A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0B2D92
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy probable fitting or mount with zoomorphic design and is probably Medieval in date. The object is U-shaped in plan with a thick terminal that is sub circular in section, flattening out and tapering to form a zoomorphic head which is sub oval in section. The other end of the object appears to have been broken. The head is decorated with raised lines which form the eyes and snout, the end of the head is lightly split to form an open mouth. The object is 20.1mm long, 20.1mm wide, 6.2mm thick, and weighs 8.59g. It has a dark brown patina. No exact matche…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0A9524
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy buckle frame with an integral plate which is probably of early Medieval date (from about 1100-1400). Almost all of the frame is missing. There is a hole for the now-missing pin. There is a raised transverse band across the plate at the frame end. This is decorated with incised transverse lines. The rest of the plate is triangular in section and decorated with groups of diagonal incised lines and deeply recessed circular depressions. The end of the plate is a patinated break. The plate tapers from the frame towards the other end. There is a rivet…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09F2C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Middle-Late Anglo-Saxon Ansate brooch dating from about AD 700 - 1000. There is a transverse rib at each end of the D-sectioned bow and at each sub rectangular terminal. Each arm is also decorated with a pair of incised lines which run from the rib to the end of each terminal. There is a double pin lug as well as the stump of the missing catch plate on the reverse; the pin is now missing. It has a dark green patina with patches of dark red patina. The brooch is 55.3mm long, 9.5mm wide at the break, is 13.1mm thick and weighs 13.88g. Illustrations of si…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-084183
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Iron Age brooch (probably of the La Tene type 3), dating from about 100 BC - AD 100.The pin is now missing. The bow has a small hook at the top and the catch plate has survived. The bow has a single incised line marking the catch plate but the object is otherwise undecorated. The material is smooth and has a dark green patina. Length: 42.7mm; Width: 3.7mm; Thickness: 15.6mm; Weight: 2.7g
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.