Record ID: NARC-6DE2DC
Object type: TOILET ARTICLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn copper alloy Nail Cleaner of Roman date (AD 50 200). Crummy Type 2a. The blade of the cleaner is 'leaf' shaped, widening just below the shoulders then narrowing to a two-pronged tip. The upper portion of the object forms a broken, flat suspension loop in line with the plan of the body. The upper portion of the loop is missing creating a double spurred prong. One face of the blade is possibly decorated with repeating punched dots forming a curvilinear patter. The metal is a dark green in colour with a slightly pitted patina. Length: 37.14mm, Width: 10.74mm, Th…
Created on: Friday 17th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
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Record ID: NLM-68CE90
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy possible mount fragment, as kindly suggested by the finder. A cast plate with a rhomboid centre and two opposed arms with rounded ends; a further two arms are lost and a cruciform shape might be inferred. The end of each remaining arm bears a stamped impression resembling a ring and dot of diameter 4.4mm, with a larger but similar feature of diameter 6mm on the central rhomboid. Though a pit appears at the end of one arm in the ring and dot, it is not carried through the plate and so cannot be a fixing point. Suggested date: Unknown, Early Medieval to Medieval, 410-1500. …
Created on: Friday 17th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
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Record ID: NLM-6893B4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead possible weight. Cast sub-rectangular weight with one rounded and thicker end, and with a sunken panel apparently formed by stamping with a die or coin of 26mm diameter which appears to have had a plain perimeter of width 3.5mm - in the manner of the 'cartwheel' coinage of 1797, though that issue did not include coins of this size. Both ends of the object also bear multiple crescentic and triangular stamp or bite marks, perhaps more likely the latter, which are carried over onto the underside at the straight end of the object. Lightly patinated. The mass might suggest this to repr…
Created on: Friday 17th August 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wharton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NARC-443571
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead alloy Cloth Seal of Early Post-Medieval date (AD 1575). One disc from this cloth seal survives and the reverse of the disk retains two flattened rivets. The front of the disk is stamped with the inscription: [?]DVYTSL/COLCHESTER//15BAY75, within a circular linear border, the lower portion of which is pelleted Diameter: 42.36mm, Thickness: 1.77mm, Weight: 22.0g. The metal is a dark brown in colour with a smooth patina. The object has been treated by the finder and was cream in colour when found. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme datab…
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2018
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Record ID: NLM-95DB4A
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy button. Small plain flat discoid probably die stamped button with a drawn wire loop brazed to the back. Gilding traces appear on the back, along with a maker's stamp; S TUIZ & CO LONDON. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Diameter: 14.2mm, Thickness (clear of loop): 1.2mm, Weight: 1.48gms
Created on: Tuesday 7th August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fonaby', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: SF-848C2D
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy coin weight for the double excellente of Ferdinand and Isabella (1469-1504) probably dating c. 1580-1620. In plan the weight is rectangular, with neatly chamfered edges and file marks visible on both its lower face and sides. Only the upper surface of the coin weight remains legible, the other apparently plain and featureless. On the surviving face, the design of Ferdinand and Isabella's busts in profile are visible, facing each other and set within an outer circular border. One corner has broken away in old damage, though otherwise the weight survives intact. Preserved …
Created on: Monday 6th August 2018
Last updated: Monday 6th August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bury St Edmunds', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-192AB3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy buckle plate from composite buckle of probable early medieval or medieval date (c. 800 - 1500 AD). The buckle plate is flat and rectangular, with a rectangular pin notch at one end. The other end is rounded with bi-foliate knops at the corners, one of which has broken off in antiquity. At this end also are two large circular rivet holes, positioned transversely across the end of the plate, and two small circular rivet holes positioned longitudinally along the end of the plate between the larger holes. It is clear that the larger holes have been punched through from the upp…
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 7th August 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-1B00FA
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete copper-alloy thimble of post-medieval date (c. 1750 - 1850 AD). The object is broadly cylindrical in shape, with a circular base from which the sides slope inwards to a round, flattened conical top. The original shape of the object has been distorted as it has been slightly flattened. The sides of the thimble are decorated with neat rows of small impressed circles within transverse bands. A large section has broken from the side of the thimble, leaving a rectangular gap. The object has a dull brown patina. It is 18.56mm in length, 15.57mm in width and 0.85mm in thickness. It…
Created on: Friday 20th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 25th July 2018
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Record ID: NMS-07AA14
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post-medieval ½-ounce avoirdupois lead trade weight, discoidal punched with the letter C and a crowned CR, the royal cipher of Charles I (1625-49). Diameter 26mm. Thickness 3.5mm. Weight 13.17g / 0.4650oz.
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM-DD49C0
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy book fitting. A probably cast plate with a trefoil end, engrailed or concave sides, and with a sharply turned-over end, now broken. Probably stamped vegetal detail contributes to a complex Neo-Classical floral scheme springing from a pelta-shaped figure. A pair of tiny [diameter 1.3mm] closely juxtaposed prongs behind the trefoil end may have assisted the attachment of the object to a leather-clad book board. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1800. Length: 41.8mm, Width: 17.5mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 5.48gms
Created on: Tuesday 17th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 23rd July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ulceby Cross', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-C856E0
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval to post-medieval copper alloy thimble. A plain band around the base is topped by an engraved line. Above this the sides and and top are covered with a continuous spiral of very closely-spaced sub-rectangular/ovoid indentations. Before the start of the spiral there is a stamped counter-relief quatrefoil maker's mark. Diameter c.17.5mm. Height 20mm. Probably a Nuremburg product, c.1520 - c.1650.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
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Record ID: SUSS-C7F5B5
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible copper-alloy book clasp strap end of Medieval date (c. AD 1400 - 1500). The clasp is D-shaped in plan with a D-shaped integral hook at one end At the opposite end to the hook are three small fixing holes for attachment. The clasp is decorated with stamped circles around three edges and infront of the fixing holes. It has a dark brown patina with greenish corrosion. It measures 16.3mm in length, 15.4mm wide and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.22grams.
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 17th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM-C7A431
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy thimble fragments. Two possibly joining fragments of a cast beehive-shaped thimble or sewing ring - the top is lost. Hand stamped pits of dimeter 1mm appear likely to have been set in horizontal rows. Fiercely abraded. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1400-1500. Estimated diameter: 17mm, Height (as found): 10.2mm, Thickness (wall): 1.3mm, Weight: 2.06gms
Created on: Monday 16th July 2018
Last updated: Monday 16th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mattersey', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: WMID-746CF7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy enamelled disc brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 80-250). The brooch is round in plan and flat in profile. The face of the brooch has been stamped with an inscription across two lines reading: SIA // MAS. A raised horizontal ridge separates the top line of lettering from the bottom line. Some traces of red enamel adhere to the face of the brooch around the letters. The reverse of the object is undecorated with a few vertical scratches possibly from filing. An integral lug and the remains of a catchplate are evident but the spring and pin are now missin…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2018
Last updated: Friday 20th July 2018
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Record ID: BH-730A12
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Oxfordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy mount dating to the Roman period. The mount is pelta-shaped and flat, with bevelled edges on the upper surface. The middle terminal is straight with a slightly broken terminal. The outer terminals are rounded inwards. The upper surface is decorated with a stamped or hammered circle-and-dot motif roughly beneath each arm. The underside is plain and flat. The mount measures 28mm in length, 16mm in width and 3mm in thickness. It weighs 4.22 grams. Similarly shaped objects recorded by Apples and Laycock (2007, p. 48, nos. 27-28) and on the Portable Antiquities Scheme d…
Created on: Thursday 12th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd August 2018
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Record ID: NLM-4C5A8F
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal. A cast disc with opposed holes in its edge, one possibly retaining a strip of thin lead ribbon. A device of crossed keys appears on one side. Lightly patinated. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900. Diameter: 18.1mm, Thickness: 5.5mm, Weight: 9.89gms
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 11th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton Salmon', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-4C049C
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead bag seal. A large cast disc with bifurcated slots in opposed edges, and with Cyrillic legends stamped on both sides; patinated. Probably a customs seal from a consignment of goods - perhaps hemp or hemp-derived - which has travelled through a north-eastern Russian port; it may include a pertinent date of issue. The legends appear as: X / HPOH[--]/2 CO[---]/[THETA]I/ 1850 and (if not inverted) T.H./NODOS/[---]O [Theta]/[---]TOA/[--]DI - this last possibly part of a circumferential legend. This reporter would welcome better informed comment on this object. Suggested date: Post-Medie…
Created on: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Burton Salmon', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: NMS-E376D6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval Annular brooch (diameter 17mm), flat-sectioned frame (1.2mm thick) decorated with stamped annulets, constriction retains D-sectioned pin (length 16.5mm). Cf. Egan and Pritchard (1991), fig.160. 13th-14th century.
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 5th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM-E062A9
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead cloth seal fragment. A small disc with a projecting lug, presumed to have connected this to a counterpart. The stamped Arms of the English Commonwealth appear on one side, with the legend: COMMON below. Patinated. The Arms must suggest a restricted date range of c.1650-1660. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1660 Diameter: 13mm, Thickness: 1.2mm, Weight: 1.28gms
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
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Record ID: NLM-E054A9
Object type: DISC
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
White metal disc. A probably milled disc with the stamped letter R off-centre on one side. The mass does not suggest this to be a worn coin converted to other uses, as a silver groat or a sixpence - the best matches for size - should usually be heavier. Possibly used as a tally. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1700-1900. Diameter: 21.1mm, Thickness: 0.5mm, Weight: 1.57gms
Created on: Thursday 5th July 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 10th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirk Ireton', grid reference and parish protected.