This week I am working on a rather enigmatic find known as a ‘pilgrim badge’. This particular one was found near Sleaford in Lincolnshire and dates to the 15th century. On one side we can see the crucifixion. In the centre is the crucified Jesus, and on the left is his mother, Mary, who wearsContinue reading “A Lincolnshire-made pilgrim badge?”
Category Archives: Artefacts
The road from Riseholme to Pachacamac
The perfect journey is never finished, the goal is always just across the next river, round the shoulder of the next mountain. There is always one more track to follow, one more mirage to explore. Rosita Forbes. From Red Sea to Blue Nile: a thousand miles of Ethiopia (ed. 1935) A long lane runs from the oldContinue reading “The road from Riseholme to Pachacamac”
Incised coins AD1558-1649
In 2016 a hoard of 1200 post-medieval silver coins were found at Ewerby, Lincolnshire. The coins date to the 16th and 17th centuries and span the reigns of Henry VIII to Charles I. Several coins within the hoard had deep scratches on one or both sides. These scratches took the form of stars, lines, crosses,Continue reading “Incised coins AD1558-1649”
Venetian coins
In 2009, the British Numismatic Journal published an article I wrote on medieval and post-medieval Venetian coins found in England. These tiny silver coins – known as ‘soldini’ were used as unofficial small change. They were illegally imported into England on Venetian merchant galleys (hence their nickname ‘the galley halfpence’), but in spite of beingContinue reading “Venetian coins”
Of saints, sows or smiths?
My colleague Hugh Willmott (University of Sheffield) and I recently wrote a research paper on copper-brazed handbells in England. More and more of these little bells are turning up on rural sites in England, mainly being found through metal detecting. We’ve pulled the dataset together from England and floated some thoughts about what they mightContinue reading “Of saints, sows or smiths?”
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