Record ID: YORYM-A53016
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy radiate of Maximian I (AD 286-310), probably struck under Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), probably [PAX AVGGG], Pax standing left, holding [branch] and vertical sceptre, Mint unclear, but probably [ ] P // [ ].
Created on: Monday 21st May 2012
Last updated: Monday 25th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bilbrough', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-518100
Object type: AXE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete quartzite axehead of late Neolithic date 3500-2100 BC. The axehead is triangular in plan and ovate in section. The dorsal surface is invasively flaked across the entire surface, with negative scars indicating knapping blows from right to left hand sides. The distal edge is ground and polished to create a precise cutting edge, there is some slight notching to the polished aspect of the edge. The proximal end tapers into a narrowed profile, the end is abruptly blunted. The ventral surface also contains invasive flaking but appears to have been worked from a number of differe…
Created on: Thursday 17th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Willerby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-390E65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, SOLI INVIC-TOCOMITI, London mint, AD 310. RIC VI, p.133, no.121a.
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd March 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Duffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-3744B4
Object type: BOX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper-alloy lid from a box of nested cup weights of late post-medieval date. What remains of the lid is semi-circular and extremely worn and beaten, with a small perforation close to the surviving edge. The perforation most probably marks the point at which the handle would have been attached to the lid. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is extremely worn. The lid is 32.3mm long, 16.7mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 8g. Lids with handles, such as this one, appear to be of post-medieval date. A similar though more complete example can be seen on the…
Created on: Wednesday 16th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th November 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Duffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-BC3AB2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2012 T341. The hoard contains a total of 66 coins, most of which are damaged to varying extents. They were found in two batches. Batch One: The coins were found in a roll at a depth of c. ten inches, leaving no doubt that the coins all represent a single group, presumably originally representing a rouleau of coins held together in a piece of cloth or leather. The coins were delivered to the FLO for North Yorkshire on May 10th, and to the British Museum on May 11th. The coins have not been cleaned or otherwise treated since their arrival at the BM, but were …
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'York Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E69941
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy radiate Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), [MONET]A AVG, Moneta standing left with [scales] and cornucopiae. Possibly C Mint, -//(C?). RIC V, pt 2, p. 489, cf. no. 287. This is a very tentative attribution. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 30th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ferriby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-161175
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine II as Caesar (AD 317-337), dating to AD 323-4 (Reece Period 16), CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, wreath enclosing VOT X. Mint of London. RIC VII, p. 115, no. 292.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2012
Last updated: Sunday 22nd October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-133BA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Q-Radiate of Allectus (AD 293-6) (Reece Period 14), [VIRTVS] AVG, Galley left with mast and cabin, crew unclear; waves. London mint, QL. RIC V, pt.2, p.563, no.55. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Friday 20th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 8th September 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FEC422
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of Roman date. All that remains of the brooch is the undecorated, D-shaped sectioned lower bow and wide circular foot knop. A worn catchplate also remains extending from the reverse of the bow. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is very worn. The brooch is 38.4mm long, 10.4mm wide, 15.8mm thick (with catchplate) and weighs 6.5g. An insufficient portion remains of the brooch in order to designate a specific type.
Created on: Thursday 19th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 24th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Newbald', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8384E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: An incomplete silver-gilt finger ring of medieval date. The finger ring consists of a slender hoop, roughly half of which has been lost to old breaks, which widens into a double bezel. The shoulders to either side of the bezel are decorated with worn moulded elements which probably represent animal heads. The bezel splits into two from the shoulders expanding into shallow conical settings which would most probably have contained glass or enamel. Patches of irregular gilding remain upon the surface of the finger ring. Date: 14th Century. Dimensions: Length: 18.2mm; W…
Created on: Friday 13th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 30th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tickton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-554033
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy penannular brooch of Dickinson's Group G1.7 (Dickinson 1982, 49, Fig. 4. The ring is round sectioned and undecorated with two flattened, lozenge shaped terminals each of which bears an incised ring on one face. The pin is made from a strip of sheet metal, one end of which is wrapped around the ring. It is hog-backed, pushed down into the brooch's ring. There is a slight waist at the point where the pin crosses the ring; this emphasises the end of the pin but could be a result of wear at this point of contact. Outside diameter, 32mm; Ring Section, 4mm diameter; Pin Length,…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-42A277
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy nummus of Crispus (AD 317-26), dating to AD 323-4 (Reece Period 16), CAESARVM NOSTRORVM, VOT X in wreath. Mint of London. RIC VII, p. 115, no. 291. This coin has the obverse legend break IVL CRISP - VS NOB C.
Created on: Thursday 29th March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 21st October 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-217C27
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete cast copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The fastener is of Wild's Class IV and consists of a convex circular head with an oval sectioned shank projecting at a 90 degree angle from the edge. The shank bends again at a 90 degree angle and splits to form a triangular loop on a separate plain below the boss. The object is undecorated. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The fastener is 40.1mm long, 19mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 6.3g. Wild dates button and loop fasteners of this type to the 2nd century AD.
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 7th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8970C6
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2012 T167. A complete gold posy ring of post-medieval date. The hoop of the ring has been distorted due to its deposition but will have been circular with a narrow D-shaped section. The exterior surface of the hoop is undecorated and the interior is inscribed with the phrase "Patience is a vertue" in italic script. Dimensions: Weight: 1.17 grams. 22.5mm x 2.6mm x 0.7mm. Discussion: In the absence of any datable maker's mark we cannot confirm that this is pre-1712 and as such the item does not qualify as Treasure. Reference: No finger rings with matching inscri…
Created on: Thursday 8th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 16th April 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsam', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-755D34
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Published
2012 T138 Ashbourne area, Derbyshire I have examined a group of coins found in the Ashbourne area, Derbyshire, received at the British Museum in two batches: the following report was amended after receipt of the later material. All but one are official English coins of the Long Cross type, issued between 1247 and 1279. The Long Cross coinage was issued in the name of King Henry III (although it continued to be produce for a few years into the reign of Edward I). Modern numismatists have broken the coinage up into a series of classes, which allow coins to be dated more precisely w…
Created on: Friday 24th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 7th July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Asbourne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4F5553
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead pencil of uncertain date. It is circular in section and tapers towards the blunted and worn writing point. The opposite end is worn and broken in an irregular shape. The metal is a mid-greyish-white colour and is worn and pitted. The stylus is 40mm long, 6mm in diameter and weighs 8.7g.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-4EC333
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date. The pin, attachment loop, foot and catchplate no longer remain. From the reverse of the head the tubular lugs through which the pin was hinged remain intact and the remains of the axis bar can be seen within. The head is comprised of short wings both of which are decorated with vertical incised lines flanking the central cell. Along the top edge of the wings a rectangular plate decorated with incised triangular cells projects from the top of which the broken attachment loop remains can be seen. From the wings the rectangul…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 19th May 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Rufforth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-D30A06
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of early-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Read's Class A, Type 2, being circular with two attachment holes. The plate is engraved with a spiral in the centre, with pairs of short radial lines joining the spiral to a border groove. The pairs of lines at top and bottom are clear, together with the pair on the left-hand side (held with the hook to the bottom). The pair on the right-hand side are not now visible but from parallels they can be suggested. The four pairs together are likely to have formed a cross. A small area of niello inlay is …
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8FD4A3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete polychrome glass bead of Early Anglo-Saxon date. The bead is of Brugmann's 'Dot34' type, circular in plan with a flat top and bottom and a central circular perforation. The body of the bead is a light brownish-white opaque glass, and it is decorated with blue glass trails in an irregular wavering pattern forming six triangles, each with a dot of red glass. The bead is 12mm tall, 16.8mm in diameter and weighs 4.3g. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as LIN-B83187 (another Dot34), and also LIN-D76CE0 and SOM-4B0603. Brugmann dates the D…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8EE7F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy radiate of Carausius (AD 286-93) (Reece Period 14), (VIC)TOR? GER]MAN, Two captives seated either side of trophy. C Mint, -//C. There does not seem to be space for a full VICTORIA inscription. Similar reverse on Ashmolean 4225, which is VICTORIA GERMAN. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Langtoft', grid reference and parish protected.