Finds within constituency of Barnsley East
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Brooch | SWYOR-37EB46 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| An unusual copper alloy Roman brooch. It is a bow brooch, but very short, and has mouldings which are suggestive of both fly brooches and phallic symbols. It may be a trumpet headed variety, but the head is very thick and rounded, and is not a clear trumpet mouth. The head is decorated with an ar... | |||||
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Coin | SWYOR-AFFB56 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A post medieval copper coin: a rose farthing of Charles I (1625-1649), dating from 1636-1644. It is 13.8mm in diameter and 1mm thick. It weighs 0.74gm. Reference: Spink, 2003, Coins of England and the United Kingdom, page 292, number 3206. | |||||
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Coin | SWYOR-AF9CA7 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A post medieval copper coin: a 'Lennox' farthing of James I (1603-1625), class 3c, dating from 1614-1625. It is 16.4mm in diameter and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 0.51gm. Reference: Spink, 2003, Coins of England and the United Kingdom, page 252, number 2679. | |||||
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Coin | SWYOR-AF01E1 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A medieval silver coin: a short cross penny of King John (1199-1216), class 5c, London mint, moneyer Rauf. It is 18.3mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.36gm. Reference: North, volume 1, number 971. | |||||
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Vessel | SWYOR-A6EEB0 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| A Roman ceramic vessel: a greyware rim shard. The shard is part of the out-turned thickened rim, from a large vessel with a rim diameter of about 280mm. The external side is somewhat rough; it is decorated with very shallow circumferential grooves as well as a wide pronounced groove and is slig... | |||||
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Candle holder | SWYOR-B13D83 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy handle from a late Post Medieval candle holder, chamber stick, or saucer candle stick, probably dating from the 18th or 19th century. The object comprises a loop (with sub-rectangular cross-section) with a flat rectangular plate integral at the top and a short pointed projection ... | |||||
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Purse | SWYOR-B01B73 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy fragment from a purse bar of late Medieval to Post Medieval date. The fragment consists of the central block of the purse bar, with a short section of circular sectioned bar projecting from one side, and the rivet of the swivelling loop surviving in the vertical hole through the bl... | |||||
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Coin | SWYOR-747B80 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A post medieval copper coin: a farthing of Charles II (1660-1685), dating from 1672-1679. At some time an attempt has been made to pierce the coin at 2 o'clock on the obverse. It is 23.1mm in diameter and 2mm thick. It weighs 5.29gm. Reference: Spink, number 3394. | |||||
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Compass | SWYOR-6FA956 |
Modern | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper alloy compass face dating from the Post Medieval or Modern period. It is a circular sheet of copper alloy, 2mm thick with the upper face inscribed with a cross of tapering arms marking the four compass points, and similar arms in the angles marking NW, SW, NE and SE. The four main compas... | |||||
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Dress fastener (dress) | SWYOR-6E8254 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A Post-Medieval cast copper alloy catch plate from a hook and eye dress fastener, dating from about 1550 - 1650 AD. The body is sub-oval in shape with a slightly domed front and has a shell-like decoration; the undecorated back is smooth and slightly concave. There are two pierced knops for attac... | |||||
| Waste | SWYOR-1EE0D5 |
Unknown | South Yorkshire |
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| Large amounts of melted lead is reported from this area. This may be structural material which has been in a fire or may be industrial waste. The melted lead finds have not been seen by the FLO. | |||||
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Mount | SWYOR-1EC156 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper alloy lozenge shaped mount or stud dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval period. The head of the mount is thin and flat. The front is decorated with a raised design which is now worn, but which can be seen to be a cross fleury. On the reverse is a short integral stub which is no... | |||||
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Buckle | SWYOR-1EA285 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper-alloy arm from a medieval locking buckle. The arm is curved at one end where it has broken. The arm is bevelled so it is hexagonal in cross-section and is thinner at the straight end which would have acted as the pin bar within the buckle frame. The object can be dated to the 14t... | |||||
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Ring | SWYOR-1E4468 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A cast copper-alloy oval ring of a type often suggested to be medieval or post-medieval harness rings (Geake 2001, 74), though they are typically undiagnostic. Further, Geake (ibid., 74) suggests that the broadly hexagonal cross-section which this ring possesses probably indicates a medieval ... | |||||
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Padlock | SWYOR-1E1325 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A Medieval barrel padlock. A cast copper alloy barrel padlock case of 12th or 13th century date. The case is a short round cylinder with a broad, flat, upright arm extending from the top at one end, attached to a narrow, tapering bar of circular cross-section which extends back over the ... | |||||
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Coin | SWYOR-1CE662 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A medieval coin; a silver groat of Edward IV (1461 - 1470), Light coinage (1464 - 1470). This is a mule with a type Vd obverse and a type VI reverse. Muling between types V and VI is quite common. Type Vd is the commonest variety of type V obverse and can be identified by the letter P having a ve... | |||||
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Unidentified object | SWYOR-274D92 |
Post medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| Part of a cast, copper alloy artefact, the purpose of which is unknown, probably dating from 1600-1800AD. The main body is in the shape of an acorn and is decorated with shallow, cross-hatched grooves in a diamond pattern. There appear to be the remains of two circular piercings, one beneath each... | |||||
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Purse | SWYOR-432242 |
Post medieval | West Yorkshire |
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| Part of one arm of a late Medieval - Post Medieval cast copper alloy purse bar (probably). The arm is slightly oval in section, 8.05 by 6.83mm and decorated with criss-crossing pairs of lines, which were originally inlaid with neillo. At one end is a flat terminal, possibly a worn break. At t... | |||||
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Mount | SWYOR-7926A4 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A copper-alloy hooked bar mount of Medieval date. The style of this piece can be compared with a common form of harness pendant suspension mount (cf. Griffiths in Clark ed. 1995: 69, nos. 73-75) considered to date from the 14th century. It may have served to suspend a sword from a belt. The attac... | |||||
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Vessel | SWYOR-1413D7 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A shard from the side of a pottery vessel, probably medieval, dating from 1200-1500AD. The matrix is light grey in colour, fine grained, and contains a small number of grey inclusions. The outer face is buff coloured. The inner surface is marked with a number of u-shaped transverse grooves, proba... | |||||
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Vessel | SWYOR-13F848 |
Medieval | South Yorkshire |
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| A shard from a ceramic vessel, probably medieval, dating from 1200-1500AD. The matrix is buff coloured, fine grained, and contains a small number of reddish-brown inclusions (grog?). It is 54.7mm long, 49.4mm wide and 12.7mm thick. It weighs 41.81gm. The outer face is very rough. | |||||
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Animal remains | SWYOR-13CE91 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| A broken piece of oyster shell, possibly of Roman date because it was discovered in the same area as probably Roman roof tile. It is 56.6mm long, 48.1mm wide and 11.8mm thick. It weighs 16.28gm. | |||||
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Wall plaster | SWYOR-13AC90 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| A probable piece of wall plaster, probably Roman, dating from 43-410AD. The matrix is a light brownish-grey colour, quite coarse, and contains a number of both dark and light inclusions (grit?) of differing sizes. There is a lighter coloured, smoother section of the outer surface which was probab... | |||||
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Tile | SWYOR-1357D3 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| Fourteen pieces of ceramic tile, probably Roman roof tile. The largest piece is 117.4mm in length, 94mm wide and 23.6mm thick, the smallest is 54.3mm long, 36.7mm wide and 18.2mm thick. The total weight is 1.2kg. The matrix is orange in colour, quite coarse, and contains a number of small, white ... | |||||
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Tile | SWYOR-1357D3 |
Roman | South Yorkshire |
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| Fourteen pieces of ceramic tile, probably Roman roof tile. The largest piece is 117.4mm in length, 94mm wide and 23.6mm thick, the smallest is 54.3mm long, 36.7mm wide and 18.2mm thick. The total weight is 1.2kg. The matrix is orange in colour, quite coarse, and contains a number of small, white ... | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-F66202 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Roman Nummus, Valens; AD 354-75. Obv. [D N VALENS P F AVG]. Rev. [SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE] mint-mark illegible. The diameter is 17mm and the weight is 1.72g. | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-F64682 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Roman Nummus, Constantinian; AD 341-6. Obv. Illegible. Rev. [VICTORIAE D D AVGGQ N N] mint-mark illegible. The diameter is 14mm and the weight is 1.01g. | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-F632D1 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Nummus, Constantinian; AD 330-5. Obv. [VRBS ROMA]. Rev. She-wolf and twins mint-mark illegible. The diameter is 15mm and the weight is 0.97g. | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-F61ED5 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Roman Nummus, Constantinian; LRBC I. 190; AD 331. Obv. VRBS ROMA. Rev. She-wolf and twins .PLG. The diameter is 13mm and the weight is 1.08g. | |||||
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Coin | LANCUM-F5DB17 |
Roman | Gloucestershire |
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| Copper alloy Roman Nummus, Constantinian; LRBC I. 191; AD 331. Obv. CONSTANTINOPOLIS Victory on prow .PLG. The diameter is 14mm and the weight is 1.36g. | |||||
