All finds recorded in the Parliamentary constituency of Batley and Spen - Page: 1

Finds within constituency of Batley and Spen

A complete list of all finds recorded
Image	Object Type	Find number	Broadperiod	County	Actions
	Harness mount	SWYOR-509C04	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete cast lead alloy harness mount dating from about the late Post-Medieval to early Modern periods (1750-1900). The mount is a circular disc of lead alloy which is probably part of a Post-Medieval bridle boss. The edges have broken and crumbled; the body has been slightly bent out of ...
	Coin	SWYOR-7F71B8	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A post medieval silver coin: a sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second issue, dated 1569. The coin has broken into two pieces, but both are present. It is 23mm in diameter and 0.6mm thick. It weighs 2.11gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1997.
	Palstave	SWYOR-7CAD22	Bronze age	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A cast copper alloy Palstave dating from the middle part of the Bronze Age (about 1700 BC - 1400 BC), the Arreton or Acton Park phase The palstave has an even green patina with pitting on the surface. The total (incomplete) length of the axehead is 132.6mm, with the blade (from the edge to the s...
	Seal matrix	SWYOR-6D0BB0	Medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy seal matrix probably of late Medieval to Post Medieval date. The matrix is unusual in not having a handle cast in one with the matrix face. All that survives is a flat disc of copper alloy with the seal matrix carved on one face. The edges are corroded and worn which unfortunately ...
	Brooch	SWYOR-8020B3	Roman	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Roman copper alloy headstud brooch dating from 75 - 200 AD. The head loop is missing. The wings have raised beaded vertical ridges on the front. Behind the head, the brooch is tubular and holds a copper aloy axis bar and a copper alloy hinged pin, almost all of which is missing. At the top of t...
	Strap fitting	SWYOR-1CC457	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A cast, copper alloy artefact, probably a strap fitting linkage or similar. It consists of two elements. The first is a copper alloy loop which has a convex outer face and is hollow on the inside. The hollow is filled with concretion or corrosion products. This circular loop is fitted on the seco...
	Coin	SWYOR-1BC1B5	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A post-medieval copper coin, possibly a copper farthing token of Charles I (1625-49), dating from 1625-36. It is 15.7mm in diameter and 1.3mm thick. It weighs 1.2gm. Reference: North, volume 2, numbers 2275-82.
	Coin	SWYOR-25AE16	Roman	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Roman silver coin: an illegible radiate dating from 260 - 275 AD. The coin is pitted.
	Unidentified object	SWYOR-7E9C73	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A small piece of copper alloy strip dating from the Early Medieval period. The strip is sub-rectangular and flat. One end is broken, but the other end has a transverse collar and then a slightly flaring terminal. This shape makes it unlikely to be part of a pair of tweezers, but it may be part of...
	Tweezers	SWYOR-7E8131	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A thin strip of copper alloy dating from the Early Medieval period. It has been bent into a U shape. The ends are broken. The strip may be from a pair of broken tweezers, but there is not enough surviving to be certain. The outer face of the strip is decorated with incised border lines, and a gro...
	Coin	SWYOR-7E5853	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy Post medieval foreign coin; a Courte of the Spanish Netherlands, Philip II (1555-1598), produced between 1556 and 1571. It has a diameter 17.51mm, thickness 0.70mm, weight 1.18g. It may be a contemporary copy. See Van Gelder and Hoc 1960, no: 229.
	Pin	SWYOR-7D9174	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy pin dating from the first part of the Early Medieval period, 400 – 720 AD. The head is in the shape pentagon and is flat. It is decorated with a ring and dot on both faces, and the dot is pierced. Part of the pin shaft survives and is circular in section. It has a length of 27.93...
	Pin	SWYOR-7D7B85	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy pin head probably dating from the middle part of the Early Medieval period, 720 – 850 AD. It is bi-conical in form with a median band. The shaft is missing. The surfaces are extremely worn. It has a length of 10.65mm, width 9.15mm, thickness 4.54mm, weight 2.56g. For reference se...
	Pin	SWYOR-7D6448	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete copper alloy pin dating from the middle part of the Early Medieval period, 720 – 850 AD. The pin head is globular in form with a flattened top and slightly faceted sides tapering to the base. At the base of the head is a collar. Only the upper portion of the shaft survives and thi...
	Pin	SWYOR-7D4BF2	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
An incomplete copper-alloy pin of middle Early-Medieval date, 720 – 850 AD. The head of the pin is polyhedral, taking the form of a cuboid with truncated corners. The four sides are each decorated with a 3 punched dots. The shaft is circular in section and the tip is missing. There is a collar ...
	Pin	SWYOR-7D3162	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy pin dating from the middle part of the Early Medieval period, 720 – 850AD. The head is bi-conical in shape with a flat median band. There is a small collar where the head meets the pin shaft. The shaft is circular in section with the point missing. It has a light green patina. It...
	Brooch	SWYOR-7CF1A2	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A fragment of a copper-alloy Anglo-Saxon brooch, probably a small-long or cruciform brooch. Only the foot survives. It consists of part of the curved bow which is decorated with transverse mouldings at the top and bottom, and an incised central vertical line. Beneath this, the foot plate is sub-r...
	Mount	SWYOR-7CD8D7	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A small fragment of copper alloy with a rivet still in position. The object is rectangular in plan and on end is an old break. The complete end is rounded. It is D shaped in section. A separate copper alloy rivet, which is square in section survives in the centre of the reverse. It is believed t...
	Mount	SWYOR-7CAAE7	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A fragment of copper alloy, probably a mount with two rivets still in place. The object is rectangular in plan and curved in section, with two separate thin wire copper alloy rivets surviving, with the ends thickened. The ends of the mount are probably old breaks. It has no visible decoration. I...
	Hooked tag	SWYOR-7C8427	Early medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy hooked tag dating from the Early Medieval period. The head plate is sub-triangular, and it is decorated with 5 rings surrounding circular holes. A narrow hook projects from the apex of the plate, and most of the hook still survives. There is a V shaped nick in the centre of the str...
	Crossbow bolt	SWYOR-7C5382	Medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
An iron cross bow bolt head dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, 14th – 16th centuries. The head is square in section and tapers to a point. It would have had armour piercing qualities. The rest of the bolt head is circular in section and socketed. It has a length of 71.78mm, wid...
	Coin	SWYOR-047335	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A post medieval silver coin; a six pence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), third issue (1561-82) dated 1568. The mint mark is a coronet. It has a diameter of 25.87mm, thickness 0.84mm, weight 2.31g. For reference see Spink 2003. Coins of England and the United Kingdom p. 239 no: 2559. North vol 2 1997.
	Cannon ball	NCL-3D1EA3	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A chipped stone cannonball, probably of 16th or 17th century date. The ball is sub-spherical, chipped from a sandstone with pecked marks visible on the surface. Approximately one-third of the surface has a sooty, blackened surface, suggesting that it was fired from a cannon or powder-based art...
	Finger ring	SWYOR-BF6047	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval finger-ring of massive proportions with fluted shoulders terminating in a circular bezel. The bezel has a beaded border and is engraved with a monogram that served as a signet. The monogram is formed of the letters "b" and "i", the "i" composed of double str...
	Finger ring	SWYOR-BF6047	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval finger-ring of massive proportions with fluted shoulders terminating in a circular bezel. The bezel has a beaded border and is engraved with a monogram that served as a signet. The monogram is formed of the letters "b" and "i", the "i" composed of double str...
	Finger ring	SWYOR-BF6047	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval finger-ring of massive proportions with fluted shoulders terminating in a circular bezel. The bezel has a beaded border and is engraved with a monogram that served as a signet. The monogram is formed of the letters "b" and "i", the "i" composed of double str...
	Finger ring	SWYOR-BF6047	Post medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A Late Medieval or Early Post Medieval finger-ring of massive proportions with fluted shoulders terminating in a circular bezel. The bezel has a beaded border and is engraved with a monogram that served as a signet. The monogram is formed of the letters "b" and "i", the "i" composed of double str...
	Harness pendant	SWYOR-F5EB75	Medieval	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
A copper alloy horse harness pendant, dating from the Medieval period. It is a two part pendant, consisting of an outer circle of metal with two short, straight extensions to a suspension loop, which is now broken Between the two extensions is a short, transverse pin from which hangs a sexfoil sh...
	Awl	NLM-54BC13	Neolithic	North Lincolnshire	xml \| csv json
Probably a Neolithic flint multi-piecer tool. The opaque white and grey flint has a spots of iron staining on both faces. The proximal end is curved and the distal end has four notches which are retouched to create five points. The ventral face is plain. The length is 48.7mm, the width is 55.9mm,...
	Coin	SWYOR-ECAA22	Roman	West Yorkshire	xml \| csv json
Copper alloy Alexandrian tetradrachm. Reference: SNG Copenhagen 941-942.