Record ID: SWYOR-8417B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a penny of Edward I (1272 - 1307) struck at Durham, probably class 10cf2 (dating from 1306-1307), North 1041. Measurements are; diameter 13.2mm, thickness 0.8mm and weight 1.42g.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-840D15
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a crude penny of John (AD 1199 - 1216), short cross class 4c, dating from AD 1199 to to 1204. Minted by Roberd at Canterbury. North (1994), page 220-221 number 968/3. Measurements are; length 15.9mm, width 17.9mm, thickness 0.8mm and weight 0.92g.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-83F720
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a Gallic radiate probably of Tetricus I (AD 271 - 274), Reece period 13. Illegible reverse. Unknown mint. Measurements are; diameter 19.9mm, thickness 1.6mm and weight 1.81g.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Friday 19th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-F06E14
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Early Medieval coin; a sceat of Alchred (or Alhred) of Northumbria dating from AD 765 - 774.  Reverse depicts a fantastic quadruped facing right with a cross below. Mint of Northumbria. See North number 179. Diameter 12.1mm; thickness 1.3mm and weight 1.20g. A good parallel is EMC number : 2012.0041.
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-3346AB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead trade or farm token dating from AD 1550 - 1800. It is of Powell type 7 (hatching or grid) and 14 (cross). The gridded face is cross hatched with lines in relief. The other face has a pellet or annulet at the centre and four arms forming a cross. There is an indistinct mark in each quarter. It may represent mill sails. Measurements are; diameter 19.0mm, thickness 3.2mm and weight 5.94g.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-333CD9
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval 17th century trade token, probably a halfpenny, dating from AD 1656 - 1672. It is almost illegible but was probably issued in Doncaster. One face may read HIS / HALF / PENY across the field, and DONC[ASTER] round the edge. Williamson number unknown. Measurements are; diameter 17.5mm, thickness 0.9mm and weight 1.07g.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-3333B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman coin; a denarius of unknown emperor, dating from 23 BC - AD 250. The coin legends and details are illegible. Standing figure reverse type. Measurements are; diameter 18.6mm, thickness 2.1mm and weight 3.06g. The surface is pitted.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-332698
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Late Medieval to Post Medieval scbbard chape dating from about AD 1400 - 1600. It is a Ward Perkins' Class III dagger chape. Only the front plate survives and it is not complete. The base is U shaped and is decorated with radiating moulded lines giving a shell like effect. A small knop projects from the apex of the U. There is a casting flaw leaving a hole in one side of the shell. There is a decorative inverted trefoil shaped hole in the top of the shell. A moulded horizontal bar marks the start of the neck. The neck is sub-rectangular and flares…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 29th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-330B35
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin; a penny of Edward III (1327-1377), minted at Durham. Fourth Coinage, Treaty Series, AD 1363-1369 (North 1991: 57, number 1272/2). The stops look more like pellets than annulets. Measurements are; diameter 17.3mm, thickness 1.0mm and weight 1.16g.
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 28th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C5396
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper tool probably of neolithic date, 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is oval, formed on a secondary flake of dark brown flint. There is short, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch on all sides, some from the ventral and some from the dorsal face.  Measurements are; length 45.1mm, width 33.0mm, thickness 9.4mm and weight 17.32g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-02BDC4
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy English medieval jetton dating from the 13th or 14th century AD. It has a central dimple mark and a reverse similar to Mernick series 4j with a series of pellets around the circumference and a rose with eight loops in the centre representing a rose. The obverse is unreadable although may have a series of pellets around the outside. The jetton has a dark green patina and is 20.5mm in diameter, 1.0mm thick and weighs 1.36g. The reverse is similar to that on SWYOR-91F4CE.
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-029851
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead unidentified object, of unknown date, AD 43 - 1900. It is more spherical than hemispherical; domed with a flat reverse. One side is also flattened, perhaps as post depositional damage. An integral lead shaft projects from the centre of the circular flat face. The shaft has four longitudinal ridges and appears to be complete despite the short length. The lead has a smooth cream patina suggesting some age.  Length: 14.65mm Weight: 16.47g Diameter: 15.1mm The object may be a stud or a peg for a game. It could also be an incomplete button. It is not possib…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0264F2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A incomplete Medieval cast Iron annular buckle with cast iron pin, probably dating to AD 1200-1450 or later. The frame is circular in plan, and oval in cross-section, with no constriction for the pin. The frame is undecorated. The pin, which is broken off at about two thirds of its length, is also made of iron that is circular in cross section and then divides into an expanded circular loop which wraps around the frame of the buckle. The buckle is badly corroded and an orange brown colour. Measurements are; total length 60.6mm, diameter of the ring 56.3mm…
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Sunday 21st January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-023407
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead cloth seal or other seal dating from the post medieval period, about AD 1500 - 1800. It is a two disc seal with a fluted connecting tab. An integral rivet from the back of one disc passes through a hole in the other and is flattened. The rivet disc is marked with a large plain letter C (or perhaps a crescent). The rove disc does not have any visible markings. The edge of the seal is bevelled. Length: 21.56mm Width: 13.37mm Thickness: 6.41mm Weight: 5.62g
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-020967
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead sub-discoid possible weight or ingot, of unknown date, AD 43 - 1900. It is circular with ngled sides and an uneven sloping top face. The reverse has a concavity in the centre where the lead has contracted while cooling. There are no obvious marks. The mass does not fit into any standard systems of weight meaurement. It may be a non-standard weight, or be an ingot - a convenient way to store unused lead. Height: 11.1mm Weight: 70g Diameter: 30.41mm
Created on: Monday 18th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-6EA00C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver half groat of Henry VIII (1509-1547). First or second coinage dating from AD 1509 - 1544, uncertain initial mark. Canterbury mint under Archbishop William Warham. North (1975) number 1767 or 1802. The coin is 18.2mm in diameter, 0.9mm thick and weighs 1.11g.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E87E8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin; a halfgroat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) and dating from AD 1589-1592. Third coinage, Hand initial mark. See North (1975) Vol.2 page 113 number 2016. The coin has previously been folded across the flan between two o'clock and eight  o'clock on the obverse side, but is now straightened leaving a crease across the flan. The coin is 16.7mm in diameter, 0.9mm thick and weighs 0.92g.
Created on: Monday 11th December 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B11A7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron artefact, of Roman date, AD 41 - 410. It is sub-rectangular in plan, square at one end and tapering and curving to a rounded point at the other. The main body of the artefact is thicker along one edge than the other and the rounded point, which is set at a slight angle to the orientation of the main portion, is also thinner than the main body. One side of the main body is flat and the other side is slightly concave, though this may be a consequence of the heavy degree of corrosion. The artefact is 84.2mm long, 31.4mm wide and 13.1mm thick. It weighs&nb…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B0E00
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, AD 1200 - 1550. It is of Waltn Rogers form C2, so biconical, though one face is steeper than the other. The more steeply angled face has a deep gouge across it - post depositional damage. It also has some curvilinear lines in relief. The shapes are unintelligable, but they do not appear to be letters. The shallower face is apparenetly plain.  Thickness: 10.57mm Weight: 32.45g Diameter: 28.51mm Diameter of central perforation: 8.36mm Standley (2016) suggetss that decorated lead whorls…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B0556
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete iron socketed tool of Roman date, AD 43 - 410. It is roughly triangular in plan, and rectangular in cross-section. One end has parallel sides and tapers in thickness to a break, and in the other direction tapers to the remains of a socket. The socket area expands in width, and has incomplete sides that start to turn over at the top. The wide end may also be broken. Measurements are; length 92.8mm, width 43.3mm, thickness 16.1mm and weight 114.95g. It could be a socketed area at one end of an adze, chisel, or other socketed tool. Compare number 80, figure 18 of Manning (19…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 27th February 2024
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