Record ID: SWYOR-22A854
Object type: PIPE (SMOKING)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a Post Medieval clay pipe stem dating from about AD 1700 - 1900. It is made from white imported ball clay and is burnished. The stem bore measurement is 4/64". Measurements are; length 31.4mm, diameter 5.7mm and weight 1.25g.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 18th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-15932C
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead possible weight of Medieval or Post Medieval date, about AD 1350s - 1900. It is circular; a pan type weight, flat on the underside and dished on the upper face with a high, broad rounded rim. The centre of the dished area is marked with DE/(55) or (65)  punched marks, with the letters DE being above the numerals and divided from them by a straight groove. On the reverse are faint marks, possibly damage. It has a mid grey patina. The weight is broken with approximately one quater of the rim and part of the flan missing. It is 40.7mm in diameter …
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FCE034
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy middle Bronze Age spearhead dating from 1550-1250 BC. Only part of a socketed shaft survives. It is circular in cross-section at the wider end, and tapers to a rounded lozenge shape cross-section at the narrow end. Both ends are broken. There are the remains of side loops. The object is 41.1mm long and weighs 10.06g.  The diameter at the base is 12.9mm and at the top is 7.2mm. The metal is dark green and pitted. See Davis (2017) Later Prehistoric Finds Group Object datasheet number 5.
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-FC8A9E
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval copper alloy thimble dating from AD 1520 - 1620. It has a shallow domed top, angled sides and a plain band round the rim. The pits are arranged in a spiral that goes up to the right. The pits are D shaped to circular. Below the start of the spiral is a maker's mark of two punched chevrons, each formed of two oval punches, looking rather like a head of wheat. There does not appear to be a close match for the maker's mark in Read (2018) but number 169 is a similar idea. The thimble is slightly distorted on one side, but measuring over the original diame…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 16th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-02F0A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An extremely worn and corroded Roman copper alloy coin, a sestertius of an unknown emperor dating from 23 BC - AD 269. The coin is pitted and completely illegible. It is 31.7mm diameter, 3.6mm thick and 13.2g.
Created on: Monday 19th December 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 17th January 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-ABAE2B
Object type: CARVED STONE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two joining pieces of carved sandstone that form a humanoid face, of unknown date, possibly Iron Age to Medieval, 800 BC - AD 1500. There are also 5 additional chips of the same stone which may also be associated, but which do not display any working and do not appear to have any finished surfaces. The head has a flat face, and an uneven but mainly flat reverse, with straight sides, making it rectangular in cross-section. The lower face is missing owing to the stone being broken, and the face is broken into two pieces down the left side of the nose (as viewed). The break is weat…
Created on: Monday 4th April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-9D1AD0
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Published
2 silver Tudor pennies. Coin 1: Henry VII Mint: York, issued under the Archbishop of Rotherham 1489-1500 Obverse: Enthroned king facing forwards; [HENRIC.DI.GRA.REX.ANGL] Reverse: Shield over long cross, with two keys below; [POSVI.DEUM.ADITOREM.MEUM.] Weight: 0.6g Diameter: 15mm Coin 2: Henry VIII Mint: Durham, issued by Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall 1530-1543 Obverse: Enthroned king facing forwards; H.D.G.ROSA.SIE.SPIA Reverse: CD beside shield; CIVITAS DURHAM Weight: 0.76g Diameter: 16mm Identifications from a letter from H R…
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2022
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-0F1A25
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead / lead alloy spindle whorl probably dating to the medieval or Post Medieval period approximately AD 1200-1600. It is of Walton Rogers form C2. The object is biconical in shape with a large central perforation. Both faces of the object are worn and appear undecorated, but on one side there are traces of a chevron pattern. The opposite side has no visible decoration. The piece has an overall white patina. Dimensions; diameter 27.6mm, thickness 10.2mm and weight 27.9g. Internal diameter of central penetration 10.8mm. Decorated bi-conical whorls have been found …
Created on: Monday 7th February 2022
Last updated: Monday 14th February 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-06588D
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy incomplete Medieval harness pendant suspension mount dating from AD 1200 - 1400. It is T shaped with a broken hinge at the base where the pendant would have been suspended. The mount is very corroded, but there are faceted areas and raised panels on each arm. There is a rivet hole at the end of the central arm and a circular hole in the centre. It is 31.3mm long, 44.4mm wide and 3.1mm thick. 5g. Compare the examples discussed in https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/harness-mounts/ and BERK-7BC0B6
Created on: Monday 20th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-753D2F
Object type: JEWELLERY
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval to Modern silver and iron object, probably a dress accessory such as a posy holder or finial from a parasol, dating from AD 1750 - 1900. It is a cone of sheet silver filled with iron corrosion, possibly from an internal liner. The wide end of the cone has a decorative wavy edge. The sides are decorated with scales or feathers in relief. There is a band of beading round each end and the centre. It is 52.12mm long, diameter 14mm narrowing to 5.4mm and weight 8.76g. there is no visible maker's mark or hallmark. No close parallel has been found on the PAS database, bu…
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-7538E9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603). Second issue (1561-1582), North number 1998. Dated, 15--; initial mark illegible. The coin has a diameter of 18.8mm, a thickness of 0.64mm, and weighs 0.92g.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-752D1D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a penny of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck at London, not further defined. Initial mark illegible, North number 1988, 2001, or 2017. The coin, which is abraded, has a diameter of 13.8mm, a thickness of 0.4mm, and weighs 0.28g. The obverse may be double struck.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-750431
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast cylindrical lead suspension weight with an iron core probably dating from the Post medieval period, about AD 1700 - 1900. The weight has a domed top, straight sides and a concave base. An iron suspension loop (incomplete) projects from the apex. Measurements are; length 67.6mm, diameter 24.4mm and weight 262g. This mass does not obviously fit into any standard systems or mass measurement, so it is more likely that the weight was used to add mass or to weigh something down. It may be a sash window weight.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-74EF3B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver hammered coin dating from the Medieval period: a continental imitation of an English penny of the Edwardian type. Crowned bust type, issued by Gaucher of Châtillon count of Porcien (1313-1322) and Constable of France in his own name, struck at Yves 1314-1322. Mayhew no. 237. Obv. [G]ALCHS COMES PORC; Rev. MON/ET[A]/OVA/YVE. The coin has a diameter of 16.3mm, a thickness of 0.9mm, and weighs 0.93g.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-74C8A4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck at London in AD 1595-1598. North number 2016, initial mark key. The coin has a diameter of 16.3mm, a thickness of 0.4mm, and weighs 0.73g.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-748A4F
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead spindle whorl probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 700 - 850. It is Walton Rogers form B2, having two flat faces and curved sides. The central hole has a diameter of 7.6mm. The whorl has a grey patina and is plain. Thickness: 6.61mm Weight: 12.46g Diameter: 20.07mm Form B whorls were used from the Iron Age to the 12th century, but the size of the central hole makes a date in the middle Early Medieval period most likely.
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-73E6B9
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small piece of cast lead shot dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1800. It is a spherical shot, with a faint casting seam. the mass suggests it was for use in a pistol. It has a grey patina. Weight: 9.63g Diameter: 12.73mm
Created on: Monday 13th December 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 12th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-4DBEE9
Object type: DEBITAGE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of flint debitage of unknown date, Mesolithic to Bronze Age date, about 9000 BC - 1000 BC. It is a secondary chunk of mottled yellow grey unpatinated flint, with cortex surviving on two faces. It is roughly triangular in plan with removals struck from different angles. It is 22.7mm long, 27.7mm wide and 18.5mm thick. 16.5g.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2021
Last updated: Sunday 26th September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-4D9B9F
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake, probably of Neolithic to Bronze Age date, about 4000 BC - 1000 BC. It is a tertiary flake of mid grey unpatinated flint, struck with a hard hammer causing prominent ripples on the ventral face, with a hinged termination. It is roughly triangular in plan with a single arris on the dorsal face. The left edge has short, scaled, low-angle retouch. It is 22.3mm long, 23.5mm wide and 4.1mm thick. 2.7g.
Created on: Friday 17th September 2021
Last updated: Sunday 26th September 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-39C36E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman coin; a denarius possibly of Hadrian (AD 117 - 138), possibly dating from AD 133 - 138 (Reece Period 6), corroded and illegible reverse. The coin is 19.2mm in diameter, 3mm thick and weighs 2.86g.
Created on: Monday 23rd August 2021
Last updated: Monday 27th September 2021
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