Record ID: SWYOR-B49832
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Post medieval cast copper alloy 'pot' leg from a cooking vessel such as a skillet probably dating from AD 1700 - 1900. The leg is D shaped in cross-section. The outer surface is worn and plain with traces of sooting on the surface. The width of the leg tapers, however the shape of the foot is unknown as this missing. The measurements are length: 42.54mm; width: 36.43mm; thickness: 10.58mm and weight: 62.15g The shape matches example 4D in Butler, Green and Payne (2009) Finds Research Group datasheet 41, suggesting…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B46761
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead shot dating from the post Medieval period, about AD 1600 - 1800. The object is spherical in shape. The casting seam is clear, as is the sprue which has been clipped once with nippers. In addition there are three small marks along the casting seam where it has been gripped with pliars while still soft, leaving ridged impressions. The shot has a dark grey patina. Dimensions: The shot has a diameter of 12.68mm and it weighs 11.43g. The weight of the shot would suggest it was intended for use in a pistol (see Harding, 2012).
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B42A9E
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead shot from the post-medieval period about  AD 1600-1800. The shot is spherical The diameter is 14.52mm, and the weight is 17.1g. The weight and size indicate use in an arquebus or caliver. It is sub-spherical and there is a casting seam visible. The casting spure was trimmed once with a knife.  The shot has several damage marks and the patina is mid-grey. The  size and weight would suggest use for a carbine (the short firearm used mainly by cavalry) see Harding (2012).
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B3B2A6
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object, of uncertain date, AD 43 - 1900. It is possibly a vessel handle escutcheon such as that from a hanging bowl or similar vessel. It is a triangular or worn heart shaped terminal at the end of a rectangular shaft, probably broken at the end. The shaft is curved in profile. The tip of the triangular terminal is a more recent break. The other edges are rounded, very worn and patinated. There is no evidence of attachment or fixings. The object is 31.2mm long, 18.7mm wide, 10.2mm thick and weighs 11.73g. The strongly curved nature of the rectangular p…
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 5th February 2024
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Record ID: DENO-75976D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold stater of the North Eastern region / Corieltavi, dating to c. BC 50 - 20. Domino type. Obverse shows wreath and crescents. Reverse depicts lunate horse left, box containing four pellets above, four armed spiral anticlockwise below. ABC 1758. Diameter 19.67 mm, thickness 3.26 mm, weight 5.37 g
Created on: Friday 17th November 2023
Last updated: Friday 24th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-22861D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. Cast three-lobed plate of concavo-convex section retaining the stubs of three integrally cast fixing pins of length 6mm [two partly lost]. The front bears a tripartite running guilloche with a pelleted border, with a terminal knop at either end. Traces of black coating appear on the edge. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1650-1750 Length: 45.0mm, Width: 16.9mm, Thickness: 2.9mm, Weight: 7.81gms
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-2266D3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy and iron buckle. Cast asymmetrical copper alloy frame with a larger oval outer loop with bevelled outer edge and a smaller rectangular inner loop. A corroded iron pin remains looped round the central bar separating the loops. Suggested date: Late Medieval, 1350-1450 Length: 19.7mm, Height: 18.9mm, Thickness (frame): 3.4mm, Weight: 3.06gms
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-2217A9
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead probable pencil. A cast round-section bar with a moulded and subsequently broken point at one end, and a low [1mm] thin flange at the other end. Patinated, now bent at its midpoint. The survival of the flanged end argues against an early date for the object, though similar lead rods was adapted to make writing or marking implements from the 13th century onwards. In this case, probably for Victorian schoolroom use. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1850-1900 Length: 38mm, Diameter: 6.3mm, Weight: 13.60gms
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-21F1A8
Object type: JEWS HARP
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Jew’s harp. Cast rhomboid section bar, tapered towards either end and bent, with a straight upper mid-part with waisted nick for a steel tongue [lost]. Now bent with the prongs crossing. This simple toy is traditionally ascribed to the Georgian period (1714-1820) but when the surface detail is crisp and the arises are sharp a more recent origin is likely. Jews harps were among the novelties included in Christmas crackers, being imported from Germany by the tens of thousands for that purpose. Christmas crackers were invented c.1860 by Tom Smith of London and rapidly a…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-21EAAF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three fragments of Medieval ceramic vessels found in the same field, dating from AD 1100 - 1500. 1. Fragment of a base and side wall.  The fabric is hard and fine textured, buff coloured throughout, with grey sooting on the base. The gritty fabric has frequent, fairly well sorted, angular quartz inclusions which break the surface. It is probably a gritty ware. Measurements are; height 12.2mm, width 23.4mm, thickness 19.8mm and weight 3.39g. The diameter of the base is about 100mm estimated from 7.5% of the perimeter. The base is 5.8mm thick. 2. Fragment of a rim.  The fabri…
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 18th December 2023
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Record ID: NLM-21CDAD
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. Pressed metal naturalistically rendered concavo-convex mask of a maned lion, with a small central tab folded against the back and probably relating to its fixing. This probably evokes the Imperial British lion, a popular motif throughout the 19th century. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1800-1900 Length: 24.5mm, Width: 23.2mm, Height (i.e. protrusion): 5.8mm, Thickness (wall): 0.8mm, Weight: 1.99gms
Created on: Monday 13th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-90157C
Object type: BADGE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead badge, probably dating to the late post-Medieval or Modern periods about AD 1750 - 1850. The badge is in the form of a cushioned crown. It is decorated with a headband and edged with a pelleted border. The badge has been crushed and there is central circular perforation. The badge is similar in design to some British Army badges. It is broken at the top, towards the central perforation and it has a cream grey patina. Dimensions. The object has a length of 18.1mm, a width of 17.1mm, a thickness of 1.9mm, and a weight of 2.72g. For similar badges depicting crown…
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: NLM-8C71AB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy mount. Circular cast mount, one central attachment on back, reserved areas inlaid with millefiori glass, now light yellow and dark brown. Suggested date: possibly Early Medieval, 700-1000 Height/Diameter: 33.8mm, Thickness: 7.8mm, Weight: 5.99gms
Created on: Monday 6th November 2023
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F9ED48
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin; a contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine, dating to the period AD 355 to 361 (Reece period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse depicting a soldier advancing left, spearing a fallen horseman. Uncertain mint.  The coin is 15.2mm long, 13.1mm wide, 1.4mm thick and weighs 1.07g.
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 13th November 2023
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Record ID: LVPL-F955F2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II  dating to the period AD 348 to 350 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting the Emperor in a galley holding a standard and a phoenix on a globe. Mint illegible. RIC VIII, p. 219, No. 212. Measurements: Diameter 22.2mm, Weight 6.10g
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Thursday 30th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F89F86
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of Licinius I (AD 308-324), dating to the period c.AD 314-315 (Reece period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing right looking left, raising right hand and holding globe in left. Mint of London. RIC VII, p. 102, no. 70; Cloke and Toone 2015: no. 8.07.026. This coin is probably die linked to the BM example identified by Cloke and Toone and is the second example of the type (with thanks to L. Toone and H. Cloke for confirming the identification and the link to the BM coin).  The coin is 20.6mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and we…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-F882F6
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy casket key, dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1100 - 1500. The piece consists of the bow and part of the stem. The bow is sub-circular in plan and flat in cross-section. The stem is rectangular in plan and sub-oval in cross-section. It has no decoration on either faces. The rest of the stem is missing, as is the bit. It has a mid-green patina with brown patches. Dimensions: The object is 24.3mm in length, 13.4mm in width, 2.8mm in thickness and it weighs 2.0g. For reference of similar objects in the PAS database, see SWYOR-220D26 and SWYOR-6FB5E9 Se…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 14th November 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-A5C952
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete copper-alloy buckle plate of medieval date, c.AD 1200 - 1400. The plate is formed from a single sheet, folded at the integral plate recess for the buckle frame and riveted at the other end. The front and back plates are rectangular with the front plate being larger. Two rivets hold the plates together at the opposite end to the recess. The back plate is slightly damaged around these rivets. The front of the plate is decorated with a design in relief of a quadruped, probably a lion passant advancing left and looking backwards over its shoulder. Its tail i…
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-A55D03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Roman nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 330 - 335 (Reece Period 17). CONSTANTINOPOLIS type, reverse depicting Victory standing left on prow. Mint of Trier.
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-A52CF7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval cut half penny of John (AD 1199-1216) dating to the period AD 1204 - 1216. Short cross reverse. Moneyer uncertain. Mint of London. Class 5b-6a. North Vol 1, p.221, no.970-974/2.
Created on: Thursday 26th October 2023
Last updated: Monday 30th October 2023
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