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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Record ID: SWYOR-4AF449
Object type: NAIL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of 6 iron nails found in the same area. They are very likely to be Roman in date, AD 43 - 410. Measurements are; 1. length 49.5mm, weight 8.57g.  Head measures 13.0mm by 11.9mm. 2. length 51.1mm, weight 7.28g.  Head measures 10.4mm by 7.2mm. 3. length 52.3mm, weight 6.57g.  Head measures 6.8mm by 5.8mm. 4. length 36.1mm, weight 4.78g.  Head measures 11.6mm by 12.9mm. 5. length 56.9mm, weight 5.46g.  Head measures 9.6mm by 5.6mm. 6. length 20.9mm, weight 2.45g.  Head measures 11.8mm by 11.0mm. They were found about 8 inches below the bottom of a …
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4AE235
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A biface lead token dating from the Post Medieval period, about AD 1550 - 1750. It is of Powell type 1 (symbolic petelled flower of six petels with a central pellet) and type 2 (initials: IH or HI). There is a border of pellets on each face and a line border between the pellets and the central design.  Thickness: 1.98mm Weight: 3.55g Diameter: 21.67mm
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4AB5CF
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A ceramic vessel fragment; a base and part wall sherd of Roman greyware dating from AD 43 - 410. The fabric is hard, fine and light  grey throughout. It has grit and quartz inclusions with some mica. The base is slightly concave on the underside and correspondingly convex on the inside and has a diameter of 59.6mm. The sherd is 25.1mm high and 52.7mm long. It weighs 38g. This sherd was found below the bottom of a previously excavated archaeological trench.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4A9826
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch of uncertain type, probably related to a Colchester derivative hinged, Thealby Mine or headstud brooch, but not corresponding to any group perfectly. It has a hinged pin and a separate wire headloop and strip collar. The wings are plain and form a tube for the iron axis bar with a butt joint along the reverse. There is a slot for the copper alloy hinged pin which is complete. The wire headloop tucks into the ends of the tubular wings. The bow is rectangular in cross-section and is flat and plain. There is a single groove along each side. The foot is discoida…
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Sunday 25th February 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-49BB7A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval silver penny of the Commonwealth of England (AD 1649-1660).  The coin is bent where there is a value mark of I between two pellets above and is clipped.  London Tower Mint. As North (1991), page 206, number 2729. Measurements diameter 13.7g, thickness 0.2g and weight 0.41g.
Created on: Monday 27th November 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 9th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4C4BC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A rectangular, single loop, copper alloy buckle of Medieval date, AD 1350 - 1400. The frame has a narrowed and offset strap bar and a broader outer edge with three transverse grooves, the central groove being wider than the other two to accept the pin. A wire pin remains in place with the inner end wrapped aroud the strap bar. The buckle is 17.0mm long a, 13.1mm wide and 4.4mm thick. it weighs 3.04g. Similar buckles are illustrated inGriffiths, Philpott and Egan, 2007, Meols; The Archeology of the North Wirral Coast, page 99, numbers 686 - 690. It is of Meols type C.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4B836
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval long cross coin; a round halfpenny probably of Edward IV or Henry VI (2nd reign), dating from AD 1461 - 1483. The coin is clipped and part of the edge is missing making the legends illegible, so the identification is based on size bust style. Mint of London.  The coin has a diameter of 11.1mm, is 0.6mm thick and weighs 0.25.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B49C0C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval coin; a cut half penny of Henry III, class 2 or 3 dating from AD 1248 - 1250. Mint of London. The moneyer is illegible. North number 985 - 988. The coin is 14.4mm long, 7.3mm wide, 0.8mm thick and weighs 0.41g.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B48D99
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval Scottish coin; a copper turner, bodle or twopence of Charles II, dating from AD 1663. It is 18.8mm in diameter and 0.4mm thick. It weighs 0.92g. Reference:  Spink, 2003, Coins of Scotland, Ireland and the Islands, page 91, number 5625. 
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B476EC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin; a sixpence of Charles I, group C, Tower mint under the king, dating from AD 1631 - 1632, initial mark rose. It is 15 mm in diameter and 0.5mm thick. It weighs 2.78g. Reference: North, 1991, volume 2, page 136, number 2239.
Created on: Monday 20th November 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th January 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-B0B3E9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper-alloy coin; a nummus of The House of Constantine (AD 306 - 364), dating to about AD 330 - 335 (Reece Period 17). GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse type depicting two soldiers and two standards. The obverse is obscured by corrosion. Mint is unknown. The coin is struck off-centre. Dimensions: Diameter 16.25mm, thickness 1.59mm and weight 1.66g
Created on: Wednesday 20th September 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 10th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-340452
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post Medieval silver coin; a broken fragment of a sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), issue and date unknown. About a quarter survives.  Partial legend on reverse POSVI D[EVM ADIVTOREM MEVM]  Dimensions; Length 10.00mm, width 10.2mm, thickness 0.2mm and weight 0.3g.
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-780369
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy illegible Roman coin; a dupondius or As dating from 23 BC - AD 260. Both faces are illegible. Measurements are; diameter 25.0mm, thickness 2.8mm and weight 6.45g.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Tuesday 15th August 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-05EE36
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead shot of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. It is sub-spherical and has two bands of rifled set up on different angles. The shot is 16.4mm in diameter and weighs 23.82g. The mass suggests use in a carbine. It may date from the Civil War, but could also be 18th century in date when a standardised 20 bore carbine shot was about 23g. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-05D593
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead shot of Post Medieval date, about AD 1600 - 1800. It is sub-spherical and has grooves and marks, but no visible casting seam or sprue. The shot is 18.6mm in diameter and weighs 38.37g. The mass suggests use in a musket, perhaps in the Civil War. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/shot/.
Created on: Monday 19th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 10th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-70F098
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a post- Medieval copper alloy vessel; a dish support from the rim of a chafing dish dating from the late Medieval to Post Medieval period, AD 1400 - 1600, probably of Lewis type D. The object consists of one dish support and a length of the rim of the vessel. The dish support is trapezoidal in cross section, tapering from the base. The base is integral to a simple everted rim. The fragment has a mottled brown patina and is 36.1mm tall, 49.6mm wide, 7.7mm thick and weighs 21.10g. A  very similar fragment on the database is …
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-70A72D
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment probably of a penanular brooch of uncertain date, but probably Roman. Booth Type A pennannular brooches are known from 200 BC to AD 700, but are most commonly from AD 50 - 200. Only less than half of the brooch survives. It has a simple slightly knobbed terminal deliniated by a groove, the hoop tapers form the terminal. There is a faint collar at the base of the terminal and the hoop is circular in section. It has a length of 17.8mm, width of 4.0mm, thickness of 5.7mm, and weight of 0.80g. The fragment is too small to be certain it is from a pen…
Created on: Monday 12th June 2023
Last updated: Monday 24th July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-DD996B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver hammered coin dating from the late Medieval period: a fragment of a half groat of Henry VII (1485-1509) minted in Canterbury in AD 1490 - 1500. Crown of two jewelled arches. North number 1712. The coin is Length 15.77mm; width 10.34mm; thickness 0.71mm and weight 0.62g. About half survives.
Created on: Monday 5th June 2023
Last updated: Sunday 23rd July 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-22DF93
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A length of copper alloy decorated with punched crescents. It is probably one arm from a set of tweezers, of Roman to Medieval date, AD 43 - 1500, but perhaps more likely to be Roman or Early Medieval. The object is a flat rectangular piece of metal, bent at one end into a U shape. The other arm is missing. The other end tapers to a rounded point - this is probably damage. The front face is decorated with two rows of stamped crescents. The object is 39.1mm long, 5.6mm wide, 3.0mm thick and weighs 1.46g. Compare https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/tweezers/ and …
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Friday 30th June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-22BFB6
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy Roman headstud brooch dating from about  AD 75 - 200. It has a cast headloop (incomplete) and wings with vertical ridges on them (stepped). These hide a tubular housing for the copper alloy axis bar and copper alloy hinged pin which is incomplete. The reverse of the top of the bow is hollow. The headstud is integral and has a circular cell for enamel. The bow is decorated with a lattice pattern. There is blue enamel in the lozenge shaped cells, and red enamel in the flanking triangles. The lower bow and the foot are missing. Th…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-21C85D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval buckle of Meols type 11 dating from AD 1250 - 1350. It is a single loop oval frame with a chunky expanded outer edge. The centre of the outer edge is recessed for a sheet metal roller which is in situ. The roller is decorated with circumferential lines and a central groove. One side of the buckle is bent, and the bar, which is recessed and offset, is missing. The buckle is 20.2mm long, 17.3mm wide, 7.7mm thick and weighs 4.85g.
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-21B823
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete probable Roman copper-alloy furniture fitting dating from about AD 43-410. It is an onion shaped knop surmounted by a collar and a rounded knop. There is a groove around the base before an oval plate. Projecting from the centre of the plate is a copper alloy shaft of which only a stub survives. The shaft is about 2mm diameter. The breaks are worn and patinated. The object is 20.3mm long, maximum 12.7mm in diameter and weighs 5.86g. The knop could be a side or top knob from a Roman cross-bow brooch, or may be a stud from furniture. A Roman date seems likely…
Created on: Monday 15th May 2023
Last updated: Thursday 25th May 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-D14F67
Object type: SWORD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy lobed sword pommel cap of Early Medieval date from approximately AD 900 - 1100, a Petersen type S. The pommel cap is sub-elliptical in plan and sub-triangular in profile. The base of the pommel cap is convex and would have rested on a concave pommel bar.  It consists of five lobes separated by grooves, which decrease in size away from the central lobe, which has a rounded top and a central circular perforation at the apex, to accommodate the tang of the blade. The hollow interior is roughly finished and the…
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th May 2023
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