Record ID: YORYM-C17918
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy axehead of Bronze Age date. The fragment is the blade end which is a tapering rectangle in section flaring out to a splayed blade. The cutting edge is worn with rounded corners and the object is undecorated. It is not possible to determine which metalworking tradition this axehead fits into therefore a broad date has been ascribed. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is very worn. The fragment is 30mm long, 34.7mm wide, 9mm thick and weighs 37.1g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C0DB27
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy book clasp of post-medieval date. The clasp consists of a rectangular plate with trefoil terminal formed of two loops with a central lozenge projection. The loops act as attachment holes. A third attachment hole is present at one corner of the plate close to the trefoil terminal. The opposite end of the plate terminates in a worn break. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The clasp is 37.6mm long, 15mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 5.5g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C118E2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy possible brooch of medieval date. The object is pen-annular with a circular section. The open section of the object appears broken and may have held the recess for a pin. The object is undecorated. The metal has a light green patina and is worn. The brooch is 35.1mm in diameter, 4.3mm thick and weighs 10.1g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C13F74
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The head is ovate in plan with a raised circular boss within a circumferential recess and a raised spine extending along the pointed end. The remains of a shank extend from the reverse of the head though terminates in a worn break. The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The button and loop fastener is 21.9mm long, 15.2mm wide, 6.3mm thick and weight 4.1g. Button and loop fasteners such as this are of Wild's type Va and date to the late 1st to 2nd century AD.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th May 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-C154E2
Object type: BARBED AND TANGED ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete knapped lithic arrowhead of early Bronze Age date. The object is triangular in plan with two notches in the base between the central tang and a barb to either side. The surface has been invasively retouched on both sides and one barb and the tip of the arrowhead have been lost. The flint is a mid bluish-white colour. The arrowhead is 18.7mm long, 15.9mm wide, 4.4mm thick and weighs 1.2g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 10th July 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C29AD6
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy furniture mount or escutcheon of post-medieval date. The mount is curvilinear and openwork in design with five rounded panels. Three of the panels are decorated in the form of leaves while the remaining two bear forward facing human, possible cherub, faces. All fine detail of the leaves and faces are incised. The reverse of the mount is undecorated with recesses to the face plates. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The mount is 31.8mm long, 16.9mm wide, 3mm thick and weighs 3.9g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-C2B3C2
Object type: CHAPE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy chape of post-medieval date. The chape is tubular with a rounded knopped terminal at the closed end with a circumferential recessed collar. The open end is broken and worn ands has been compressed shut. Two attachment holes are present to either side. The chape is undecorated. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The chape is 29mm long, 12.1mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 2.5g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C2F901
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete glass bead of uncertain date. The bead is a tubular pentagonal shape with a circular perforation running its entire length. A small portion of the bead has been lost to a sharp break. The glass is a light bluish-white colour with visible bubbles. The bead is 10.1mm long, 9.5mm in diameter; the walls are 3.2mm thick and it weighs 1.3g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C32067
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy bead of post-medieval date. The bead is a tubular with a D-shaped section and is decorated on the outer surface with small raised circular pellets and foliate leaf-style designs - possibly representing bunches of grapes. A circular perforation running the entire length of the bead is present. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The bead is 8.4mm long, 11.7mm in diameter; the walls are 2.3mm thick and it weighs 3.4g.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C45852
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy seal matrix of medieval to post-medieval date. The die of the matrix is ovate with a waisted ovate sectioned handle extending from the reverse. The handle terminates in an openwork quatrefoil design. The die itself bears the central image of a fish or dolphin hauriant and is uninscribed. This image is similar to that seen on the arms of the Dauphin of France, the heir apparent to the throne of France from 1350 to 1791 and 1824 to 1830. The metal has a mid reddish-brown patina and is worn. The seal matrix is 28.6mm tall, the die is 14.5mm x 12.9mm, the hand…
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-C47630
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both surfaces are decorated with double bands of raised lines radiating from the central perforation with three raised pellets within each resulting cell. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 23.8mm in diameter, 8.8mm thick and weighs 17.2g. The perforation is 9.4mm in diameter. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with …
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C48DA7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is plano-convex with a central perforation running through it and is undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The object is 21.3mm in diameter, 11.4mm thick and weighs 26.7g. The perforation is 7.9mm in diameter. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are comm…
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-C499E7
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead spindle whorl or weight of uncertain date. The object is plano-convex with a central perforation running through it and is undecorated. The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The object is 27.9mm in diameter, 9.8mm thick and weighs 44.1g. The perforation is 9mm in diameter. Lead spindle whorls and weights were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty without supporting archaeological context. The function of such objects is also difficult to determine as the forms are common …
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 1st April 2014
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Record ID: WILT-C28227
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy possible contemporary copy of a Roman radiate (barbarous) of Tetricus I or II or possibly Victorinus dating to the period AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Uncertain reverse type (possibly PRINC IVVENT) depicting a male figure standing left. Uncertain mint. cf. Cunetio 2619-21 and Normanby 1482/1532
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C2AEC3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman radiate (barbarous) of Tetricus I or II dating to the period AD 275-285 (Reece Period 14). Uncertain reverse type depicting Spes or a male figure. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C30950
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Constantius II or Constans dating to the period AD 343-348 (Reece Period 17). VICTORIAE DD AVGGQ NN reverse type depicting two Victories facing each other, each holding a wreath. Mint of Trier. RIC pp.151-2
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C38411
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 351-353 (Reece Period 18). VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES reverse type depicting two Victories holding a wreath, inscribed [...]/MVL/X. Uncertain mint. cf. Colchester pl.12, nos.10, 12-14.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C3A131
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy contemporary copy of a Roman nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 353-360 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting a soldier spearing a fallen horseman. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C3C3E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus possibly of Valens dating to the period AD 364-378 (Reece Period 19). SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting a Victory advancing left holding a wreath and palm. Uncertain mint.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: WILT-C3D931
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wiltshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman nummus of Gratian dating to the period AD 367-375 (Reece Period 19). GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI reverse type depicting Gratian standing, holding shield and standard. Mint of Arles. cf. LRBC 517ff; RIC 15.
Created on: Friday 21st March 2014
Last updated: Friday 27th November 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Urchfont', grid reference and parish protected.