Record ID: YORYM-11276E
Object type: DAGGER
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy dagger guard, or quillion, of medieval date. The object is sub-rectangular with a curved profile and a slight swelling to the centre where a rectangular perforation is present. The upper edges of the guard are bevelled and the object is undecorated. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The object is 49.5mm long, 11.1mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 11.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-1110F3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy mount of medieval date. The mount is square with bevelled edges and is concave to the reverse. Two short worn projections are present on opposite sides of the reverse of the mount and represent the remains of either an attachment loo or rivets. The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The mount is 25.6mm long, 25.4mm wide, 8.8mm thick and weighs 9.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-10F6F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I dating to the period AD 1587 - 1590. Third Issue. Square shield on long cross fourchee reverse. Crescent initial mark. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.137, no.2016.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-10D592
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dated to AD 1575. 2nd issue. Square shield on long cross fourchee reverse. Eglantine initial mark. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.134, no.1997.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-10B1C6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy radiate or nummus of an uncertain emperor dating to the period AD 260 - 402. Uncertain reverse type. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-109367
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of early-medieval date. The buckle is D-shaped in plan and circular in section with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The outer edge of the frame is wide and decorated with parallel curved incisions giving a twisted rope-like effect and the pin no longer remains. Where the frame meets the strap bar it terminates in zoomorphic knops which are most probably crude representations of animal heads confronting across the bar. Zoomorphic terminals are a common feature of buckles of this period and are intended to represent some sort of quadruped's head, such a…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-107781
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy headstud brooch of Roman date. The head of the brooch is comprised of rectangular wings from the reverse of which a spring mechanism projects with 9 turns of the spring. The pin proper no longer remains and the mechanism is heavily corroded. The wings themselves are decorated with five steps on the front face, two of which are incised with repeating lines. To the top of the head is a worn central spine and a coil of wire which would have joined to the spring. A wide rectangular sectioned bow extends from the centre of the wings curving downwards and tapering…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-104859
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy toggle of Iron Age to Roman date. The toggle is of the dumbbell type comprising two globular hemispherical terminals joined by a waisted central circular shaft. Integral raised collars are present where the shaft and terminals meet. The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The toggle is 23.2mm long, 11.7mm in diameter at the terminals, 8mm in diameter at the shaft and weighs 11.1g. Numerous similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, for example: YORYM-1A6833, SWYOR-72CC15A, NARC-4C2B74 and NCL-DD6E92.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-103DF2
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy toggle of Iron Age to Roman date. The toggle is of the dumbbell type comprising two globular hemispherical terminals joined by a waisted central circular shaft. The toggle is undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The toggle is 21.2mm long, 9.9mm in diameter at the terminals, 4.4mm in diameter at the shaft and weighs 5.1g. Numerous similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database, for example: YORYM-1A6833, SWYOR-72CC15A, NARC-4C2B74 and NCL-DD6E92.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-1017CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy duit of Zeeland issued by the Dutch East India Company, dated 1765. Arms of Zeeland reverse. Similar examples can be seen on the PAS database, for example: CORN-4636C5, YORYM-647B02 and YORYM-2D0746. By the seventeenth century the Netherlands had become a prosperous country through its shipping trade across Europe and its trade links with the Far East. The United Dutch East India Company (Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie) was formed in 1602 in order to unite various small trade companies which had created commercial links with India and the Far East duri…
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0FEC4E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver shilling of Edward VI dating to AD 1549. 2nd issue. Garnished oval shield reverse. Swan initial mark. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.122, no.1917/1.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0FA55A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sixpence of Elizabeth I dated to AD 1575. 2nd issue. Square shield on long cross fourchee reverse. Eglantine initial mark. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.134, no.1997.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0F453C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sovereign penny of Henry VIII dating to the period AD 1526 - 1544. Second issue under Archibishop Thomas Wolsey. Royal shield over long cross fourchee reverse, T to left and W to right of shield. Trefoil initial mark. Mint of Durham. North Vol 2, p.112, no.1811.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0F03A3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A base silver Republican denarius of Mark Antony dating to the period 32 - 31 BC (Reece Period 1). LEG X[-]II reverse depicting legionary eagle between two standards. Travelling mint. The debased nature of this coinage meant that is remained in circulation for an extended period into the 3rd century AD so are most often found in very worn condition or with bankers' assay marks.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0ECFCA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sestertius of an uncertain Flavian emperor dating to the period AD 69 - 96 (Reece Period 4). Uncertain reverse type. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0EBC0E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy sestertius of an uncertain 1st to 3rd century AD ruler dating to the period circa AD 50 - 250. Uncertain reverse. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0DBA7F
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy steelyard weight of probable Roman date. The object is spherical and undecorated with an iron suspension rod running through the centre projecting slightly at the base. From the opposite side of the weight a large globular knop of corroded iron is also present. The lead is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight is 41.5mm long, 38.8mm in diameter and weighs 249g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0DA66C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of Early-Medieval date. The buckle frame is annular with extreme mixed copper and iron corrosion within and projecting out to one side suggesting the presence of a heavily corroded plate. The degree of corrosion obscures any detail. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 21.3mm long, 16mm wide, 10.1mm thick and weighs 6.6g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0D87C1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy stacking trade weight of post-medieval date. The weight is unifaced and circular in plan with slightly raised sides and incised lathe turned lines just inside the edge. The upper surface is stamped with two parallel swords which represent the sword of St Paul the City of London Guildhall cipher. It is the norm in such objects for a single sword to be depicted along with a ewer representing the Founder's Company, and a crowned letter representing the reigning monarch. These however are not present on the current example. The metal has a dark green patina and …
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-0D378B
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of early-medieval date. The buckle is sub-D-shaped with a chunky D-shaped section and a narrowed strap bar. The outer curved edge of the frame is swollen and undecorated with no recess for the pin and the pin no longer remains. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is extremely worn. The buckle is 24.2mm long, 14.4mm wide, 5.4mm thick and weighs 3.8g.
Created on: Wednesday 29th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th October 2014
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