Record ID: YORYM-20CEE9
Object type: WEIGHT
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 circular with a flat base and rounded top, rounded edges, and has a central perforation running through it. All surfaces appear undecorated. The metal is a mid greyish-white colour and is worn. The object is 31.3mm in diameter, 12.9mm thick and weighs 69g. The perforation is 9.8mm 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 obj…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-20E96B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver sixpence of William III dated to AD 1696. Crowned cruciformed shield reverse. Mint of London.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-20FF09
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single looped oval with a narrowed and offset strap bar and ornate outer edges. Two prominent knops flank five grooves on the outer edge of the loop. The metal has a light brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 21.2mm long, 18.1mm wide, 4.1mm thick and weighs 2.8g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead p.22, no.87 and is dated to circa AD 1250 - 1400.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-210C59
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy strap loop belt mount of medieval date. The mount is trapezoidal in plan with an integral attachment rivet projecting centrally from the shorter edge. The mount is undecorated. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The mount is 14.3mm long, 12.9mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 1.1g. Similar mounts can be seen in Egan and Pritchard, p.232, fig.147.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 16th March 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-213131
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete high tin content copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double looped sub-annular shape with a raised strap bar. The pin no longer survives though iron corrosion present on the strap bar and around one loop suggest the separately cast pin was iron. The metal has a shiny silver patina and is worn. The buckle is 18mm long, 14.6mm wide, 1.8mm thick and weighs 1.5g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.48, and are dated to circa AD 1650 - 1720.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-218055
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver denarius of Faustina I dating to the period AD 141 - 161 (Reece Period 7). Posthumous issue. AETERNITAS reverse type depicting Providentia standing left, veil blown out behind head, holding globe. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p.70, no. 351.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-219708
Object type: SPUR
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy spur of post-medieval date. All that remains is one D-sectioned arm with an integral figure of eight terminal. The fragment appears undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The spur is 33.8mm long, 12.9mm wide, 4mm thick and weighs 4.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-2209E7
Object type: PENCIL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead pencil of medieval to post-medieval date. It is circular in section tapering to a blunted point at one end and cut straight across at the other. It is undecorated. The metal is a mid grey colour and is worn. It is 49.5mm long, 6.9mm in diameter and weighs 14.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 5th March 2019
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Record ID: YORYM-223859
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy annular buckle of medieval date. The buckle is circular in plan and cross section and appears undecorated. A rectangular sectioned pin remains looped around the frame. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 27.5mm in diameter, 2.8mm thick and weighs 3.5g. Egan and Pritchard (p.64-65) state that "a constriction on a single frame to limit the movement of the pin is generally an indication of a brooch rather than a buckle" therefore suggesting this example is a buckle. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.17 and a…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-2261C7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single looped oval with a narrow and offset strap bar. Two lobed knops flank a notched lip on the expanded outer loop edge. A circular sectioned pin remains looped around the strap bar. The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 17.1mm long, 16mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 2.2g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.23, no.104 and is dated to circa AD 1250 - 1400.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-228DEB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with square sectioned pin remaining in tact looped around the strap bar. A separate plate remains with the frame looped around the strap bar. The plate is curvilinear with a single rivet hole at the end furthest from the frame. Where the plate loops around the bar one supporting strip is broken and worn. This element has been fixed in antiquity by looping a thin strip of copper alloy wire repeatedly around the effected area. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The buckle is 39.…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-22AEDA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap end of medieval date. The object is comprised of a forked spacer with knoped terminal and sub-rectangular sheets riveted to either side. Where the shoulders of the spacer narrow to the knop a raised transverse collar is present from which a conical element extends with diagonal incised grooved decoration. The integral, undecorated knop extends from the widest end of the cone. The ends of both forks are lost to old breaks. The two sheets are undecorated and are joined by a single rivet at the attachment end. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina …
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-22BEAA
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap end of medieval date. The object is comprised of two undecorated sheet plates riveted together at the centre and an acorn knoped terminal. The lower part of the acorn knop is decorated with diagonal incised grooves. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The strap end is 37.1mm long, 11.1mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 3.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-22D144
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper alloy button and loop fastener of Roman date. The head is pointed ovate in plan with a raised circular boss within a circumferential recess. The shank extends straight down from the reverse of the head, which is concaved, and bends at 90 degrees before splitting in to two broken an worn terminals which represent the remains of the attachment loop. The orientation of the shank results in the head and loop being on different plains. The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The button and loop fastener is 33.4mm long, 15.3mm wide, 13.7mm thick and…
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Friday 7th May 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-22F1EA
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy harness pendant suspension mount of medieval date. The mount is comprised of a convex circular element from the reverse of which an integral attachment spike projects. Two elongated ovate suspension loops project from one edge of the circular plate, each with a central perforation by which the pendant proper would have been suspended. The metal has a mid green patina and is worn. The object is 18.5mm long, 11.4mm wide, 7mm thick and weighs 1.8g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Monday 26th February 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-234C9D
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double looped oval with all over moulded surface decoration. Moulded rosettes are present on the outer edge of each loop and at each end of the strap bar. Moulded roundels are present around the frame. The pin no longer remains and he reverse is undecorated. The metal has a mid brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 44.5mm long, 26.7mm wide, 2.1mm thick and weighs 6.7g. A similar example is illustrated in Whitehead, p.67 and is dated to circa AD 1550 - 1650.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-2365F9
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy strap fitting of medieval date. The fitting is an elongated ovate shape with two attachment spikes projecting from the reverse. Both spikes terminate in worn breaks and the fitting appears undecorated. The metal has a mid greyish-green patina and is worn. The strap fitting is 21.1mm long, 8.3mm wide, 4.2mm thick and weighs 1.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-2382BD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver halfgroat of the Commonwealth dating to the period AD 1649 - 1660. Conjoined shields of St George and Ireland reverse, with II mark of value above. Mint of London. North Vol 2, p.206, no.2728.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-23A8FD
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I dating to the period AD 1280. Long cross reverse. Mint of Bristol. Class 2b. North Vol 2, p.28, no.1015.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-23BBB2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut farthing of Henry II, Richard I, John or Henry III dating to the period circa AD 1180 - 1247. Short cross reverse. Moneyer uncertain. Mint of Winchester.
Created on: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 11th November 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Londesborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.