Record ID: YORYM-49A838
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 object is circular in profile and bi-convex in section with a central, circular perforation running through it. One side appears to be decorated with raised lines radiating from the perforation with one to two raised pellets within the resulting trapezoidal cells. However the advanced degree of wear renders any definite pattern illegible. The reverse of the spindle whorl appears to have raised lines and pellets but again it is extremely worn with no discernable pattern. The metal is a mid white-grey colour. The ob…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4A0C4B
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy pot leg of medieval to post-medieval date. The object is triangular in cross-section and is L-shaped in profile. A large part of the leg survives but about half of the foot is missing due to an old break from wear or from post-depositional processes.The pot leg tapers outward from the upper portion to the pad-like foot. The foot and leg is decorated withe two raised vertical ridges, resulting in a central groove. The surface is worn with a worn break across the top. It has a light brownish grey patina. It measures 56.61mm in length, 29.29mm in width and i…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4A680B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead token of medieval to post-medieval date, circa AD 1200 - 1800. The token is bi-faced and is sub-ovate in plan and a rectangular section. The decoration consists of a large anchor on one side and is of Powell's Type 5. There is a clear casting sprue above the anchor. The reverse has a clear design which could be the initials 'pp' or 'qq' or even the numbers '99' but it is difficult to determine without any other context. The metal is a pale brown-grey colour and is worn. The token is 18.82mm in diameter, 2.09mm thick and weighs 4.40g. Tokens with simple desig…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4A9D4E
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy radiate of Tetricus I or Tetricus II dating to the period AD 271 - 274 (Reece Period 13). Uncertain reverse type. Mint uncertain.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4B325B
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy halfpenny trade token of post-medieval date. The token was issued in the parish of Bridlington in AD 1670 to be used as relief funds for the poor or infirm. The token is 1.01mm in diameter, 0.37mm thick and weighs 1.09g. Obverse: FOR THE USE OF THE POOR around B/B//B with four flowers. Reverse: OF BVRLINGTON 1670 around THEIR//HALFE//PENNY A similar example is illustrated in Thompson and Dickinson, pl.18, no.5818b. Trade tokens were issued between 1648 and 1673 at a time when there was little low denomination coinage being issued by the crown. As…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4BA657
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy casket mount of medieval date. The mount is comprised of an elongated central bar which is rectangular in plan and D-shaped in section. The mount is bent in half from deposition. One end of the mount tapers outwards into four worn projections. This could have been a more elaborate design but it has since been broken or worn away post-deposition. It has two rivets for attachment. The other end has a small square projection and has one rivet for attachment. The metal has a mid green-brown patina and is worn. The object is 32.65mm in length, 7.66mm wid…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4C2053
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy buckle plate of Post-Medieval date. It is rectangular in plan with two small rectangular projections which are curved over on one side, and three rivet holes for attachment on the other side. There would have been another similar plate and they would have been joined together to provide a means of attaching the buckle frame to the strap. The metal is mid to dark brown-green in colour. It is 28.55mm in length, 21.53mm wide, 0.39mm thick and weighs 2.24g.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4CC6FB
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy mount of Medieval date. It is rectangular in plan and D-shaped in section. It has a rivet hole at either end with one end sharply tapering to a sub-rectangular projection. The main body of the mount is made of two rectangular lobes. The reverse is flat and undecorated with a possible cast seam running centrally. The metal is dark green-brown in colour. The object is 52.26mm in length, 6.95mm wide, 2.27mm thick and weighs 3.08g.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4D4341
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy annular brooch of medieval date. The brooch frame is sub ovate in plan as it has been broken and bent out of shape. It has a trefoil design of tall circular collets (or turrets) projecting from the upper surface at quarterly intervals. Eleven of the collets are filled with an off-white substance which is probably calcium carbonate paste and the third is now empty. A constriction is present in one remaining quarter around which a D-shaped sectioned pin is hinged. The reverse of the brooch frame is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid brown-dark green p…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 29th July 2020
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Record ID: YORYM-4D5CE0
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
.An incomplete copper alloy pot leg of medieval to post-medieval date. The object has a large ovate section at the top, ovate in cross-section and is triangular in profile. The pot leg tapers inward from the upper portion to a very worn break. The upper portion is flat, smooth and convex where it has broken off from the base of the pot. The leg is decorated with a central vertical ridge. It has a black-light green patina. It measures 53.23mm in length, 37.02mm in width and is 16.20mm thick and weighs 174g. Copper alloy vessels were commonly used for downhearth cooking from AD 1…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 16th December 2014
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Record ID: YORYM-4D957A
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook of Post-Medieval date. The dress hook is of Reads Class E, Type 3 being circular in plan. The main plate is a circular, hollow-domed boss bearing a five-petalled double rose within a cabled border. It has a trapezoidal attachment loop and an integral D-shaped sectioned hook extending from the opposite side. The tip of the hook has been lost due to an old break or due to post-depositional processes. The object is worn and the reverse is undecorated. The metal has a dark brownish-green patina. It is 39.57mm long, 12.97mm wide, 1.59mm thick and …
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 8th October 2020
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Record ID: WMID-49DD1B
Object type: HANDAXE
Broad period: PALAEOLITHIC
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete unifacial quartzite handaxe, of Lower and / or Middle Palaeolithic dating (400, 000 BC to 50, 000 BC). The quartzite handaxe has been struck from a pebble core. It has been worked unifacially (one side). Approximately 50% of the pebble has been worked. Two large flakes have been removed, to create the main shape, with a couple of smaller flakes removed from the right hand side to create a slightly serrated edge. It measures 102.1 mm in length, 58.5 mm wide and 33.1 mm thick. It weighs 314 g. The quartzite is a mid brown colour, with a couple of curved red veins.
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 25th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4A7542
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Gloucestershire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dress hook (blunt hooked hook), of Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1600 - AD 1700). The hooked tag is ovoid (oval) in plan, with four complete circular attachment knops (or loops). A rounded and obliquely grooved ornamental knop on the end resembles a scallop shell. An incomplete blunt hook is present. The centre of the tag is decorated with an oval panel bearing a probable stylised fleur de lys (lis) borded by spirals but perhaps a winged insect. The back is undecorated. The hooked clasp measures 41.4 mm in length, 24.0 mm wide and 2.7 mm thick. It wei…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 30th October 2019
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Record ID: WMID-4AB0D8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped silver groat of Edward III (AD 1327 to AD 1377), dating to the period AD 1351 to AD 1352. Minted in London. Initial cross 1 on obverse and reverse. North type 1152, p50. Fourth Coinage. Series D. Diameter: 26.5 mm Thickness: 1.2 mm Weight: 4.3 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4AD0D9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver shilling of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), dating to the period AD 1560 to AD 1561, struck as part of the first issue of coinage between AD 1558 and AD 1561. Minted at the Tower (London). Mintmark: Martlet. c.f North vol 2, p133, no 1985. Diameter: 30.9 mm Thickness: 1.2 mm Weight: 6.0 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4B92FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver shilling of James I (AD 1603 to AD 1625), dating to the period AD 1604 to AD 1605, struck as part of the Second coinage between AD 1604 and AD 1607. Minted in London, for use in Ireland. HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS reverse type depicting a crowned harp. Spink, 2003, p 154, no 6515. Diameter: 28.1 mm Thickness: 1.0 mm Weight: 4.0 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4BC5A8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver threepence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558 to AD 1603), dating to AD 1575, struck as part of the second issue of coinage between AD 1561 and AD 1582. POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEV reverse type. Mint: London (Tower). Mintmark: Eglantine. North vol 2, p135, no 1998. Diameter: 18.8 mm Thickness: 0.8 mm Weight: 1.5 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4CF6EE
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete contemporary copy of a gold 6400 Reis (equivalent to 4 Escudos or 1 Peca) of Joseph I of Portugal and the Algarves, issued in AD 1755 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Diameter: 31.8 mm Thickness: 1.4 mm Weight: 12.6 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 20th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4DA71A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD 138-61), dating to AD 147-56 (Reece Period 7), COS IIII, Annona standing left, holding corn ears and modius set on ship. Mint of Rome. RIC III, p. 46-56, nos. 163, 176, 204, 231, 239, 244 or 249. Diameter: 16.8 mm Thickness: 2.2 mm Weight: 2.1 g
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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Record ID: WMID-4DD85E
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Telford and Wrekin
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead or lead alloy convex spindle whorl or weight, of Roman to Post Medieval dating (AD 43 - AD 1650). The spindle whorl is sub circular, and triangular in cross section. The central hole is sub circular and has been cast slightly off central. The internal diameter of the hole measures 6.2 mm wide. The upper face is bevelled toward the outside edge and the lower face is flat. No traces of decoration are present on either the upper or lower faces. The whorl has a diameter of 20.9 mm and is 8.6 mm thick. It weighs 14.7 g (0.52 oz). The whorl is of a light to mid g…
Created on: Thursday 13th November 2014
Last updated: Thursday 13th November 2014
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