Record ID: YORYM-5C963C
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantius II dating to the period AD 355 - 360 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman. Mint OF Lyon. RIC VIII, p.191, no.189.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DAEB5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1720 - 1790. Only a loop chape remains. The chape is trapezoidal with two tubular hinges for the spindle and two internal spikes to the longer end. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The chape is 46.6mm long, 31.8mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 7.5g. A similar chape is illustrated in Whitehead, p.103, no.VIII. According to Whitehead, shoe buckles were fastened "further down the instep as they increased in size after 1720" resulting in more stable means of attachment such as the loop chape with forked tongue…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5CF0CA
Object type: APOTHECARY WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy apothecary's weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1700 - 1800. The weight is square in plan and rectangular in section and is engraved on both sides with the traditional symbol for the apothecary's unit of measure 2 drachms. The symbol can be described in its basic form as 3y. An umlaut is present over the y. The metal has a dark reddish-brown patina and is worn. The weight is 16.2mm long, 15.6mm wide, 3.9mm thick and weighs 6.8g. Biggs (1994, p.9) discuses such weights stating that apothecaries broke away from the Grocers Company in 1617 and were granted a…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5DE3F5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1450 -1550. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. Lobed knops are present to either end of the bar and the outer loop of the frame is decorated with a series of transverse grooves resulting in a rope-work appearance. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The buckle is 42.9mm long, 31.3mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 6.3g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.25 and are dated to circa AD 1450 - 1550. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E26FB
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy buckle of medieval date, c.AD 1350 -1450. The buckle is a single looped D-shape with a lipped frame and a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The lip is notched for the pin. The pin no longer remains. The metal has a dark brown/green patina and is worn. The buckle is 15.1mm long, 15.1mm wide, 2.8mm thick and weighs 0.9g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead p.20 and are dated to circa AD 1350 - 1450. Ref: Whitehead, R. (1996). Buckles 1250-1800. Chelmsford: Greenlight Publishing.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E547E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight of uncertain date. The object is circular and plano-convex with a flat base and domed top. A central perforation runs through the object and all surfaces appear undecorated though are worn. The metal has a mid-grey/brown patina and is worn. The object is 34.3mm in diameter, 10.2mm thick and weighs 54.1g. The perforation is 9.5mm in diameter. The term 'weight' is used here in its broadest sense to include uses that do not involve weighing (e.g. holding-down, tensioning, etc.). They were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval peri…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E7D62
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy kosher seal of Post-Medieval to modern date, c.AD 1650 - 2000. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting slightly from one edge. The strip terminates in a worn break. Both sides of the seal have raised Hebrew lettering with the Star of David. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 17.1mm in diameter, 2.9mm thick and weighs 3.9g. A similar example has been recorded as BUC-C6A87C.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5E971D
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1800. The seal comprises a disc with integral connecting strip projecting from one edge and terminating in a worn break. One side of the seal bears traces of lettering which cannot be read. The metal has a mid-brown patina and is worn. The seal is 26.3mm long, 10.9mm to 4.1mm in diameter, 4.2mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5EAA1A
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1750 - 1900. The seal is roughly tear drop shaped with a rectangular cross section. The front is decorated with a stamped design of the crowned Dutch shield bearing the rampant lion of Holland framed within a border of raised pellets. The reverse is stamped with "R&A" which stands for Regten en Accynsen (Customs and Excise) over the control number "456". The metal has a light brown patina and is in fair condition. The seal is 22.3mm long, 17.8mm wide, 4.3mm thick and weighs 9.5g.
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-5ECAAB
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy bag seal of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1807 - 1969. The seal is comprised of a single disc of metal which is perforated by holes running across its diameter which would have been for wire or textile ligatures which were used to secure a bag. Both sides are stamped with a worn central motif in a bordered roundel depicting a pelican feeding its chicks with blood from its breast. The circumferential text around both these images is obscured but would have read "G & T EARLE LIMITED HULL" who were ship-owners and cement manufacturers established in the late 19th cent…
Created on: Tuesday 16th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
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