Record ID: YORYM-739B93
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver post-medieval halfpenny of Henry VIII, mint unknown, second coinage, dating to the period 1526 - 1544 AD. The obverse is a facing bust with bifoliate crown within a beaded circle. The edges of the coin have been clipped and therefore the inscription around the edge has been obscured but what remains allows identification of the legend 'D G ROSA SIE SPINA'. The reverse is a cross pattée with three pellets in each corner within a beaded circle. Around the edge the inscription reads: C I V I/ T A S/ [.]/ []. Unfortunately the name of the mint has been completely obscured by we…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-737F37
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver post-medieval halfpenny of Henry VIII, London mint, second coinage, dating to 1526 - 1544. The obverse is a central facing crowned bust. The edges of the coin have been clipped and much of the inscription around the edge is therefore missing. What remains, however, identifies it as the 'D G ROSA SIE SPINA' legend. The reverse is a forked long-cross with three pellets in each corner within a beaded circle. The inscription around the edge reads: C I V I/T A S/ [L O N]/ D O N. The coin is in relatively good condition and is not very worn. The diameter of the coin is 10.95mm, th…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-73345F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Damaged medieval silver Scottish halfpenny of Alexander III of Scotland, second coinage, dating to the period c.1280 - 1286 AD. The obverse has a left-facing bust with a downward-facing sceptre in front of the face, within a beaded circle. Around the edge the inscription reads: [..] S D [N] I G R A [..] I [..]. The end section of the inscription is missing as the coin has been damaged and is missing a fragment; the S and D are on a tab that has been bent over to the reverse of the coin. The beginning section of the inscription is so worn that no letters can be made out. The reverse of…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-731F07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII, dating to the period 1526 - 1544 AD, mint of Durham under Archbishop Thomas Wolsey, second issue. Seated figure type obverse and royal shield over long cross fourchée reverse with T to left and W to right of shield. Star initial mark. North Vol 2, p.112, no.1811. The diameter of the coin is 13.96mm, the thickness of the coin is 0.65mm and the weight of the coin is 0.57g.
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-7159AA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cut and broken farthing of an uncertain medieval ruler dating to the period 1180 - 1247 AD. The coin was a penny which has been cut in quarters during the time of its use to effectively make it a lower denomination. One of the edges along which the coin has been cut is straight while the other is jagged. Around the edge, within a border created by a line of beading approximately halfway down the obverse face, two letters of an inscription can be made out: one of the letters is too badly worn to identify, the other is a C. This will have been the name of the king 'HENRICUS REX' (Hen…
Created on: Wednesday 18th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-0C26FC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete silver long-cross halfpenny of Edward IV , first reign, dating to 1461 - 1465 AD, London mint. North, Vol 2, p.84, no.1546. The design of the obverse has a front-facing bust with a bilobed crown and a saltire at either side of the neck. The inscription reads: E D W A R D [D I] G R [A R E]X. The latter half of the inscription is very worn and difficult to make out. The reverse design is a long-cross with three pellets in each corner within a beaded circle. The edges of the coin have been clipped and the letters of the inscription have been truncated but it is still possi…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-0C1C41
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped and pierced silver medieval penny of an uncertain ruler dating to the period AD 1279 - 1377. Long cross reverse. Mint uncertain. The coin is in poor condition: the obverse has been worn completely smooth and only some detail of the reverse long-cross with three pellets clustered in each corner remain. The edges of the coin have been heavily clipped to the inner circle of the coin's design. A sub-circular hole has been pierced through from the obverse. The diameter of the coin is 11.79mm and the thickness of the coin is 0.56mm. The pierced hole is 2.05mm in length and 1…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 19th October 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-0B93A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete silver long-cross halfpenny of Edward I, Class 10, London mint, dating to 1301 - 1310 AD. The obverse of the coin is very worn and the detail of the forward-facing bust has been lost. It is possible to make out a bifoliate crown, however, and the inscription [+ E D] W A R R A N G L D []. The edges of the coin have been clipped and some of the inscription has been lost. The reverse is a long cross with three pellets clustered in each corner within a circle. The arms of the cross dissect the inscription which reads: L UON/ D O N/ C I V I /T A S. Part of the edge of the coin …
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-0B2749
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A clipped silver penny of Henry V dating to the period AD 1413 - 1422. Long cross reverse. Mint of Durham. North Vol 2, p.71, no.1407. The obverse design is a central forward-facing bust with a trifoliate crown with a mullet to the left of the crown and a broken annulet to the right. The surface is very worn and the edges have been clipped. The reverse is a long cross with three pellets clustered in each corner, one with an annulet, within a beaded circle. The diameter of the coin is 15.15mm and the thickness of the coin is 0.88mm. The weight of the coin is 0.73g.
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 6th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-0AC299
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete silver long-cross halfpenny of Edward III, minted at London, dating to 1335 - 1343 AD as part of the 'star-marked' issue. The obverse has a forward-facing bust with trifoliate crown with spearheads between the fleurs. Around the edge the inscription reads . + E D W A R D V S D G R A N G with a star. The reverse design is of a long cross with three pellets in each angle within a circle, although the arms of the cross do not align with each other. The inscription around the edge reads: . C I V I /T A S/ L O N D O N. The surface of the coin is worn and the coin has a shiny smoot…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-09B673
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I, dating to 1578 AD. The obverse is worn almost completely smooth and nothing can now be made out of the bust and very little of the inscription around the edge. The reverse of the coin has fared better: this is a square shield on long cross fourchée dividing the inscription. Around the edge reads: /+ P O S U I /[D E V A D]/ I V T O R E [M M E V] 'I have made God my helper'. The edge of the coin is slightly bent at one side and there are large notches around the edge where it has been damaged. The edges of the coin have been clip…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-09A92A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval silver half-groat of Elizabeth I, dated to 1583 - 1603 AD. The obverse has a left-facing crowned bust with two pellets behind. The inscription around the edge reads: E . D . G . R O S A . S I N E [. S P I N A]. The reverse of the coin is double stamped with the square shield on cross fourchée design. The inscription around the edge is worn in places but enough can be made out to identify the London mint: C I V I /T A S/[..]/ L O N /D [..]. The coin has been clipped and is worn and scratched in places but is in overall good condition. The coin is 16.50mm in diam…
Created on: Friday 13th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-7A6128
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy head knob fragment from early medieval Cruciform brooch (c. 450 - 650 AD). The knob is globular with a triangular base separated from the globular top by a depressed neck. A copper-alloy rivet runs down through the middle of the knob from the top; this would have attached the knob to the head of a cruciform brooch. The surface of the knob is chipped and worn in patches while a shiny smooth dark green-brown patina is retained in places. The length of the knob is 17.84mm, the width of the knob is 10.91mm and the thickness of the knob is 10.88m. The weight of the knob is 5.74g.
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-7990ED
Object type: BOOK FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval zoomorphic book-fitting, a very chunky example of Howsam type A.1.1, probably dating to c. 1350 - 1450 AD. The object is part of a two-piece book clasp with hinged plate and loop. The plate has been lost, although the hinge bar and loop remain with a small scrap of sheet around the bar. The protruding terminal of the book clasp is in the shape of a beast's head: triangular ridges form the ears, two diamond-shaped grooves the eyes and a wide horizontal ridge at the end of the 'snout' represents a tongue. There is a circular hole through the top of…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 18th December 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7821B5
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval cast silver strap-end (c.800 - 950 AD). The strap end is sub-rectangular in form with convex sides converging in a zoomorphic terminal at one end. At the attachment end the plate splits, with two circular rivet holes in both sheets. The edge of the upper sheet has broken off and left a jagged edge that extends from about halfway down the body of the strap end all the way around the attachment sheet; both rivet holes have been truncated in half in the process. Similarly, one corner of the bottom sheet has been broken off. Part of a copper alloy rivet remain…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
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Record ID: YORYM-77F7A2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A silver medieval annular brooch complete with pin, dating to c.1200 - 1400 AD. The brooch frame is flattened and rectangular in section. The pin, D-shaped in section and tapering slightly towards the end, is attached by means of a wrap-around head-loop with a transverse collar through a circular perforation in the brooch frame. The front surface of the brooch is decorated with an incised square pattern. The back surface of the brooch is plain apart from an incised IXI directly adjacent to the pin perforation. There is a linear score line or break on both sides of the broo…
Created on: Friday 6th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 30th May 2023
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Record ID: YORYM-4F422C
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Complete post-medieval copper-alloy gilded decorative double looped sub-rectangular buckle complete with pin (c. 1450 - 1600 AD). The buckle frame has concave edges at top and bottom and widened lips at either side. There is a quarter circle rabbet in each corner. The short, tapering pin is attached to the central pin bar by a coil at one end. The lips of the buckle frame are decorated on their front surface with a pattern of incised diagonal grooves. Patches of gilding also remains on the front and back surfaces. Unfortunately, however, the surface of the buckle is now corroded and w…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 24th August 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-4EE242
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of a copper-alloy Bronze Age socketed axe head (c. 1100 - 800 BC). Only the cutting edge remains; the fragment is hollow and has a triangular section. The top corner of the cutting edge appears to be flared. Corrosion of the copper-alloy has resulted in a patchy pale green patina and the edges of the axe head fragment are worn and chipped. Unfortunately not enough remains of the axe head to be able to identity it more precisely or attribute a closer date. The length of the fragment is 40.70mm, its width is 22.16mm and the maximum thickness of the fragment is 12.23mm. The weigh…
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-4DEFA7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper-alloy bar mount with central oval domed body (c. 1150 - 1450 AD). The attachment lobe at one end has been broken off but enough remains to show that it was perforated by a central rivet hole. The lobe at the other end has survived intact with a copper-alloy rivet. The front surface of the mount is decorated by hachured grooves. The back of the mount is concave and filled with organic detriment as a result of the depositional context of the object. The mount has a dark brown patina. It is 14.50mm in length, 8.83mm in width and 2.80mm in thickness. The weight …
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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Record ID: YORYM-4DC9F2
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Incomplete medieval copper-alloy bar mount with central oval domed body (c. 1150 - 1450 AD). The attachment lobes at either end have been broken off but enough of one remains to show that it was perforated by a central rivet hole. The front surface of the mount is decorated by rough diagonal grooves. The back of the mount is concave and partially filled with organic detriment as a result of the depositional context of the object. One of the edges of the mount is chipped. The mount has a dark brown patina. It is 13.65mm in length, 8.20mm in width and 2.76mm in thickness. The weight of …
Created on: Wednesday 4th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 25th October 2017
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