Record ID: SWYOR-4A3012
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
"DUNNINGTON", York Curatorial Report by Eleanor Ghey 7 silver denarii to AD 2017 T919 PAS ID: SWYOR-4A3012 Circumstances of discovery: Found by seven finders [names redacted] on a Yorkshire Searchers Club outing on 10th August 2017. The coins were found on cultivated land and were scattered along about 30 meters of a hedgerow. The coins were submitted individually, the first being received at the British Museum on 27th November 2017 and the remainder submitted by the rally organiser, Stuart Littlewood, on 22nd Jan 2018. An eighth coin initially reported to the FLO was foun…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 6th November 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-48BE2F
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Post Medieval seal matrix probably dating from AD 1600 - 1700. The face of the matrix is an elongated octagonal shape. The reverse is a shallow cone, extending into the handle, only a stub of which survives. There is a double collar in relief at the base of the handle and then a broken trefoil, quatrefoil or more complex handle. The design on the face is of a standard rose plant, with a central stem, dividing into three at the top, each stem carrying a flower in full bloom, and some buds or leaves. There are thorns depicted on the stem. At the base of the stem, the trunk divi…
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Monday 4th March 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripplonden', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F740C5
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval, Viking-period silver ingot dating from AD 850 - 1000. It is sub-rectangular in plan and D shaped in cross-section. The complete end is rounded. The opposite end is cut with a single blade on a slight angle. The surface is dimpled and scratched. The ingot is 43.5mm long, 10.8mm wide and 8mm thick. 23.5g. Compare CAM-F04AC8 (2014 T636) which notes that: "Viking silver ingots were probably used as bullion in trade and commercial transactions before the introduction of coinage and possibly also sometimes as stock pieces of precious metal for casting into jewellery. T…
Created on: Thursday 12th October 2017
Last updated: Thursday 27th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Terrington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-B5EE33
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver disc or element from a cufflink dating from AD 1702 - 1714. The disc is circular in plan, with a bevelled edge, partially missing. The front has been die stamped with a left facing bust of Queen Anne, with a capital letter A to the left and a capital letter R to the right. The angled edge of the disc is decorated with repeating triangular foliage motifs. The back is plain and undecorated. A sub circular loop is present on the rear, but is flattened. The disc is 12.3mm diameter, 2.6mm thick and weighs 0.63g. Similar examples can be found on the PAS database: …
Created on: Monday 9th October 2017
Last updated: Friday 18th January 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D03C9F
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Post Medieval silver gilt finger ring with internal inscription, dating from about AD 1550 - 1650. The band is D-shaped in cross-section and the outer face is decorated with oval lobes, some separated by transverse lines in relief. Some lobes are narrower, and some lines are thicker, until they become indistinguishable from each other. There is a butt joint which is now a crack across the hoop. The smooth inner face has the inscription: "YOVRS - ON - LI" in capital Roman letters. The R and the N have a double line for the (first) upright. The punctuation marks are cross saltires. Th…
Created on: Thursday 28th September 2017
Last updated: Monday 27th April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bilbrough', grid reference and parish protected.