Record ID: SWYOR-B53857
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Post Medieval coin; a shilling of Charles I (1625 - 1649), Group F, sixth bust, R-in-brackets mintmark dating from !644 - 1645. See North number 2231.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-B4EFF1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Early Medieval coin; a sceat; Secondary type, Series G type 3a. dating from 710 - 720 AD. There is a strong case for this type of coin originating in York. See Abramson page 60.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-765306
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy shield shaped harness pendant dating from 1200 - 1400 AD, with a broken suspension loop in the cnrte of the top edge. The loop is at 90 degrees to the plane of the pendant. The pendant has a raised edge and carries three stars or mullets of six points. The stars are silvered. None of the enamel from the background survives, so the colour is unknown. The Anglo Norman Armory lists this design as only have red enamel. It can be described as gules, three mullets of six points argent. These arms were used by Gilbert Hansard and Robert Hasal.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-762B93
Object type: BRIDLE BIT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy looped fitting, probably an item of horse furniture, most likely from a bridle bit or cheekpiece. The object has a broken loop at one end which is rectangular in section. The loop is set off centre from the shaft. The shaft is square in section and has a double collar immediately before the break. The broken end appears to bifurcate. It is probably too short to be part of a bridle, but is similar in style and may well be from another piece of horse harness. It may be of medieval or post-medieval date. Compare NARC-721A00 and NLM-489F51 . The patina is a patchy mot…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2016
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Record ID: SWYOR-7591D1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, cast copper-alloy annular brooch of medieval date (about the 13th century AD ). It is broadly square (with rounded corners) in form. It is formed of seven oval lobes flanked by moulded transverse ridges connected together (and integral) to form the frame. The frame has a D shaped cross section: the upper surface is domed and the lower surface is flat. Located between two of the lobes is a pin constriction with the remains of a copper alloy pin looped round it. There is no evidence of a pin rest. The surface of the brooch is corroded and pitted. It has a green and brown …
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-754FE3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin: a nummus of the House of Constantine, Constantinopolis Victory on Prow type, mint unknown, dating from 330-340AD. It is struck on an oval flan that is 17mm long, 15mm wide and 1.7mm thick. It weighs 1.62gm.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7514A7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman brooch, a Dolphin type dating from 55 - 100 AD with distinctive notches across the upper bow. The wings are tubular to hold the axis bar for the hinge pin which is missing apart from the very top. The humped bow is oval in section. It is decorated with a groove along each side, and tapers to a point at the foot. The upper bow has three wide notches across the bow. It has been suggested by a local finder that these notches are a characteristic of dolphin brooches from North Lincolnshire. Other examples include NLM-11DA12, NLM-7AAD80, NLM-E59C77, NLM-06BB85 and…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7507B5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver coin: a denarius of Vitellius (Jan-Dec, AD 69), Rome mint. PONT MAXIM reverse showing Vesta enthroned right. It is 18.4mm in diameter and 2.2mm thick. It weighs 3.12gm. Reference: Sear, volume 1, number 2200.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-74B431
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, pointed oval seal matrix dating from 1200-1400 AD. It is a personal matrix, the legend around the edge reading: S' ROB' TI CHELES (meaning The seal of Robert Cheles). The central motif (described from the impression) is of a bird, facing left, sitting on a branch, all within a pointed oval border. There is an integral, circular suspension loop at one end of the reverse. The seal is 29.7mm long, 16.2mm wide and 6.5mm thick. It weighs 6.52g. There are stress marks in the metal where the matrix has been bent. The surname Cheales is still in use. According to the…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-740A95
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin: a threepence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), second issue, dated 1575. It is 18.9mm in diameter and 0.8mm thick. It weighs 1.48gm. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1998.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-73DB75
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy coin weight dating from 1720-1740, used for weighing the Portuguese half moidor. One side carries a voided cross potent with a four petalled floral ornament in each angle, all within a beaded outer border; the other the word MOIDOR with value above and a letter W below, also within a beaded outer border. This weight is a little unusual in that the denomination is shown as 2/. and not, as might be expected, 1/2. It is 18.6mm in diameter and 2.5mm thick. It weighs 5.3gm. For reference see: Withers, 1995, Lions, Ships and Angels, page 45.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-735216
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy cloth seal, possibly dating from the late sixteenth or seventeenth centuries. The main body of the seal is roughly rectangular. A narrower, folded strip of metal projects from one end and terminates in a roughly circular loop that fits over an integral rivet on the underside of the main body. The main body is unmarked, but the loop and rivet on the underside carry some lettering, the last two characters of which are EL. The seal is 31.8mm long, 24mm wide and 5.36mm thick. It weighs 10.32gm. It is possible that this is an alnage seal. See http//www.bagseals.org/galler…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-72CC15
Object type: TOGGLE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy, Roman dumbell toggle dating from the late 1st-3rd century. It consists of a waisted central section with a small collar and a rounded globular terminal at each end. The toggle displays a patchy, light green patina. It is 23.2mm long and 9.4mm in diameter. It weighs 5.96gm. A similar toggle is illustrated in Cool & Philo (Eds.), 1998, Roman Castleford, Excavations 1974-85: The Small Finds, page 114, number 784. Further examples can be found on the database at references: SWYOR-7C6B0 & SWYOR-CB5AB5.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-722356
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast lead alloy weight of uncertain date. It is roughly conical with a rounded convex base and an off-centre, circular perforation in the apex. This perforation does not penetrate completely through the weight. It is probably where a loop was attached. It is 43.2mm in diameter and 31mm high. It weighs 203gm. At 7oz, it may have been intended for an 8oz weight when the loop was present and before corrosion.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7198C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver coin: a half penny of Edward III (1327-77), probably Florin coinage (1344 - 1351), Withers' type 13, London mint. It is 14.3mm in diameter and 0.9mm thick. It weighs 0.56gm. A small section is missing from the flan between 5 o'clock and 7 o'clock on the obverse. The coin has a lombardic N with a forked right hand stroke, and angular Os. Reference: North, volume 2, number 1132 and Withers' page 31, type 13 or 13a. This coin was originally identified as a Pre-Treaty Series E half penny, but the Crown, letter X and reverse letter Os do not seem to match the ex…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-711B86
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver coin: a cut half penny of John (1199-1216), class 5b or c (1204 - 1209), London, Kings Lynn or Chichester mint, moneyer Willelm. It is 17.5mm long, 9.2mm wide and 0.9mm thick. It weighs 0.74gm. Reference: North, volume 1, number 970 or 971.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-70DBD4
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy suspension mount from a harness pendant, dating from 1350-1450AD. It consists of a copper alloy bar of D shaped section, each end of which is stepped, having rounded shoulders and a blunt, rounded point. There is a single, circular rivet hole at each end of the main bar, separated from it by a single, transverse ridge. The remains of copper alloy rivets are still in place. In the centre of one side of the bar is an integral suspension loop, probably rectangular, but now broken, the lower part of the loop being missing. One end of the mount displays some ferrous sta…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-707A77
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy belt mount or stud probably of Roman date, 50-150 AD. It consists of a circular head of thin sheet decorated with radiating lines. In the centre of the reverse is an integral, thick, circular sectioned mounting spike, the point of which has broken away and is missing, and which is bent. The mount has a dark purple brown colour because most of the green patina is missing. It is 19.6mm in diameter and 7.6mm thick. It weighs 3.07gm. Similar studs are illustrated in Crummy, 1983, The Roman Small Finds from Excavations in Colchester, 1971-9, page 133. These are att…
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Doncaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-6FFB18
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of a late medieval, copper alloy buckle plate dating from 1350-1500AD. It is a strip of sheet copper alloy which would have been folded over to create a double sheet, but one half has broken away at the fold and is missing. In the centre of the folded end is a U shaped notch for the buckle pin. The other end of the sheet has also broken away and any fastening rivets are missing. The plate has a dark green patina. It is 23.6mm long, 16.6mm wide and 1mm thick. It weighs 1.77gm. Buckles with similar plates are illustrated in Whitehead, 2003, Buckles 1250-1800, page 53.
Created on: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-0D3AC1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Medieval coin; a round half penny of Richard II (1377 - 1399), possibly Wither's type 3a or 3b, North number 1331.
Created on: Thursday 7th June 2012
Last updated: Thursday 7th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Nottinghamshire', grid reference and parish protected.