Record ID: YORYM-27C9B6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of Early-medieval date. The head of the pin is all that remains and is circular in both plan and section. A slight medial ridge is present around the circumference and the globular head tapers into the beginnings of the shaft. The shaft proper has been lost to old breaks. The metal has a dark brownish-green patina and is worn. The pinhead is 13.4mm long, 9.4mm in diameter and weighs 3.1g.
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Duffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-264485
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A with zoomorphic terminal thought the degree of wear makes ascribing an exact Type difficult. The strap end is a pointed oval in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end and an irregular worn break at the opposite end. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a crude forward facing animal head with recesses for the eyes and a snub snout. A triangular recess behind the eyes bears traces of silvering. The rest of the strap end is extremely worn and any decoration has been rend…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Duffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0FE756
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 1 with zoomorphic terminal and Trewhiddle decoration. The strap end is a pointed oval in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end and an irregular break towards the attachment end which no longer remains. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head with prominent rounded eyes and snub snout. The main body is decorated with a recessed sub-rectangular field bearing a raised looping beast design. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The meta…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barkston Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-BC3AB2
Object type: COIN HOARD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
TREASURE CASE : 2012 T341. The hoard contains a total of 66 coins, most of which are damaged to varying extents. They were found in two batches. Batch One: The coins were found in a roll at a depth of c. ten inches, leaving no doubt that the coins all represent a single group, presumably originally representing a rouleau of coins held together in a piece of cloth or leather. The coins were delivered to the FLO for North Yorkshire on May 10th, and to the British Museum on May 11th. The coins have not been cleaned or otherwise treated since their arrival at the BM, but were …
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'York Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-28E2E6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pin head of Early-medieval date. The pin head is globular with parallel spiral grooves around its surface. Below the head, where it meets the shaft, is a small collar. The shaft itself is circular in section and tapers slightly towards a worn break. The metal has a mid brownish-red patina and is worn. The pin is 26.9mm long, 8.1mm in diameter at the head, 1.5mm in diameter at the shaft and weighs 2.6g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Everingham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1292F2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 1 with zoomorphic terminal and Trewhiddle decoration. The strap end is a pointed oval in shape with a zoomorphic terminal at the closed end and a slightly concaved open terminal at the attachment end. The strap end is cast in one piece but the attachment end is split into an upper and lower plate to allow the strap material to be fitted. Two rivets for attachment are present at the open end of the plate between which is an inverted fan shaped field with internal foliate design. The…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-554033
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy penannular brooch of Dickinson's Group G1.7 (Dickinson 1982, 49, Fig. 4. The ring is round sectioned and undecorated with two flattened, lozenge shaped terminals each of which bears an incised ring on one face. The pin is made from a strip of sheet metal, one end of which is wrapped around the ring. It is hog-backed, pushed down into the brooch's ring. There is a slight waist at the point where the pin crosses the ring; this emphasises the end of the pin but could be a result of wear at this point of contact. Outside diameter, 32mm; Ring Section, 4mm diameter; Pin Length,…
Created on: Wednesday 11th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 1st October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C29C43
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable brooch fragment of early-medieval date. The mount is sub-square in plan and is decorated on one face with a central ring-and-dot design around which are four more of the same - one in each corner. Between these features are small squares consisting of four smaller raised squares. The reverse is flat and undecorated though appears to bear the remains of a square mount in one corner. The metal has a shiny dark reddish-brown patina and survives in good condition. The fragment is 23.2mm long, 23mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 4.5g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 23rd April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Market Weighton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-C069A0
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of early-medieval date. The buckle is D-shaped in plan and oval in section with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The pin no longer remains. The outer edge of the frame is swollen and undecorated with no recess for the pin. Two bulbous knops are present where the frame and strap bar meet. The metal has a mid reddish-green colour and is worn. The buckle is 17.8mm long, 13.7mm wide, 2.9mm thick and weighs 2g.
Created on: Wednesday 4th April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Paull', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-32F026
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy styca of Aethelred II, King of Northumbria, from his first reign, moneyer Leofdegn, circa AD 840-844. North, Vol I, p.72, no.188.
Created on: Wednesday 28th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Yapham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0A8122
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy cruciform brooch of early-Medieval date (AD 400-720). This fragment consists of a head plate and two wings. The reverse is undecorated with one worn lug where a hinged pin would have been affixed. The central plate is square in plan, the edges are marked by incised lines but is otherwise undecorated. The two wings are curved at their outer edges and grooved at their collars which are cast integrally to the headplate. The inner edge of each wing is incised with a line which runs alongside the incised line edging the central plate. The metal is dark bro…
Created on: Friday 2nd March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Shipton Thorpe', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CF8426
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy pin of Early-Medieval date. The head of the pin is all that remains which is sub-circular in plan and section. Four flattened circular facets are present spaced irregularly around the circumference of the pinhead. The bas of the pinhead is worn with traces of possible solder. The metal has a dark blackish-brown patina and is coated in a powdery white substance. The pinhead is 7.9mm tall, 8.1mm in diameter and weighs 3.4g. A similar pin head can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database: Unique ID: NCL-94DF63.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dunnington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-E2E831
Object type: STIRRUP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy stirrup strap mount of Early-medieval date. The strap mount is of Williams' Class A, Type 10C being sub-triangular in plan. The outer face is decorated with a moulded design of a coiled and interlaced quadruped with head raised upwards at the rectangular apex. The bottom corners of the mount extend out into rounded projections above which are two holes for attachment. The reverse of the mount is concave and undecorated. The metal has a dark greenish-red patina and is slightly worn. The mount is 53.8mm long, 31.5mm wide, 6.7mm thick and weighs 23.7g.
Created on: Friday 17th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 4th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-D30A06
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete cast copper alloy hooked tag of early-medieval date. The hooked tag is of Read's Class A, Type 2, being circular with two attachment holes. The plate is engraved with a spiral in the centre, with pairs of short radial lines joining the spiral to a border groove. The pairs of lines at top and bottom are clear, together with the pair on the left-hand side (held with the hook to the bottom). The pair on the right-hand side are not now visible but from parallels they can be suggested. The four pairs together are likely to have formed a cross. A small area of niello inlay is …
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 10th March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-D21361
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy zoomorphic strap of Early-Medieval date (AD 750-950). The strap end is of Thomas Class A, these types are of the less expensive end of the spectrum. The typical decorations of A2 class are curvilinear and geometric patterns, however this example is too corroded to ascertain the decoration. The terminal end comes to a point while the split attachment end contains one small rivet on the left hand side, the rivet to the right is missing however half of the hole where it was affixed remains. The zoomorphic head terminal is moulded in very low relief and…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bempton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-CFB280
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of early-medieval date. The buckle is D-shaped in plan and circular in section with a worn and broken narrowed and recessed strap bar. The pin no longer remains. The outer edge of the frame is wide and undecorated with no recess for the pin. The frame terminates in bulbous knops which are most probably crude representations of animal heads confronted across the strap bar. Zoomorphic terminals are a common feature of buckles of this period and are intended to represent some sort of quadruped's head, such as a lion or leopard. The metal is a light…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kilham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8FD4A3
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete polychrome glass bead of Early Anglo-Saxon date. The bead is of Brugmann's 'Dot34' type, circular in plan with a flat top and bottom and a central circular perforation. The body of the bead is a light brownish-white opaque glass, and it is decorated with blue glass trails in an irregular wavering pattern forming six triangles, each with a dot of red glass. The bead is 12mm tall, 16.8mm in diameter and weighs 4.3g. Similar examples can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database as LIN-B83187 (another Dot34), and also LIN-D76CE0 and SOM-4B0603. Brugmann dates the D…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FF4D55
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver sceat, Series E (Metcalf variety C-related; Metcalf and Op den Velde sub-variety i) 'porcupine', c AD710-750.
Created on: Monday 6th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 3rd July 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Clifford', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-FE4BB2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy strap end of early-medieval date. The strap end is of Thomas' Class E, Type 3. The strap end is rectangular in plan with a double incised border. The front face is decorated with a raised median rib with an internal groove. To either side of the rib is punched ring and dot decoration. The strap end is cast in one piece but the attachment end is split into an upper and lower plate to allow the strap material to be fitted in between. The reverse plate is flat and undecorated and two copper alloy rivets remain in situ. The strap end is broken and worn …
Created on: Monday 6th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd April 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Strensall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-819355
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of early-medieval date. The buckle is D-shaped in plan and circular in section with a narrowed and recessed strap bar. The pin no longer remains. The outer edge of the frame is wide and undecorated with no recess for the pin. The frame terminates in bulbous knops which are most probably crude representations of animal heads confronted across the strap bar. Zoomorphic terminals are a common feature of buckles of this period and are intended to represent some sort of quadruped's head, such as a lion or leopard. The metal is a light greyish-green colo…
Created on: Thursday 19th January 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th February 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stillington', grid reference and parish protected.