Record ID: YORYM-278924
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy key of medieval date. All that remains is the bow of the key which is lozenge shaped in plan with rounded knop projections on three points while the fourth extends to a worn break. The metal has a mid brownish-green colour and is worn. The key fragment is 25.5mm long, 15.3mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.1g. Numerous similar examples have been recorded on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database such as NARC-2F4597, LEIC-BF9DB6, LIN-130F22 and DOR-D6CEB0.
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-2211B0
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead spindle whorl of medieval to post-medieval date. The spindle whorl is bi-conical with a central perforation running through it. Both sides of the spindle whorl are decorated with irregularly spaced and angled radiating raised lines creating sub-trapezoidal cells within each of which are raised pellets. The metal is a mid whitish-grey colour and is worn. The spindle whorl is 36.4mm in diameter, 10.7mm thick and weighs 46g. Lead spindle whorls were commonly used from the Iron Age through to the post-medieval period and are difficult to date with any certainty. De…
Created on: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Skelton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-129588
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I, long cross reverse, London mint, Class 10cf1, 1301 - 1310. North Vol 2, p.32, no.1040.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Naburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1275C3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead trade weight of medieval date. The weight is shield shaped and has a raised design consisting of a central vertical line crossed by three evenly spaced horizontal lines. A triangle of three raised pellets is present at the base of the vertical line and a row of four pellets marks the top of the line. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal is a mid brownish-grey colour and is worn. The weight is 60.7mm long, 45mm wide, 7mm thick and weighs 106g. Lead weighs such as this were used to weigh goods under the averdepois system from 1390 in England and were use…
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Naburn', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1174A8
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead seal of probable medieval date. The seal is circular in plan with irregular edges as a result of the stamped decoration on the upper face. The decoration consists of a raised rectangular element divided into four compartments with an arrow extending centrally from the upper edge. This feature is framed within a border of four raised pellets. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 28.1mm in diameter, 1.7mm thick and weighs 10.4g.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-10C2E1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is a single looped D-shape and is undecorated and has been bent out of shape. The metal has a mid greenish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 20.8mm long, 11.8mm wide, 2mm thick and weighs 1.7g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.18 and are dated to circa 1250 - 1500.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barkston Ash', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1054B3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle plate of medieval date. The plate is formed from a single sheet of metal folded in half with a rectangular perforation to fit around a strap bar. One of the resulting loops is broken and a single rivet hole is present through both sides of the plate. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The plate is 20.8mm long, 14.3mm wide, 4.7mm thick and weighs 3.3g. While this object was found with YORYM-103F35 there is no evidence to suggest they were associated within their period of usage.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-103F35
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy buckle of medieval date. The buckle is roughly half of a double looped buckle with the narrowed strap bar remaining in act. The second loop has been lost to old breaks. The metal has a mid blackish-brown patina and is worn. The buckle is 20.3mm long, 15mm wide, 3.5mm thick and weighs 2g. Similar examples are illustrated in Whitehead, p.53 and are dated to circa 1350 - 1650. While this object was found with YORYM-103F35 there is no evidence to suggest they were associated within their period of usage.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-100F07
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the leg of a probable cooking vessel. The leg is roughly D-shaped in section with a concave reverse, rounded edges and two raised ridges on the front. Both ends of the fragment are very worn and the leg is undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and is worn. The fragment is 58.8mm long, 32.8mm wide, 11.4mm thick and weighs 74g. While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for copper alloy cooking vessels.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Saxton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-0EF5B2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Edward I, long cross reverse, London mint, probably Class 10ab6, 1301 - 1310. North Vol 2, p.31, no.1039/4.
Created on: Monday 14th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Strensall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-BA9777
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy vessel of medieval date. The fragment is part of the leg of a probable cooking vessel. The leg is roughly D-shaped in section with a flat reverse and two raised ridges on the front. The foot of the leg is worn and the top terminates in an irregular and worn break. The leg is undecorated. The metal is a dark greenish-black patina colour and is worn. The fragment is 43.8mm long, 36.2mm wide, 16.7mm thick and weighs 76g. While it is not possible to allocate this fragment to a specific type a mid 13th to 16th century date is generally accepted for coppe…
Created on: Thursday 10th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Strensall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-284A07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval double patard of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, cross fleuretty reverse, uncertain mint, 1467 - 1477. An agreement under Edward IV in 1469 confirmed the Low Countries coinage of Duke Charles as legal tender in England. In the late 15th and early 16th century, double patards of Charles the Bold were a part of the English currency and feature regularly in hoards alongside English groats as well as being recovered as single finds.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nether Poppleton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-26AF46
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead mount of medieval date. The lead is cinquefoil in plan with a flat base and moulded lobes on the upper surface. From the reverse a circular sectioned shank projects and is bent and broken. The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The mount is24mm long, 18mm wide, 5.9mm thick and weighs 7.9g.
Created on: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Last updated: Friday 4th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1587D7
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy strap-slide of medieval date. It is pentagonal with a single separate copper-alloy rivet for attachment present passing through a hole in one long side. It is undecorated. The metal has a mid brownish-green patina and has many visible filemarks. The strap-slide is 19.2mm long, 16.5mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 2.2g. A similar example is illustrated in Egan and Pritchard 1991, 232, fig.147, no.1252.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 15th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-151967
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead seal matrix of medieval date. The seal is a pointed oval or vessica shape with a plain reverse and stamped obverse. The central design on the obverse is an elongated fleur-de-lis with a worn circumferential legend. All that can be determined of the legend is the beginning "SIG" meaning "Seal of..." The metal is a mid whitish-brown colour and is worn. The seal is 36.3mm long, 26.6mm wide, 3.2mm thick and weighs 18.2g. Sealing was used for authenticating documents for around 300 years in medieval Britain. Pointed oval shaped seals such as this were popular durin…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Cave', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-14BF26
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two fragments of a cast copper alloy casket mount of medieval date. Both fragments are rectangular in plan, plano-convex in section and have rivet holes through the terminal ends. The opposite ends are broken and worn though the two pieces do appear to fit together forming a 90 degree angle. The central point which marks the break is decorated with a triple design of raised latitudinal lines. One terminal end is squared while the other is rounded though both are decorated with triple collars. The metal has a mid reddish-green patina and is worn. Fragment 1: 39.9mm x 4.7mm x 2.4mm …
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-140355
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut half penny of Henry II or Richard I, short cross reverse, minted in York by Everard, Class 1/4, 1180 - 1204.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-13E6F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver groat of Edward III, Treaty Series, long cross reverse, London mint, 1363 - 1369. North Vol 2, p.56, no.1252.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-114655
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy buckle and plate of medieval date. The object is unusual as it has a rotating clasp for fastening rather than a pin. The buckle, plate and clasp are all separately made. The frame is incomplete with only the strap bar and a short length of the frame to either side still remaining. The plate is rectangular with a centrally placed rectangular hole at which point it is fitted around the strap bar of the buckle. Two rivet holes are present on both ends of the open end of the plate and would have aided in attachment to a strap. The upper surface is decorated with…
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 31st August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Halsham', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-106C08
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver cut halfpenny of Henry III, voided long cross reverse, uncertain mint and moneyer, probably Class 3, 1248 - 1250.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 3rd May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Ferriby', grid reference and parish protected.