Record ID: SWYOR-D4F7E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series D (type 8) dating from about AD 690-710, probably struck in the northern Netherlands (Friesland). Refs: Naismith 2017: p.88, figure 5; Op den Velde and Metcalf 2003: p.93.   Obverse description: Standard with central annulet and L-shaped motifs in each corner. Reverse description: Cross with other motifs and pseudo-legend outside The coin is 11.3mm in diameter, 1.5mm thick and weighs 0.9g
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Monday 2nd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-ACB721
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Primary Phase Series E (Variety G3; Naismith Series Ec), dating to c.AD700-20, mint: Netherlands (probably Domburg or Dorestad). Ref: Metcalf and Op den Velde 2009: 28-31; Naismith 2017: table 4. Obverse description: 'porcupine' formed of plain curved line with two pellets on line at right-hand end, below which two straight lines form a triangle with the curve. Below the curve, and only partially on the flan, are a diamond shape and zig-zag; above the curve, eight gently curving lines with a pellet end. Reverse description: s…
Created on: Tuesday 28th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ryther', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A11FA2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete early medieval silver early penny (sceat) of Secondary Phase Series E, sub-variety h, dating to c.AD720-40, probably struck in the Netherlands. Ref: Metcalf and Op den Velde 2009-10: p. 50, pl. 57-67. The coin is 11.8mm diameter, 1.6mm thick and 1.1g.
Created on: Sunday 3rd April 2022
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2022
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-9B060B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very fine Early Medieval gold Merovingian tremissis of the 'National gold' series dating to c. AD 580-670. Unidentified mint and moneyer, possibly Frisian. The obverse depicts a bust facing left, crude in style, wearing a diadem and with stylised drapery. There is a partial linear border to the left. A large 'A' behind the head is a feature of some early sceattas. The reverse shows a Latin cross within a wreath-like border but no circumferential border is visible. The coin has strong similarities in its design to Crondall tremissis 20 although this coin has the 'inscription' o…
Created on: Wednesday 31st October 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2019
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-09F1C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An early medieval silver sceat, Series E, variety G1, quilled "insect" with pellet eye, AD695-715/20, minted in the Netherlands. Abramson, p.88, no.E215.
Created on: Thursday 6th December 2012
Last updated: Thursday 13th December 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-103AA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver coin; a sceat. Series E (AD 690 - 760), uncertain subtype. The obverse has a crescent with a pellet towards the right hand end of it, with pelleted crescents parallel above and below it and quilled lines above the top pelleted line extending from bottom right to top left. Below the design are three conjoined parallel lines, with pellets at their joints. It is similar to Abramson, Frankener type F (p. 92), but is composite of those types. The reverse is a standard enclosing a central annulet, surrounding the annulet is a circle of pellets, then a square of …
Created on: Monday 12th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 19th November 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-73BA51
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval Sceat, 700-750, Series E (Metcalf variety A-related; Metcalf and Op den Velde sub-variety d 'variety A imitations'), minted in the Netherlands. Similar to a coin from the Hallum hoard (Metcalf and Op den Velde corpus 1591). ref: DM Metcalf & W Op den Velde 2009, The Monetary Economy of the Netherlands, Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde 96.
Created on: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
Spatial data recorded.