Record ID: DENO-2A7AB0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval silver coin. The coin is very abraded on both faces possibly deliberately. There is a crease along one side suggesting the coin was possibly used as a 'love token'. A flat-topped shield can be faintly seen on the reverse, from this and the size of the coin it is probable it is a threepence of Elizabeth 1 (AD 1553 - 1603) Diameter 17 mm, thickness 0.7 mm, weight 0.5 g
Created on: Monday 3rd July 2023
Last updated: Friday 1st December 2023
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Record ID: DUR-99AE87
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Description: An incomplete silver cufflink of the ‘Crown and Heart’ type, dating to the Post-Medieval period (c.AD1662-1700). The cufflink comprises two discs with downturned edges that terminate in an out-turned flange. The face of each disc is decorated in counter-relief with a crown above two hearts on a stippled field. The hollow reverses have traces of solder and markings indicating possible attachment points perhaps linking the two discs. Dimensions: Disc 1: Diameter:13.02; thickness: 2.12; weight 1.2g Disc 2: Diameter: 13.02; thickness: 2.54; weight 1.5…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2020
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Nunthorpe area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-69776A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of King John dating to the period AD 1204 - 1209. Short cross reverse. Moneyer Walter. Mint of London. Class 5c. North Vol 1, p.221, no.971.
Created on: Monday 11th September 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 4th October 2017
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Record ID: HESH-40F7E7
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped, ground and polished axe / axehead of probable Neolithic date (2900-2100 BC). The axe is knapped from a dark grey / black fine grained igneous rock most probably volcanic tuff. This rock type is formed from compressed volcanic ash and has a fine grained composition with infrequent crystalline inclusions. Tuff is found in Britain and Ireland in a band that runs down the Irish Sea from the Lake District (the Langdale's source Group VI), County Antrim (Ireland), through North Wales (Graig Lwyd Group VII), and into Cornwall and Devon (Groups XVI and IV respectively). Vo…
Created on: Friday 16th December 2016
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-0EA2DB
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver penny of Henry VI dating to the period AD 1427 - 1430. Long cross reverse. Mint of Calais. Rosette-Mascle issue. North Vol 2, p.76, no.1450.
Created on: Friday 17th October 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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Record ID: DUR-320AD2
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval belt fitting. It is S-shaped and is decorated in the form of a snake. It has a head at one end with the tail at the narrower end. One side is decorated with lines all the way down, the other side has the eyes on the head and raised spots. edit 07/02/19 (BW): the record for similar fitting WREX-8A351 states: "These S-shaped 'snake belt' fasteners were probably associated with sword belts in the 17th and 18th centuries. Fasteners with snake heads continue in use on military and police belts into the 19th century. See Read 2008, pg. 230, No.824 for a…
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: DUR-320114
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy strap fitting dating to the Post Medieval period, c.AD1550-1600. The fitting is S-shaped in plan with the object narrowing at each end with swan head terminals. The strap fitting is slightly flattened at the midpoint and decorated with leaves projecting from the middle band on each side. An example illustrated in Read (2008, 230: no.825) is dated to the mid-16th century, and is from sword-belt.
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Thursday 7th February 2019
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Record ID: DUR-31EED4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or gaming piece, inset with glass, from the Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period (AD850-1000). It is conical in shape with a wider base. The diameter is 11.35mm at the top and 13.58mm at the bottom. The top has a domed stone set in which is a dark blue. This record was edited and the date of the object reassessed following reappraisal by Prof. Julian Richards. A similar weight, although cylinder shaped rather than conical, was found during excavations of the 9th-century Viking settlement at Woodstown, Co. Waterford, Ireland (see: Russell and Hu…
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
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