Record ID: YORYM-45E7B9
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy sleeve clasp dating to the Early Medieval period (c. AD 450-570). It consists of a cast bar only, with a raised square or rectangular boss on either end. Between the bosses there is a semi-cylindrical shaft decorated with traverse grooved lines on the curved face. The other side is flat and undecorated. One of the bosses is broken, and the missing part would have consisted of a second D-section shaft with grooved decoration ending in a third raised rectangular boss. Separate bars such as these could have been soldered onto the plates of wrist-…
Created on: Tuesday 9th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 15th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-72B0E6
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper-alloy strap end dating to the late early-medieval period, c. AD 1000-1100. The object consists of a flat sub-trapezoidal plate with a projecting shaft, terminating with a split end joined by a small pin. The edges of the plate are worn with breaks marking areas which are now lost. The shaft is thicker and decorated with unclear ridges which extend diagonally down the sides of the shaft. Much of the shaft is split into two flat plates. These are joined near the terminal of the object by a thin pin with the ends of this pin visible on the exterior edg…
Created on: Tuesday 5th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-32096B
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2023 T770. Description:  A fragment of silver probable hack of possible late Roman date, c.AD 300 – 410. The fragment is rectangular in plan and section with cuts to each four sides. The upper surface is decorated with partial curvilinear tendrils. Two small annulets can also be determined to one corner. The reverse is undecorated. Dimensions: Length: 25.6mm; Width: 9.1mm; Thickness: 2.4mm; Weight: 3.9g. Discussion: The object is likely to be a cut fragment (i.e. Hacksilber) of a larger object, possibly a vessel such as a shallow dish or small plate.…
Created on: Monday 21st August 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Easington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1690B6
Object type: CUFF LINK
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
TREASURE CASE : 2023 T899. Description:  An incomplete cast silver cufflink of post-medieval date, c. AD 1650-1700. Lewis form 1, Type A. The cufflink element comprises a circular disc with bevelled edge, stamped with a design of a crown above two hearts. The remains of a silver wire loop remain to the reverse of the disc. Dimensions: Diameter: 13.6mm; Thickness: 2..8mm; Weight: 1.8g. Discussion: The 'crown and heart' motif on cufflinks is thought to commemorate the marriage of King Charles II (r. AD 1660 - 1685) to Catherine of Braganza (AD 1638 - 1705) in AD 1…
Created on: Monday 25th September 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Fangfoss', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F06E14
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Early Medieval coin; a sceat of Alchred (or Alhred) of Northumbria dating from AD 765 - 774.  Reverse depicts a fantastic quadruped facing right with a cross below. Mint of Northumbria. See North number 179. Diameter 12.1mm; thickness 1.3mm and weight 1.20g. A good parallel is EMC number : 2012.0041.
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 10th April 2024
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Record ID: DUR-C6A2E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete silver siliqua of Arcadius (395 - 408 AD) of the Roman period. Dimensions: 14.5mm diameter, 1.3g. Obverse: Cuirassed, draped and diademed bust facing right.  Legend: [ANLIAS(R/X)/PIVSPPAVG Reverse: Draped, helmeted figure seated facing on throne looking left holding (right) a reversed spear and (left) a victory standing on a globe holding a wreath or patera.  Legend: VRBS/ROMA
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: DUR-36CCB9
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of five sherds of Roman greyware, dating from the Roman period 43 - 410 AD.  Total weight: 48g. The assemblage comprises one rim sherds and four body sherds.  The fabric is a mid grey colour throughout the thickness.  It is of fine texture with moderate small white and grey inclusions and some larger black inclusions, probably fine quartz or sand.   Individual features:  1a is a rim sherd representing about 8% of the rim from a jar of about 18cm diameter.  It is wheel-made, and has a flat slightly thickened rim.  It…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: DUR-364314
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 11 sherds of black burnished ware, of the late Iron Age to Roman period, dating circa 100 BCE - 410 AD. The sherds comprise five rims, one base and five body sherds.  The fabric is dark grey - black inside with black surfaces.  There are abundant inclusions, mostly white, of irregular to sharp shape and varying size and they appear at the surface of the ceramic in addition to within the fabric.   The quality of the fabric at the breaks is rough with voids.  These vessels are probably wheel-made from the appearance of grooves and…
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: DUR-348ACD
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An assemblage of 6 sherds of Roman greyware, dating from the Roman period 43 - 410 AD.  Total weight: 224g. The assemblage comprises 2 rim sherds (of which one also has a base), one base sherd and three body sherds.  The fabric is a mid grey colour throughout the thickness.  It is of fine texture with sparse small white inclusions and some larger black inclusions, probably fine quartz or sand.  The interior and exterior surfaces are smooth but not burnished and do not have decoration. Individual features:  1a is a rim sherd representing about 15% of the …
Created on: Monday 19th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 9th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0C5396
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper tool probably of neolithic date, 4000 BC - 2200 BC. It is oval, formed on a secondary flake of dark brown flint. There is short, semi-abrupt, scaled retouch on all sides, some from the ventral and some from the dorsal face.  Measurements are; length 45.1mm, width 33.0mm, thickness 9.4mm and weight 17.32g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-AE8875
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Two (2) copper-alloy fragments of casting waste of uncertain date. The pieces are irregularly shaped globules of solidified molten metal. They are irregular in form and section with no identifying features. Cremation material of Early-Medieval date has also been found in this area. These pieces may represent further additions to this though the lack of identifiable features makes this difficult to ascertain.  1: Weight: 6g; Length: 35mm; Width: 20.1mm; Thickness: 5mm. 2: Weight: 1.4g; Length: 14.8mm; Width: 8.8mm; Thickness: 2.8mm.
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-AE6C3B
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of probable Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1500-1700. The mount comprises a sub-rectangular plate, broken to either end. The upper surface is decorated with ridge and groove designs along each long edge. A V-shape made up of chevrons is present to one end of the plate. The reverse is flat and undecorated. No lugs, rivet holes, or other means of attachments are visible on the extant piece, but it likely served as a decorative fitting from a box or an item of furniture. The metal has a dark green patina and is worn. The object is 44mm long, 11.2mm wide, 2.2mm t…
Created on: Friday 8th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9E8C45
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete gilded copper-alloy wrist or sleeve clasp of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 450 - 570. Hines Form B20.  The clasp is rectangular comprising a plate and bar cast in one piece. The bar is decorated with nine (9) groups of two (2) to four (4) transverse ridge and groove designs. The plate comprises six (6) conjoined semi-circular knobs. An openwork rectangular catch projects from the outer edge of the plate. Two semi-circular sewing holes are present to either end of the outer edge of the plate. Gilding remains over the front surface. The reverse is flat and undecora…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9D3D37
Object type: CASTING WASTE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy fragment of casting waste of uncertain date. The piece is an irregularly shaped globule of solidified molten metal. It is irregular in form and section with no identifying features. Weight: 3.4g; Length: 22.4mm; Width: 12.1mm; Thickness: 5.9mm.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9D1035
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy button of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1600 - 1750. The button is discoidal and flat. The upper surface is decorated with a central ring and dot design from which four equidistant arms comprised of zig-zags extend. The space between the arms has leaf motifs formed of incised lines. The reverse displays a scar from an integral shanks which is lost to a worn break. The metal has a dark green/grey patina and is worn. The button is 16.7mm in diameter, 2.7mm thick and weighs 2.8g. Similar buttons are illustrated in Read, p.87 and are dated to the 17th to 18th cent…
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9C5CF9
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy mount of probable medieval date, c.AD 1200-1400. The mount comprises a sub-rectangular plate, broken along one long and one short edge. a partial possible rivet/attachment hole is present to one corner. The upper surface of the plate is decorated with an incised cross saltire set on a transverse groove. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The object is 14.2mm long, 10.2mm wide, 1.7mm thick and weighs 0.9g.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-9C3471
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper-alloy coin weight of medieval to Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1400 - 1700. The coin weight is circular and worn. One surface has faint traces of decoration which can no longer be sufficiently determined. The other face appears undecorated. The metal has a mid-green patina and is worn. The coin weight is 10.7mm in diameter, 4.4mm thick and weighs 2.6g.
Created on: Thursday 7th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Bridlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8987C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver medieval cut halfpenny attributed to the baronial coinage of William of Aumale, Earl of York, produced during the reign of Stephen (1135-1154) and dating to c. AD 1150, probably struck in York.  The design showing a knight advancing right with sword on the obverse, and a cross patée in quatrefoil with annulets on cusps and in margin on the reverse is known mostly from pennies of Eustace FitzJohn (North 929). Only two other examples in the name of William of Aumale are known (see EMC 2011.0025 and Fitzwilliam Museum CM.692-2005:&n…
Created on: Wednesday 6th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-839004
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy strap end of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 750 - 950. The strap end is of Thomas' Class A, Type 2 with patterned decoration. The strap end is broadly triangular with a pointed terminal at the closed end and a worn break at the attachment end. The zoomorphic terminal is in the form of a forward facing animal head; much of the surface is damaged or missing but the terminal appears to include raised rounded pellet eyes and a stub-nosed snout. The central panel bears a curvilinear design with interlinked zig-zags geometric features. The rever…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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Record ID: YORYM-833D18
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval French jetton dating to the period c.AD 1418 - 1437. 'Shield of France' type. Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty in four arched tressure reverse. Probably mint of Paris. Similar jettons are illustrated in Mitchiner, p.191-193 in which the Shield of France is described as a modern issue dated c.1418 - 1437 AD, probably struck at Paris. Ref: Mitchiner, M. (1988) Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg. London: B. A. Seaby Ltd.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2024
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