Record ID: SWYOR-8A1BCA
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
A lead alloy weight dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 800 - 1100. The weight is hexagonal in plan with a flat base and sides that taper slightly inwards towards the top. Three sides are longer than the other three sides, arranged alternately. The top is inset with a decorative copper alloy plate that is also hexagonal but with concave sides. The central motif on the plate is an equilateral triangle with concave sides, each of the three apices of the triangle terminating in a crescent with the points facing outwards to create three sides of the hexagon. Each of the concav…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd May 2016
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-A808B0
Object type: SPEAR
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An iron spear of Modern date, possibly a replica or ethnographic piece. It has an angular blade which is a lozenge in section. The neck is sub-square in section and the socket is a rounded square near the neck, gradually changing to oval in section at the end. The socket appears to be of solid construction. An unusual feature, and the one that indicates a Modern date, is a bolt across the socket of which only the hexagonal head and nut can be seen projecting from the sides of the socket. The socket is full of earth and corrosion. When recovered from the ground, the spear had laye…
Created on: Thursday 30th January 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM107
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Head from a cast copper alloy brooch of trumpet type, most of bow and foot missing. Plain, expanded head around the edge of which is an incised line, Hinge type pin mechanism, part of pin surviving. Loop, now broken, extending from head, it is encircled by a strip of copper alloy across the face of which are two transverse lines. Length 33.3mm, Width 22.5mm, Height 20.3mm, Mass 11.80g
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM108
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Pierced coin, probably a sestertius, beyond recognition, some traces of the bust can be seen above which is an elongated hole 5.5 x 3.2mm. The date at which the coin was pieced is open to question. Diameter 30.5mm, Mass 15.85g. Perforated Roman coins tend to be a feature of Early Medieval sites and contexts.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM109
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy plate brooch, oval and decorated with two concentric ridges. Remains of two attachments on back. Lentth 27.8mm, Width 23.6mm, Mass 3.76g
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM110
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy buckle, square frame with an expanded outer face bearing multiple transverse mouldings and a central pin notch. In London buckles of this form were found in contexts dating to 1350-1400 (Egan and Pritchard 1991, 96, Fig. 61). Length 18.4mm, Width 21.7mm, Mass 5.82g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM111
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy buckle, two oval loops in a 'spectacle' format, some indications of oblique lines decorating the loops, narrowed bar, with a small finial at each end. The frame is not flat, the two loops are raised above the line of the central bar. Section generally pear shaped, Some traces of gilding . Length 39.6mm, Width 25.2mm, Mass 8.42g
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM112
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy buckle, two oval loops in a spectacle format, plain with small projections each side of the central bar. Section generally triangular, wrap around pin present. Frame not flat, the two loops are raised up above the level of the central bar. Length 32.3mm, Width 22.9mm, Mass 4.25g.
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM113
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy buckle, double looped 'spectacle' type. Section of hoops flat and slightly concave/convex. Side of frame raised above the level of the central bar. Length 24.8mm, Width 20.0mm, Mass 3.24g
Created on: Wednesday 27th May 1998
Last updated: Thursday 19th July 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'WAKEFIELD', grid reference and parish protected.