Record ID: DUR-3CB598
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver denarius of Plautilla dating to the period AD 202 to 205 (Reece Period 10), PIETAS AVGG, Pietas standing left holding sceptre. RIC IV, pt 1, p. 270, no. 367.
Created on: Wednesday 14th November 2012
Last updated: Monday 10th December 2012
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-5FC881
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early-medieval silver hooked tag, a long triangle in shape with two circular attachment holes near the corners at the wider end. One of the upper corners is missing. The object tapers towards a break, as the bottom half of the object and the hook are missing. The plate is decorated on the front with engraving inlaid with niello, much of which survives, except by the lower break. The edge has well-spaced regular nicks; between each (from the image) there appears to be a short niello line. Within this is a continuous reserved silver border. The central panel is filled with…
Created on: Tuesday 4th September 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Theakston', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-BAFF22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy nummus of Constantine I dating to AD 309-310 (Reece Period 15). SOLI INVICTO COMITI reverse type depicting Sol standing facing with head left, chlamys hanging from behind left shoulder, holding globe in left hand and raising right hand. Minted at Lyon. RIC VI, p. 265, no. 307 var. (incorrect reverse legend SOLI INVICTO CMITI).
Created on: Wednesday 15th August 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2016
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Record ID: DUR-271C61
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy radiate of Allectus (AD 293-296) (Reece Period 14), VIRTVS AVG, Galley left with mast, cabin and 4 or 5 rowers; waves. Mint of London, (QL). RIC V, pt 2, p. 563, no. 55. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Wednesday 8th August 2012
Last updated: Monday 5th September 2016
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-FCC112
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver annular medieval brooch in ten fragments, dating to the 13th/14th centuries. It is complete with the pin present. The hoop is circular in plan as well as in cross section. It has eight lozenge-shaped plates attached onto the front of the hoop. These are decorated with punch decoration, with three different designs in an alternate pattern. One consists of a grid dividing the lozenge into 9-squares with a line in each square; another has four lines dividing the lozenge into four quarters each quarter then has the corner marked out by two lines. The final design consists of…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 6th October 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stokesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-F928F5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A complete copper alloy trumpet brooch of broad Roman date, but specifically dating to the 1st-2nd centuries AD. The head is oval in shape and decorated with a groove round the rim. There is a small rectangular protrusion at the top of the head. There is a double collar above and below the full round acanthus button. The lower bow is triangular and terminates in a discoidal foot comprising of three discs, the middle of which is decorated with horizontal grooves. The catchplate survives, as does the pin, although the pin has been bent in places. Behind the head of the brooch is the coi…
Created on: Monday 6th August 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 10th September 2013
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Record ID: DUR-92E7D2
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Published
A complete finger-ring made of gold wire with a circular cross-section measuring roughly 1.5mm in diameter. The bezel has been made by twisting the wire to form a row of three large and loose figures-of-eight, and then the ends of the wire have been wrapped several times around the shoulders. The wire is not otherwise decorated. The ring is in good condition, although both the hoop and bezel have been bent in several places. It weighs 6.9g and measures 24.56mm in diameter; the thickness of the hoop ranges between 1.49mm and 1.68mm. A very similar example in copper alloy can be foun…
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Last updated: Monday 12th November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Yarm', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-928AC6
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver seal matrix dating to the Medieval period, probably 14th century in date. The seal has an oval face with a hexagonal conical handle above. A hexagonal collar divides the handle from a trefoil suspension loop. Part of the oval face has been broken meaning that the inscription is no longer complete. The face of the seal depicts two birds (possibly doves) touching beaks with two flowers either side. In between the two doves is a fleur de lis and below are the legated initials 'AH.' Above the two doves is closed 'C.' The inscription around the perimeter of the face re…
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 4th July 2018
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Record ID: DUR-8F8993
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A complete finger ring made from silver and dating to the Medieval period (15th-16th centuries). The ring is broadly circular in plan and rectangular section. There are four panels on the hoop, each rectangular in shape, with part of the undecorated hoop visible in between each. Two of the opposite panels are engraved in an iconographic style, depicting a standing figure looking towards the right. The other two opposite panels have floral engraved decoration. The ring is in good condition, with some wear and tear on the interior of the hoop.
Created on: Wednesday 1st August 2012
Last updated: Friday 16th May 2014
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Record ID: DUR-17EEA5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: Gold and cloisonné garnet object. The original form of the object is hard to reconstruct, as it is now bent and broken, with four pieces surviving; some areas are still in places obscured by soil. The main decorative motif is a central circular panel 20-21mm in diameter, constructed on a backplate with a ring of cloisonné around the edge and an empty circle 14mm in diameter in the centre. The backplate is pierced by two small relatively neat circular holes and two more ragged and irregular holes, all of which are pushed through from the front and none of which are in th…
Created on: Monday 2nd July 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Pickering', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8709B2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete and worn silver Roman denarius of Titus (AD 79-81), dating to the period c.AD 80 (Reece period 4). TR P IX IMP XV COS VIII P P reverse type depicting a draped seat with semicircular frame above. Mint of Rome. RIC II (2nd ed.), p. 206, no. 122.
Created on: Monday 25th June 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 5th January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Stokesley', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-477A92
Object type: SLEEVE CLASP
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A complete hook-piece from a copper-alloy wrist clasp, dating to around the late 5th or 6th century. The clasp is sub-rectangular with a thicker bar along the front edge that is rounded on the upper surface. The bar is decorated with equally spaced transverse alternating broad flutes (or grooves) and narrower linear grooves. Cast in one with the bar is a plate with five perforations, two sub-oval holes to either side of a single sub-triangular central hole. The plate is best described as having four conjoined flat roundels, with the central single perforation between the inner two.…
Created on: Friday 22nd June 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th February 2019
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Record ID: DUR-86DC44
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped silver siliqua of Eugenius (AD 392-394), (Reece Period 21), probably VRBS ROMA, Roma seated left holding Victory on globe and spear / sceptre. Probably Mint of Lyon. RIC IX, p. 52, cf. no. 46; Hoxne, p. 144, cf. no. 657
Created on: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Last updated: Monday 6th April 2020
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Record ID: DUR-5F8460
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Otho (AD 69), dating to the period c.AD 69 (Reece period 3). SECVRITAS P R reverse type depicting Securitas standing left holding wreath and sceptre. Mint of Rome. As RIC I (2nd ed.), p. 260, no. 10.
Created on: Monday 11th June 2012
Last updated: Saturday 25th April 2020
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Record ID: DUR-338956
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Working treasure report: A complete gold Medieval finger-ring, with an oval bezel set with a blue stone, possibly sapphire. The hoop of the ring is circular in cross section: the shoulders are broader and taper into a thin band. Either side of the bezel is a narrow transverse ridge. The ring is in good condition, the only defect being that the hoop is slightly bent out of shape. A very similar ring has been found in Kington St Michael, Wiltshire and can be found in the Treasure Annual Report 2003, pg. 102, no. 169. The ring is typical of the late 12th or 13th century
Created on: Monday 28th May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th May 2014
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Record ID: DUR-CF57C4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Published
A largely complete lead weight dating to the Early Medieval period and of Viking style. The weight is circular in plan and rectangular in section. The top of the object is inlaid with blue/green glass of which some is missing. The lead is white/grey in colour. It weighs 48.0g and measures 25.07mm in diameter and 12.61mm in thickness. See DUR-8BB722 as a recent example recorded on this database.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 29th October 2013
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Record ID: DUR-1487B1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete early medieval silver penny of St Peter of York, two-line/horizintal type belonging to Phase 2 of the coin age, dating c.AD910-20 (North 553), mint: York. Ref: North 1994: 116. The coin is in poor condition, badly chipped around the edge and missing about 40% of the field and inscription. Its weight (0.7g) would be consistent with a penny of this type.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2022
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Record ID: DUR-0F7678
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A worn copper alloy radiate of  Tetricus I (AD 271-4) (Reece Period 13), probably PAX AVG, Pax standing left, holding branch and vertical sceptre. Gaul Mint I. Normanby, cf. no. 1473.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 28th July 2022
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Record ID: DUR-FAC882
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Silver early medieval silver sceat, series Y, Eadberht of Northumbria (737-c758), Booth class Bi.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Thursday 14th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'County Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-FA49F0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, AD 309-310, SOLI INVICTO COMITI, Sol standing right holding globe in right hand and holding up left hand. Mint of Lyon. Cf. RIC VI, p. 265, no. 307.
Created on: Tuesday 1st May 2012
Last updated: Friday 15th January 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'County Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.