Record ID: SWYOR-FBAF35
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A partially flattened and incomplete silver thimble dating from AD 1620 - 1700. The longitudinal seam has split open and the thimble is badly squashed. The top (assuming it had one) is missing. A separate piece of silver wire is applied to the base to thicken the rim. This has partially separated from the thimble. The walls are decorated with neat horizontal rows of rectangular or triangular pits. There is a band at the base, delineated by three circumferential incised lines above and two below. There are another two similar lines at the top of the walls. The band is engraved with + FE…
Created on: Monday 30th October 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 10th 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: SWYOR-0C667C
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint scraper formed on a large blade of opaque black flint of uncertain date, 9000 BC - 1000 BC or perhaps, a blank for producing Post Medieval gun flints dating from AD 1600 - 1900. It is a tertiary hard hammer blade with a double dorsal ridge. All four edges are retouched with short, abrupt, scaled removals forming a rectangular scraper. Measurements are; length 61.7mm, width 41.1mm, thickness 10.7mm and weight 33.46g. The form is similar to Post Medieval gunflints, but much larger. It could be a blank ready to be snapped into smaller pieces to make several gunflints. Compare&nbs…
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0B7D43
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; an illegible as or dupondius of an unidentified emperor, dating from 23 BC to AD 260. It is 26.7mm in diameter and 3.2mm thick. It weighs 11.75g.
Created on: Monday 5th February 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-0FEE56
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a copper alloy artefact, possibly the hooked terminal of a Roman bracelet dating from AD 250 - 400, but it is too fragmentary to be sure. It is a rectangular strip of copper alloy which is 1.9mm thick. One end is broken and the other end tapers to a sharp point. the tapering end is also bent into an S shape. There is no decoration. It is 20.8mm long, 8.9mm wide and 5.5mm thick. it weighs 2.3g. Compare bracelets with hooked terminals in Crummy (1983), page 42.
Created on: Monday 6th February 2023
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-F4F238
Object type: SCABBARD
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver scabbard chape of probable Medieval date, AD 1350 - 1500, but it could also be Post medieval and a date range of AD 1300 - 1650 possible. The chape is narrow and tapering towards the pointed closed end. It is a rounded rectangle in cross-section and tapers to a blunt point. There is no visible seam or joint, nor is there any decoration. The top edge is irregular and is probably a break. This would explain why there are no visible rivet holes or other form of attachment. The corners are rounded and there is a crack from the open end part way down one face. There …
Created on: Thursday 24th November 2022
Last updated: Tuesday 26th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-4B64A1
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Early medieval pin of which only the head survives, dating from AD 700 -900. The pin is 29mm long and 9.1mm in diameter. The head is poly -faceted and each facet is decorated with a raised annulet. The head is basically globular and tapers into the shaft with a slight collar. The shaft is circular in section but hardly any survives. The break is patinated. The pin has a brown patina with some areas of corrosion. Originally recorded as Medieval, this pin is more likely to be Early Medieval. See https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/pins/.
Created on: Thursday 2nd October 2008
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-FD5E12
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Post Medieval finger ring, probably dating from AD 1700 - 1800. The ring has a rectangular bezel, wider across the hoop than along it, which is an empty setting for a gem or intaglio. The border is beaded. The shoullders are wide and decorated with two flowers in counterrelief flanking a quatrefoil on each shoulder. There are notches in the sides of the shoulders where they narrow to the hoop, with a scallop design on the hoop terminals. The hoop is D shaped in cross-section. There are no maker's marks. Measurements are; length (to the top of the setting)…
Created on: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-657EC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a contemporary copy (barbarous radiate) of a radiate dating from AD 275 - 285 (Reece Period 14), possibly imitating a radiate of Tetricus I dating from AD 271 - 274, Mint 1, VIRTVS AVG reverse type depicting Virtus standing left holding shield and spear. The coin is 9.9mm in diameter, 1.2mm thick and weighs 0.57g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-661BEC
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is made from two sheets with a flush copper alloy rivet at each end. It is sub-rectangular with an oval expanded terminal surmounted by a knop at the closed end. The object is 25.0mm long, 11.5mm wide, 2.2mm thick and weighs 1.71g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-66B425
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint thumbnail scraper probably dating from the Beaker period (2400 - 2200 BC) but possibly Mesolithic (9000 - 4000 BC). It is formed on a tertiary flake of light grey flint. The dorsal face has invasive, scaled, abrupt retouch. The flint is 16.6mm long, 18.1mm wide, 7.5mm thick and weighs 2.63g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-677F48
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An illegible copper alloy Roman coin; a nummus or radiate dating from AD 260 - 410. The coin is 15.5mm in diameter, 1.4mm thick and weighs 1.16g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-67EDC9
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy Medieval buckle and plate dating from about AD 1250 - 1500. The single D shaped loop is plain and the bar is not recessed nor offset. The outer edge is the same thickness as the bar. The frame is bevelled on both faces. The pin is missing, but the sheet plate survives. It is folded across its width round the bar and has a slot for the pin. The attachment end is rounded and has a single central copper alloy rivet. Compare Whitehead (2003) number 46 and 47 on page 18). The buckle is 26.7mm long, 19.7mm wide, 3.3mm thick and weighs 2.11g.
Created on: Monday 24th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A640CA
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; an illegible radiate or nummus dating from AD 260 - 402. The object is 12.6mm in diameter, 1.1mm thick and weighs 0.72g.
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A67CA8
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rutland
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval strap end made from two sheets of metal, dating from about AD 1200 - 1400. It is long and rectangular in plan, tapering slightly to the closed end which has a fleur shaped terminal. There is a copper alloy rivet at each end, flush with the plates. The strap end is badly bent. In it's current bent condition the object is 42.1mm long, 9.5mm wide, 25.1mm thick and weighs 6.61g.
Created on: Thursday 27th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-466143
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Calderdale
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete flint thumbnail scraper probably dating from the Beaker period (2400 - 2200 BC) but possibly Mesolithic (9000 - 4000 BC). It is formed on a tertiary flake of light grey flint with partial patination on the proximal end. The sides have invasive, scaled, abrupt retouch. It is 16.1mm long, 22mm wide, 7.3mm thick and 3.2g.
Created on: Thursday 22nd June 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-5219E8
Object type: SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval lead Hungarian flour bag seal dating from AD 1891 - 1914. It is circular, with two slots through the body from side to side. One face is marked with raised letters: PESTI / (V)ICTORIA / [GÖZM]ALOM  and on the other is an 8 in triangle of wheat ears, M [T] on sides. The seal is 19.1mm long, 18.7mm wide, 4.9mm thick and weighs 7.18g. Compare http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=35761 and the related NLM-54BDE9 which recorded the following useful information provided by Paul Cannon: "The reverse of the seal is explained in…
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-54296A
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medeival copper alloy illegible coin weight dating from AD 1450 - 1650. It is square with a bevelled edge. No design survives. Measurements are; length 17.3mm, width 15.8mm, thickness 3.6mm and weight 7.09g.
Created on: Monday 17th July 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-77F781
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval jetton of Nuremberg, probably an early rose orb type, anonymous issue, dating from AD 1500 - 1550 with a fictitious legend. Measurements are; diameter 25.1mm, thickness 1.2mm and weighs 3.10g. See Mitchiner number 1191 onwards. The jetton is pierced with a small circular hole near the edge from the orb side.
Created on: Monday 31st July 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F8D81
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy fragment, probably of a Post Medieval buckle dating from AD 1500 - 1900. Only half of the outer edge survives. It is unclear whether the buckle is single looped or double looped. There is a knop at the end of the missing bar, and the loop is a rounded rectangular one. The outer edge is embellished with a panel of interlace decoration. There is a large projecting grooved pin rest surmounted by a chunky knop which is possibly intended to be zoomorphic with a groove along the outer edge representing a mouth, and notches on the upper face hinting at eyes and ears. …
Created on: Monday 14th August 2023
Last updated: Friday 22nd March 2024
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