Record ID: PUBLIC-BAFF76
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval silver hammered penny of Eric Bloodaxe (second reign). Moneyer Ingelgar, mint of York. Dates from AD 952 to 954. Length 18mm, width 14.4mm, weight 0.54g. Obverse inscription: +ER[ ] / [  ]EX Reverse inscription: [  ][LG?]A[   ] The coin is damaged and incomplete. Acknowledgment to Dr. Martin Allen for identification. 
Created on: Friday 28th October 2022
Last updated: Monday 23rd October 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Near Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-37AA9D
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete early medieval copper-alloy zoomorphic mount in the form of a bridled bear, possibly from a strap or horse harness, probably dating to the 11th century AD. The mount is in the form of an animal's head and is convex on the front and hollow on the reverse. At the upper edge of the mount are two rounded projections, these are placed in the corners to represent the animal's ears. The animal then has a protruding forehead, at the centre of which is a circular perforation with remains of an iron rivet. Below the central perforation are two furt…
Created on: Monday 6th July 2020
Last updated: Thursday 16th November 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'AELWB', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-A84307
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy small-long brooch (Early Medieval - Anglo Saxon) The head comprises a central rectangular plate with three sides extended in three flat semi-circular knops; one of the knops is missing. The fourth side extends in the arched bow, which has a D-shaped cross section and tapers towards the end of the catchplate. The front of the headplate is decorated with a fine cross engraved into the plate running diagonally from corner to corner. The reverse of the headplate has an integral lug of which holds the looped end of what was the pin. This may belong to Penn an…
Created on: Friday 8th June 2018
Last updated: Monday 11th June 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-EB9C22
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early Medieval copper alloy styca. The coin is very similar to this record: YORYM-52AEA1
Created on: Thursday 22nd February 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 30th October 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'PS001', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-2DC5C9
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Published
A copper-alloy strap-end, dating from the Early-Medieval to Medieval periods. At the top of the strap-end is the strap-slot, which comprises two parallel, downward-tapering plates and a central gap. The strap would have been held in place by a rivet which survives in situ, located centrally, a short distance down from the horizontal upper sides of the plates, which it links. A moulded, forward-facing, stylised zoomorphic mask marks the transition between the strap-slot and the sub-oval 'tongue' below. This tongue widens towards the bottom, its openwork form suggesting a probable …
Created on: Tuesday 14th February 2017
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cumbria', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-0767BB
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval copper alloy strap end, dating to the period c.AD 750-950. The strap end is broadly tongue shaped in plan, with decoration The plate bears a pelta shaped cell next to the attachment holes with a central bordered panel of interlace ornament which may include the body of a beast. The object narrows to a zoomorphic lower terminal, in the form of an animal with large curved ears and a rounded snout probably a horse. The wider terminal has two apertures which would have accommodated rivets, now missing. The reverse is undecorated . The widest end has two rivet holes and i…
Created on: Thursday 1st December 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-5A8AB2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval silver sceat, series G (type 3a) (N 43), mint: Quentovic (probably), c.AD710-720
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Monday 2nd March 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-E88DCC
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A crudely cast copper alloy buckle of early medieval to medieval origin. The buckle is slightly off-centre with the pin axis bar a few degrees out of line from the centre line of the buckle body. The decoration appears to be zoomorphic with the "beast biting the bar" at either end of the pin axis bar.
Created on: Thursday 10th July 2014
Last updated: Tuesday 21st March 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: PUBLIC-57A6E7
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy buckle of Saxon or early medieval age with part of the strap still attached. The buckle is decorated with the "beast biting the bar" on a convex C shaped body.
Created on: Thursday 3rd July 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 1st April 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Driffield', grid reference and parish protected.