Record ID: SWYOR-843675
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three cast copper alloy rings of flattened hexagonal section and sub-circular form; probably harness fittings dating from the Medieval or Post Medieval periods, about AD 1100 - 1800. Measurements  1. diameter 25.7mm, thickness 2.9mm, and weight 3.63g, One straight edge. 2. diameter 26.1mm, thickness 2.19mm, and weight 5.05g. Oblique filemarks visible on both faces. 3. diameter 24.1mm, thickness 1.5mm and weight 1.36g. One part of the ring is worn. These are very common finds and may have had a variety of uses. They may have been part of horse-har…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-83CAB6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a very corroded Sestertius of an unidentified emperor, dating from about 23 BC - AD 269. It is 30.1mm in diameter and 4.5mm thick. It weighs 12.4g. Both faces are illegible apart from a standing figure on the reverse.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-838445
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin; a nummus probably of the House of Valentinian dating from AD 364 to 378 (Reece period 19). Probably SECVRITAS REI PVBLICAE reverse type depicting Victory walking left with palm and a wreath. Mint unknown. The diameter is 15.1mm, thickness 1.3mm and weight 1.43g
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-833DAA
Object type: RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy annular ring, probably a harness ring, of uncertain date, Medieval to Post-medieval, AD 1100 - 1800. It is flat and sub-hexagonal in section with the inner edge worn. The hoop varies in width and some filemarks are visible. The diameter is 26.0mm, thickness is 3.0mm, and weight is 3.9g These are very common finds and may have had a variety of uses. They may have been part of horse-harness, or used for suspension of vessels, or as curtain rings, and so on. Geake (Finds Recording Guide, page 54). See also https://finds.org.uk/counties/findsrecordingguides/r…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-83222B
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval copper alloy harness mount mount dating from AD 1200 - 1400. The object consists of a central plate which is square. The plate has a central circle contaiing a fleur in relief, surounded by blue enamel. The rest of the plate is decorated with a fleur in each corner, an annulet at each cardinal point, gilded stippling across the field. Projecting from the lower side is a bar of D-shaped cross-section. This widens to form a rounded section with a rivet hole with a ridge collar and recessed area before the terminal which ends in a ta…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-82E2CE
Object type: HOOKED TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete early post-medieval copper alloy hooked tag, dating from about AD 1500-1650, of Read's Class E Type 3. The main body of the object is sub-circular, with moulded relief and openwork. There is a central moulded rose, on a triple stranded vertical line. There is a single stranded cross bar. There are three openwork perforations in each lower quarter, and two in each upper quarter. The space where the third perforation would be is occupied by the rose moulding at the base of each side of the rectangular loop. The hook projects down in a distort…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-82CF4E
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy double loop buckle dating to about  AD 1550-1650. One loop is missing. There are two projecting knops on the outer edge of the bevelled loop of the buckle.  There are two stubs on either side of the pin bar where the other loop would have been attached. There is a knop at each end of the pin bar. The pin bar is rectangular in profile. The reverse is flat. The measurements are; length 19.4mm, width 15.1mm, thickness 3.3mm, and weight 2.82g. Compare Whitehead 382.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-824F77
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy late Bronze Age socketed axehead dating from about 1140 BC - 1000 BC. It is a type Fulford socketed axe. The axe is sub-rectangular in plan and wedge-shaped in cross-section. It has a square socket with a moulded triple collar, wider at the top. The sides expand slightly, and then curve at the tips. The faces are smooth and there is no decoration visible on the surfaces. The socket is 59.2mm deep, 34.1 mm wide, and 8.8 mm thick. There is a D-shaped loop just below the lower collar on one of the triangular side faces. The loop is D shap…
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Thursday 11th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-822EEA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead Early Medieval spindle whorl, dating from about AD 500 - 850. It is of Walton Rogers form A1. The spindle whorl is sub-conical in form, with one flat face and one face with one rounded and one angled side.  The measurements are; diameter 26.0mm, thickness 13.8mm, and weight 45.29g.  The central hole has a diameter of 8.5mm. Form A1 whorls are dated by Walton Rogers to AD 500 - 1000. Those with a central perforation of 6-9mm are more likely to be early to mid Saxon, AD 500 - 850.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-8224B8
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers form B1 dating from the Early Medieval to medieval period, about AD 850 - 1200. The whorl has two flat faces and a large central aperture of 11.6mm. The measurements are; diameter 27.6mm, thickness 7.3mm, and weight 31.62g. The object is undecorated and has a light grey patina. Similar examples can the found on the database see SWYOR-B413FF. Walton Rogers dates form B1 from AD 700 in York to 1200. A large central perforation makes a date from AD 850 onwards more likely.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-8219FA
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small, cast lead spindle whorl of Walton Rogers formB1, probably dating from the Early Medieval period, about AD 700 - 850. It is discoid in form, flat at the base, and with vertical sides rising to a flat upper surface. There are no markings. There is a central, circular perforation with an internal diameter of  6.4mm. The measurements are; diameter 20.0mm, thickness 5.4mm, and weight 12.0g.   Similar examples can be found on the data base see SWYOR-B6A64D.
Created on: Monday 18th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-F04B34
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy annular brooch of Medieval date, AD 1200 - 1400. The circular, frame is incomplete and only a section with three equally spaced tall circular collats remain. The collats would have been settings for gems; they retain traces of a white substance, probably the setting medium for the stones but the stones themselves are now missing. The frame is lobed between the collets. At one end is the incomplete constriction for the pin. The measurements are length: 34.39mm, width: 11.66mm, thickness 8.02mm, weight 4.83g. Ther…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-EEB2DA
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Roman copper alloy headstud brooch, dating from about AD 75 - 250. The pin and axis bar are missing, and the bow is distorted, bent at approximately a 45-degree angle to the side. The tubular hinge housing on the back of the head has a slot where the hinged pin would have been attached to the axis bar. There is a crest on the head of the bow. Immediately adjacent on the bow lies a circular recess where it is likely a separate headstud was attached. Interrupted by the headstud recess, the crest continues along the bow, forming a ridge which contin…
Created on: Monday 11th March 2024
Last updated: Monday 8th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-C976D8
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete two-part, cast copper alloy swivel, of medieval date, about AD 1060 - 1500. An integral rod projects from the circular base of one of the loops and passes through a hole in the base of the other loop allowing them to swivel. One loop is oval in cross-section the other loop is compressed into a rounded rectangular shape. Both loops have moulded diagonal lines at the base, usually interpreted as zoomorphic, beast biting bar type animal heads. The central element is hemispherical on each loop and is decorated with grooves parall…
Created on: Monday 26th February 2024
Last updated: Tuesday 16th April 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A20948
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval copper alloy bar mount, dating from AD 1350 -1400. The copper alloy mount has an oval-shaped plan with an integral sub-oval knop at either end. Each knop has a rivet hole. One of the knops is broken across the hole. The central lobe and the knops are convex with a hollow reverse. The mount is decorated with four parallel, transverse grooves on the body. Measurements; length 17.0mm, width 2.5mm, thickness 9.4mm, weight 1.1g Similar mounts are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, 1150 - 1450, fig 134 page 214, a…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A1BAA6
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Medieval buckle plate and incomplete misshaped single loop buckle, probably of Thuaudet type C8, dating from about AD 1300 - 1400. The plate consists of a rectangular strip of sheet metal equally folded over the bar of the frame. There is a slot for the missing pin. The corners opposite the two loops are rounded with the remains of a broken iron rivet at the edge between the rounded corners.  This plate has a green patina and is undecorated on both sides. The buckle frame is distorted and the bar has detatched from one side. …
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A16369
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper-alloy single loop trapezoidal buckle dating from the Medieval period (about AD 1250-1400). The buckle frame has an expanded outer edge which is angled. The sides are similar but not as wide. There are lobed knops on the front corners and a narrowed strap bar with slight knops at each end. The pin and plate are missing.  Measurements Length 15.5mm, width 23.8mm, thickness 4.2mm and weight 2.9g. Compare BH-56C9A8. See Whitehead 1996, Buckles 1250-1800, p. 30, no. 165 for a parallel buckle frame with a plate attached to the strap bar.
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A0CB92
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, single loop, oval composite buckle with an integral forked spacer dating from the Medieval period, about AD 1300 - 1500.  It has an oval loop frame with a small, triangular knop in the centre of the outer edge as a pin rest. The frame is flat on the underside and bevelled on the front. The plates are missing, along with the pin.   Measurements; length 36.5mm, width 21.3mm, thickness 2.0mm, weight 3.7 Similar buckles are illustrated in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, Dress Accessories, (1150 - 1400), page 79. A comparison fro…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A091B9
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin, a cut half voided long cross penny of Henry III (AD 1216 - 1272) or Edward I, (AD 1272 - 1307), Class V dating from AD 1250 -1275, moneyer Renaud at London or Bury. See North number 991 - 998.  Measurements; length 14.3mm, width 7.4mm, thickness 0.2mm, and weight 0.38g
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Wednesday 6th March 2024
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Record ID: SWYOR-A01A77
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy casket key of Medieval date, about AD 1100 - 1500.  The bow is in the form of a lozenge with a large, circular perforation and is separated from the shank by a transverse collar. The shank is circular in cross section and tapers to a blunt point at the outer end where there is a projecting tip. A rectangular bit projects out at 90 degrees to the stem and has a single, forward facing ward at the front of the lower edge. The key has a  dark grey patina. It is 48.6mm long, 13.8mm wide and 5.1mm thick.It weighs 6.5g. A number of s…
Created on: Monday 12th February 2024
Last updated: Thursday 7th March 2024
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