Record ID: SWYOR-81FEB5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead possible weight of Early-medieval date, about AD 700 - 1066. The object is sub-cylindrical and tapers. The base of the object is circular and flat and the upper face is shallowly domed. The entire object is crooked and stands at about a 60° angle. There is no decoration on the object and all surfaces are smooth. The object has a light grey cream pale patina. Dimensions: The object is 11.7mm in length and weighs 8.43g. It has a diameter of 11.7mm at the base, narrowing to 8.3mm towards the apex. The mass suggests that it could be a weight becaus…
Created on: Monday 18th September 2023
Last updated: Thursday 19th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-113929
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead with silver insets, weight. Viking weight, lead cast in the shape of a small bone with four silver dots inset. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000 Height: 14.7mm, Diameter: 17.7mm, Weight: 27.72gms
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 26th July 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-D4E270
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast, copper-alloy weight dating from the Early Medieval period, AD 800 - 1000. It is in the form of a fourteen-sided polyhedron; effectively a cube with the corners cut off. Eight of the sides are equilateral triangles, the other six are rectangular. Each of the rectangular faces is decorated with a cross, made of four ring and dot punches, linked with tiny punch dots. The triangular faces may have been decorated, the the surface is too corroded to be sure. Similar examples include NLM-EBA6E3, SWYOR-3C5372 and SWYOR-A5AC26, the latter of which is the closest parallel in weight,…
Created on: Monday 17th April 2023
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'near Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-1CC929
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete lead weight or gaming piece, inset with a cut section of a decorated copper alloy object, dating from the early medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period (AD850-1000). The object comprises a denuded and corroded piece of lead, roughly rectangular in form with a convex lower surface. A cut rectangular section of an intricatly decorated copper alloy plate has been inserted and cast into the upper face. The cut portion of the plate is again rectangular in plan, with a rolled 'rope-work' style decorated upper edge and a channel with what appears t…
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2023
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Record ID: DUR-4D95E8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead-alloy cuboid weight, probably Anglo-Scandinavian and of early medieval date (c.AD800-1100). The lead cube has six faces and rounded corners. One face is marked with a deeply incised equal armed cross (or 'plus'); further, but very slight, crosses are marked on the surrounding faces. The base is marked with a single deeply incised line (or 'minus' ). Two of the rounded corners, above the basal incised line, are marked with a small saltire (or 'x'). The artefact has a dull whitish patina and some surface abrasion.&nb…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2023
Last updated: Thursday 10th August 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thirsk', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-714BC4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead object, possibly an Early Medieval weight dating from AD 850 - 1066, or perhaps an unmarked token of post medieval date (about AD 1500 - 1800), or a shallow gaming piece of Early Medieval date. The object is circular and D-shaped in section with a shallow domed face and flat reverse. The surface is undecorated and has a cream / grey patina. Measurements; diameter 18.4mm, thickness 5.2mm, weight 8.94g. The mass could be regarded as representing 1 ertog, or a third of a Viking ounce (ore) of 24 - 26g. The find is the right size to be a Post Medieval token, but they …
Created on: Monday 13th June 2022
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F5978
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead weight of probable Early Medieval date, about AD 850 - 1000. It is circular and domed, solid apart from a slight concavity on the base from the metal cooling. There are possible raised marking on the apex, but these are indistinct. There is some damage to the side. The lead is patinated to white. It is 20mm diameter and 9.5mm high. 22g. This mass matches that of Irish Viking weights thought to be based on a unit of one Viking ounce of 22-23g. Compare YORYM-2BECAB, NLM-E02A84 and NLM-FC459B. It is also possible that the object is a gaming piece.
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2020
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: DUR-D38C51
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or gaming piece, inset with glass, from the Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period (AD850-1000). The object comprises a thick lead disc, circular in plan with slightly convex sides. One face is inlaid with two parallel and roughly rectangular pieces of green glass; the basal surface is plain and undecorated.  The patina of the metal is of a cream in colour with some slightly darker patches at the edge. Thickness: 9.74 mm Weight: 24.1 g Diameter: 21.16 mm Including the example descr…
Created on: Friday 7th February 2020
Last updated: Wednesday 15th March 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-0683D8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead possibly weight, of possible Early Medieval date, about AD 800 - 1000. It is a rough circular disc, slightly bent and uneven, with no visible markings or decoration. There is a post-depositional scrape mark. The weight is 25.1mm diameter, 7.6mm thick and 23.08g. This mass corresponds with a Viking ore (ounce) of about 24-26g, or the slightly smaller Irish ounces of 22 - 23g, though dates in other time periods cannot be ruled out.
Created on: Wednesday 24th April 2019
Last updated: Sunday 27th November 2022
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Record ID: YORYM-5F1A6E
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy weight with copper-alloy insert of Early-Medieval date, c.AD 800 - 1100. The weight is sub-circular in plan and D-shaped in section. The upper, rounded surface is inset with a spherical piece of copper-alloy. The base is flat and undecorated. The weight is 21.7mm in diameter, 13.6mm thick and weighs 29.2g. Viking weights are known from the Danelaw with coins (SWYOR-D00CF2) and other copper-alloy items (YORYM-9624E2) inset within them. These are usually circular or 'bun' shaped although square weights are known. Examples have also been recorded from the Viki…
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wath', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-CA91C2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an Early medieval biconvex cast lead weight probably a spindle whorl probably dating from the 9th to the 11th century. It is decorated with a raised zigzag or radiating line pattern. The perforation has an internal diameter of 8mm. The object is very worn and has a greyish/white patina. The diameter is 32mm and the weight 35.11g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th October 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 6th November 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-373D50
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead object, possibly a gaming piece of later Early-Medieval date. It is solid and pyramid shaped with a flat base with four regular sides. The lead surface is heavily oxidised resulting in a cream/white patina.The length is 20mm, the width is 18mm and the weight 28.37g. Similar conical lead objects, but which are hollow, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire (for example SF-C01997, SF-50B784, SF-6F5256 and SF-6F7361). They are interpreted as possible Viking gaming pieces or small weights and indicate a probable date range in the 9th-11th centuries AD for the current example. Object…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Last updated: Tuesday 8th May 2018
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Record ID: LANCUM-27E0D2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Probably an Early Medieval to Post Medieval lead alloy wieght or possibly a gaming piece or token. It is circular in plan and half round in section. One face is flat and undecorated. The domed face is decorated with seven raised pellets surrounding a central larger pellet, This central pellet appears to be decorated with an impressed saltire. There is a small sub-triangular projection extending out from the base. Difficult to date accurately but likely to date between c410 and c1750 AD. The diameter is 14mm, thickness 4mm, and weight 3.4g. Similar, but larger,…
Created on: Saturday 14th October 2017
Last updated: Sunday 4th March 2018
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NLM-C72B3D
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight. Cast oval lightly plano-convex object of lentoid form with a central longitudinal ridge on its convex side. The object is nicked at one end; the finder kindly suggests the loss of a loop from this site, though the provision would have been slight to enable the secure suspension of the object. Lightly patinated. The mass might suggest this to represent three units of 4.43gms, as used in the Viking 'kingdom' of York and Dublin for silver bullion transactions, or one half of an ore/ora, the contemporary [underweight equivalent of the] ounce. Suggested date: possibly Early M…
Created on: Thursday 10th August 2017
Last updated: Friday 26th March 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Thormanby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-2E8410
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead weight of Early Medieval date, about AD 700 - 1000. It is in the form of a flat disc. On the upper surface and slightly off-centre, is a circular, flattened dome of a secondary metal, thought to be silver, which may be the end of a pin or rivet. This attaches a white metal or silver plate to the top of the disc, of which only a fragment now survives. The surviving part of the plate is decorated with a chevron of double incised lines. The weight has a dark cream patina. It is 12.8mm in diameter and 7.9mm thick. It weighs 7.17gm. This object is interpreted as an Early M…
Created on: Tuesday 16th August 2016
Last updated: Sunday 24th January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-1145C6
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Anglo-Scandinavian copper-alloy weight dating from the ninth or tenth century. The weight is in the shape of a cube with the corners cut off, so that six of the sides are square and the other eight are triangular. The faces are corroded and rough, with little original patina surviving, the metal now having a brown colour with brassy patches. Post Medieval to Modern coat hooks are also known which have polyhedral heads, very similar to the Anglo-Scandinavian weights (YORYM-8275D2 for example). This example does not appear to have an breaks where the shaft of the hook woul…
Created on: Thursday 24th July 2014
Last updated: Thursday 24th July 2014
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-021661
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy barrel shaped weight of Roman/Early Byzantine date (AD 200-450). The weight has integrally cast lettering on its upper end, I B which equates to half a Roman ounce (a semunicia or half unica) weighing 13.6g. Other examples are known to have inlay in the lettering which is absent in this example. The current thinking in terms of dating for such weights places them in the period AD 200-450 (Entwistle 2008. 38-46). A similar example can be seen on the Portable Antiquities Database Unique ID: BH-C5E266.
Created on: Tuesday 18th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 1st July 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'A riverine site from North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F2FCD0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight of Early-medieval to Medieval date (AD 410-1550). The weight is a probable trading or bullion weight. The object is a flat disk with four integrally cast triangular lozenges and a single central circular pellet. The reverse is smooth and undecorated. The broad date has been applied to this object as the identifier has not seen the object and such weights of similar form continued to be used through to the Post-medieval period. For similar examples see Portable Antiquities Scheme Database: NLM-692553 The lead is a dark cream/light brown in colour.
Created on: Monday 17th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'A riverine site from North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-F2B925
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead weight/gaming piece of uncertain date (AD 43-1700). The object is most probably of Early-medieval to Medieval date. The objects is broadly cuboid in shape with two integrally cast triangular lozenges on one side. All other sides are smooth and undecorated. For similar examples see Portable Antiquities Scheme Database: NMGW-A37121, SF-DFE227. The lead is a mid-brown in colour.
Created on: Monday 17th June 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 19th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'A riverine site from North Yorkshire', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-AA9FA3
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy, possible polyhedral weight of probable early medieval date, about AD 800 - 1000. The weight is globular and is marked with four flat, circular facets on the upper half. Compare SWYOR-E809B3.
Created on: Thursday 2nd August 2012
Last updated: Saturday 23rd May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-1D8C12
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of cast metalwork from the Early Medieval period, probably dating from the 6th century. The fragment is sub-square. Three of the edges are broken; the complete one is dark brown but the broken edges are white. The front is decorated with chip carved triple strand interlace with a plain border on the complete edge. The back of the fragment is not gilded. It has a dark patina round the edge, but a much lighter white and green colouration in the centre. This, and the white broken edges, may suggest that the fragment was soldered onto or mounted in a larger object. Early Mediev…
Created on: Monday 4th July 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th June 2020
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Record ID: DUR-8BCD07
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval lead weight, Viking in style, sub-circular in plan and domed. It has glass set into the centre of the top face in a sub-rectangular shape. The glass appears to be a fragment cut from a bracelet or bead. It is light blue with strands of red and white running through. The rest of the weight is plain and undecorated. On the sides and base are some small grooves, probably caused by the plough whilst in the ground. There is a lead weight set with a glass bangle fragment from Dumbarton Rock, Strathclyde where the glass is the usual blue and white of Irish bangles. The red i…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: LVPL-9E25E4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy weight dating to the Early Medieval period. The object is sub-circular in plan and rectangular in cross-section. The upper surface is decorated with five running spirals within a grooved border. The reverse of the object is decorated with three ring-and-dot decorations which are unevenly spaced. Some signs of corrosion can be seen on the lower surface. The object has a dark green patina. Weights such as this are usually attached to a block of lead. Although the object measures 5.98mm in thickness it appears to have originally been a mount from a shrine. It can be d…
Created on: Tuesday 29th June 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 15th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4F2B32
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval circular lead weight with a copper alloy stud embedded in the top. There are several Viking weights known that have an earlier piece of metalwork, often with insular decoration, reused by setting into the top of the weight. This example is a circular stud with a raised rim and a moulded central triskele design of three S shaped moulded swirls all springing from a central circle. The central circular cell is empty, but the other areas of the field are decorated with concentric curved triangular panels, with beading in the centre of each. There are slight traces of the…
Created on: Tuesday 1st June 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 9th November 2021
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-181FC7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead weight with a copper alloy plate on the upper face, Early Medieval in date. It is circular in plan and stands 17.23mm high. The base is lead and is plain. The decorative plate on the upper face is copper alloy. It has a raised central circle which has an incised six petalled flower in the centre. The outer edge is sextfoil in shape with a small lobe in between each lobe. Each lobe has a sub-circular perforation in its centre through which the lead of the base protrudes. Susan Youngs has seen an image of this item and states 'This is a piece of Insular metalwork reused…
Created on: Tuesday 11th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SWYOR-EF9E81
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A lead-alloy weight set with a silver pendant. Description: The weight consists of a drop-shaped piece of tin-lead alloy, flattened at the ends and set on top with a silver pendant in the form of a convex, bearded man's head with a moustache; length, 28.0 mm. The hair and beard are indicated by more or less vertical grooves. The suspension loop of the pendant is broken off and there are traces of gilding in the grooves and hollows of the decoration. A beaded vertical rib above the man's nose gives a helmet-like appearance to the hair. There is a plug of tin/lead alloy in the centre…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd April 2009
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tadcaster', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-8054B2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small cast lead weight. The weight has rounded edges and the base has had lead removed from it, presumably to make it the correct weight for weighing. Into the top of the weight a styca coin has been pressed. The coin is not identifiable. The lead is a light greyish-brown colour. A similar weight can be seen in Pirie, p282. This weight is in the Yorkshire Museum's collection.
Created on: Tuesday 18th December 2007
Last updated: Tuesday 15th May 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bagby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-52F372
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Possible cast lead weight or gaming counter. The object is circular in plan with a flat, smooth base and solid, domed face. The item could potentially be Early Medieval, but it is more likely late Post-Medieval.
Created on: Tuesday 4th December 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5FCC17
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast lead weight with decorated and gilt copper alloy fragment embedded in the lead. The object comprises a sub-rectangular lead base, sub-rectangular in section. The face has a piece of carved and gilded copper alloy embedded in it; this piece appears to have been both shaped and cut, though the egdes are largely enveloped by the lead. The decoration comprises asymmetric scrollwork; it does not appear to be zoomorphic in nature but rather non-figurative, intricate pointed knots. These have been carved, leaving raised lines, with the whole of the copper alloy face being gilt. A light …
Created on: Monday 29th October 2007
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2013
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-867846
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Circular and domed weight.
Created on: Monday 13th November 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-76D756
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flat, circular disc with a central indentation.
Created on: Tuesday 31st October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-1F7FF2
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bullion weight with inlaid flat gilt-copper plate. The plate (probably part of another artefact) is decorated with two concentric circles and a diagonal cross.
Created on: Friday 27th October 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snape', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: YORYM-82F8A5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cylindrical weight with flat circular base.
Created on: Wednesday 15th March 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ripon Rally 05', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-4A40C5
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Viking weight dating from the late 9th - early 10th century. The weight is circular with a flat base and top; the sides taper slightly from the base to the top giving an overall truncated conical shape. The weight has a copper decorated flat copper alloy mount in the top surface known as a single strike Pressbletch mount. The mount has approximately a quarter missing where it has either worn or broken away. The mount is very thin and may have been pressed over a pre-moulded surface on the weight. The decoration is quite worn and difficult to make out but appears to be an interlac…
Created on: Wednesday 25th May 2005
Last updated: Wednesday 7th December 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: NCL-1C8B61
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy and lead object, possibly a weight or gaming piece dating to the late Saxon period. The object consists of slightly curved rectangular section piece of lead. The lead has a flat strip of copper alloy inset in its upper surface. The strip of copper alloy is also slightly curved and is decorated with a moulded pattern of swirl and triangle with a ribbed border. The object measures 29mm in length, 21mm in width and has a thickness of 18mm.
Created on: Monday 24th May 2004
Last updated: Saturday 26th October 2013
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Record ID: NLM687
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Polyhedral Viking coin weight, square planes with four stamped rings, triangular planes undecorated.
Created on: Tuesday 8th September 1998
Last updated: Thursday 3rd August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'SCARBOROUGH', grid reference and parish protected.