Record ID: SWYOR-0BB036
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) struck 1583-1584/5. Third issue, A initial mark, North 2016. The coin has a diameter of 16.5mm, and weighs 0.93g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-0A5322
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver hammered coin dating from the Post Medieval period: a halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547) struck 1544-1547. Third coinage, probably Southwark mint, North 1850. The coin has a diameter of 19.9mm and weighs 0.31g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2006
Last updated: Monday 22nd June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09FA65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete silver hammered coin dating from the Medieval period: a penny of Edward I (1272-1307) struck at York Royal mint, probably 1280-1281. Probably Class 3c, North 1018. The coin, broken, has a diameter of 15.6mm, and weighs 0.82g.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09D194
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Medieval period: a penny of the short-cross coinage, struck 1180-1247, not further defined. The coin has a diameter of 15.72mm, weighs 0.57g, and has been heavily clipped.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-09BCE4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman coin, late 4th century.
Created on: Tuesday 9th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F3C9C1
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cast double loop sword belt hanger. The buckle dates to between 1500 - 1630 and is oval in shape with a central bar. The buckle has an integrally cast circular suspension loop for use as a sword belt hanger. The loop on this example is set at right angles to the buckle frame indicating a 16th -early 17th century date (during the 14th & 15th centuries, the suspension loop on ths type of buckle, lies on the same plain as the buckle frame). The frame measures 53.8mm length, 39.23mm width and 11.8mm thickness and weighs 11.13g.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F30727
Object type: MACE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Medieval copper alloy knopped mace-head. Studies of copper alloy mace-heads agree a broad date range of between 11th and 14th century, with some central European examples beginning in use as early as the 9th century. The function of these is objects is not entirely clear and although they may have their origins as offensive weapons, the knopped variety of mace-head appears to have evolved into an object used as a ceremonial or ecclesiastical staff fitting. This example is fairly small and would certainly seem to fit the latter use better. The body of the 'mace-head' is a solid barrel …
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 9th February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Marr', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F2FC71
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint blade, possibly dating to the Mesolithic period. The blade is leaf shaped with a flat tip at the distal end. The tip appears to have some very fine working as does the top left upper face edge and bottom right edge. The lower face has no retouch but there is a pronounced bulb of percussion at the proximal end.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F2B062
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Neolithic flint scraper worked from a flake. The scraper has been worked around the full edge of the upper face. The lower face has no retouch but the bulb of percussion (where the original flake was struck from the core) is clearly visible at the butt.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F2A2A2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Stone loom weight or spindle whorl. The whorl is shaped from a fine grained sandstone into a flat circular cylinder. There is a central perforation through the whorl which is slightly tapered being larger on one side than the other, a common feature on spindle whorls. The object weighs 21.4g and measures 30.9mm in diameter and 13.6mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F209F2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Sheffield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy worn Roman Headstud brooch dating to the 2nd century. The brooch has a hinge pin mechanism and the remains of a decorative blue enamelled stud at the base of the head (hence the name). On the back of the brooch there is a worn raised ridge which would have extended to become the catch plate although the foot of the brooch has worn away. The brooch weighs 5.3g and measures 28.7mm in length, 15.1mm in width and 8.6mm in thickness.
Created on: Monday 8th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stocksbridge', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A09624
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman bow brooch dating to the 2nd century. The brooch is a Thealby type. The brooch has tubular wings with grooves around each one and would have had a hinged pin (although this does not survive). At the top of the head, there would have been a decorative cast head loop although this has broken away. The bow has decorative longitudinal grooves which join together to form a single groove at the moulded foot. The surface of the brooch has been tinned or silvered and part of this surface survives. Only a small amount of the catch plate survives. The brooch measures 41.38mm …
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 19th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A08257
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver hammered coin dating from the Medieval period: a penny of Edward II (1307-1327) struck at London, 1309-1310. Class 10cf5. Thick initial cross (North Fig. 19), North 1043/1. The coin has a diameter of 18.8mm, and weighs 1.27g.
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A06D03
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold hammered coin dating from the Medieval period: a quarter noble of Edward III (1327-1377) struck at London, 1363-1369. Treaty Period, Treaty Series, Cross potent initial mark, North 1243. The coin has a diameter 20.84mm, and weighs 1.88g. Images show a distinct crease across the centre of the coin, suggesting that it has been neatly and deliberately folded in two, perhaps as a 'pilgrim token': see the discussion in the record SWYOR-EE887F https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/974550 The coin has subsequently been straightened.
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Friday 12th June 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-A04823
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn silver coin, probably a post medieval penny. The original obverse and reverse design on the coin has completely worn away and on one side there are some stamped letters; V (on its side) W II then in larger letters, D I. The coin may have been used as some form of personal token. The coin weighs 1.21g and measures 18.35mm in diameter.
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Wadworth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1D30E4
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Dragonesque brooch dating from the AD 75-175. The brooch is a very stylised example. The form has a simple flat 'S' shaped body with a widened middle section and simplified rectangular terminals to indicate the zoomorphic heads. The brooch is broken into 2 pieces; the main body section, and one terminal with the brooch pin intact. The pin is flattened at one end and wrapped around neck of brooch; the pin is complete but bent. The brooch weighs 4.51g. The large piece measures 31.9mm in length, 18.5mm in width and 1.2mm in thickness. The pin measures 32.37mm in le…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-1D2B58
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy single bar from a late medieval purse bar frame (late 15th to early 16th century). Medieval purses with a metal bar would have been hung from a belt via a loop on the purse frame. The bar terminates with a globular knop decorated with a cast spiral design (London Museum Catalogue Type B3 which have relatively short bars with no pendant loops to attach the bag (which would have been sewn directly onto the frame). The fragment weighs 8.26g and measures 44.27mm in length and 12.16mm in width. A parallel can be seen in London Museum Medieval Catalogue, Fig. 52, No.B3 and plat…
Created on: Friday 28th April 2006
Last updated: Tuesday 22nd January 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F6F832
Object type: PURSE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy section of a late medieval purse bar frame. Medieval purses with a metal bar would have been hung from a belt via a loop on the purse frame. This object is one half of the metal frame from which the fabric purse would have hung. The bar terminates with a globular knop and at the other end there is a rectangular socket with a hole through it. The loop to attach the purse to a belt would have been fixed through this hole and the other half of the frame which does not survive would have been attached at the other side. This example is a London Museum Catalogue Type B whi…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F6F288
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Roman head stud brooch dating to the 2nd century. The brooch is in good condition and can be paralleled with two similar examples in Hattats Visual Catalogue, Fig. 191, Nos. 33 & 944. The brooch has rectangular stepped wings and an integrally cast large circular head loop. The wings have a tubular pin case on the back and the hinged pin remains intact. At the top of the bow there is a decorative circular stud filled with red enamel and the front of the bow has ten small square cells filled with the remains of coloured enamel. The red enamel (in alternate cells) surviv…
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-F6E9C7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Published
Copper-alloy Roman Trumpet brooch dating to AD75-175. The head has a single loop on the back through which the spring and pin would have been secured; neither of which survive. The bow widens at the waist where there is a worn moulding of an unidentified form, before tapering to the foot. The catchplate is missing. The brooch is a very worn example of this type. It weighs 8.53g and is 57.74mm long, 27.8mm wide and 11.6mm in thickness.
Created on: Wednesday 26th April 2006
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Edlington', grid reference and parish protected.