Record ID: DUR-B80830
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy clipped sestertius of Hadrian, 117-138 AD
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
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Record ID: DUR-766A00
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold aureus of Domitian as Caesar (AD 68-81), minted in Rome, AD 73 Obv. CAES AVG F DOMIT COS II; Laureate head right Rev. Domitian on horseback left, raising right hand and holding sceptre in left RIC II (2nd ed), p. 97, no. 540 Reece Period 4 The diameter varies between 19.85mm and 18.50mm. The thickness of the coin varies between 1.36mm and 2.57mm.
Created on: Monday 21st March 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2022
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Record ID: DUR-1F8B64
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman nail cleaner with transverse grooves no neck, dating to the 1st-2nd century AD. It is incomplete, having broken before the end. The loop is cast integrally to the nail cleaner and is set perpendicular to the blade. There is moulded decoration below the loop, before it meets the blade. This consists of 6 or 7 transverse grooves. The blade itself would have been leaf-shaped in plan but it has broken, probably at the widest point. On one face it is decorated with punched ring and dot motifs which appear to run the whole length in a single line.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stillington Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8603C7
Object type: NAIL CLEANER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman nail cleaner with an exuberantly decorated neck. Mostly complete, the lower end is broken leaving just one of the two points. It has a circular loop on the smae plane as the shaft. Between the loop and shaft is a cylindrical collar with grooved lines at the top and bottom and diagonal lines as decoration. Below the collar is a bulbous section which is not symmetrical. The shaft then narrows to a rectangular shape. From about half way down there is a central linear groove leading to the terminal. The nail cleaner is slightly bent and has a mainly even brown/gree…
Created on: Tuesday 2nd February 2010
Last updated: Monday 27th December 2021
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Record ID: DUR-928F52
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy pre-reform radiate of Maximian (AD 286-310), dating to AD 290-1 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVGG, Pax standing left, holding Victory on globe on transverse sceptre. Mint of Lyon, Seventh Series. RIC V, pt 2, p. 266, no. 398; Gloucester Hoard (CHRB XIII), p. 107, no. 2028 (5 specimens); Bastien, Bastien, Le monnayage de l'atelier de Lyon, 285-294, p. 183, no. 373. Finders ref- Tub 6
Created on: Tuesday 11th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
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Record ID: DUR-9E9785
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman silver finger-ring of keeled type, the hoop widening to triangular angular shoulders which are decorated by grooved lines running away from the bezel. The ring is mounted with a prominent oval bezel consisting of a blue glass (?) intaglio encased within a box setting. The intaglio portrays Mars kneeling left, holding a shield in front of him and a spear across his body. It is a very fine engraving and the folds in his tunic as well as gathering at his waist can be seen. He has a fold of material draped over his arm. He possibly has a laurel wreath on his head. Henig Type VI…
Created on: Monday 5th October 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
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Record ID: DUR-721633
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman gold finger-ring of keeled type, the D-sectioned hoop widening to sub-triangular angular shoulders with a triangular notch on each edge close to the bezel. Two incised grooves run from where the shoulder meets the bezel to where the shoulder meets the loop on both shoulders, this creates a triangular panel on each shoulder. The central panel of this section is raised to the height of the shoulder edges. The ring has been squashed so it is no longer circular but it is complete. The ring is mounted with a prominent oval bezel consisting of a blue stone intaglio encased within…
Created on: Tuesday 27th October 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 7th July 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldborough Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-6D57F0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy continental plate brooch of the Roman period (c.AD43-125). It is incomplete, consisting of two circles, joined by a linear strip. Each circle is flat and is decorated on the front with a single ring and dot motif. The strip which joins the two circles is decorated with a simple moulded collar at each end and narrows slightly in the middle. The left hand circle (as per the photograph)has the start of another joining strip but it has broken just below the collar. On the reverse of the right hand circle (as per the photograph) is the remains of either a ca…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 14th April 2021
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Record ID: DUR-29C6D5
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman stud (c.AD43-410). It is a bell shaped stud which has lost part of its circular stud and also the handle. The handle base can be seen on the top of the stud as a raised circle. Edit: Bell Shaped Studs are a multi-purpose form of artefact, commonly found on sites in Britain dating to the Roman period. A basic classification for these studs was established by Allason-Jones (1985): Type 1 with iron shank, usually caulked or fixed into the head with lead; Type 2 with (usually) integrally cast copper-alloy shank, often pierced at the distal end. Type 2 studs ar…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-29BDC5
Object type: STUD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Roman furniture fitting. It is a bell shaped stud with a rectangular handle/shaft set on the top. The stud has a small central protrusion which is like the clapper of a bell. There is a small moulded collar between the stud and the base of the handle The handle has a small circular hole at the top. Edit: Bell Shaped Studs are a multi-purpose form of artefact, commonly found on sites in Britain dating to the Roman period. A basic classification for these studs was established by Allason-Jones (1985): Type 1 with iron shank, usually caulked or fixed into the head…
Created on: Tuesday 17th November 2009
Last updated: Thursday 4th February 2021
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Record ID: DUR-50A5E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Maximinus (AD 235-8), dating to AD 236 (Reece Period 11), Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 141, no. 14; BMC VI, p. 230, no. 99 Obv; IMP MAXIMINVS PIVS AVG; Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, seen from behind. Rev; SALVS AVGVSTI; Salus seated left, feeding snake at altar.
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 9th December 2020
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Record ID: DUR-C71592
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete silver Roman denarius of Octavian/Augustus, dating to the period c. 32-27 BC (Reece Period 1). IMP CAESAR reverse type depicting a rostral column decorated with two anchors and six beaks of galleys, surmounted by a figure of Octavian, naked except for a cloak over left shoulder and holding a parazonium in left hand and a spear in right hand. Uncertain Italian mint. RIC I (2nd ed.), p.60, no.271.
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Monday 7th December 2020
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Record ID: DUR-D761C4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Julia Soaemias, AD 218-22 (Reece Period 10). Obv; [ ]AEMIAS AVG; Female draped bust right rev; (VENUS) [CAELESTIS]; Venus standing left holding apple and sceptre. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt.2, p.48, cf. no. 241. Finders reference; 33
Created on: Friday 12th November 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hawthorne Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-381338
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Redcar and Cleveland
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Julia Soaemias, AD 218-222 (Reece Period 10), VENVS CAELESTIS, Venus seated left, holding apple and sceptre; to left, child. Mint of Rome. RIC IV, pt 2, p. 48, no. 243.
Created on: Tuesday 5th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 17th November 2020
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Record ID: DUR-217460
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy dragonesque brooch, dating to the early Roman period (c.AD50-200) The object comprises an incomplete curvilinear plate in an S-shape, with squared bar terminals (one of which is missing). Across the wider body section are two further bars with an inscription between, of which "...N OR..." can be read. The reverse of the object is undecorated. Dimension: Length 29.89mm; Width 23.88mm; Thickness 4.94mm; Weight 7.8gm. The brooch conforms to the type desinated by Hunter (2010) as as Type C3, S-shaped brooch with bar terminals, and by Mackreth (2…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 13th November 2020
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Record ID: DUR-216BF5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy brooch of the dragonesque type, dating from the Roman period (c.AD50-200). The central body section of the brooch survives only, enamelled and decorated with a central circle containing two annulets, with'trumpets' splaying out from each outer edge of the circle. Both the heads/tails are missing. Length: 39.54 mm; Width: 19.98 mm; Thickness: 2.61 mm; Weight: 8.7 g Dragonesque brooches are generally regarded as a hybrid art form, reflecting newer Roman influences of the 1st and 2nd centuries, but firmly rooted in the artistic traditions of…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 8th September 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-F38557
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Roman copper alloy expanding bracelet made of a single piece of circular sectioned wire, 3rd century in date. The ends of the wire are overlapped and then each is wrapped around the main loop of the bracelet giving an adjustable catch. The ends taper from the point they start being wrapped around, one end is wrapped around five times, the other three. It is slightly out of shape, measuring 93.54mm x 76.56mm in diameter. Crummy (1983) illustrates a very similar bracelet (page 39 no.1601) from a third century context in Colchester.
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 18th August 2020
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Record ID: DUR-163E57
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Licinius (308-24) minted in Cyzicus, 313-5. Obv; Laureate head right; IMP C VAL LICIN LICINIVS P F AVG Rev; Genius standing left holding patera and cornucopia; GENIO AVGVSTI CMH RIC VII, p.643, no.2 Finders reference no. 3
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Sunday 19th July 2020
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Record ID: DUR-AE8D70
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A clipped silver Roman siliqua of Constantius II (323- 61), dating to the period c.AD 360-363 (Reece period 18). Mint of Arles. cf. RIC VIII p. 224, no. 261 minted in Arles 353-60. Obv; Diadem, draped bust right; D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG Rev; Inscribed wreath; VOTIS/ XXX/ MVLTIS/ XXXX
Created on: Monday 10th January 2011
Last updated: Sunday 17th May 2020
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Record ID: DUR-9DE195
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy Roman oval plate brooch with a large carnelian intaglio inset, probably 3rd century. The intaglio is slightly convex and the gem has a length of 24.25mm. The intaglio depictis Hercules being offered a wreath by Victory. It is deeply cut and very detailed. Hercules stands fully to the front and is nude apart from the nebris over his left arm and the crown-type head wear. He is resting his right hand on a club. Victory (winged) stands to his left on a circular altar or low column is proffering a wreath to Hercules. There is a horizontal line marking the ground below He…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 4th March 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stainfield Area', grid reference and parish protected.