Record ID: DUR-3D7720
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Plautilla (AD 202-205) (Reece Period 10), wife of Caracalla, minted in Rome AD 202. Obv; Draped bust right; PLAVTILLA AVGVSTAE Rev; Caracalla and Plautilla standing facing each other; CONCORDIAE AETERNAE RIC IV, pr 1, p. 269, no. 361.
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 19th February 2020
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Record ID: DUR-3DB631
Object type: FIGURINE
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A small Roman copper-alloy anthropomorphic figurine representing a bound captive. The naked captive is crouching with his legs drawn up and together and his elbows on his knees. His arms broken at the elbows so the hands and lower arms are missing. The legs are broken at the ankles so the feet are missing. The posture is dictated by the shackles the captive bears: a rope would have connected his neck, hands and feet, with a loop around these three areas. Only the rope around the neck survives, with a small fragment also from the feet up towards the knees. The fibres of the rope are …
Created on: Wednesday 17th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th December 2011
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Record ID: DUR-6418D5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver shield-shaped Medieval seal matrix with a re-used red Roman intaglio set in the centre. The intaglio has come loose, it is sub-circular in plan. The inscription around the edge of the seal reads '+ : SIGILL : SECRETI :' The ovoid carnelian intaglio is damaged along its left-hand side but the remaining part is very finely engraved with a scene from Homer's Odyssey. To the right is shown the figure of a bearded Ulysses wearing a close fitting cap (pileus) and drapery which covers his torso and extended right leg and hangs behind his back. He is leaning backwards with his weight…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Thursday 25th July 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Kirkby Fleetham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-6A4CE7
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A circular, cast copper alloy mount, with enamelling on the front face. The general style, decorative content and use of enamel suggests that it was made at the Limoges school in France, probably in the 12th or 13th century AD. As with many of the Limoges pieces, it seems likely that it would have decorated a reliquary (religious casket) or a Christian book. The mount is circular and the front is convex. The design in champlevé enamel is a trefoil, with a circle in the centre containing a quatrefoil. The quatrefoil has red enamel at the centre, then a band of dark blue, one of gr…
Created on: Friday 19th November 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th July 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-FA3454
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A medieval gold posy ring made from a flat band 4.31mm wide and 0.77mm thick. It is engraved with a black-letter inscription in French which reads Jatens tenir (I wait to hold [you]). The inscription starts (and/or ends) with a group of three-pointed motifs, other motifs which are difficult to identify (from the photographs) and a sun with wavy rays. The words are separated by a five-petalled flower on a stem with leaves The finger-ring dates from the fifteenth century. Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as T…
Created on: Friday 26th November 2010
Last updated: Monday 24th May 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Middleham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8BA064
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cambridgeshire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval, Viking, lead weight. It is circular in plan and flat with a copper alloy plate set on the top face. The copper alloy setting looks like a gilt bronze Irish disc, possibly a stud with the lug removed. In the centre of this is a small circular red stone or perhaps glass. This glass forms the centre of the decoration with three swirls, almost peltate in design coming from the centre. There is then a raised outer rim. In the spaces between are small grooved lines.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 9th July 2018
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Record ID: DUR-8BB722
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
Early Medieval lead weight, Viking in style; sub-circular in plan, and flat. It has glass set into the top face in a sub-circle. The glass is a light blue colour (although this may be due to deterioration) and has cracked, with a small fragment missing. The edges of the weight are rounded and the sides and bottom are plain and smooth with no marks or decoration. Susan Youngs has seen an image of this item and kindly commented with some background information on this object type; 'It was usual for weights like this to have offcuts of some pretty but not valuable metalwork set in t…
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Sunday 3rd July 2011
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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
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Record ID: DUR-8BD935
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gold stater - Corieltavi / North-Eastern, c. 20 BC - AD 10 Obv. Wreath, cloak and crescents - but very weak die so type almost worn out Rev. Lunate horse left; star below Rudd ABC p. 92, no. 1752 Van Arsdell 819-3
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 6th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-8C5192
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Post-medieval silver halfpenny of Henry VIII, second coinage (N1815), mint: London.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 26th September 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F62FA3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Julia Domna (193-217), VENVS FELIX, Rome, AD 196-211. RIC IV, pt 1, no. 580. Reece 10. This is a scarce coin. Obv; Draped bust right; IVLIA AVGVSTA Rev; VENVS FELIX; Venus standing, holding apple
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F64A85
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy possible sestertius of Trajan (98-117), mint of Rome. Reverse illegible. Reece 5
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-0E07E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy, possibly a contemporary copy, of a radiate of Carausius (286-93) (Reece Period 14). Probably Unattributed Mint.. Obv. [IM]P CARAVSIVS (P AVG): Radiate bust right. Rev. [PA] X [AV]G; Pax standing left, holding branch and vertical sceptre Mintmark: -//- This coin has been considered for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd February 2016
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Record ID: DUR-0E18E2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine II as Caesar (317-37) Lyons, 330-1 Obv. CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C; laureate and cuirassed bust right Rev. GLORIA EXERCITVS; Two soldiers and two standards Mintmark: -//dot SLG RIC VII, p. 138, no. 244 Reece 17
Created on: Thursday 9th December 2010
Last updated: Thursday 9th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-337727
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy dupondius or as, possibly Crispina, minted in Rome c.180 183.
Created on: Tuesday 4th January 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 21st September 2011
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Record ID: DUR-5EC6C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver Roman denarius of Titus (AD 79-81), a commemorative issue for Vespasian, dating to the period c.AD 80-81 (Reece period 4). Obverse: Laureate head right; (DIVVS AVGVSTVS VESPASIANVS) Rev: Capricorns back to back, supporting shield inscribed SC Mint of Rome. RIC II (2nd ed.), p. 219, no. 357. Finders reference- 6.
Created on: Thursday 6th January 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 26th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick', grid reference and parish protected.

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-021A61
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
A silver finger ring with a D-shaped cross section which has been broken and now forms a slightly bent line rather than a circle. The outer face of the ring has decoration which was cast in the form of a repeating floral (?) motif.
Created on: Friday 14th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Sedgefield', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-812613
Object type: SPOON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver sheet spoon bowl. It is circular in plan, the handle base extends from one edge but only a small section remains. This may have been where the bowl attached to a more solid handle. The bowl is slightly damaged with the edges being a little uneven and there being some dents in the sides.
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brompton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-8141C5
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A silver seal matrix, the conical handle (with slight hexagonal facets) having broken off; the break appears fresh and granular. The die is slightly oval, being longer than it is wide. It has a grooved and beaded border around a neatly engraved shield of arms, with no inscription. The shield has a flat top, very slightly concave sides, and an ogee curve to the base. Dimensions: Height 8.91 mm. Diameter 18.34 mm Weight 5.3g. The arms are party per pale (divided in half vertically) with two different sets of arms represented. On the right as you look at the matrix (so on the left-han…
Created on: Thursday 20th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 23rd June 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Brompton', grid reference and parish protected.