Record ID: DUR-84E7D7
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Fragment of a gilded silver medieval pilgrim's badge which would have represented St George in combat with the dragon. The upper part of the figure of St George is missing; only his legs remain. The horse tramples the dragon underfoot. On the reverse the remains of a stitching loop survive. The badge may have been attached to a hat as was common practice. Badges commemorating St George were especially popular from the fifteenth century, and reflect a pilgrimage to St George's Chapel, Windsor. From the fifteenth century a larger number of bronze and silver-gilt badges was produ…
Created on: Friday 15th October 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd June 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'York Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-7D8726
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold coin, Early Medieval Byzantine, pierced, treasure This was examined by Barrie Cook who comments- I have examined a single coin reported found in the Bedale area. The coin is a gold histamenon trachy of the Byzantine emperor Michael VII Ducas (1071-1078), class IId and it weighs 4.17g, at the lower end of the range for examples of this coin. It was struck in Constantinople. The obverse of the coin depicts a bust of Christ, raising his hand in blessing and the reverse shows a bust of the emperor with his name and titles in Greek letters. Although the Byzantine gold coinage was fa…
Created on: Monday 10th May 2010
Last updated: Friday 21st April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Bedale Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: DUR-FC1A94
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy sestertius of Marcus Aurelius as Augustus (161-180), minted in Rome 174. Reverse- Seated figure: IMP [VII] COS [III], [SC] RIC III, p.301, no.1109 FInders ref- 4
Created on: Friday 28th May 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 19th April 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Malton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

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-F2F216
Object type: AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Blade fragment of a Bronze Age axe, c.2300 BC- 800 BC. The blade edge is curved, and appears complete. It has broken before the shaft, having a rectangular cross-section at the broken edge where it is thickening. The axe has a dark brown patina which is slightly patchy due to corrosion. As so little remains it is not possible to pin it down to a certain type of axe, or a more specific period within the Bronze Age.
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 9th December 2022
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Record ID: DUR-C4D8C4
Object type: FLANGED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Bronze Age flanged axe, from the Aylesford and Arreton periods, c. 1700-1500 BC. The handle is slightly narrower at the butt than where it meets the blade (the central point has a width of 31.09mm). The side flanges are low and are at their highest in the central point of the handle. At this central point the handle is also thickest, with a small raised horizontal ridge just visible. The blade is semi-circular and at its widest point measures 84.91mm wide. It still narrows to a thin cutting edge all along the blade edge. It is almost complete with just the butt and blade edges being …
Created on: Monday 18th October 2010
Last updated: Monday 5th December 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-F4B4B2
Object type: PALSTAVE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze Palstave axe, dating to the Penard/Wilburton phases, c. 1300- 1000 BC. It is mostly complete but the blade is slightly broken and the handle has broken and is missing just the very end, and the butt. It has a single small side-loop, which measures 22.96mm in length. The blade has uneven edges, and is corroded, with pitting on the surface, it appears to be missing the cutting edge. The blade is quite small (40.38mm wide), and then narrows to a rectangular section leading to the handle. It is plain and has no ribbing or hollows. The septum on both sides of the hand…
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 12th October 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-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-1276F2
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy enamelled Medieval harness pendant. It is shield shaped with a circular attachment loop set perpendicular to the pendant at the top. The pendant's upper surface features moulded heraldic decoration in the form of three lions passant guardant arranged one above the other. The field is inlaid with red enamel and, although no trace survives of gilding, it is supposed that this is the typical English arms, 'Gules three lions passant guardant [Or]'. Many such examples can be found illustrated in Ashley (2002, 10; e.g. ref. 50). The red-brown metal is indicative …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Friday 23rd April 2021
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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-B72736
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead papal bulla of Pope Innocent III, 1198-1216. It would have been circular in plan but it has been broken and so is irregular. The obverse is much more worn than the reverse. Both sides have a beaded border. The obverse of the bulla contains the legend INNOCENTIVS PP III, PP standing for 'Pastor Pastorum' or 'Shepherd of Shepherds'. The obverse has a border of pellets. On the reverse can be seen depictions of Saints Peter and Paul beneath an inscription reading SPASPE (an abbreviation standing for St. Paul and St. Peter). St. Paul is seen on the left of the seal looking right,…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
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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-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-5AE174
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy fragment from a medieval harness fitting. It consists of a sub-shield shaped piece with a circular shaft extending from the pointed end. The shaft is short and straight and most likely to be broken but wear makes this difficult to confirm. It is very worn all over and corrosion has caused pitting of the surface. There are small fragments of red enamel on one face of the shield but the design is totally missing. It is possible that the shield had a design on both faces- possibly heraldic in nature. This item is probably from the same group of fittings as harness penda…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th November 2020
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldbrough', grid reference and parish protected.