Record ID: DUR-EE7BA7
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large early Roman/ Iron Age brooch Hallstatt Group B?
Created on: Tuesday 26th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th January 2024
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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-11AAE3
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast bronze side-looped, socketed spearhead from the early Middle Bronze Age, c.1500-1150 BC. Mostly complete with the tip missing and worn blade edges. The blade would have been leaf-shaped and has a raised midrib on both sides running from top to bottom. The socket widens towards the end. It has two small side-loops about half way down. These are rectangular and have been cast integrally with the spear. The socket is slightly out of shape with the edge being uneven, however it is mostly circular in section and hollow. Nothing of the wooden shaft remains. Side-looped spearheads are …
Created on: Tuesday 10th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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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.

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-876052
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver-gilt annular brooch. The frame, cut from flat metal, engraved with four heraldic shields placed equidistantly, with a series of crosses between each shield. The pin survives, looped around a constriction, although the end is broken off. Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface of the mercury gilt brooch indicated a silver content of approximately 96%.
Created on: Tuesday 21st September 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 1st March 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-1B73E3
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Post Medieval finger ring, a decade ring, dating to c.1600-1800. It is circular in plan with a projecting flat circular bezel (diameter of 10.77mm) and ten small projecting knops around the outer circumference. The bezel is decorated with the grooved letters 'IHS', with a cross on the top of the H and an arrow pointing out of the bottom of it. Decade rings were used for the rosary- to repeat the Ave and Paternoster prayers. They were introduced in the 10th century but became more popular at times of religious tension, in particular the 16th century onwards. …
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
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Record ID: DUR-1B82E4
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Stockton-on-Tees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast lead Post Medieval finger ring, a decade ring, dating to c.1600-1800. It is circular in plan with a projecting flat oval shaped bezel (diameter 10.60mm x 8.69mm) and ten small projecting knops around the outer circumference. The bezel is plain but on other examples there are designs and letters. This appears to be a lead version of the more usual copper alloy rings of this type. Decade rings were used for the rosary- to repeat the Ave and Paternoster prayers. They were introduced in the 10th century but became more popular at times of religious tension, in particular the 16th ce…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 24th January 2023
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Record ID: DUR-D79EC8
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy Scottish turner of Charles I (1625-49), either 1642, 1644, 1648 or 1650. It is extremely worn and corroded.
Created on: Tuesday 20th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 13th January 2023
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Record ID: DUR-8DF7F1
Object type: FLAT AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of an early Bronze Age flat axe, c. 2500- 1700 BC in date. It is the blade and the lower part of the shaft which remains. It is corroded all over the surface and this has caused pitting. The blade edge is uneven with bits missing and worn away. The axe has a rectangular cross-section, narrowing towards the blade which splays out from the shaft. The blade measures 46.13mm in width, the shaft 27.97mm.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 12th December 2022
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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-E62735
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver foreign groat This is a silver double patard: Flanders, Charles the Rash of Burgundy (1467-77), struck at Bruges, 1467-74, mint-mark fleur-de-lys in centre of reverse. Ref: H Enno Van Gelder and M. Hoc, Les Monnaies des Pays-Bas Bourguignons et Espagnols 1434-1713 (Amsterdam 1960), p.20, no.23-3. These were the exact equivalent of the contemporary English groat (slightly heavier, but slightly baser silver) and were made legal tender in England and Wales in 1469 [from memory]. They turn up singly all over the place and in hoards down to the 1530s.
Created on: Tuesday 8th December 2009
Last updated: Monday 31st October 2022
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Record ID: DUR-B81853
Object type: CLOTH SEAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead Post Medieval disc from a large four-part cloth seal that has been cut as for a whizzer (or whirligig). The disc is circular with a zig zag edge. The front face has a crowned triple-rose with flowering plant motif at the sides, in relief. This is probably a part of a seal from the first ten years of George I reign, for a complete example see Egans book (1993, p74-5 no. 197). Geoff Egan discusses the use of this type of item- A whizzer is a zigzag-edged sheet roundel toy, (of lead for our purposes) with two holes centrally for a string, which is held in each hand, and by skilful t…
Created on: Wednesday 1st July 2009
Last updated: Monday 1st August 2022
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Record ID: DUR-91CEE5
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy fragment, probably from a Medieval chafing dish. It is a W shape in plan with both ends being broken, they would probably have extended upwards to form a loop, this would then have attached onto the dish. The fragment is square in cross-section with slightly bevelled edges and file marks can be seen on the surface. Chafing dishes were domestic utensils made of metal or earthenware for holding burning charcoal or other combustible material. This was then used to cook food or keep it hot at the table.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2022
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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-31EED4
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Middlesbrough
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead weight or gaming piece, inset with glass, from the Early Medieval (Anglo-Scandinavian) period (AD850-1000). It is conical in shape with a wider base. The diameter is 11.35mm at the top and 13.58mm at the bottom. The top has a domed stone set in which is a dark blue. This record was edited and the date of the object reassessed following reappraisal by Prof. Julian Richards. A similar weight, although cylinder shaped rather than conical, was found during excavations of the 9th-century Viking settlement at Woodstown, Co. Waterford, Ireland (see: Russell and Hu…
Created on: Saturday 24th April 2010
Last updated: Friday 12th November 2021
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