Record ID: DUR-D1ABD2
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Button and loop fastener or strap terminal Fragment of a cast copper-alloy button and loop fastener or strap terminal. This object comprises only the loop section, which is sub-circular in plan, tapering towards where it would have met the 'button'. Parallels: This fragment resembles the loops from many other fittings from both the related 1843 hoard and the 2011 assemblage. It is not possible to identify the form of the original object from this fragment, but it is highly likely that it formed part of a button and loop fastener (cf Wild 1970) or strap terminal (cf MacGregor 1962). …
Created on: Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Richmond Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4677A3
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Surface metal analysis conducted at the British Museum indicated an approximate gold content for the strip of 92-94%, with a silver content of 5-6%, the remainder being copper; it weighs 1.57 grams. The find consists of a length of narrow gold strip of triangular section with punched decoration of apex-to-apex triangles along the top ridge; it is broken at both ends; length, 32.5 mm. The decoration is very worn and abraded in places and there are cracks along the edges caused by distortion. The surface of the base is unworn, however, except for slight abrasion at one end. The strip i…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2013
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Record ID: DUR-344A72
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Gilded copper alloy chain mail armour hook, broken into two pieces. When complete, this would have been an S-shaped object in plan, with circular terminals, one of a pair which together would have formed a hinged lyre-shaped fitting (see M.120). The smaller fragment consists of one terminal. The rest of the object is complete. The front surface appears to have been gilded, and shows moulded decoration. There is a raised moulded band running down the centre of the S-shape, with a hatched central line. On either side of this ridge is a line of punched circular motifs. On the circular te…
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 12th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Richmond Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-340D74
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Chain mail armour Flat, irregular lump of corroded iron chain mail. Copper alloy corrosion may mark the area where a boss or other fitting was once attached. Parallels: Similar to other Late Iron Age chainmail fragments recovered from the area, e.g. M.117, M.118, and the mail attaching to find no.s 4-7 from this group. Measurements: Thickness: 10.9mm; diameter: 29.2mm; weight: 10.9g
Created on: Thursday 23rd June 2011
Last updated: Friday 4th August 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Richmond Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-0598F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus, probably a contemporary copy copying Maximian I, dating to c. AD 294-305 (Reece Period 15). Reverse: GENIO POPVLI ROMANI.
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 6th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-057FC0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper aloy radiate of Victorinus, 269-71 AD, Gaul Mint I, PAX AVG. Cunetio 2530 Obv; Radiate bust right; IMP C VICTORINVS... Rev; Pax standing holding transverse spear; [PAX AVG]
Created on: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-601D44
Object type: FURNITURE FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fragment of a Post Medieval drawer handle. It has a strip of copper alloy folded over through the top loop, presumably to attach the fitting to the drawer. The main body has a rectangular attachment loop with protruding corners and a raised lower line. It then narrows to a neck, before widening into what would have been a sub-rectangular body with leaf/floriate design on the front. This has broken only a short way down.
Created on: Monday 13th June 2011
Last updated: Friday 17th June 2011
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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-F2D363
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Maximian I (AD 286- 310). The mint is uncertain, the coin struck c. 300-305 Obv; Laureate head right; ... rev; Moneta standing holding scales and cornucopia
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 16th July 2015
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Record ID: DUR-F2A0F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Septimius Severus (193- 211) minted in Rome AD 197, LIBERO PATRI, Bacchus and panther. RIC IV, p. 103, cf. no. 99. Reece 10 Obv; laureate bust right; [L SEPT SEV PERT AVG IMP?] VIIII Rev; LIB[ERO PATRI]; Liber standing facing left, holding wine cup and thrsus, panther at feet;
Created on: Wednesday 8th June 2011
Last updated: Thursday 9th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-790CE0
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver Medieval 'fede' finger-ring. The bezel consists of two clasped hands with a crown above. The crown has two circular hollows in, perhaps for a stone/enamel but nothing now remains. The hoop is decorated with an inscribed pattern which consists of; three squares, at equal interval which have an X filling them and three short lines on the inside of each side. In between the squares are two possible leaf-type motifs.
Created on: Thursday 2nd June 2011
Last updated: Monday 17th June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'West Layton', 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-501DD0
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy and enamel Roman umbonate brooch, dating from the 1st- 3rd centuries AD. It is circular in plan with four small extensions, at each point on a compass. The top and bottom extensions are the catchplate and hinge mechanisms. The two side extensions are small rounded knops. The brooch is domed, and hollow on the reverse. The front is decorated with enamelled cells. In the centre is a raised copper alloy boss, surrounded by triangular cells half of which are filled with blue enamel, the other half would have contained another colour which is now missing. There is then …
Created on: Tuesday 31st May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: DUR-BB2821
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus, contemporary copy, of Constantine I (306-37), copying a VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP two Victories type of Trier, c. 319-20. Reece 16 For similar type, see RIC VII, 213
Created on: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 25th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-3B7822
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Northumberland
Workflow stage: Published
Silver locket pendant, 17th century. The pendant is oval in plan and rectangular in section, made of four components, two sheets of silver cut in an oval shape, soldered onto the lengths of a rectangular sheet of silver that acts as the siding of the pendant. Around the middle of this sheet of silver is attached (possibly also by solder) a thin twisted wire of silver. The top and bottom of the pendant each have a silver hoop soldered onto it. The larger suspension loop then has another silver ring through it Oriented with the larger suspension hoop at the top, one face is upside d…
Created on: Friday 6th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Field 29', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-25EAA1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy Roman radiate coin of Allectus (293-6), probably LAETITIA AVG (or similar), Mint unclear. RIC V, pt 2, cf. 22 for type. Reece 14. This coin is noted for Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 5th May 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Record ID: DUR-11C5E3
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Late Iron Age- Roman button and loop fastener. It appears complete, although some of the enamel is missing. The loop is triangular in plan and has a slightly narrowed outer bar. The button is set above the loop, at the end of the shaft. It is circular in plan, with a circle on one edge, where the shaft meets the head. The outer edge of the button is wider than that nearest to the loop. The loop has a raised inner and outer border of copper alloy, inside this it is enamelled in red. At the outer edge, is a raised pointed oval. The circle inside the loop has a centr…
Created on: Wednesday 4th May 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: DUR-C89244
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman enamelled disc (sunburst), late 1st-mid 3rd century AD in date. It is mostly complete with just small parts of the disc having broken off, and the pin missing. The disc would have been circular when complete. The design consists of a central circle which would have been filled with enamel, although it is now empty. This has a raised edge. There is then a nine-pointed star around this circle, each point of which has a small raised circular dot, the rest is filled with red enamel. The field around the star is empty now but it could have been filled with ano…
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2018
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Record ID: DUR-C72F07
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sestertius of Lucilla, 164-9, minted in Rome. Obv; Draped bust right; LVCILLA AVGVSTA Rev; Ceres holding two corn ears and torch, seated right on cista mystica from which issues a snake; [CERES] S C RIC III, p.352, no.1728
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 16th September 2011
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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-B1A206
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constans (337-50) minted in Arles, 346-50. Probably a contemporary copy. Obv: DN CONSTAN[...]; Diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right; A in left hand field Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO; Galley type. Mintmark: A/-//SAR[L] LRBC, p. 54, no. 412. Image kindly supplied by finder.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Thursday 7th April 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B18511
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy sestertius of Faustina II, dating to the period AD 161 to 175. CERES reverse. cf. BMC IV, p. 529, no. 895. Image kindly supplied by finder.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Friday 12th August 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B16666
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A plated copy of a radiate of Postmus, dating to the period AD 260 to 269. SALVS PROVINCIARVM reverse depicting reclining river god. Principal mint; first series, first phase. cf. Cunetio p. 143, no. 2368. Image kindly provided by finder
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2011
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Record ID: DUR-B12F35
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver siliqua of Honorius or Arcadius dating to the period AD 395 to 402. VIRTVS ROMANORVM reverse. Probably Milan mint. cf. RIC X, nos. 1227 or 1228. Photo kindly supplied by finder.
Created on: Tuesday 5th April 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th April 2011
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Record ID: DUR-1B3BB0
Object type: BUTTON AND LOOP FASTENER
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman button and loop fastener of Wild Class III, dating to c.50- 150 AD. It is a teardrop/ petal headed type with the head having a central raised dome with a groove around it. The loop is triangular in plan and projects out of the base of the head, with a bend of 90 degrees to make it parallel.
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 5th February 2016
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Record ID: DUR-21C550
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy copy of a radiate of Carausius dating to the period AD 286 to 293 (Reece Period 14), PAX AVG, PAx standing left with a branch and vertical sceptre. F O//(ML?), Mint of London. RIC V, pt 2, p. 471, cf. 101. The coin is rather crude and is probably a contemporary copy. This coin is included in Sam Moorhead's corpus for RIC.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 7th October 2015
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: DUR-21B234
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver denarius of Antoninus Pius dating to the period AD 149 to 150. COS IIII Fortuna reverse. Rome mint. RIC III, p. 49, no. 188.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-21A332
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine II, dating to AD 321. BEATA TRANQVILLITAS reverse. London mint. RIC VII, p. 110, no. 216.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-218DC7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver clipped siliqua of the House of Theodosius, dating to the period AD 395 to 402. VIRTVS ROMANORVM reverse. Milan mint. cf. RIC X, p. 321, nos. 1226 or 1227. Obv: Diadem draped bust right; ...V.... Rev: Roma seated left cuirass, holding Victory on globe and inverted spear.
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 18th March 2011
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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-F7E9C3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy barbarous radiate, imitating an issue of Tetricus I, AD 271-4. Obv: Radiate bust right; [...] TETRICVS [...] Rev: unclear
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-0C52D0
Object type: HOARD
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Dispersed hoard of 5 silver siliqua, some clipped. 3. Field 4, Oct. Fragment of a siliqua of Valentinian II, possibly clipped. Minted probably 388-92. Obv; Pearl diadem bust right; [ ]TINI- [ ] Rev; Roma seated left, holding Victory on globe/secptre; ?[VRBS ROMA] RIC IX, p.31, cf. 95a for type. Die axis; 12 Weight; 0.4g. Very fine. 5. Field 5, Oct. Siliqua of Valens (364-78) minted in Lyons, 364-7. Possibly clipped. Obv; Pearl-diadem, draped and cuirassed bust right; DN VALEN-S P F AVG Rev; Emperor standing holding standard and Victory on globe; RESTITVTOR REIP RIC IX, p.…
Created on: Friday 4th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 29th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'North Dalton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-5099E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver-plated sceatta, possibly copying a Primary Series A1 type. There are traces of a bust right, apparently with a radiate crown (cf. Abramson p. 94, Primary Series A, type 2a, A050). The reverse has a large O to one side with angular features, similar to some of the more degenerate types (cf. Abramson p. 95, Rigold $?, R1z/R1b, R160). Prototype, c. 680-710.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 10th December 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-4E3C45
Object type: STUD
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy and enamel cast-cell stud from the late Iron Age- early Roman period. It is circular in plan, flat on the top (enamelled face) and curved on the base. The base is plain and shows no obvious traces of attachment or remains of a stud. The front is split into three rows of three cells by raised lines of copper alloy. This gives a chequerboard pattern. The cells are filled with enamel, alternating red and yellow. Chequerboard enamelling can be seen on other Iron Age objects such as harness equipment, for example two linch pins recorded on the PAS database as WMID-947693…
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 23rd August 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-413747
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a silver finger ring which is almost completely flattened. Both ends are broken and are uneven. It is plain on the inside with incised decoration on the outside. This consists of a line at the top and the bottom, with a floral/vegetal motif in the centre. It could be that the rest of the ring would have had an inscription on but this is now missing. Date: Late Medieval- Post Medieval- c.1400- 1600 AD Dimensions: Length 16.98mm. Width 6.01mm Weighing 0.6g . The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Tre…
Created on: Thursday 10th February 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th January 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'East Cowton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-A991D7
Object type: FIREARM
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy fragment of a ramrod terminal pipe from a Post Medieval musket, pistol or other gun. It consists of a hollow cylindrical tube, underneath which is a projecting rectangular panel which is apparently solid (normally they are pierced). This would have attached the ramrod holder to the wooden base or stock beneath the gun's barrel. The cylindrical tube opens out to a sub-triangular area, the tip of which curves up slightly; this would have been attached to the curve of the stock in front of the trigger. There is a small moulded lip between the cylinder and the termina…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th November 2013
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Record ID: DUR-A82CF6
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Published
Lead Medieval papal bulla, of Calixtus II (1119-24). Obverse; CAL/XTVS/[PP II] Reverse; [S]PA/ SP[E]; Worn heads of SS Peter and Paul facing each other Tim Pestell kindly added this information on the bulla 'Calixtus II, elected 2nd February 1119, consecrated 9th Feb and who died on 14th December 1124 (the lettering on Calixtus III's bulla is slightly different). As such this is an important bulla because it is one of the earliest found in Britain. There are three British papal bullae that have been found that pre-date the Norman Conquest, but post-Conquest examples see…
Created on: Thursday 3rd February 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 27th January 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Durham Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-1B2BF2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Copper alloy nummus, House of Constantine (307-361), VRBS ROMA, minted in Trier, 330- 340 AD Rev; Romulus and Remus suckling at the wolf
Created on: Thursday 27th January 2011
Last updated: Monday 31st January 2011
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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-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.