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-F45F98
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Hartlepool
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval buckle dating to c. 900- 1100 AD. It is D-shaped in plan with a narrowed strap bar. The terminals of the loop are zoomorphic in form with the strap bar connecting two heads of animals, their mouths are open, almost as though they are biting the bar. These are stylised animals seen on various objects from this period and could be dogs/dragons/dolphins, it is difficult to see. They have a rounded head with inset eyes and an elongated snout. The strap bar is worn and very narrow at one point, the pin is missing. The buckle has a reddish patina, with…
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F392E1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver short cross type penny of Cnut (1016- 35) minted in York by Crucan, c.1029-35/6. North no. 790
Created on: Monday 20th June 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th June 2011
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Record ID: DUR-7C9747
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Early Medieval sceat, Series C2. Dating to c. 700- 710 AD. Metcalf, Volume 1, no.124 EMC number- 2011.0022
Created on: Monday 9th May 2011
Last updated: Thursday 30th June 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Manfield Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-C92A02
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Early Medieval sceat, dating to c.680-710 AD. It is a type described as within the Frisian group, within the Primary and Intermediate Series, a Series D. North no. 168.
Created on: Wednesday 6th April 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 4th May 2011
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Record ID: DUR-1B50E2
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Darlington
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper Anglo-Saxon strap end, Thomas type A1, Trewhiddle Style, dating to c. 800-1000 AD. The strap end tapers towards a zoomorphic terminal. It is almost complete with only one half of the split end missing. The half that remains has rounded corners and two circular holes, both of which have raised borders, where it would have attached to the strap. In between the two holes is a raised vertical line which separates out into two, which widen towards the end. In between these two widened ends is an upside down V. The main body of the strap end has a central abstract zoomorph…
Created on: Tuesday 29th March 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 19th March 2014
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Record ID: DUR-8C58D8
Object type: TWEEZERS
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy tweezers on a circular ring, probably Early Medieval in date, c. 600- 1100 AD. The ring is plain and appears to have been cast, it has a circular cross section. The diameter of the ring is 21.63mm with a thickness of 2.66mm. The tweezers themselves are symmetrical and have been attached to the ring by folding in half, over the ring. They have a D-shaped cross section, with the flat side facing inwards, most of the way down, until they being to widen, and flatten out at the terminals. The tweezers are corroded and some of the edges are uneven. The surface is pitted and …
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-8A33E6
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy bow of an Early-Medieval key, c.900-1100. The bow would have been sub-circular in plan but large sections of it are missing. It had an openwork design and small rounded knops on the outer edge, only one of which now remains. The actual design of the openwork is not clear due to breaks but there is a circular hole below the one remaining knop.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Last updated: Friday 25th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-20ECD2
Object type: KEY (LOCKING)
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval key, dating from the pre-conquest period up to c.1200. It is incomplete, the bow being broken. It would have been oval in shape but more than half is missing. It meets the stem in a point with a broken internal element suggesting the bow may have been openwork. The stem is very short, it has a sub-circular cross-section and is hollow; it is broken slightly at the end. The bit is a rectangle, protruding at 90 degrees from the stem. It is openwork with a central rectangular perforation into which project two teeth/prongs above and two below, facing…
Created on: Thursday 17th March 2011
Last updated: Friday 7th June 2019
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Catterick Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-F95985
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon pin, balloon headed in shape, 8-9th century in date. The pin appears complete with the shaft tapering to a point, although it is slightly bent. There is a small raised collar where the shaft meets the head. The head is globular with circles punched in around the edge.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F908E7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Base silver Northumbrian Early Medieval styca, dating to the reign of Eanred c.810-40.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F8EDD6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Early Medieval sceat, dating to 737-58. An Archbishops of York type, Ecgberht (732/4- 66) minted in the regin of Eadberht (737-58).
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
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Record ID: DUR-F8B891
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Anglo-Saxon pin, balloon headed in shape, 8-9th century in date. The pin appears complete with the shaft tapering to a point, although it is slightly bent. There is a small raised collar where the shaft meets the head. The head is globular with circles punched in around the edge.
Created on: Tuesday 15th March 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 15th March 2011
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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-508643
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver Northumbrian styca or sceatta, of either Aelfwald I (779-88), or Aelfwald II (806-8)
Created on: Wednesday 23rd February 2011
Last updated: Monday 16th May 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Dalton Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-983702
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: County Durham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver penny of Aethelred II (978- 1016), minted c.1003-9. Helmet type. North no. 775, BMC viii.
Created on: Friday 21st January 2011
Last updated: Monday 24th January 2011
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Record ID: DUR-7563B1
Object type: INGOT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of Viking-age 'hacksilver' consisting of part of a silver ingot which is cut at both ends. It is roughly rectangular in plan and is a shallow D-shape in cross-section. Finds of hacksilver in England generally date from the late 9th or 10th centuries.
Created on: Tuesday 14th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Melsonby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DUR-F68C87
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy Early Medieval harness fitting fragment. It is a piece from a larger fitting. What remains is a central circular dome with four arms extending out from the base making a cross shape. These arms are short and have rounded ends, one of which is broken. At the end of each arm would have been a rivet, there are holes in twoof the arms (including the broken one) where they are missing, and small rivets in the other two. For one of them the head only remains, whilst the other has the whole rivet remaining, ending in a point.
Created on: Wednesday 8th December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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Record ID: DUR-8C6F34
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy styca dating to c.840-867, of either Aethelred II/Redwulf/Osberht.
Created on: Friday 3rd December 2010
Last updated: Friday 10th December 2010
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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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