Record ID: SWYOR-6BCF61
Object type: AUGER
Broad period: MODERN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy countersink tool with a wooden handle. This tool probably dates from the Modern period, perhaps 1800 - 1950. The main body of the auger is made from copper alloy with an iron core at the cutting end. The cutting face is circular with four teeth. The cutting end is bulbous and tapers back along the shaft which is circular in section. The iron is only present in the bulbous area. Just before the tang, the shaft flares again slightly. The tang is square in section. The remains of a wooden handle are also present. This would have been a comfortable shape, circular in sectio…
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 14th May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B3997
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A square copper alloy coin weight, probably for a Hungarian dukat and dating from the 16th or 17th century. It has a length of 14.10mm, width 14.08mm, thickness 2.09mm, weight 3.04g. It is uniface and probably depicts St Ladislaus with an orb and a long axe. The coin should weigh 3.5g, but corrosion and wear could have reduced the mass of the coin weight. For reference see P & B Withers1995. Lions, Ships and Angels p. 23.
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 14th May 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B0EA2
Object type: DRESS FASTENER (DRESS)
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
One pieces from a copper alloy hook and eye dress fastener, dating from the 17th century. The mount is an oval plate with three projecting knops that each have a hole through them. A wide flat hook with the bent part broken off projects from one end. The plate is decorated with punched circles around the edges and a fleur-de-lys in the centre. It has a length of 40.56mm, width 28.05mm, thickness 1.82mm, weight 4.65g. Similar examples are SUSS-EE3BB1 and SWYOR-F186F2 located on the PAS database. See also Bailey, Buttons and Fasteners 500BC -1840AD, p. 100, Fig. 2.42. Also Read 2008 pag…
Created on: Thursday 25th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 18th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-419B33
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a nummus of Arcadius (383 - 408), Victoria Avggg type (388 - 395). It has a diameter of 12.41mm, thickness 1.80mm, weight 1.37g. Reece period 21.
Created on: Tuesday 23rd February 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-43EDF3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; a Sestertius probably of Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180). The reverse is illegible. It has a diameter of 29.34mm, thickness 4.46mm, weight 19.27g.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-425C84
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy snake form belt fastener dating from the 16th century. The head of the snake is clear as are the scales, which are oval on the upper face, and transverse rounded rectangles on the lower face. It has a light green/brown patina and was once gilded, though only minute fragments of this survive. It has a length of 43.82mm, width 10.19mm, thickness 4.38mm, weight 12.61g. For reference see Bailey 2001. Detector Finds 3 p. 21. Similar objects are LEIC-8730B2 and HAMP-C1EA84.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2010
Last updated: Monday 25th November 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-422A25
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver Roman coin; a Denarius of Caracalla as Caesar under Septimius Severus (195 - 198). The coin has a diameter of 17.11mm, thickness 2.45mm, weight 2.39g. See Sear Volume II, number 6677. It was probably minted in Rome in 197 AD.
Created on: Thursday 11th February 2010
Last updated: Friday 1st January 2021
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Record ID: SWYOR-96A545
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A silver unit; an Iron Age uninscribed coin of the Corieltauvi, probably South Ferriby Type dating from around 45-10 BC. The coin is very small and worn and is on a small flan, but it is probably a unit rather than a fractional unit. It has a diameter of 12.96mm, thickness 1.41mm, weight 1.06g. For reference see Van Arsdell 1989. Celtic Coinage of Britain p. 242 no: 877-1. Registered as CCI 10.1100.
Created on: Wednesday 3rd February 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 25th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E7EF0
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A barrel-shaped lead weight, drilled through the centre along the long axis, of uncertain date, but probably Medieval or Post Medieval. The weight is cylindrical and tapers at each end. It is circular in section. This is probably a net weight or fishing weight. It is 29.4mm long and 16.8mm in diameter. It weighs 42.16gm. Similar examples are NARC-064B16 and WILT-08BA92
Created on: Monday 1st February 2010
Last updated: Saturday 19th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E5584
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of lead alloy musket and pistol shot, seven in total. They range in diameter from 9.5 to 17.5mm and in weight from 4.8 to 27.5gm. Total weight is 91.42gm. Similar shot have been dated to the later post medieval period however the date range should extend into the early modern period as similar projectiles were used in firearms throughout this period. Musket balls are discussed in Courtney's "Small Arms Accessories of the Mid-Seventeenth Century" (1988) and on page 202 of "Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition" by Geoff Egan (2005). They date from 1600 - 1800. It i…
Created on: Monday 1st February 2010
Last updated: Saturday 19th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-321B71
Object type: POWDER MEASURE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead allow powder flask cap dating from the post Medieval period, probably the 17th century. It is a small circular vessel with a circular base and straight sides. Two small rounded perforated handles project from the sides at the base, from which it would have been attached to strings allowing the cop to be removed from the powder flask without becoming lost. The body of the powder flask would have been made out of wood or horn and has not survived. It has a diameter of 22.69mm, thickness 1.37mm, weight 11.71g. For reference see Courtney, P. 1988 ‘Small Arms Accessories of the mid…
Created on: Friday 29th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SWYOR-30D3F1
Object type: BULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A circular lead alloy papal bulla. One side has the inscription: "INNO/CENTIVS / PP III" indicating that this seal was on a document issued by Pope Innocent III, who held office in1198-1216. PP stands for 'Pastor Pastorum' or 'Shepherd of Shepherds'. The other side has the letters: "SPA [SPE]" at the top for St Paul and St Peter and depictions of the two saints facing each other below. They have halos formed of beading, and there is a beaded border, as there is on the other side. The bulla is bent and patinated. For similar examples see Saunders 2001…
Created on: Friday 29th January 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 21st November 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-307CA0
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Wakefield
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Roman coin; probably a Dupondius of Trajan (98 - 117). It has a diameter of 26.68mm, thickness 3.34mm, weight 12.81g.
Created on: Friday 29th January 2010
Last updated: Saturday 2nd January 2021
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