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Record ID: SWYOR-0F82C7
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy unidentified object of probable Post Medieval date. It is a square sectioned curved bar. One end is rounded and the other end is broken. One third of the way from the rounded end is a triple collar projecting from the bar on all sides. Projecting from this on the outside of the curve is a cloud of melted, billowing metal. This does not appear to be intentional and may be the result of metal escaping from the mould during the casting process. The metal has a patchy green patina which suggests a date from the 16th century onwards.
Created on: Wednesday 2nd May 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 12th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6F9481
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast lead alloy spindle whorl, possibly dating from the Early Medieval period. It is circular in plan with straight sides making is rectangular in section. The central perforation has a diameter of 9mm and there is no internal cavity in the wall of the perforation. One face is decorated with moulded raised ribs in groups of three forming fan like motifs, radiating from the perforation to the outside edge.
Lead alloy spindle whorls are very difficult to date, but the shape of this example matches Coppergate type B1 which was found in 5th century deposits onwards (Walton…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 27th January 2022
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Record ID: SWYOR-6EDBD2
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy Medieval spur buckle dating from about 1200 - 1400. The loop is D-shaped, with a wide edge and a narrowed pin bar. The buckle frame and the integral plate appear to have traces of gilding. The plate is expanded at each end; a central circular perforation is present at the inner edge of the frame and holds the intact pin which moves freely on the pin bar. Below it is a copper alloy rivet, which is oval shaped in section and is centrally located in the collar of the plate. The plate tapers to a foliate terminal with five projecting lobes and a central circul…
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E79A4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy early Medieval buckle frame with a composite forked spacer, dating from about 1330 - 1380. The loop is sub oval in shape and has a sub triangular lip. There is a perforated notch for the sheet pin, which is now missing. The plates are also missing. The prongs have also been worn and one has been broken. The buckle frame has an dark-medium green patina. Reference: Egan and Pritchard's (1991) Dress Accessories, page 79, number 322.
Length: 30.5mm; Width: 14.3mm; Thickness: 3.3mm; Weight: 2.97g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6E1C87
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval buckle frame with a composite forked spacer, dating from about 1330 - 1450. The loop is sub oval in shape and has a sub triangular lip with a projecting knop. The pin remains intact but no longer moves into the correct position. The plates are missing. The forked prongs have also been worn and one of the tips has been broken. The buckle frame has an uneven dark green patina. References: Meols, page 95, number 599; and Egan and Pritchard's (1991) Dress Accessories, pages 78-81.
Length: 47.6mm; Width: 15.5mm; Thickness: 6mm; Weight: 4.87g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 17th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6D9595
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin: A nummus probably of Magnentius or Decentius (AD 352 - 353); Reece period 18 (AD 348-364); Chi-Rho reverse type. The coin has been damaged, with approximately 1/4 of the coin having been broken off; the obverse is rough and illegible. Other Chi-Rho coins (complete) may be seen at PAS record IDs: NARC-3120D6, LIN-780AC7 and BUC-37E741Z.
Length: 21.2mm; Width: 18mm; Thickness: 1.9mm; Weight: 2.25g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-6B06C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: A penny of Edward I (1272 - 1307). Class 3cd (1280 - 1281); minted in Bristol. References: North, volume 2, page 22, numbers 1017-1019; and Wren (1995) Long Cross Pennies.
Thickness: 1.2mm; Diameter: 19.5mm; Weight: 1.2g
Created on: Thursday 12th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4471B4
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy late Medieval to early Post-Medieval buckle frame dating from about 1450 - 1550. The D-shaped frame consists of a single loop with moulded ropework decoration. The strap bar is slightly narrowed and the bent pin also remains intact, moving freely along the strap bar. The reverse is flat and undecorated. The buckle frame has been bent and has a medium-dark green patina. Reference: Whitehead's (2003) Buckles, page 25, number 122.
Length: 25.1mm; Width: 32.7mm; Thickness: 4.9mm; Weight: 7.56g
Created on: Tuesday 10th April 2012
Last updated: Monday 16th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9BC5D3
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post-Medieval jetton, Lion of St Mark type, struck at Nuremberg by Hans Shultes I (1553-1584) between 1553 and1559. There is a crack in the flan at 2 o'clock on the obverse. The jetton is 26.6mm in diameter and 0.7mm thick. It weighs 1.95gm.
Reference: Mitchiner, 1988, Jettons, Medalets and Tokens, volume 1, number 1327.
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 11th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-97F8A1
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment from the rim of a cast copper alloy clapper bell, probably dating from the Post-Medieval period (1500-1800). The rim flares outwards slightly and is thickened on the inside. The fragment displays a light green patina flecked with dark brown. The diameter was measured using a rim chart and is 26cm. Further examples may be seen on the PAS database at record IDs: SWYOR-3CAE96, SWYOR-79B196 and SWYOR-2DAFB0.
The internal structure of this example is unusual. One section shows struts of copper alloy linking the two walls, with the spaces between being hollow. These may be bubb…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-97E365
Object type: SHOT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of three cast lead alloy Post-Medieval musket balls or shot dating from about 1600 - 1900. Together they weigh 109.9g.
The largest is 23mm in diameter and weighs 63.2g. It is creamy grey-brown in colour and has light gouges on its surface; some areas appear to be slightly flattened.
The next largest is 20mm in diameter and weighs 33.9g. It is roughly plano-convex, with a smooth but visible casting seam. It is creamy brown in colour.
The smallest is 13.9mm in diameter and weighs 12.7g. It has two slight casting sprues and seam. It is creamy white in colour, flecked wit…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-97D2E5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy buckle frame dating from about the late Medieval to early Post-Medieval period (1400 - 1600). The plain double-looped frame is formed of two conjoined ovals such that the sides are bevelled both internally and externally on the upper surface,the latter more shallowly. The pin bar has been narrowed by wear, more visible at one end than the other, but is still intact; the pin is missing. The lower surface is flat and undecorated. The frame has a mid-green patina. Double oval buckles of this type have been found in late medieval contexts, with examples found in Egan a…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-975186
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Post-Medieval probable shoe buckle frame probably dating from about 1690-1720. The buckle frame is sub rectangular and has drilled holes in the frame for a separate spindle. This frame has bevelled edges on internal corners and a series of moulded transverse grooves across the top of the spindle hole. It is undecorated on the reverse. The spindle remains intact but no longer moves; only a fragment of the stud chape around the spindle is attached and the pin is missing. There is also a small amount of orange-red corrosion in this area as the spindle is probably iron…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-96F412
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Post-Medieval crotal bell dating from about 1600-1800. The bell is comprised of two hemispherical domes with a thick circumferential rib; it is 29mm in diameter. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with a long sub square suspension loop projecting from the top between them; internally, the loop measures 8.9mm long and 4.9mm wide. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends; one half of the lower hemisphere is now missing. The material is smooth, undecorated and has an uneven dark green patina througho…
Created on: Monday 2nd April 2012
Last updated: Thursday 12th April 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F7EC1
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a cast copper alloy late Roman strip bracelet dating from about AD 200 - 410. The flat strip has been bent. The complete end tapers to a point which hooks around towards the front. The other end is broken. At the broken end on the front face is a ring and dot motif. The rest of the front face is decorated with transverse grooves. The underside is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green patina. Other Roman strip bracelets may be seen on the database at PAS record IDs: SOM-C1FFC0, SOM-C28184 and BH-4754E3.
Length: 42.7mm; Width: 5.6mm; Thickness: 5mm; Weight…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9F6226
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy unidentified object of unknown date. The object is formed from a single sheet of metal and has what appears to be a tapering hook at one end and forks at the opposite end into two tapering spikes.The hook bends towards one face, and the spikes bend the opposite way. The object has a dark green patina. A parallel has not been found for this object, which remains unidentified and undated.
Length: 37.2mm; Width: 7mm; Thickness: 7.8mm; Weight: 2.35g
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Thursday 22nd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-9E5851
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
British Museum Curatorial Report:
"A medieval strap-fitting with one bulbous terminal and shoulders tapering to a rounded point. Between the shoulders is a hole which on the reverse shows the vestiges of a rivet. The surface is incised with fine lines.
On the front, around the middle section, are two areas with a sticky residue with fibres. On the front surface are remnants of gilding.
The strap-fitting is silver and dates from the fifteenth century.
Dimensions: length 42 mm, width 7mm.
J P Robinson
Curator of Medieval Collections
13th June 2012
Length: 41.9m…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Monday 28th April 2014
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This findspot is known as 'Glentham', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-9CBD06
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A probable Roman cast copper alloy strap fitting, perhaps a harness pendant suspension mount dating from about 43 AD - 410 AD. It is formed of two circles arranged nearly as a figure eight; each circle is decorated with a raised border on the outside edge and a second border around a central perforation. Between the circles is a central projecting lug which is sub oval in plan and sub rectangular in section. Attached to one edge of the circles is a single flat, trapezoidal suspension loop. The back is flat and undecorated. The object has a dark green to black patina and is worn. No cl…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-9C4B00
Object type: PIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper alloy pin of uncertain date, but probably Roman. It is 90.1mm in length, weighs 4.71g and has a flat discoidal head which has been decorated with two concentric recessed rings and a central circular depression. The diameter of the disc is 11.8mm and it is attached at the back to a circular sectioned shaft. Corrosion round the top of the shaft makes it impossible to tell if the head is integral or a separate piece. The shaft is 2.84mm near the head, and then is swollen in the middle to 3.15mm before tapering to a point. The shaft has bent. The pin has an even med…
Created on: Wednesday 21st March 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-761C78
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
The crown from a copper alloy thimble, possibly post-medieval and dating from from 1620-1700AD. It has broken away cleanly from the body of the thimble, suggesting that the thimble may have been manufactured in two pieces. The indentations are small and rectangular in shape giving a waffle pattern.
Thickness: 4.5mm; Diameter: 13.9mm; Weight: 1.55g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-75CB17
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast copper alloy Anglo-Saxon disc brooch dating from about AD 700 - 900. The disc is decorated with an equal-armed cross. In two opposing quarters is a simple motif of a line radiating from the centre of the cross dividing the field into two, each side being a petal or wing shape with a rounded outer edge. Another quarter has a design in relief of a cross in a double circle. The last quarter is obscured by corrosion. The brooch has a central perforated hole which may have held a rivet; however, there is no other evidence of attachment. The object has been bent and is rathe…
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-75A2D7
Object type: MICROLITH
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A microlith dating from the Early Mesolithic period (from about 8300 - 6500 BC). It is formed on a broad flake of translucent tan coloured flint. The microlith has fine retouch on both sides and the distal end. It is 26.8mm long, 12.3mm wide, 3.8mm thick and weighs 1.26g.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Doncaster Area', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-733231
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a half groat of Henry V (1413-1422); class C; minted in London. The coin has been clipped. Please see North, volume 2, page 57, number 1391 and Spink, page 178, number 1773.
Thickness: 0.86mm; Diameter: 21.5mm; Weight: 1.72g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-7168A7
Object type: ARROWHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint arrowhead dating from the late Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age (2500 - 1500 BC). Illustrations of similar arrowheads may be found in Butler's (2005) Prehistoric Flintwork, page 159, plate 66; also Edmonds' (1995) Stone Tools and Society, page 99, figure 68.
The arrowhead is formed on light grey flint and unevenly patinated, with some cortex visible. It is complete. It is sub triangular in plan and sub oval in section. The object has been bi-facially retouched; some invasive and some abrupt retouch along both. It is 35.6mm long, 20.4mm wide and 6mm thick. It weighs 4.1g.
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-703552
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a cut half penny of John (1199 - 1216); class 5c (1205 - 1210) minted in Canterbury by the moneyer Samvel. References: Wren (2006) Short-Cross Coinage; and North, volume 1, number 971.
Length: 16mm; Width: 8mm; Thickness: 1.5mm; Weight: 0.42g
Created on: Monday 19th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-35C340
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Henry III (1216 - 1272), class 7c (1217 - 1242); minted in Canterbury by the moneyer Nichole. Two portions of the edge are no longer rounded and the coin is a little bent. References: Wren (2006) Short-Cross Coinage, pages 52-53; and North, volume 1, number 980. Thickness: 1.7mm; Diameter: 19.7mm; Weight: 1.29g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-32D8E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin: a half penny of Henry VIII (1509-1547); First Coinage (1509-1526), initial mark portcullis (1509-1526). The coin is slightly damaged with a fragment of edge missing at the top on the obverse side. References: Withers (2004). Small Silver: Henry VIII - The Commonwealth, page 21, Class 1B; and North, volume 2, page 91, number 1779.
Thickness: 0.54mm; Diameter: 13.7mm; Weight: 0.32g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-31F226
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward III (1327-1377); probably Durham mint, pre-treaty period (1351-1361), Series C (1351 - 1352). The coin is extremely worn, with few details still visible and the edge has been bent and damaged. It is 17.5mm in diameter, 1.9mm thick and weighs 0.83g. References: Wren (1995). English Long-Cross Pennies 1279-1489; and North, volume 2, number 1150.
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-319ED4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a long-cross penny possibly of Edward IV, second reign (1471 - 1483), York mint, type XVI 3 (1472 - 1475). The coin is worn and damaged, and also clipped, with approximately 1/3 of the coin missing, making a certain identification impossible. There is probably an E to the left of the neck. See North number 1648.
Length: 14.3mm; Width: 11mm; Thickness: 1.4mm; Weight: 0.49g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-312652
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward I (1272-1307); probably class 10, minted at London. The coin is worn and much of the details in the obverse legend are obscure, making a more precise date difficult. Thickness: 0.8mm; Diameter: 17.3mm; Weight: 1.02g
Created on: Friday 16th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-2066A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward I (1272-1307); Class 9 (1300-1302), minted at London. The coin edges have been damaged but the legends remain visible. References: Wren (1995). English Long-Cross Pennies 1279-1489; and North, volume 2, page 24, numbers 1036-1037.
Thickness: 1.4mm; Diameter: 17.8mm; Weight: 1.29g
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-1F9B92
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a Sovereign penny of Henry VII (1485-1509), minted at Durham for Bishop Richard Fox (1494-1501). The edges of the coin may have been clipped and are worn, making the legends illegible. See North, volume 2, page 85, number 1731.
Thickness: 0.88mm; Diameter: 15mm; Weight: 0.63 g
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-1F2876
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval lead alloy token dating from about the 17th Century. This is likely to have been an agricultural token as one side bears a device that represents either a water wheel or the four sails of a windmill radiating outwards from a central pellet. The reverse is smooth and undecorated but there is a lightly raised pellet, marking the position of the pellet on the front. The edges are worn and chipped. Similar tokens are illustrated in Fletcher (2005). Leaden Tokens and Tallies, Roman to Victorian, page 76. A similar token may also be seen on the database at PAS …
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-1CF223
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy headplate of an Early Medieval Anglo-Saxon cruciform brooch dating from about the 6th Century. The brooch consists of the headplate, top-knob and the start of the arched bow. The headplate is trapezoid in shape with sub-rectangular side wings. The top-knob is semi-circular in section and domed in outline with a moulded collar. The side knobs are missing. The reverse of the headplate has some iron corrosion and the remains of a semi-circular pin lug. The headplate has an uneven dark-medium green patina. It is 24.3 mm long, 19.4 mm wide, 11.6mm thick (in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 30th March 2014
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-1CD1A1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman sprung Colchester derivative, rearhook brooch (previously known as a dolphin brooch) dating from about AD 40 - 70. The wings are sub rectangular in shape and are decorated by a series of grooves and ribs; the bow is decorated with ribbed grooves down the centre and a lightly raised moulded collar near the top of the arc. The spring and pin are both missing but the catch plate remains intact. At the top of the wings in the centre is an incomplete rearward hook. The brooch has an uneven light to medium green patina. Similar brooches may be found in…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 19th April 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-1C7BB5
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Roman hinged Dolphin brooch dating from about AD 55 - 100. Both bow and wings are plain; the bow tapers to a point and both the foot and catch plate are missing. The wings are cylindrical; the copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin; the back of the bow has a deep slot where the catch plate was attached. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina and there is mild orange corrosion on the end of the wings. A similar brooch may be found in Hattatt (2000). A Visual Catalogue of Ancient Brooches, p…
Created on: Thursday 15th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-0B2D92
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy probable fitting or mount with zoomorphic design and is probably Medieval in date. The object is U-shaped in plan with a thick terminal that is sub circular in section, flattening out and tapering to form a zoomorphic head which is sub oval in section. The other end of the object appears to have been broken. The head is decorated with raised lines which form the eyes and snout, the end of the head is lightly split to form an open mouth. The object is 20.1mm long, 20.1mm wide, 6.2mm thick, and weighs 8.59g. It has a dark brown patina.
No exact matche…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-0A9524
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy buckle frame with an integral plate which is probably of early Medieval date (from about 1100-1400). Almost all of the frame is missing. There is a hole for the now-missing pin. There is a raised transverse band across the plate at the frame end. This is decorated with incised transverse lines. The rest of the plate is triangular in section and decorated with groups of diagonal incised lines and deeply recessed circular depressions. The end of the plate is a patinated break. The plate tapers from the frame towards the other end. There is a rivet…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-09F2C2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Middle-Late Anglo-Saxon Ansate brooch dating from about AD 700 - 1000. There is a transverse rib at each end of the D-sectioned bow and at each sub rectangular terminal. Each arm is also decorated with a pair of incised lines which run from the rib to the end of each terminal. There is a double pin lug as well as the stump of the missing catch plate on the reverse; the pin is now missing. It has a dark green patina with patches of dark red patina. The brooch is 55.3mm long, 9.5mm wide at the break, is 13.1mm thick and weighs 13.88g. Illustrations of si…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 28th February 2014
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-084183
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy Iron Age brooch (probably of the La Tene type 3), dating from about 100 BC - AD 100.The pin is now missing. The bow has a small hook at the top and the catch plate has survived. The bow has a single incised line marking the catch plate but the object is otherwise undecorated. The material is smooth and has a dark green patina.
Length: 42.7mm; Width: 3.7mm; Thickness: 15.6mm; Weight: 2.7g
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 27th March 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-07B9D2
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast, copper alloy early Roman brooch of the Dolphin type, dating from about AD 43- 65. Both bow and wings are plain except for a narrow transverse groove at the end of each wing and two further narrow grooves which create a raised rib which runs down the centre of the bow; the bow tapers to a foot and the catch plate has survived. The wings are cylindrical, with a seam running along the back. A copper alloy axis bar remains intact in the wings and there is a slot for the now-missing hinged pin. The brooch has a dark brown-green patina. A similar brooch may be found in H…
Created on: Wednesday 14th March 2012
Last updated: Sunday 15th November 2020
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This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SWYOR-F743F1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy gem set finger ring of Roman date. The hoop no longer survives but the remaining portions expand and swell to a bezel. The bezel is chunky and set with an oval, red gem. The gem is worn, chipped around the edges and a fragment is missing. The cavity in which it rests is hollow under the gem. The metal is decorated with moulding. There is a groove forming a border round the gem, and the sides of the bezel has semi-circular depressions with a ridge round them. There are two depressions on each side of the gem. The shoulders are also moulded, with raised pointe…
Created on: Tuesday 13th March 2012
Last updated: Friday 11th October 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-E4CB81
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman coin: a nummus probably of Constans (AD 330-350). Probably Reece period 18 (AD 348-364). This coin is worn; the reverse and both legends are difficult to determine accurately but is probably FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor on galley holding a phoenix/Victory reverse type (AD 348-350); mint uncertain.
Thickness: 2.5mm; Diameter: 21.1mm; Weight: 4.93g
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E47E83
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman coin: a nummus of Constans (AD 330-350). Reece period 18 (AD 348-364). FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Emperor on galley holding a phoenix/Victory reverse type (AD 348-350); mint uncertain. A parallel for this coin may be found at PAS record ID: DENO-9925B6.
Thickness: 2.2mm; Diameter: 21.7mm; Weight: 4.51g
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-E23FA0
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Early Medieval strap end probably dating from about the 11th Century. The strap end is an elongated sub triangle in shape with a defined zoomorphic terminal. This terminal is sub rectangular in profile and depicts the snout and eyes of a creature and a pair of ears laid back on to the creature's body; faint decoration along the body shows an incised border near the edge and possibly more on the body but this is difficult to see due to wear. The strap end has a split-plate on the reverse but this broken and is now incomplete; it would have been secured t…
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 12th July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-E1C656
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Medieval single loop buckle frame dating from about 1350 - 1400 AD. It is a Meols type 6 buckle. The frame has convex sides and the wider outside edge has seven transverse grooves, the central groove acting as the pin notch. The back of the outside edge is smooth and undecorated. The copper alloy pin is bent but still intact and moves freely along the narrowed and offset pin bar. The buckle frame has a dark green-brown patina. References: Egan and Pritchard (1991) Dress Accessories, pages 76-78, numbers 318-319; and Meols, page 84.
Length: 17.9mm; Width: 20mm; Thickness…
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Friday 23rd March 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-E116C8
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead artefact, probably a weight, of uncertain, but probably Medieval date. In shape it is slightly more than a hemisphere. It is domed, with one side more rounded and steeper; the other side is shallower and more angled. The object has a slightly concave base with scratch and wear marks. There is an unusual off set point near the apex, but there is no iron loop. The object stands 12.6mm high, has a maximum diameter of 21.9mm and weighs 31.13 grams. It is undecorated and has a well developed creamy white-brown patina.
At 31.1g, this object has the same mass as an ounce in …
Created on: Wednesday 29th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CFE9E4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a cut half penny of Henry III (1216-1272), class 3 a or b (1248-1250); initial mark star. The coin was probably minted by Ricard at Lincoln. References: Wren (1993) Voided Long-Cross Coinage 1247-1279 and North, volume 1, page 167, numbers 986-987/1.
Length: 17.9mm; Width: 8.3mm; Thickness: 0.98mm; Weight: 0.54g
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CFC406
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post-Medieval silver coin: a sixpence of Elizabeth I (1558-1603), Second issue (1561-1582), eglantine mintmark (1574 - 1576); dated 1574. Reference: North, volume 2, page 111, number 1997.
Thickness: 0.95mm; Diameter: 25.5mm; Weight: 2.55g
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CEEC88
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy probable strap end of Roman date. It is probably part of a Roman amphora strap end. The object is a flat plate of copper alloy. It is broken at both ends. One end is semicircular, and divided into three arms. The central arm is wide and rectangular, while the side arms are curved and rounded. The other end is rectangular and is the continuation of the central arm. The plate is decorated with a border of punched annulets, and two ring and dot motifs, one at the top of each side arm. The reverse is plain. The metal has a dark green patina. Compare NLM-9CC…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CEA244
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible cast lead alloy weight of possibly Roman date (AD 43-410). The object is sub triangular in plan, with a trapezoidal projection from the centre of the wide end. It has an elongated tear drop-shaped perforation at the tapered end which is filled with iron corrosion. The object is crudely made and appears to have extra blobs of metal pressed onto both faces. The object has a well developed creamy white patina flecked with a creamy brown.A deep gouge cutting into one edge appears to be post depositional damage.
This object is cautiously identified as a possible weight whic…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CCF294
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman coin: a nummus of Constantine I (AD 306-337). Reece period 17 (AD 330-348). GLORIA EXERCITVS, Two soldiers and two standards reverse type; minted in Trier, period 2 (AD 330-335). Reference: LBRC, page 5, number 67/67a.
Thickness: 1.5mm; Diameter: 17.7mm; Weight: 1.83g
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 10th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CCBE04
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of probable Medieval date. The spindle whorl is plano convex, with one face more shallow than the other, and it has a raised border around the outer edge. There is also a central circular perforation which tapers from a diameter of 9.8mm to 10.1mm; there is no indentation in the wall of the perforation. Both faces are decorated with a series of raised dots separated by lines radiating from a central raised border. The body of the whorl shows very little wear. The spindle whorl has a creamy brown and white patina.
Examples of whorls with raised lines and…
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CA5814
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Three pieces of metalworking slag; waste material from metal working. It reacts slightly to a magnet. Most of the surfaces are rough, blistered and black with some orange throughout. A portion of the large piece is dark grey and slightly "blobby" where the liquid material has solidified in drops and layers. Parts of this billowed material have a dull shine. Together, the pieces weigh 61.84 grams.
Created on: Tuesday 28th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 28th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBD833
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A possible iron knife blade of unknown date. The object is sub triangular in plan and flat in section; it is very corroded and its exact shape and features are now obscured. One side of the blade is thicker than the other indicating it is a single sided knife blade rather than a doubled edged dagger.
Length: 117.7mm; Width: 23.4mm; Thickness: 2.5mm; Weight: 19.47g
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-BBAA23
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Leeds
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval lead alloy ampulla or Holy water container dating from about 1300-1600. The ampulla is incomplete and is in fair condition. One face of the body is moulded with raised radiating ribs, representing a scallop shell. On the other face is another design which is less clear. There are two letters in relief, but the first is illegible. The second is a "C" or "G". There is damage to the body and the top of the neck where it has been bent and smashed; the two side lugs or loops are also broken and only remnants of them remain attached. The ampulla has a creamy light brown patina wi…
Created on: Monday 27th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 6th April 2019
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Record ID: SWYOR-623873
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman copper alloy coin: a sestertius probably of Trajan (98 - 117), reverse showing Spes advancing left, holding a flower and raising skirt. Compare Sear Volume II number 3200.
Thickness: 4.5mm; Diameter: 32.9mm; Weight: 21.54g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-617D41
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a cut half penny probably of Henry II (1154-1189); class 1b (1180-1189); minted in London, moneyer probably Iohan. References: North, volume 1, page 164, number 963 and Wren (2006) Short-Cross Coinage 1180-1247.
Length: 20.4mm; Width: 10.9mm; Thickness: 0.75mm; Weight: 0.73g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-6105A3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A 17th Century trade token dating from 1664, issued in Bawtry, Doncaster.
Obverse: (SAMUELL TRVBSHAW); a horse trotting left
Reverse: *OF•BAWTAR(Y)•1664; HIS/HALF/PENY
Compare number 17 (?) in the Yorkshire section of Williamson's "Trade Tokens issued in the 17th century".
Thickness: 0.85mm; Diameter: 17.5mm; Weight: 0.89g
Created on: Thursday 23rd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-51D6D1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd of a broken Medieval ceramic vessel with a lead pot mend embedded in it. The object is sub triangular in shape; the fabric is fine and is light grey in colour; the edges are water worn and rounded. There is a blob of lead half embedded at the wider end of the object; presumably used to plug a hole in the pot. The convex outside of the object is covered by a mottled green-brown glaze and the concave inside has a yellow coating.
Length: 47.3mm; Width: 37.4mm; Thickness: 11.8mm; Weight: 25.77g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-5185D5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast Post-Medieval copper alloy Charles I (1625-1649) coin weight. The front of this coin weight has a crowned profile of Charles I facing left; the legend reads: CAROLVS REX. The back of the weight has a crown above an '•X•' and an '•S•' below, standing for ten shillings. The weight has a dark green patina. A similar weight may be found on the database at PAS record ID: SF-F1CEB7. See also page 14 of Lions, Ships and Angels. At 4.14g, this weight has less mass than it should, but this probably owing to wear.
Thickness: 2.6mm; Diameter: 17mm; Weight: 4.14g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-50D7C7
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast lead alloy weight with a probable Medieval or Post-Medieval date. The weight is sub circular and discoidal, measuring 30.9mm in diameter and is 7.3mm thick and weighs 11.58g (1.57oz). One face has a larger concave dip than the other making the rim more prominent; the original design is no longer distinguishable due to wear and damage; the opposite face has what appears to be four counter-relief stamped dots. The weight has a shiny creamy medium brown patina.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4FA920
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy decorative mount of probable Post Medieval date. The object is sub rectangular in plan with a moulded and incised scroll work design. There is a single surviving rivet, demarcated by a stub on the back. The edges are complete except for part of one long edge nearest to the rivet. The reverse is flat and undecorated and has minor wear. There are traces of silvering on the upper face and the sides. The mount has a medium green patina.
Length: 20.7mm; Width: 9.7mm; Thickness: 4mm; Weight: 2.72g
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4F71B3
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete single loop, sub-rectangular Post-Medieval buckle with a lipped frame, dating from about 1500-1650. It has a rounded and notched front with a single ovoid knop and two engraved curvilinear lines. The front of the buckle appears to have been silvered and the reverse is undecorated. It has concave sides and a recessed and narrow strap bar. After a narrow flat base, the sides slope inward towards the front and the knop is concave underneath. The pin is also missing. The object has a medium green patina. Dark corrosion has formed along one end of the pin bar, suggesting it …
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4EFD38
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete Medieval cast copper alloy strap end dating from about 1350-1400. The object is sub rectangular in form and section and consists of two sheet plates and a spacer, either forked or sheet, with the plates riveted together by a single surviving copper alloy rivet at the attachment end. The strap end has a sub rectangular attachment end and tapers slightly to a pointed terminal with a collared knop, which has been damaged and bent; the attachment end has been worn and damaged. The object has a patchy dark green brown patina. A likely parallel may be found in Egan and Pritcha…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 23rd February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-4DF478
Object type: PADLOCK
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval barrel padlock dating from about 1250-1450. Its chamber is a hollow cylinder which is roughly hexagonal in section, with each side decorated with a pair of parallel grooves running horizontally along the length of the chamber.There is an elongated hole on one side of the chamber. Along the top edge of the chamber two flat upright arms extend, one from each end. The inside edges are slightly concave and continue along the top edge of the barrel meeting in a sharp peak in the centre. Each arm is perforated with a circular hole.They terminate with…
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4D0975
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
An Early Medieval silver coin, a Continental sceat of Series E (Porcupine), variety E1 belonging to Metcalf and Op den Velde's tertiary phase (c.740-c.800?). Compare EMC numbers 1988.9009, 2001.0810, 2009.0039 and 2009.0326.
Thickness: 2mm; Diameter: 11.7mm; Weight: 1g
Ref: D Metcalf & W Op den Velde (2009), The monetary economy of the Netherlands, c.690-760 and the trade with England: a study of the 'porcupine sceattas of series E', Jaarboek voor Munt- en Penningkunde 96.
Created on: Wednesday 22nd February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3C04F3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver coin: A denarius of Trajan (AD 98-117). Reece period 5 (AD 96-117). Reverse type: Arabia standing left, holding branch and incense/cinnamon sticks; at her feet on left is a camel. The coin dates from about AD 103-111. For a parallel, please see PAS record ID: IOW-8204D1 which cites RIC II, p. 253, 142.
Thickness: 1.8mm; Diameter: 18.3mm; Weight: 2.62g
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 13th December 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-3AE3B6
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy pin dating from the middle Anglo-Saxon period (about AD 700-900). The pin head is polyhedral (cuboid, with the corners cut off) and is decorated with a ring-and-dot motif on each side; the top is sub lozenge in shape and undecorated. The pin shaft is circular in cross section and tapers to a fine point. The pin has been bent and possibly broken. It has a light-medium green patina. Polyhedral pins such as this date to the 8th or 9th century. Further examples may be found on the PAS database at record IDs: LIN-5C5653, YORYM-1FA852, YORYM-F67E40 and SWYOR-27DA1…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Monday 7th July 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-3A4326
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic flint end scraper dating from about 3500 BC-2100 BC. The object is sub triangular in form and is thick and irregular with invasive retouch located on the proximal half on the dorsal face. The left distal end on the dorsal face has retained some of its cortex. The ventral face on the left side has some abrupt and semi-abrupt retouch, indicating that this was probably used as the original scraping edge. The ventral face is smooth with some flecks of cortex visible at the surface; there is also a possible scar on the bulb of percussion. The object was formed on a piece of opa…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-37C5F5
Object type: PLUMB BOB
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead alloy plumb bob of unknown date. The object is roughly biconical; it has an elongated circular sectioned shaft with a bulbous perforated terminal at one end; the opposite end of the object terminates in a conical point. It has been decorated with a thick collar at the widest point on the body. A casting seam is visible. The material has a creamy brown-white patina, with some areas marked by a dark brown colour. No close parallel has been found for this design, but a Post Medieval date is suggested based on the similarity in shape to Post Medieval seal matrixes, and the…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-3745E8
Object type: SLAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A piece of metalworking slag of unknown date. Light-weight, magnetised and slightly convex piece of slag, possibly part of a crucible, or maybe cinder slag. The material is pale grey in the centre; one surface is blackened and the other surface is dark brown in colour; it has a rough and pitted surface, glossy in places, with a purple sheen. Compare NSC Box 008 and NSC Box 032C in the National Slag Collection. Slag is very difficult to date but it is important as evidence of metalworking. This is likely to be Post Medieval to Modern in date.
Length: 38.1mm; Width: 50.6mm; Thickness:…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-36E840
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Derbyshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A lead alloy spindle whorl of probable Medieval date. The spindle whorl is plano convex, with one face more shallow than the other, and it has a raised border around the outer edge. There is also a central circular perforation which tapers from a diameter of 10.6mm to 9.4mm; there is no indentation in the wall of the perforation. Both faces are decorated with a series of 9 raised dots separated by lines radiating from a central raised border. The body of the whorl shows minimal amounts of wear, and damage appears to be limited to a gouge in the material radiating from the central pe…
Created on: Tuesday 21st February 2012
Last updated: Friday 24th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-D147F1
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A sherd from a Medieval ceramic vessel probably dating from the 12th to 15th Centuries. The fabric is hard and fine and is a pale grey colour with an orange outer face. The fabric has large stone inclusions in it, some of them possibly flint; there are frequent grit and possible iron ore inclusions making the surface appear pimply. A mottled brown glaze has been applied to the inner face and there are splashes on the base and outer face. A similar glazed pottery sherd may be found at PAS record SWYOR-6C9831.
Length: 57.2mm; Width: 36.4mm; Thickness: 27.7mm; Weight: 36.56g
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Monday 11th August 2014
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Record ID: SWYOR-CF08E5
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Doncaster
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval buckle dating from about the 13th century. The buckle has an oval loop with an extended outer edge and projections at each side. The bar is recessed and offset, but is broken. The outer edge extends into a forward-curving hook which folds back on itself to become parallel with the plate. It is decorated with a stylised zoomorphic knop; ears, eyes and the snout are visible. The projections to the sides are decorated each with a single large domed knop. This boss seems to be a separate rivet fastened through the frame of the buckle. The object has a dark bro…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-CEE5B5
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast copper alloy Medieval bar mount dating from about the 13th Century. The mount has a hemispherical central lobe with projecting arms which terminate in a lobe at either end. The central lobe is decorated with vertical incised lines, bordered by two sets of horizontal incised lines. The terminal lobes have central perforations and the rivets are still intact, one spike bent inward. The central lobe is hollow on the underside and the back of the mount is undecorated. The mount has a dark green patina and features are highlighted by a dull yellow patina. Please also see Egan and Pr…
Created on: Thursday 16th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-926DC6
Object type: KNIFE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint knife from the Neolithic period, dating from about 3500 BC-2100 BC. It is sub-rectangular in plan, plano-convex in profile. The dorsal face has an off set medial ridge. The knife is crudely retouched on the distal right side of the dorsal face. A portion of the bulb of percussion is still visible at the proximal end on the ventral face , which tapers to a rounded terminal with a small point. The flint is opaque light grey in colour and flecked with white on both faces. Some white cortex is visible at the flat distal end of the knife. Resource: Butler, C. (2005) Prehistoric Fli…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-924D86
Object type: FLAKE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake which that is sub-triangular in form has been struck but not further worked (debitage), of uncertain date. The long inward curved edge of the flake is covered in cortex and there are flecks of cortex on the dorsal face. It is covered in with a white patina.
Length: 26mm; Width: 16.1mm; Thickness: 5.2mm; Weight: 1.56g
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-91FE82
Object type: LITHIC IMPLEMENT
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint flake probably used during the later Neolithic to Early Bronze Age (2500 BC-1500 BC). It has been retouched and utilised as a tool, probably a scraper. About 1/3 of the dorsal face is covered in orange cortex; the flint has retouch at the right distal end on the dorsal face (along the edge of the cortex) and invasive retouch at the proximal end. Much of the remaining brown flint on the dorsal face is patinated white. The ventral surface of the flake has some cortex remaining and some white patination at the proximal end. The flint itself is of a medium to light brown colour. R…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-90C646
Object type: RETOUCHED FLAKE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A flint retouched flake dating from about the Neolithic period (3500 BC-2100 BC). The flint is a medium grey and is extremely patinated to a white colour. It is sub oval with one straight end. There is semi-abrupt retouch covering the entire dorsal face and approximately one half of the ventral face. Length: 19.5mm; Width: 14.8mm; Thickness: 3.1mm; Weight: 0.98g.
Resource: Butler, C. (2005) Prehistoric Flintwork, Tempus Publishing
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-907214
Object type: THUMB NAIL SCRAPER
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pair of flint thumbnail scrapers from the late Neolithic or Early Bronze Age (2500 BC-1500 BC). Together they weigh 1.49g.
1) It is roughly D-shaped and is formed from a thick flake of white coloured opaque flint. The distal left edge has semi-abrupt retouch. Length: 10.3mm, Width: 13.8mm, Thickness: 3.1mm
2) It is formed on a thick flake of tan coloured opaque flint which is high in the centre of the dorsal face; there are slight flecks of cortex at the surface. The distal right edge has abrupt retouch. Length: 14.4mm, Width: 13.3mm, Thickness: 7.1mm
Resource: Butler…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-8FA733
Object type: BLADE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A group of four retouched flint blades that have been deliberately struck. Together they weigh 6.83g.
1) The blade is sub-triangular in form with a broken distal end. There is fine, semi-abrupt retouch along the left edge on the dorsal side. The blade is formed on a piece of light grey flint that has a well-developed white patina that has a cracked and pitted appearance. Length: 15.4mm, Width: 14mm, Thickness: 4.1mm
2) It is sub-rectangular with a single denticulate at the right lateral end of the ventral side and there is fine, retouch within the notch; the blade may possib…
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 26th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-8E57C5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Rotherham
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman silver coin: a denarius of Trajan (98-117 AD). Reece period 5 (96-117 AD). The coin shows a standing figure holding a cornucopia on the reverse, probably Felicitas. Cf RIC 172 dating from 103 - 111 AD.
IMP TRAIANO AVG GER DAC P M TR P COS V P P
laureate draped bust right
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI
Felicitas standing left holding caduceus & cornucopia, altar at foot.
Thickness: 1.8mm; Diameter: 19.3mm; Weight: 2.24g
Created on: Monday 13th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-52CB08
Object type: SPEARHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy socketed spearhead fragment probably dating from the Middle Bronze Age, about 1550 - 1250 BC. The spearhead has a prominent central midrib which is lozenge shaped in section with a sub circular opening. The shape of the blade is, perhaps, diagnostic of side looped spearheads, probably Davis Groups 5-7. Both ends of the spear head are missing; the cutting edges and parts of the blade wings are worn and damaged; some of the material has been cracked/split and bent backwards. The spearhead has a dark orange brown patina with flecks of green throughout, shad…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 21st June 2023
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Record ID: SWYOR-509C04
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kirklees
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy harness mount dating from about the late Post-Medieval to early Modern periods (1750-1900). The mount is a circular disc of lead alloy which is probably part of a Post-Medieval bridle boss. The edges have broken and crumbled; the body has been slightly bent out of shape. The front is decorated with a raised (probably applied) central scrollwork motif (possibly the letter S). The reverse has wear marks and the remnants of two spikes are present. The mount has a creamy brown and grey patina. A likely parallel for this object may be seen at PAS record ID: SW…
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4FFF97
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete strap fitting of the 'ball ended' type of late early-medieval to medieval date (c. 11th century). The plate is of openwork form, with two circular apertures between three rounded lobes at one end, and a rounded T-shaped hole at the other. The complete end of the item is formed by a horizontal bar with three equally-spaced three dimensional lobes along its length, the central lobe being slightly larger than the two at the corners. Between the circular holes and the T-shaped opening is a single small circular rivet hole that has been filled with corrosion or soil. Towards …
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4F7F17
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An complete cast copper alloy Post-Medieval buckle frame dating from about 1500-1650. The double loop oval frame has moulded knops at either end of a slightly recessed strap bar. The frame has been bent; the attached pin moves freely along the pin bar but has been worn to a point, no longer able to rest securely against the frame. The buckle frame has a light green patina flecked with dull yellow. Please see examples in Whitehead's (2003) Buckles, pages 54-55.
Length: 17.5mm; Width: 22.8mm; Thickness: 5.3mm; Weight: 2.63g
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4F2A17
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Medieval buckle frame dating from about 1100 - 1300. The lipped single oval frame is a D-shaped in plan but the bar is not narrowed nor offset. There is a pin notch on the lip of the frame and a ridge on the bar where the pin would have been attached. It and the plate are now missing. The back of the frame is concave, and the outer edge is angled. The buckle frame has a dark brown patina.
Length: 18.1mm; Width: 21.8mm; Thickness: 3.7mm; Weight: 2.27g
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-4EC0D5
Object type: BUTTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post-Medieval tombac (zinc and copper alloy) button that is probably 17th Century in date (about 1600-1700). The button has a raised centre and is surrounded by two raised circles. The back of the button head is flat; attached is a sub-square suspension loop with an off set perforation. The button has a medium green patina. Please see Bailey's (2004), Buttons and Fasteners, page 41, figure 9.4.
Length: 10.5mm; Diameter: 12.4mm; Weight: 2.26g
Created on: Friday 10th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2A2815
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny of Edward III (1327 - 1377), Post Treaty period (1369 - 1377), York mint, type 1. See North number 1293.
Thickness: 0.76mm; Diameter: 18.1mm; Weight: 0.94g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Sunday 24th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-298FD1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin fragment: a shortcross penny possibly of Henry III, class 7b (1223 - 1242 AD). Only a quarter of the penny survives, but it seems to be broken rather than an intentionally cut farthing. It was possibly minted at Canterbury. Not enough of the coin survives to be certain of Class, mint or moneyer. See North number 979.
Length: 13.7mm; Width: 10.2mm; Thickness: 0.82mm; Weight: 0.5g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-28E104
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval silver coin: a penny possibly of Edward III (1327 - 1377), Post Treaty period, (1369 - 1377), Durham Mint. See North number 1297.
Thickness: 0.68mm; Diameter: 18.4mm; Weight: 1.15g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-288514
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An copper alloy Roman coin: a nummus of Valentinian I (364 - 375 AD), Securitas Reipublicae type, Victory advancing left. The mintmark is not visible.
Thickness: 1.3mm; Diameter: 17.2mm; Weight: 1.29g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-27F441
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman knee brooch dating from about 150-250 AD. The brooch has a flat half-rounded headplate with a sharply angled and bulbous bow which is convex in cross-section and concave on the back. Two lugs on the reverse of the headplate hold a copper alloy axis bar, on which is a copper-alloy spring of six turns; the foot, pin and catchplate are missing. The brooch has a light-medium green patina. See Hattatt's (2000) Visual Catalogue, page 334, figure 193. Please compare to PAS record ID: LIN-71CDA2.
Length: 24.6mm; Width: 15.7mm; Thickness: 10.7mm; Weig…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-2781C5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete copper alloy Medieval coin weight dating from about 1422-1475. The unifaced weight is sub circular and depicts a crown above a shield with three lis, with additional lis at the side of the shield. According to Withers and Withers (1995: page 39) this type of weight was produced in both England and France for the French ecu and half ecu, during the reign of Charles VII (1422-1461) and for the ecu a la couronne neuf during the reign of Louis XI (1436-1475); they have noted that it is not possible to determine whether this variation was produced in England or France. The weigh…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-273817
Object type: HARNESS FITTING
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete strap mounted terret dating from the late Iron Age or early Roman period (100 BC-200 AD). The plain hoop is circular in cross section and is broken at the top. It expands towards the base where a rectangular loop projects. The terret is undecorated and has a light green patina. Please compare to PAS record IDs: DUR-A83630, LVPL-76AFF2, DENO-D3C985 and LANCUM-3E20E1.
Length: 43.9mm; Width: 35.1mm; Thickness: 8.4mm; Weight: 24.29g
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Thursday 11th June 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-25C3E5
Object type: PILGRIM BADGE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
A cast lead alloy Medieval pilgrim badge probably dating from about the late 15th to early 16th centuries. On one surface, there is a crude depiction of the crucifixion. Christ is seen on the cross and he is flanked by two soldiers with spears; the edge of the token has a raised border around the image. The image on the other surface is difficult to interpret but appears to have contained an inscription within a border. The surface of this side has been worn and corroded, and is further damaged by stress marks from the token being folded in half. The may have been a suspension loop at…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 4th September 2012
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Record ID: SWYOR-257095
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy Roman brooch; a trumpet derivative type with a fantail dating from about 75 - 175 AD. The head is trumpet shaped and has an incomplete integral loop behind to hold the pin mechanism. This and the pin are missing. The head is corroded, but there are cells for enamel including circular cells like eyes. The arched bow has an acanthus button which is more prominent on the front of the bow and is flanked by a corroded double collar. The lower bow expands into a fantail which is flat. The front is decorated with crescent-shaped cells above circular concentric…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-24BAF1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast copper alloy stylised Roman dragonesque brooch dating from about 75-175 AD. The brooch is reverse S-shaped in plan and D-shaped in section with an expanded waist. Both animal heads remain and each is pointed oval in plan with a scroll-shaped nose. The heads have a circular aperture through them and one is attached to the body by a bridge of copper alloy, leaving another circular hole between the head and the body. This is where the pin would have attached, but it is now missing. The body of the brooch and the ears are decorated with incised lines. The back of the br…
Created on: Wednesday 8th February 2012
Last updated: Saturday 14th November 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-129B37
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete cast lead alloy spindle whorl of possible Medieval date (about 1100-1500). The whorl is circular in plan and is roughly biconical, having a high prominent collar and raised border around the central perforation; this side is designed with a series of lozenges to create a possible floral motif. There is a border around the edge of the whorl. The other side has been damaged at the edge of the central perforation and appears to have been flatter; it is undecorated. The diameter of the central perforation may taper slightly from 9.5mm to about 9.8mm but this is difficult to …
Created on: Tuesday 7th February 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 8th February 2012
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