Record ID: LANCUM-BD421D
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval French jetton, dating to c. AD 1400 - 1500. Obverse of three fleur-de-lys in a shield: + A[..]OVRS[..]V[........]S. Reverse of triple-stranded cross fleuretty in four-tressured arches. The jetton is 24.29mm in diameter, 1.23mm in thickness and weighs 3.40g.
Created on: Tuesday 20th August 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-4073A5
Object type: AMPULLA
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead ampulla of late medieval date c. AD 1300 - 1500. Anderson Type I.1. The object takes the form of a vessel with a scallop shell-shaped body and a wide elongated neck with suspension loops at the corners. There is a cross on a square shield on one side of the ampulla, although the design is worn and difficult to make out. This is an unusual example as it remains sealed and uncompressed. The seal is white and powdery. The mouth of the ampulla is crimped together to seal it further. The object has a light brown patina. It is 54.08mm in length, 35.64mm in width and 11.56mm in thicknes…
Created on: Wednesday 14th August 2019
Last updated: Saturday 17th August 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-C7CAF3
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy mount of post-medieval date (c. AD 1600 - 1700), attached to textile fragment. The mount takes the form of a flat plate with two forked rounded lobes at one end and a triangular lobe at the other. The plate is dark-brown in colour. Dark-brown spongy textile is fixed to the back of the plate by two integral copper-alloy rivets, one at either end of the plate. The mount is 22.55mm in length, 16.84mm in width and 6.78mm in thickness. It weighs 3.5g.
Created on: Monday 15th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-C795B1
Object type: STRAP FITTING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy medieval strap loop with integral rivet (c. AD 1250 - 1400). The object has a rectangular, square-sectioned frame with an integral, external square-sectioned rivet. The rivet terminates in an abraded break. The surface of the object is scratched and worn. It is dark brown in colour. The object is 12.03mm in length, 11.14mm in width and 2.45mm in thickness. It weighs 0.56g. Similar examples are recorded in Egan (1991) Dress Accessories, pp. 230 - 147, nos 1235 - 1247, all recovered from contexts dated to c. AD 1270 - 1400.
Created on: Monday 15th July 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 23rd July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-C74F58
Object type: STUD
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy pointed oval stud of post-medieval date (c. AD 1500 - 1700). The stud takes the form of a convex pointed oval plate with an integral square-sectioned rivet positioned centrally on the back. The rivet tapers to a sharp point. The object is dark-brown in colour. It is 25.62mm in length, 12.45mm in width and 17.83mm at maximum thickness. It weighs 3.88g. There are many examples of this type of stud recorded on the database, all dated to the post-medieval period, including: LANCUM-6AEE20, WAW-3AA412, Kent-AC0BCC, LIN-B39EA8 and YORYM-00A234. It is thought that they may hav…
Created on: Monday 15th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-5D7851
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver post-medieval broken sovereign penny of Henry VIII, dating to AD 1526 - 1529. Crescent initial mark; minted at Durham under Bishop Wolsey. Obverse of king seated on throne. Reverse of square shield on long cross fourchee, with T and W either side of shield. The coin is 14.17mm in length, 11.15mm in width and 0.70mm in thickness. It weighs 0.46g. Spink no. 2352
Created on: Wednesday 10th July 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th July 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-00F22A
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy horse harness pendant of medieval date (c. AD 1300 - 1400). The pendant is shield-shaped, with a circular suspension loop positioned centrally along the top edge. The front of the pendant has a heraldic design in relief: the shield is separated into three horizontal bands, the upper and lower of which are hachured, while the middle band contains three quatrefoils in a row. It is possible that the object was once enamelled, although no trace remains of this. However, interpolation from a similar pendant (Francois Xavier-Bon) allows us to suggest that it may be blazoned: Gul…
Created on: Tuesday 11th June 2019
Last updated: Friday 29th July 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-E86EF1
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead weight of late medieval to early post-medieval date (c. AD 1380 - 1600). The weight is 'shield-shaped' - a triangle with rounded corners. Within a recessed area on the front is the raised design of a fleur-de-lys surmounted by a crown. The crown is similar in form to those found on late medieval coinage, with bifoliate outer tines and a central trefoliate tine, interspersed with fleur-de-lys. The object has a light brown patina. It is 72.09mm in length, 58.39mm in width and 13.38mm in thickness. It weighs 313g. There are a number of weights of similar form and design recorded …
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-E67FC2
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn copper-alloy French jetton of late medieval to early post-medieval date (c. AD 1400 - 1550). Obverse of square shield within tressure of six arches with fleur de lys to either side. Reverse of cross potent with cross potents in corners. Uncertain legend on both sides. The jetton is 25.72mm in diameter, 1.21mm in thickness and weighs 2.82g.
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-E5BD65
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken silver medieval hammered penny of Henry VI, dating to AD 1422 - 1430. Annulet issue, mint of Calais. Obverse of forward-facing crowned bust: [.] ANGL. Reverse of long cross pattee with three pellets in corners: VIL/LA. The coin is 15.93mm in length, 9.99mm in width and 0.51mm in thickness. It weighs 0.42g.
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-E4FFF0
Object type: STRAP END
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy strap end of early medieval date (c. AD 750 - 900). The strap end is broadly rectangular, tapering at the bottom into a zoomorphic terminal. The animalistic quality of the terminal is formed by a raised section on the front face which is dissected by triangular notches and grooves to give the impression of eyes and a snout. The other end of the strap end is split for attachment and pierced centrally by a single copper-alloy rivet. The space between the two sheets possibly retains leather or textile. The edges of the attachment end are slightly fragmentary. The body of the…
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-E4A0F7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken copper-alloy pin of early medieval date (c. AD 700 - 900). The pin head is polyhedral, with an incised ring and dot motif on each of the four faces. The top of the pin head is flat and the bottom of the pin head is collared. The pin shaft is circular in section and terminates in a diagonal break, which is abraded. The object has a dark green patina. It is 18.12mm in overall length. The pin head is 10.01mm in length and 5.81mm in width, and the pin shaft is 2.01mm in diameter. The object weighs 2.34g. There are a number of similar examples of this type of pinhead recorded on …
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-E4592B
Object type: COIN
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Worn Roman copper-alloy coin, either a dupondius or as (c. AD 41 - 270). The coin is 25.71mm in diameter, 4.41mm in thickness and weighs 14.62g.
Created on: Monday 10th June 2019
Last updated: Thursday 13th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-838A8F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver hammered post-medieval sixpence of Elizabeth I, dating to AD 1572. Third issue, ermine initial mark. Worn obverse: ELI[.............] ANG [.....]GINA. Reverse of square shield on long cross fourchee: POSVI/ D[.....]/IVTORE/[.......]. The coin is 24.80mm in diameter, 0.57mm in thickness and weighs 2.07g.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-836D15
Object type: VESSEL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Large copper-alloy chafing dish handle and lug, dating to the late medieval or early post-medieval period (c. AD 1400 - 1600). The handle is T-shaped and has a rectangular section. The lug is circular with a rectangular extension and an oval perforation; it terminates in a circular attachment rivet. The object has a dark green-brown patina. It is 58.21mm in length, 57.37mm in width and 4.79mm in thickness. It weighs 30.76g. There are a number of similar examples recorded on the database, including: YORYM-1721CB and BERK-BDCFCC.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Monday 10th June 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-833787
Object type: SOCKETED AXEHEAD
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Broken copper-alloy socketed axehead of late Bronze Age date (c. 1100 - 800 BC). Only the blade end of the axehead remains. The object widens from a diagonal broken edge to a curved cutting edge. The broken edges are worn. The break reveals that the body of the object is hollow. The axehead has a patchy green and brown patina. It is 40.83mm in length, 30.76mm in width and 12.69mm in thickness. It weighs 43.35g. This object was donated to Craven Museum and Art Gallery by the finder.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Friday 2nd December 2022
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Record ID: LANCUM-82F8EF
Object type: WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead steelyard weight of Roman date (c. 43 - 410 AD). The weight is biconical in shape. It is perforated by a dark-brown iron tang, which is the remains of a suspension hook. The top and bottom of the object is fragmentary. The object is dark grey in colour with a light brown patina. It is 30.72mm in length and 27.98mm in diameter and weighs 85.44g. There are many similar examples of this type of object recorded on the database, including: BH-B61A58, SWYOR-B7F132, IC-5CC982 and BERK-FCBDE7. Although lead weights are difficult to date precisely without archaeological context, this t…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-82E484
Object type: STEELYARD WEIGHT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Large lead steelyard weight of Roman date (c. 43 - 410 AD). The weight is biconical in shape with a iron stub at the top which is the remains of an iron suspension hook. The object has a rough surface with a white patina. It is 36.5mm in length and 34.2mm in diameter. It weighs 191g. There are many similar examples of this type of object recorded on the database, including: BH-B61A58, SWYOR-B7F132, IC-5CC982 and BERK-FCBDE7. Although lead weights are difficult to date precisely without archaeological context, this type of weight is typically assigned to the Roman period.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Thursday 22nd August 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-82CED2
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl of late medieval to post-medieval date (c. AD 1450 - 1650). The spindle whorl is discoid and has a central, circular perforation. A pattern formed from lines and dots decorates the upper face of the object, although this has been largely obscured by wear. The spindle whorl has a light brown patina. It is 30.12mm in diameter, 5.76mm in thickness and weighs 25.82g. The diameter of the central perforation is 10.71mm.
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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Record ID: LANCUM-82AB9A
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl of medieval date (c. AD 1200 - 1550). The spindle whorl is conical with irregular, fragmentary edges and a central, circular perforation. Moulded lines transect the upper face of the object. The spindle whorl is dark grey in colour with a light brown patina. It is 33.44mm in diameter, 9.16mm in thickness and weighs 29.70g. The diameter of the central perforation is 11.74mm. Lead spindle whorls can be difficult to date without archaeological context, although conical examples with moulded decoration are typically assigned to the medieval period on analogy with exc…
Created on: Tuesday 30th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 1st May 2019
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