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  • 2018 Oct Finds page

    1361-1369 Edward III hammered gold qtr noble - Treaty period -I.m. Cross potent, Large pellet in panel with annulets at angles

    Obv: EDWAR DEI GRAC ANGLI (D)

    Rev: + EXALTABITUR IN GLORIA I

    Obv shield quartered with the arms of England and France within a treassure of eight arches

    1.66g,17mm

    1660 Continental billion silver coin

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    Rev MIL

    1853 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

    3.89g,19mm

    Great picture of Can Ron's groat stuck to a rock when he dug it - had to soak it to get it off

    1351-2 Edward III hammered silver groat - Cross 1 Pre treaty series C

    obv EDWARD D G REX ANGL Z FRANC D HYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    25mm, 4.40g

    1578 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence 1907 Edward VII milled silver sixpence
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross

    Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    15thC Venetian hammered silver soldino coin

    Obv: Doge standing left, holding standard.


    Rev: S MARCVS VENETI (Saint Mark of Venice). Winged and nimbate lion of Saint Mark facing.

    1327 Edward III hammered silver penny

    Quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross

    Obv EDWARDVS *****

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON -London mint

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat

    Trinity House pilot button

    'Trinity Light Vessel Service'

    Mid 19th C Firmin & Sons

    19thC Chinese cash coin 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing

    Plain gold ring found on park by Mayl Ron - no hall marks - low carat gold ?

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny 1930's Girls Guides badge Georgian gilded button
    18thC toy cannon 20thC St Christopher enameled medallion

    1604 James 1st gold Crown coin weight- bust right

    Rev I R M BRIT

    Obv Crown over Vs VID - 5 shillings and sixpence

    Medieval gilded spur rowel

    1843 Victoria milled silver one and a half pence- minted in London for colonial use

    The 1843 UK three halfpence obverse features the bust of young Queen Victoria facing left, with the surrounding legend:

    'VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR:REGINA F:D:'

    The reverse shows the royal crown with

    '1 1/2' below, then the date underneath, framed by a wreath.

    George 1st 1714-27 milled silver sixpence - issued by South Sea Company
    1816 George III milled silver sixpence 1800 George III milled silver one pence
    1885 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1929 George V milled silver shilling
    18thC toy cannon

    1279 -80 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 2a

    Obv EDW ***

    Rev EBOR/ACI - York mint

    1199 King John hammered silver short cross half penny - Class 5b-c

    Rev ND/BEN -Moneyer Benet of London mint

    1840 Victoria milled silver four pence
    1900 Victoria milled silver shilling (12 pence) 1216 hammered silver short cross half penny
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat

    1216 hammered silver short cross half penny

    Rev ON VND - London mint

     
    15thC lead token   1500-1700 mount 17thC clothing fastener

    Roman silver hoard coin addendum No42 - reported to museum

    2.99g,17mm



    Nerva, 96-98 AD. AR denarius, Mint of Rome, Jan-Sept 97 AD
    Obv: IMP NERVA CAES AVG P M TR P COS III P P  laureate head of Nerva right.
    Rx: CONCORDIA EXERCITVVM  clasped right hands.
    RIC 14, RSC 20.

    Mark

    Roman silver hoard coin addendum No43 - reported to museum

    3.30g, 19mm

    Caracalla, 198-217 AD. AR denarius, Mint of Rome, 205 AD.
    Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG laureate and draped bust of young Caracalla right, seen from behind
    Rx: PONTIF P M TR P VIII COS II Salus enthroned left feeding serpent arising from altar
    (If this is correct identification) RIC 82; RSC 422.

    Mark

    Georgian pipe tamper Venus figurine

    PIPE TAMPER
    Unique ID: IOW-5606A2 example

    A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy tobacco pipe tamper (c. 1800-c. 1900).

    This tamper is in the form of a naked female (Venus) standing in a classical pose. One hand is resting on the left hip and the other is raised above the head holding a vessel from which water pours. The face is glancing upwards to the left and the facial features are not well defined. On the back of the figure, wavering lines running vertically may represent flowing hair or water being poured from the vessel in the hand. The breasts are small and the female genitals are apparent. The feet rest upon a turned base in the form of a column which is flat on the underside.

     
    Georgian bell trade weight 19thC livery button  

    Post medieval lead alnage cloth seal Georgian watch winders
    1881 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1562 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence

    1st C Celtic bronze bucket face mount

    1860 Victoria milled silver 3 pence 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    1553-4 Mary hammered silver groat

    Pretty 1919 9 carat gold ring - Birmingham assay office date letter 'u'

    1841 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

    4.02, 19mm

    1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jeton

    HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRENB

    1500-1650 buckle 19thC livery button
    18thC crotal bell

    17thC Elizabeth Chapman of Halstead Essex hammered copper trade farthing

    Obv EC

    Interesting gilded I button 16thC Tudor button

    1794 Colchester half penny(y)

    OBVERSE: A view of Colchester Castle to the edge of token. Ex: 1794. REVERSE: A weaving loom. SUCCESS TO THE BAY TRADE. EDGE: PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAY MAKER COLCHESTER .X.

    Post Medieval Fleur de Liis mount 1560 - 1561 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny

    1842 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

    4.03g,19mm

    1817 George III milled silver sixpence 1892 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1696 William III milled silver sixpence 1920 George V milled silver florin (24 pence)
    1584 - 1586 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat 1919 French milled silver one Franc
    WWII Essex regiment silver cap badge

    1902 Edward VII medallion

    In Commemoration of the Coronation of H.M.King Edward VII

    1834 William IV milled silver sixpence

    Medieval Edward hammered silver penny fragment

    Obv DWARD*****

    1553-4 Mary hammered silver groat

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Rev NIC/OLE/ON/CANT - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint

    Really neat Victorian engraved silver pendant with bust relief

    'Paques 1901'

    1918 George V India milled silver 1 rupee

    1299 - 1300 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - pot hook N's - closed E- Class 9b

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1282 - 1289 Edward 1st hammered silver penny- egg wasted S- open C & E

    Class 4

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    Roman bronze key

    19thC livery button 1500-1650 buckle 1914 Edward VII milled silver sixpence
    1921 George V milled silver sxpence 1649 Commonwealth hammered silver penny

    55-50 BC Celtic gold qtr stater - sent to museum for recording

    1.51g,12.33mm

    It's a class 3 Great Waltham type quarter, no. 400 in Divided Kingdoms (same dies), essentially a slightly later and cruder version of the Ingoldisthorpe quarter, which is class 2 in the British Ab/Ac north-east Thames series.  I list 14 other examples in DK but there are at least 15 now.

    Hope this is of some help,

    All the best

    John

     

    Royal Navy - Officers (Roped Rim) Lined Background 17.5mm - 1843-1891 Medieval trade weight 1801 Continental copper coin
    15thC Continental ship type coin weight William III death coin - Obit June 25 1836
    1720 George 1st milled copper farthing

    127 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX

    Rev NIC/OLE/ONC/ANT - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint

    1928 George V milled silver half crown (36 pence) 1928 George V milled silver sixpence
    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny

    18thC Dutch milled silver coin

    Obv Zee Lan Dia

    2ndC Roman head stud type fibular brooch 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat
    1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat 1918 George V milled silver three pence
     
    Georgian harness mount Victorian silver mount  
    Georgian initial silver spoon Georgian harness mount
    17thC William III milled silver over stamped shilling 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence
    1848 Victoria milled silver four pence 1817 George III milled silver six pence
    1945 George VI milled silver six pence 1832 Victoria milled silver two pence
    1834 Victoria milled silver four pence 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross halfpenny
    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross halfpenny Georgian pipe tamper

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 1 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.32g,11.90mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 2 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.16g, 11.73mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 3 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.41g,11.74mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 6 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.05g,11.98mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 5 - reported as hoard to museum

    145g,12.84mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 7 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.41g,12.35mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 8 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.41g,12.33mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 4 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.25g, 12.06mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 9 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.43g,11.97mm

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard coin 10 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.39g, 12.17mm

    45 BC to 25BC Addedomarus - Trinovantian tribe Celtic gold qtr stater -

    1.30g,13.12mm

    1935 9 carat gold collar stud

    Interesting Rose mint mark added to Sheffield in 1903

    1921 George V milled silver half crown - 36 pence 1640's Civil War lead gunpowder measure

    Gold dental plate

    1926 George V milled silver sixpence 1826 Russian lead bale seal
    Unknown Royal Artillery type button ? 19thC lead toy cannon

    2nd C Roman silver coin - needs cooking to remove crust

    19thC lead toy cannon Medieval harness pendant hanger
    1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat- Cross crosslet mint mark 1592-5 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat- tun mint mark
    Unknown trade weight marling 'F' Medieval lead token

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    London mint

    Undiagnostic plain gold ring

    0.78g,22mm dia

    Roman silver hoard coin addendum No44 - reported to museum

    3.22g, 19.13g

    Large copper figurine of a man fighting a beast - not sure of date yet

     

     

    Medieval bronze door key

     

    Iron Age Celtic dress toggle fastener

    A complete cast copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double loop asymmetrical shape

    Circa 1575- 1700

    WWII Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment Tunic Button 1500-1700 mount

    First one I have seen dug

    1829 George IV milled silver one pence

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv **NGL DNS

    Rev LON/DO - London mint

    16thC Tudor button

    Unknown Army button

    RICG

    19thC livery button A copper-alloy harness mount of probable 17th century AD date. The lower section of the plate is an inverted heart shape
    Georgian watch winders Blank Georgian fob seal
    Georgian lead tobacco jar lid handle

    1600 -1700

    A copper-alloy cast mount. The mount is quatrefoil in shape with a cusp in each angle. The reverse has two attachment lugs.

    15thC lead token

    N Master - 1807-1825
    RN Ass't Master - 1807-1825
    RN Volunteer Gr.II - 1824-1825
    In use 1807 - 1825


    Note: Anchors below stock

    c1816-1845 ​55th Regiment of foot button

    Raised 55 on chequered background within incised wreath on octagon.

    ​Known as the 55th Regt of Foot from 1757-1782, then Westmoreland between 1782-1881.

    c1803-1815

    Loyal London Volunteers​

    LLV monogram surmounted by crown.

    English Volunteer Infantry

    Roman bronze open work pendant
    19thC printing press block 20thC National bus service button 1500=1700 mount
    Unusual Medieval key handle - clips onto a ring Medieval long cross hammered silver coin fragment
    17th C crotal bell 18thC Royal Navy silver button

    1361 Edward III hammered silver Florin penny

    Obv EDWAR R ANGL*** hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DVN/ELME - Durham MINT

    1327 Edward III hammered silver half groat

    Obv +EDWAR***** A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/**/**R - Canterbury mint

    1610-11 James 1st hammered silver half penny - mullet mint mark

    024g,9.51mm

    19thC livery button Post medieval lead cloth seal Victorian silver heart mount with purple stone

     

     

    Medieval barrel spigot with cockerel type tap - similar recorded on PAS below

    (c. AD 1400-1600). The key (or handle) is a two-dimensional representation of a cockerel, with a large ring and dot eye, open beak, small crest and curved tail being the only detail applied

    Record ID: BERK-A3B3B5

    Record ID: SOM-901263

     

     

     

    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny

    Obv **DND hY**

    Rev CIVI/TAS

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny
    1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGLE DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    Georgian bell type trade weight "City Commemorative" - when Constantine moved his capital to Constantinople c. 330, there was a very large issue of small folles commemorating both Constantinople and Rome.  This is an VRBS ROMA - with helmeted Roma facing left on the obverse and the mythic Shewolf standing left on the reverse suckling Romulus and Remus.  These belong to the period 330-337 or so.
    1834 William IV milled silver sixpence 15th C lead token - type 2 Medieval harness shield pendant
    Medieval mount

    1526 - 1544 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny - Star both sides, radiant star Obv only

    CD besides shield - Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall

    c 10th C Saxon stirrup fitting Medieval strap end
    Victorian copper Salamander

    1798-1801​ St. Margarets & St Johns Volunteers

    ST MARGTS & JOHNS VOLS around portcullis and crests ​

    St Margaret & St John Volunteers, an Association 1798-1801, a 3 Company unit commanded by Robert, Viscount Belgrave. Re-raised in 1803 as a full battalion 800 strong and based in Westminster.

     

    Georgian silver handle - ear wax scraper ?
    Cast copper alloy mount of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1600). The mount is sub-oval in plan and domed in cross section (D-shaped). The front face is convex and undecorated Toy lead duck Toy lead dove
    19thC livery button Medieval copper mount Large copper George III crown mount
    1613-15 James 1st hammered silver half groat - Cinquefoil mint mark 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv ****DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TA

    Medieval sexfoil mount Victorian silver mount

    1894 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

    19.2mm,3.99g

    c100 BC Roman Republican silver coin - sent for provisional ID but needs a good 'cook' to remove crust

    I’m afraid I can add almost nothing to my earlier comments.  The photo wasn’t particularly “tweakable” for detail.  It’s definitely Republican, probably relatively early and very possibly anonymous. Until you cook a bit of the crud off and we can see if there is any lettering beneath the quadriga and/or the circumference of the obverse, it’s probably safe to call it “Republican denarius, probably anonymous, ca. 150-100 B.C.” – this time-frame estimate is rather more what we call a “WAG” on this side of the briny. If cleaning reveals any letters, monograms or privy controls it will be with a lot more confidence that I could place it any closer in time, etc. than I can from these first photos.
    Mark

     

    1922 George V milled silver shilling Victorian trade weight
    Georgian initialed silver spoon 1877 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1817 George III milled silver sixpence 1850 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1859 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1899 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    45 BC - 25 BC Addedomarus Celtic gold qtr stater - Floral type - sent to PAS for recording

    1.29g,12.46mm

    Addedomarus (sometimes written Aθθedomarus on coins) was a king of south-eastern Britain in the late 1st century BC. His name is known only from his inscribed coins, the distribution of which seem to indicate that he was the ruler of the Trinovantes.

    Very interesting hand inscribed gold mount/button - sent off to museum for dating

    15.32mm dia,0.97g

     

    Viking sword

     

     

     

    Early medieval sword pommel

    The pommel, which is hollow and is curved at the base, has 5 lobes and appears to be of the Peterson L Type VI variety (Peterson 1919)

    The pommel is of probable Viking/Anglo-Scandinavian origin, a hybrid of both Saxon and Viking styles and dates from the 9th to 11th century

    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat 1936 George V milled silver sixpence
    1846 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1817 George III milled silver sixpence
    1926 George V milled silver sixpence

    1864 Victoria milled silver Florin (24 pence) Gothic numeral type

    mdccclxiv - 1864

    1603 James 1st hammered silver half groat 1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence - Cross Crosslet mint mark

    18thC Royal Navy silver cuff link

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat Roman mount
    19thC livery button Victorian Royal Engineers button

    1427- 1430 Henry VI hammered silver penny - Rosette Mascle issue iii (York)

    Mullets each side of crown

    Quadrefoil at centre of reverse cross - York mint

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type

    1770's George III gold guinea coin weight

    Obv George III bust facing right

    Medieval seal ring - Fleur de Lis 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny

    Cast copper alloy double-looped sub-annular shoe or knee buckle

    Circa 1650-1720

    15thC lead token Georgian gilded mount with suspension loop

    Pure gold medieval gold ring with red stone

    Reported to museum as treasure

    0.98g, 13.69mm L

     
    16thC Tudor button   15thC Venetian soldino hammered silver coin
    1845 Victoria milled silver three pence 18thC French Louis XV milled silver - 1/2 ECU (44 Sols)

    Medieval copper bale seals

    1818 George III milled silver sixpence 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver sixpence

    Scotland 1371-1390 Robert II hammered silver penny

    5 pointed star

    Obv ROBERTUS REX SCOTTOR

    Rev VILLA EDINBURGH - Edinburgh mint

    1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    Obv + RICARD: REX: ANGL'

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Ob +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    17thC William III milled silver sixpence
    1942 George VI milled silver sixpence

    Medallion August 1762

    English fleet occupies Havana ?

    17th C lead token Georgian button 1795 George III milled silver one pence

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX

    Rev + HENRI *** VND - Moneyer Henri of London mint

     

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Ob +EDW****S hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DVN/EM** - Durham mint

    1889 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1842 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    Celtic gold votive offering as ring money

    Gold ring money- 1st C BC
    Smooth ring with blunt ends Van Arsdell 1-3 Taylor pl33 Hobbs-- SCBS-- CE4244

    6.86g, 32mm L

    2.91g,28mm L

     

    Gold dental implement. Sheet metal palette. This may have served to mount teeth retrieved from barber surgeons or graves - 'Waterloo Teeth' were collected from grave pits at many battlefields in Europe after the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Gold remained a favoured material for dental work until its replacement with syntheti…

     

    Facinating large Bronze Age lump - socketed with a hole through the middle

    Not sure of its use - Bronze Age hammer ?

    RN Capt / Commander - 1787
    RN Lieutenant - 1787
    Georgian watch winders
    20thC Generic merchant navy button 19thC Livery button 2ndC Roman bronze grots
    Medieval pot foot Roman lorica mount

    2ndC Roman fibular brooch Medieval book clasps

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided half penny

    Rev NIC/OLE - Moneyer Nicole

    1603 James 1st hammered silver penny
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat 1900 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1816 George III milled silver sixpence WWII Essex regiment cap badge
     
    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny 15thC lead token  
    1915 Geoeg V milled silver shilling Georgian silver mount
    Victorian silver fob chain bar 1873 Victoria milled silver shilling

    1679 Charles II milled silver shilling

    Very rare - 1247 Henry III voided long cross farthing- error

    Voided long cross both sides ?

    1526- 44 Henry VIII hammered silver half groat - Rose mint mark
    1834 William IV milled silver sixpence 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

    Medieval gilded harness pendant

    1933 George V milled silver shilling Victorian gilded signet ring
    Intersting copper figurine

    1864 Victorian store 1 pence token - John Lewis & Co

    Oxford street London

    Post medieval pin head

    Officer - 1844-1871

    c 1800 THE 56th REGIMENT OF FOOT. / AFTER 1881 :- 2nd Battalion The Essex Regiment

    Royal Navy - Officers (Roped Rim) Unlined Background 23mm - 1891-1901
     
    George V copper crown 18thC Royal Artillery button 20thC Enamelled Scouts badge  

    Medieval purse bar swivel

    18thC George III gold half guinea gaming token Very intering tiny copper coin - looks like it was based on the 1860's Victoria model coinage but with a Kings bust
     
    16thC Tudor S buckle 17thC clothing fastener  

    45 BC to 25BC Addedomarus - Trinovantian tribe- reported as hoard addendum to museum

    5.58g.16.90mm

    Mid 19thC Hoyle - 'Keep your temper' whist gaming token Irish 1856-81 Kilkenny Regiment button

     

    Huge flint with engraving or fossil impression ?

    1697 William III milled silver sixpence - Coventry mint 1819 George III milled silver sixpence

    1279 Edward III hammered silver penny

    Canterbury mint

    1422- 61 Bronze uniface Crowned Three lis in shield French Ecu gold coin weight 2.96g. Letters by the shield indicate French not English version. The Gold Ecu was worth 4 shillings in England
    14thC French copper jetton 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing
    1471- 83 Edward IV hammered silver long cross penny Victorian copper mount 16thC Tudor button
    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    Rev NN/ORB Northampton mint

    Medeival long cross hammered silver fragment

    Georgian fob seal - ship with oars facing left

    1638-42 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - Aberystwyth mint - book 1840 Victopria milled silver sixpence
    1875 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Newcastle mint
    1855 Denmalr milled billion silver 4 skilling RM

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVCI/TAS/LON/DON London mint

     

    Medieval purse bar - Lombardic script both sides

    ARIA XX CITCI

    National Fire Service

    Victorian figurine

    A complete cast copper alloy buckle of post-medieval date. The buckle is a double loop asymmetrical shape

    Circa 1575- 1700

    National fire service button

    The National Fire Service was the single fire service created in Great Britain in 1941 during the Second World War; a separate National Fire Service was created in 1942. The NFS was created in August 1941 by the amalgamation of the wartime national Auxiliary Fire Service and the local authority fire brigades. It existed until 1948

     

    c1000 BC Bronze Age sword blase fragment

    16thC Tudor button Georgian silver mount French 1834 Louis Philippe 1st milled silver half Franc - Paris mint

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross halfpenny

    Rev .ON.LV+ - London Mint

    1216 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev /WIL/ - Moneyer Willem

    25BC Eastern uninscribed Celtic gold qtr stater of Dubnovellaunos - reported to museum

    1.23g,13.27mm

     

    Undiagnostic pure gold sheet - reminds me of two beat to death Roman gold coins we have found

    1.03g.15.05mm L x 0.80mm T

    A complete copper-alloy toggle or strap fitting of late Iron Age to Roman date, c. 100 BC - AD 100.

    1737 George II milled silver sixpence

    Post medieval cast copper alloy buckle frame

    Circa AD 1600 - 1699

    Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame.

    1500-1650 AD

    Cast copper alloy trapezoidal shoe or knee buckle with concave sides

    1660-1720

    20thC Corporation button 19thC Royal Marines button - Lord Nelson period
    17th century cast copper alloy symmetrical flat mount with two integral lugs on the back. Plain circular body with trilobed moulding at either end Medieval mount Medieval mount Georgianpastry jigger wheel
    15thC lead token 15thC lead token Medieval bronze key
    1859 Victoria milled silver three pence 1845 Victoria milled silver three pence
    1877 Victoria milled silver dhilling (6 pence) 20thC England enamelled badge
    Medieval mount

    Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame.

    1500-1650 AD

    Georgian buckle Georgian trade weight

    1864 Victorian silver decorated handle - Birmingham mint

     

    18thC crotal bell   French 1834 Louis Philippe 1st milled silver half Franc - Paris mint
    Georgian lead carriage mount

    Victorian 1 shilling token

    CD&S Parrish Spitalfields

    London Market

    17thC crotal bell 18thC toy cn 1916 George V milled silver three pence
    1895 Victoria milled silver shilling

    1770's George III gold half guinea coin weight - ten shillings and sixpence

    Obv S10 D6

    2 pennyweight and 16 grains

    1816 George III milled silver sixpence 1937 George VI milled silver florin (24 pence)
    1929 George V milled silver sixpence 1895 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    Post medieval Dutch lead cloth seal 17thC clothing fastener Georgian hooked buckle
    16thC Tudor button 18thC Royal Navy silver button 1860 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1894 Victoria milled silver shilling 1942 George VI milled silver sixpence

    Medieval (13th century) lead alloy seal matrix. It is circular in plan. The central design is a flower with six petals.

    18thC toy cannon Medieval heraldic shield pendant
    18thC Royal Navy silver cuff link

    Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame.

    1500-1650 AD

    19thC Kings dragoon guards button
    Victorian 'Warrented superior' tool mount

    Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame.

    1500-1650 AD

    18thC Royal artillery button
    14thC French jetto 3 Lis in a shield type Complete post medieval alnage coth seal
    Medieval casket key 15thC lead token 15thC lead token
    A Medieval (1250-1450) sheet copper alloy (0.50mm thick) domed sexfoil belt mount WWII Royal Artillery sweetheart badge 20thC Tottenham Hotspur football club badge 1795 Pattern Royal Artillery
    1795 Pattern Royal Artillery Georgian Royal engineers button Generic Issue - 2nd Pattern
    Officer & O/R's - 1790-1802
    15thC lead token

    Undiagnostic gold ingot

    9.7mm L, 0.68g

    450 million year old fossil

    Sea Urchin Echinoid

    1816 George III milled silver sixpence 1939 George VI milled silver shilling
    1873 Victoria milled silver shilling 1843 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat 16thC Venetian hammered silver soldino
    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny 1696 William III milled silver sixpence
    1836 William IV milled silver sixpence

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX

     

    1909 Edward VII milled silver sixpence

    1280 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing - Sterling issue - no inner circle on obverse - Type 10

    Obv + ERAN GLIE

    Rev LONDONIENSIS/

    1600 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver halfpence - O mint mark 1638-8 Charles 1st hammered silver sixpence -Tun mint mark
    1939 George VI milled silver sixpence 1944 George VI milled silver sixpence
    1844 Victoria milled copper half farthing Medical button ? Georgian shoe buckle
    16thC German jetton 17thC lead token
    Post medieval lead cloth seal 1500-1700 mount Medieval lead token
    1893 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1942 George VI milled silver sixpence

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR Canterbury mint

    1637-1642 Scottish Charles 1st hammered silver twenty pence
    1857 Victoria milled silver three pence 1929 George V milled silver sixpence
    15thC lead token Post medieval lead hem weight Post medieval seal ring

    Unusual small lead tube with flower patterns both ends ?

     

     

     

    Huge 1653 Commonwealth hammered silver half crown (30 pence)

    14.39g,34.66mm dia x 2mm T

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny
    1500-1700 mount 19thC livery button 1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount
    16thC Elizabeth hammered silver sixpence 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing
    Georgian domino 18thC clog fastener
    1872 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1889 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    15thC lead token Georgian spur buckle 15th/16thC British Gold Nobel coin weight - Ship type
    Cast copper alloy mount of probable post medieval date (1500-1650). A cast copper alloy mount of probable Post-Medieval date (1500-1700 AD). Georgian watch winders
     
    Edward VII copper badge 18thC silver Royal Navy button  
    1843 Victoria millled silver four person Medieval long cross hammered silver penny

    Medieval (13th century) lead alloy seal matrix with complete supsension loop - Fleur de Lis

    Medieval enamelled heraldic shield pendant 1626 Charles 1st hammered silver penny
    1861 Victoria milled silver three pence 1878 Victoria milled silver three pence
    1820 George III milled silver shilling 1584-6 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat- Escallop mint mark
    1565 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence 1844 Victoria milled silver three pence
    1603 James 1st hammered silver half groat 1696 William III milled silver sixpence
    1862 Victoria India milled silver 2 Annas 1922 George V milled silver sixpence

    17thC seal matrix

     
    1696 William III milled silver sixpence 1500-1700 mount  

    1553- 86 AD Hans Schultes I ‘Lion of St Mark’ Jetton

    obv Lion of St mark standing left, nimbate and winged, holding book of the Gospels in right fore paw: Lions halo orjecting into the margin and surmounted by a cross

    + SANT:MARGVS:NORPED

    Rev Imperial orb surmouned by cross patty

    HANS rosette SCHVTLTES rosette NORNBE

    Ref Mitchiner 1382

    13thC Islamic hammered silver coin - recoded on EMC database

    0.28g, 14.92mm L x 9.51mm W x 0.72mm T

    Monster ancient gold ingot - 81.54g,40.82mm L, 21.05mm W, 10.02mm T - reported a streasure to museum

    Pure gold ancient ring

    11.22g, 25.64mm -reported a streasure to museum

    Victorian John Peel horse shoe mount 18thC crotal bell 15thC lead token
    15thC lead token 19thC livery button Medieval religious cross

    Medieval hammered silver penny

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1811 George III milled silver sixpence forgery
    Georgian harness pendant Georgian horse bell 4thC Roman bronze coin
    1601-2 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - 1 mint mark 1602 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - 2 mint mark
    1840 Victoria milled silver four pence 1886 Victoria milled silver three pence

    Medieval purse bar

    Georgian watch winder 17thC button Medieval buckle bar
    17th century cast copper alloy symmetrical flat mount with two integral lugs on the back. Plain circular body with trilobed moulding at either end 1500-1650 buckle Victorian Trinity House service button

     

     

     

    2000 BC Early Bronze Age flat axe

    1859 Victoria milled silver Gothic Florin (24 pence)

    Gothic numeral type

    mdccclix

    1926 George V Straits Settlements milled silver 5 cents

    Crowned bust facing right

    Lettering: GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA

    1819 George V milled silver shilling Edwardian gilded bell push surround
    Post medieval double sided copper pendant 1878 Dutch milled copper one cent
    1575 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence 1881 Victoria milled silver three pence
    1844 Victoria milled silver three pence WWI Essex regiment sweet heart brooch
    1500-1700 mount Georgian silver thimble 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing
    16thC Tudor button 16thC Tudor button 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny Medieval hammered silver penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

     

    1908 Edwardian decorated silver mount- London mint date letter N

    HFD&Co

    H F Daltrey & Co - Reg Feb 1906

    4thC Roman silver coin - meeds cooking to remove crust

    Yep, you’re right, not too much to go on.
    If you’re certain its silver it might be a House of Valentinian REPARATIO REIP with emperor standing left, or it might be a very crudely engraved version of Roma seated left – from a broad time span in the 4th & 5th centuries
    Or, it could be a contemporary imitation by some Gothic tribe.
    Send me photos when/if you reveal any legend on either side – that would make a huge difference.
    Mark

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing Georgian clock key
    17thC hooked clothing fastener 18thC crotal bell

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME - London mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    1413-1422 Henry V hammered silver penny

    Annulet to right of crown - quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross

    Rev ** ACI/TAS - York mint

    1844 Victoria milled silver four pence 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing
    1573 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence 1819 George III milled silver sixpence
    1853 Victoria milled silver three pence 1834 William IV milled silver sixpence
    1602 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half penny - 2 mint mark 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny
    Post medieval hammered silver coin fragment 1838 Victoria milled silver six pence
    1921 George V milled silver sixpence 1916 George V milled silver sixpence

    Royal Horse Artillery
    Generic Issue

    1873-1901

    19thC livery button 1868 Victoria milled silver shilling

    1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton

    HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRENB

    3 - 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings
    1831 William IV milled silver sixpence 1911 George V milled silver sixpence
    1850 Victoria milled silver three pence 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing
    19thC livery button 16thC Tudor button 19thC livery button 16thC Tudor clothing fastener
    1934 George V milled silver sixpence

    1770's 9 shilling coin weight

    Obv S9

    Georgian watch winders 1853 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    Unknown cupped widget - pouring measure ??

    1504-9 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Martlet mint mark

    Key by neck - Archbishop Savage

    Obv +hENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

    Obv HENRIC **

    Rev ON.SAM - Moneyer Samvel

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    Rev /RIO/N - Moneyer Henri

    1816 George III milled silver shilling
    1641-3 Charles 1st hammered silver penny - mintmark 2 dots 1818 George III milled silver sixpence
    Georgian silver horse bell Unknow relic - Circle design has remains of enamel
    Georgian watch winder Victorian trade weight Unknown figurine
    Medieval beehive thimble Pie (pice) of the East India Company struck in Benares during the period 1815-1821. It has the fixed regnal year 37 of the Mughal emperor Shah Alam II'.
    15thC lead token 17thC lead token 17thC clothing fastener
    Medieval barrel tap spout 19thC livery button Georgian buckle handle mount

    1st Essex local militia

    The 1st Essex Local Militia were formed in 1809​​​

    15thC thimble
    19thC Prince of Wales Model half sovereign medallion 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat
    1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing Victorian silver thimble 1813 George III silver thimble - Chester hall mark date letter R

    Medieval harness fitting

    1553 Mary hammered silver groat - Pomegranate mint mark WWI Suffolk regiment lapel badge

    19thC Corporation button

    'Tout Marine' - All Marine

    15thC lead token Medieval lead coin weight 1818 George III milled silver sixpence
    1584-6 Elizabeth hammered silver penny- Escallop mint mark 1929 George V milled silver sixpence
    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny

    1279-80 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 2a

    Obv +EDWR' ANGL DNS ANGL hYB

    Rev VILL/ABR/ISTO/LLIE

    1696 William III milled silver sixpence French 1834 Louis Philippe 1st milled silver half Franc
    1826 George IV milled silver shilling 1928 George V milled silver half crown (30 pence)

    1604-19 James 1st, 2nd coinage, revalued 5 shillings and six pence coin weight - Britain crown

    Obv VsVID

    1817 George III milled silver shilling
    1820 George III milled silver sixpence

    1464 Edward IV hammered silver half groat

    9 Tressures - no Lis or trefoils on cusps

    Obv *****X ANGL Z FRA

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1900 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    1873 P Smith & sons - name badge

    166 The Strand London

    Clock and watch makers

    Victorian rose gold ring top - missing stone Victorian trade weight 20thC St Christopher silver pendant
    Post medieval lead bale seal 1500-1650 buckle
    18thC crotal bells
    1920 George V milled silver sixpence 1820 George III milled silver sixpence
    1816 George III milled silver sixpence 1817 George III milled silver sixpence
    1844 Victoria milled silver shilling

    1327 Edward III hammered silver half groat - Lis on cusps but not above crown - 9 tressures

    Obv ** WARDVS REX **

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny 1553 Mary hammered silver groat
    Scottish 1637-1642 Charles 1st hammered silver twenty pence 1475 Dutch -Karel de Stoute -silver DOUBLE STUIVER
    1941 George VI milled silver three pence 2ndC Roman silver coin

    2ndC Roman silver coin cleaned up by Boston Beau

    This is a very nice example of Commodus (177-192) AR denarius, Mint of Rome, 184-6
    Obv: M COMM ANT AVG P BRIT FEL laureate head of Commodus right
    Rx: FEL AVG P M TR P X IMP VII COS IIII P P Felicitas standing facing, head left, holding  Victory and caduceus
    RIC III 109; RSC 112

    Mark

    WWI France's day 1917 token made by Fattorini in Bolton

    A British fund-raising badge sold in aid of French support charities during France’s Day. The obverse shows a nicely detailed and low relief image of Marianne, the national symbol of France. The reverse side has the wording FRANCE’S DAY 1917 and the maker’s name.

    France’s Day was celebrated on July 14th in Britain to show solidarity with their French allies and was supported by numerous celebrations and charity fund raising events.

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev ONL - London mint

    Roman bronze terret ring

    'Protected loop terrets are usually considered to be Roman and dating to the late first and second centuries AD'

    Medieval heraldic enameled pendant

    c1784-1797 ​31st regiment of foot button

    Copper Alloy silvered

    The 30th Regt of Foot gained the Cambridgeshire title in 1782.

    17thC Willaim Hartley of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

    Norweb Ref 1182

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny
    Medieval heraldic harness pendant - 3 Lions rampant

    O/R's - 1798-1830

    THE 92nd REGIMENT OF FOOT


    The 92nd Highland Regiment was a British infantry regiment raised in 1794 by the Duchess of Gordon with a shilling between her lips. They formed the 2nd battalion of the Gordon Highlanders on its inception in 1881.

     

    1640's Civil War lead gun powder measure and cap

    Victorian Customs buttons

    2nd Life Guards button

    c1780-1800.

    Crowned LG over 2 within crowned garter and motto.

    The 2nd Life Guards gained the name in 1788 which was retained until 1922 when they were amalgamated with the 1st.

    O/R's - 1855-1881

    16th Regiment of foot button

    1602 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

    1765 Continental silver coin - Duchy of Courland
    (Livonia)

    3 Grossus - Ernst Johann Biron Mitau

    Obverse

    Bust facing right surrounded by legend.

    Lettering: D · G · ERNEST · IOH · IN · L · C · & · S · DVX

    Translation:
    Dei Gratia Ernst Johann In Livoniae Curlandiae Et Semigalliae Dux
    With God's grace, Ernst Johann, Duke of Livonia, Courland, and Semigallia

    Reverse

    Shield with eagle beside shield with horseman under crown and above value, all surrounded by legend.

    Lettering:
    MON · ARGENT · DVC · CVRLAND · 1764 ·
    3
    I · C · S ·

    Translation:
    Moneta Argentea Ducum Curlandiae
    Silver coin of the Duchy of Courland

     

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Rev NLV/NDE- London mint

    18thC toy cannon 16thC Tudor gilded silver mount - reported as treasure to museum
    Medieval gilded annular brooch 1250-1450 sheet copper sexfoil belt mount Medieval key
    Medieval book clasp 1640's Civil War cannon ball - 45mm dia- 336g, 11.9oz

    1640's Civil War gunpowder measure and cap

    Georgian silver buckle 1977 Silver ingot - Birmingham hall mark -C
    18thC lead toy cannon 18th C bullion weight
    1866 Portuguese Acores 20 Reis coin

    19thC name tag - British Vice Admiral Sir Charles Napier ?

    'British Admiral Baltic'
    18thC toy cannon Georgian flint lock pistol watch winder
    Medieval knife pommel

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver long cross penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNShYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    2ndC Roman silver coin - cooking to remove crust (July 2016 BB) - just sent for ID

       
       
       

     

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