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    Coin from same hoard

    50 BC late British G 'Early Clacton' gold stater - reported to museum as hoard addendum

       
    1stC Roman Dolphine type fibula brooch

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGLE DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1stC AD Colchester type Roman fibula brooch fragment

     

    1553-4 Queen Mary hammered silver groat (4 pence)

    Great early railway button - 1846 London and Brighton and south coast railway button

    London, Brighton and South Coast Railway
    The London, Brighton and South Coast Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1846 to 1922. Its territory formed a rough triangle, with London at its apex, practically the whole coastline of Sussex as its base, and a large part of Surrey. It was bounded on its western side by the London and South Western Railway, which provided an alternative route to Portsmouth.

     

    Georgian shoe buckle 19thC gilded buckle RN Petty Officer - 1891 15thC lead token type 2

    18thC bayonet frog

    The term 'frog' was certainly used by Daniel defoe in his book "Robinson Crusoe". The book was first published in 1719 which definitely makes it an early 18th century word and possibly means it goes back to the 17th century.

    A 'frog' was a device that was used to attach a 'sword', 'bayonet', or 'hatchet' to a leather belt.

    Medieval cruifix
    17thC lead token 15thC lead token 15thC lead token Victorian gold bezel
    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver cut half penny 1884 Victoria milled silver shilling (12 pence)
    1841 Victoria milled silver shilling (12 pence) 1stC AD Colchester type Roman fibula brooch fragment
    1634 Cahrles 1st hammered copper rose farthing Medieval mount with fleur de lis
    Edwardian button 18thC Royal Artillery button Medieval lead token

    1485 -1509 Henry VII hammered silver sovereign penny - RD by shield

    Throne has one pillar

    Bishop Fox - Durham mint

    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny
    1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    These are very rare to find and our best ever debased 1544-7 Henry VIII hammered silver groat - bust 2 - 3rd issue

    Mint mark Lis - CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR -Canterbury mint

    Toward the end of Henry VIII's reign, the silver was progressively debased from 9oz.2dwt. (.758) in 1544, through 6oz.2dwt (.508) in 1545, to 4oz.2dwt. (.342) in 1546. At this last standard, the blanched silver surface of the coins soon wore away to reveal the copper alloy beneath which earned for Henry the nickname 'Old Coppernose'.

    1558-1560 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat

    1422-27 Henry VI First reign hammered silver penny

    Annulets by neck, annulets in centre of pellets in 2 qtrs

    Rev VILLA/CAL/ISIE - Calais mint

    850 BC Bronze Age socketed axe head

    1696 William III milled silver sixpence - love token 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

    Scotland Alexander 1249-1286 hammered silver penny Class 4

    obv - ALEXANDER DEI GRA

    Rev -REX SCOTORUM - King of Scotland

    1158 -1189 AD Henry II hammered silver farthing ' Tealby' cross and crosslet type

    n 1158 a monetary reform was introduced in England which was of sufficient importance for the contemporary chroniclers to record that 'a new money was made, which was the sole currency of the kingdom.' This coinage is notorious for its ugly appearance, bad craftsmanship and careless execution. It continued till 1180, and is named after a large hoard which was found at Tealby, Lincolnshire, in 1807

    1302-07 Edward 1st copper jetton Class X

    Ob Bust accosted by stars:border 'x'and stars

    Rev Long cross patonce, star in each angle, border crown in each segment

    Ref Mitch1ner 97

    1727-60 George II two guinea gold coin weight

    Obv Crown 2 guinea

    10-40 AD Cunobelin Celtic silver unit

    1590-2 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - hand mint mark 1558-60 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Lis crossmint mark

    40-30 BC Trinovantes Rowntree Fern leaf Celtic gold qtr stater

    Wreath crossed by spike with 3 pellets,crescents below,stylised hair above

    Annulate horse r,grooved tail, fern like motiff above, cogwheel sun below

    Sent to PAS for recording

    12.64mm,1.27g

     

    This isn't the Tring Wheel type, it's a Fern Leaf quarter, DK 442, ABC 2362; they're a little rarer than the Tring Wheels, this is the fifth recorded example.

    If you'd like to send a findspot (parish only) I'll do a CCI card for it,  PAS have given up using Index numbers and are just giving their own unique reference code.

    All the best

    John

    18thC Indian debased gold Fanim pendant

     

    Fascinating coin - initially thought is was Saxon silver sceat as the size matches. I do not recognise the markings and have sent it off to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording. Is it probably an Indian debased gold Fanim pendant?

    1.08g,9.41mm

    Georgian bell trade weight

    1485-1509 Henry VII hammered silver sovereign penny - Bishop Fox

    RD by shield

    1930 George V milled silver sixpence 1639-40 Charles 1st hammered silver sixpence - Triangle mint mark
    1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing Georgian watch winder Medieval mount
    Huge Victorian silver pendant

    1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    Obv + RICARD REX : ANGL'

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1667 Thomas Carter of Colchester of Essex hammered copper trade farthing Large 18thC George 1st lead medallion
    Caly pipe bowls Georgian button Interesting copper mount - 'In memory of my dear sister'

    Early medieval gilded harness pendant

    1601- 4 James VI of Scotland hammered silver Eighth Thistle Merk ( 20 pence)

    Obv IACOBUS 6 D.G.R.SCOTORUM - James VI by the grace of god king of the Scots

    Rev REGEM IOVA PROTEGIT 1602 - Jehovah protects the King

    1461-1470 Irish Edward IV hammered silver penny - rose at centre of reverse cross

    Rev DVR - local Durham mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ANGL *****

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

    Victorian Royal Engineers button 19thC Coast guard button
    2ndC Roman fibular brooch

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ***** DND hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

     
    Georgian button  

    1282-89 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - pellet before E - Class 4d

    Obv +.EDWR ANGL *****

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided longcross half penny 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    Roman silver hoard coin addendum No45 - reported to museum and sent for ID

    2.56g,17.03mm

    Commodus. Son of Marcus Aurelius, his sole reign marked the end of the era of “The Good Emperors”. He slowly went crazy, and by the end of his reign/life had convinced himself he was the reincarnation of Hercules and was regularly fighting wild beasts in the arena. This was not considered correct or appropriate behavior for an emperor, to say the least – plus he was an all-around shit to everyone, highly paranoid, and tended to have any foe, real or imagined, executed. He was portrayed, extremely inaccurately from an historical standpoint, as the main antagonist in the movie “Gladiator”. They made him evil enough, but nowhere nearly so bat-poo unhinged as he was in real life.
    It’s a very interesting reverse – a far more ambitious composition than one typically sees on a denarius – platform scenes are far more usually seen on sestertii.

    Commodus, sole reign, 180-192 A.D. AR denarius issued 186 A.D.
    Obv: M COMM ANT P FEL AVG BRIT laureate head of Commodus right
    Rx: FID EXERC (in exergue) P M TR P XI IMP VII COS V P P Commodus standing left on platform haranging three soldiers standing right before him; each holds a legionary eagle and shield.
    RIC III 130; RSC 143; SRCV 5639
    his reign came just before the beginning of the Severan dynastic era, so it’s in the right general time-frame for the hoard, so far.

     

    Mark

    1279 Edward hammered silver farthing - New issue with inner circle both sides - Type 28

    Obv +EDWARDVS REX

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev /hEN/ - Moneyer Henri

    1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver halfpenny - 'narrow' hair - long cross fourchee - 2nd coinage

    Obv + hxDxGxROSAxSIExSPIA'

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    Not sure of this coin yet- satire stops both sides, not in my books

    1509-47 Henry VIII hammered silver penny - long cross fourchee -

    Obv +REX+

    Rev N+/+NM ?

    1427-1430 Henry VI hammered silver penny - Rosette Mascle

    Quatrefoil with pellet in reverse cross - satires by crown

    Obv hENRICVS REX ANGLIE

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    16thC Venetian silver soldino

    Obverse: [Doge’s Name] DVX; Doge standing left, holding banner; mint control marks in right field
    Reverse: S MARCVS VENETI; Winged lion of St Mark, holding book of gospels

    Taco'd 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX III

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver long cross penny - Mint mark Cross Moline

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME - Durham mint

    Roman republican silver coin - needs cooking to remove crust

    Roman silver hoard coin addendum No46 - reported to museum and sent for ID

    2.79g,18.68mm

    Continuing with the theme of less-than-pleasant emperors:
    This is Caracalla – son of Septimius Severus - also a feared, as well as probably deranged character. He was somewhat successful in terms of military conquests, but more typically by means of subterfuge, like inviting the opposing king and generals to a treaty parlay and killing them all as he did with the Parthians. He also introduced the debased silver double-denarius denomination we call “antoninianus”, a 2-denarius coin with 1.5 denarii worth of silver in it, setting the stage for the massive debasements of the later 3rd century.

    Caracalla (198-217 AD), as co-emperor with Septimius Severus, 198-209 AD. AR denarius, issued 207 AD.
    Obv: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG laureate head of Commodus right.

    Rx: PONTIF TR P X COS II securitas enthroned right, at her ease in seat with cornucopiae as arms; head propped on right hand, holding scepter with left; small altar before her.
    RIC IV 92; RSC 434; SRCV 6863

    Mark

    15thC trade weight - London marks Edwardian clasp 1500-1700 mount

    C600 -775 Saxon silver sceat hoard addendum coin 11 - reported as hoard to museum

    1.08g,12.45mm

     

    Medeival strap end

    1296-1318 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv + EDW *** hYB

    Rev VILL/ABE/REW/VICL -Berwick Upon Tweed mint

    1604-5 James 1st hammered silver half penny - Lis mint mark 1558-1603 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half penny - no mint mark type

    15thC Venetian silver soldino

    Obverse: [Doge’s Name] DVX; Doge standing left, holding banner; mint control marks in right field
    Reverse: S MARCVS VENETI; Winged lion of St Mark, holding book of gospels

    1300-10 Edward II hammered silver farthing- new issue with inner circles both sides - oval flan - Type 28d - unbarred A

    Obv +EDWARDVS REX A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev VILL/ABRI/ISTO/LLIE- Bristol mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    Georgian silver button 20thC enamelled badge

    1299-1300 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - pot hook N - Class 9b

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1377 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    OBV +RIC REX x ANGL

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

       

     

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