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March
2006 Finds
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Georgian
fob seal
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Fascinating
13thC seal matrix that appears to have a man and a woman people facing
each other with a heart in the middle
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1475 Dutch
-Karel de Stoute -silver DOUBLE STUIVER
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1582
Elizabeth 1st hammered
silver sixpence
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1605
James 1st half groat ( 2 pence)
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Georgian
watch winders
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18thC
Dutch lead bale seal with Lion and crest design
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Medieval
mount with animalface
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18thC
bayonet frog
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Very
unusual 18thC bayonet frog design
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Silver
decanter decoration Post 1740
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Edward
1st hammered silver penny- class 7a Canterbury mint
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Celtic
serpent brooch
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Possible
Roman silver ring fragment with emperors bust
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18thC
silver decorated thimble
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Pre
1840 Navy button
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Saxon
period hanger - skull and crossed arms
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Geometric
button
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Interesting
animal head design watch winder
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1561 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver threepence 19.62 mm smaller flan type
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1500's Elizabeth
1st hammered silver groat fragment
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Georgian
spoon
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Post Medieval
buckle
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Medieval
buckle
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16thC German
jetton
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18thC Colchester
half penny
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1834 William
IIII milled silver sixpence
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Ship button
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Early medieval
skull mount
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17thC hammered
copper trade farthing
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Livery button
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1864 Victorian
milled silver sixpence
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Early coin
weight possibly Roman WR
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15thC lead
token - petal type
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17thC Jetton
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15thC lead
token - long cross and pellet type
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Percussion
cap
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17thC Jetton
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18thC Silver
spoon with only half of the hallmarks showing
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Edwardian
tea strainer
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Coin weight
- not researched it yet
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16thC Elizabeth
1st hammered silver penny
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1618 James
1st hammered silver penny
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1578 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver sixpence
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Medieval
lead weight
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1st C Roman
fibula brooch - Colchester type
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17thC sword
hanger fragment
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Roman key
fragment
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Post Medieval
lead token
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17thC clothing
fastener
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Georgian
pastry edger
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16thC cotal
bell maker AG
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17thC bronze
cup type bullion weight
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Medieval
bronze pot leg
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One peice
12th Regiment of foot officers button
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Decorated
belt guide
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Interesting
bronze trade weight - possibly Dutch
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15thC lead
token
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Roman cart
fitting
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Fragement
of a Roman knife handle
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Post Medieval
belt mount
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1817 George
III 'bullhead milled silver half crown ( 30 pence)
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1864 Victorian
milled silver sixpence
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Post medieval
spur buckle
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1770's -
21 shillings (Guinea) coin weight
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Medieval
lead coin weight - cross design
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Lead weight
- circle design possibly Roman
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Post medieval
mount - heart shaped
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18thC clog
fastener
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1778 Russian
bale seal
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1770's 4
shillings and 6 pence coin weight - written 4s6d
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Georgian
metal chess piece
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16thC Elizabeth
1st hammered silver fragment
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16thC Elizabeth
1st hammered silver fragment
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1327 AD Edward
III penny Canterbury mint
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Stag livery
button
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Post 1840
Navy button
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Very rare
Henry IV 1399 - 1412 Heavy coinage Type F London mint hammered silver
half groat
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18thC pastry
jigger
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18thC Bayonet
frog
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Late Medieval
mount
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Edward III
Treaty period 1361-1369 probably York mint - quatrefoil - with - pellet
on reverse cross
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1618 James
1st hammered silver half groat ( 2 pence)
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1625 Charles
1st hammered copper rose farthing
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23rd Regiment
of foot one piece button
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2nd Regiment
of foot TM ?
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Interesting
hand decorated silver fragment
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Silver love
token with initials and heart inscription
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Dragoon Guards
button
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50BC Gallo Belgic Celtic
gold stater 6.24g - 16.58mm found by Ark Jack
'This'll
be CCI 06.0190. Difficult to say exactly which class of uniface stater
it is with this amount of wear - indeed it's quite unusual to see one
which is this worn, it looks as though it knocked about a bit before
being lost/deposited'.
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'That's
an antoninianus of Postumus - emperor of the Gallic Empire of Rome. The
northern and western provinces split off on their own during the difficult
and chaotic times in the 250's & 260's A.D. About the same time Valerian
was being captured by the Persians - and subjected to various colorful humiliations
- leaving his son Gallienus in sole charge of the empire, Postumus, who
had been one of Gallienus' generals, was proclaimed emperor by his troops
and found himself in a very favorable position of power. He therefore was
the emperor of Spain, Gaul and Britain for almost a decade. His successors
did not fare as well, and the Tetrici were eventually forced to abdicate
in favor of Aurelian.
Interestingly, the Gallic Empire seemed to be wealthier than the empire
at Rome, the quality of the Gallic coins is higher, as is their general
level of silver - Postumus and successors managed to coin better silver,
then billon, than did Gallienus under whose reign the antoninianus fell
from an approximately 50% silver coin to a tiny, miserable, silvery-washed
copper piece - some of the worst may not even have been silver-washed.
Your piece is the PAX AVG type and shows Pax standing left, holding an olive-branch
and scepter.
With obverse legend IMP C POSTVMVS PF AVG it could be either mint of Lugdunum
or Cologne, according to RIC, but there are many authorities who question
the attributions to one or the other mint (assigning them on the basis of
style) - it's probably best to say that the origin of most of the Gallic
coins is unclear at best'.
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Celtic quarter
Morini boat tree 70 BC found by Dakota
Dennis CCI 06.0187 1.45g,
11.61mm
'The
G-B quarter is a lovely coin, looks very sharp. There is a distinctive
class of these which have all the little crosses around the 'boat' - they're
not uncommon, but not always as nice as this'.
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50BC Trinovantes
Celtic gold (Clacton type)1/4 stater - 1.13g, 13.71g CCI 06.0188 found
by Dakota Lowell
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2ndC Roman
bronze disc brooch with gilding and enamel work
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Solid gold
Georgisn watch winder
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15thC lead
token
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King Offa
- 780 - 792 King of Mercia hammered silver .0.92g - 16.64mm
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1593
Elizabeth 1st hammered
silver sixpence
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Silver handle
2.07g, 34.38mm L- reported to museum as potential treasure - Id'd as 18thC
not treasure
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1641 Tower
mint - Charles 1st hammered silver half groat ( 2pence)
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1836 William
IIII milled silver four pence
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18thC working
toy cannon
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18thC working
toy cannon
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Ipswich corporation
button
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64th Regiment
French button
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Pre 1840
Navy button
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Ornate Georgian
buckle
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Heart
attack find - gilded hollow ring - no great age
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Medieval
buckle fragment
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Flying duck
button
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1696
William III milled silver love token
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Georgian
garter buckle
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Annular buckle
1350 to 1650
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18thC
button
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1696
William III milled silver love token
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Medieval
bromze pot pot
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1817
George III milled silver sixpence
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Henry
VI 1422-7 Annulet issue - Calais mint hammered silver half groat
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1815 Gebhard
Leberecht von Blücher (1742-1819), Prussian Field Marshal
The Battle
of Waterloo, 1815 commemorative coin - great find
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Amazing
condition 1652 Charles II copper penny
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Stags
head livery button
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Livery
button
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Post
1740 silver button
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Post
medieval bronze ring
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Smallest
coin ever found here 'Model Eight farthing' 1848 ??? 0.29g, 8.4mm
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Christ
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Bird button
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Huge Roman Sestertius 19.11g,
31.1 mm
'A
little tough to be sure from the images, but I believe that's Faustina
II, the wife of Marcus Aurelius. If you rotate the obverse image 90
degrees clockwise, you see the characteristic hair-bun at the back of
her neck. also, what's visible of the legend is probably: FA [VST] INA
AVGVS [TA]. I can't really tell who the personification on the reverse
might be. She was married to M. Aurelius in 145 A.D. and died in 175
A.D., So if this isn't a "DIVA" posthmous type, and it doesn't
seem to be the sort struck under Antoninus Pius, this would date to
161-175 A.D.
I have never heard of "Memoriae Damnatio" on a coin of Faustina
- but perhaps in Britain things were different? I'm thinking perhaps
this might have something to do with the Antonine Wall? Or some campaign
during the time of M. Aurelius that was very unpopular?'
Mark
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Military
button - which country ?
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Georgian
watch winder with black star engraved stone ?
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George III
copper farthing in great shape
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1700's 1/4
milled Spanish Reale silver coin
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16thC decorated
crotal bell with markers mark '2'
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Superb Tudor
period decorated 16thC button with a style not seen before here
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That's
Julia Domna, the wife of Septimius Severus and mother of Caracalla and
Geta. The denarius reads IVLIA AVGVSTA on the obverse and DIANA LVCIFERA
on the reverse which shows Diana standing left, crescent moon on her shoulders,
holding a long torch diagonally with both hands. This is a product of
the mint at Rome c. 196 A.D. - during the reign of her husband. RIC IV,
I 548, RSC 27, SR ('88) 1835, VM 15. Although RIC rates it "scarce",
I don't believe it's really any scarcer than most other relatively common
types.
Nice find!
Mark
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1815 German
1 pfennig
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Interesting
French Indochinese copper coin
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1570 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver groat
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1844
Victorian milled silver sixpence
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Rolled over
hammered silver coin in rough shape
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1625 Charles
1st hammered silver penny
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1946 George
V milled silver sixpence
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Early 18thC
harness mount
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19thC lead
bale seal
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WWII Iron
cross
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17thC lead
token with heart design
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1791 Russian
lead bale seal
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Copper
alloy buckle 18thC
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Medieval
gilded decorated clasp - hinged possibly from a bible or small chest
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Cast copper alloy double
loop oval buckle
c1500 -1650
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20thC silver
button
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Post medieval
belt mount
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Roman bronze
winged Phallus pendant 27.87 - 49.02mm L found by Cal Jeff
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Hans Krauwinckel
c1560- 1610
German Jetton
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Parys Mine
company 18thC token with a druid head. This was the face that launched
a collecting mania and thousands of manufacturers, merchants and shopkeepers
followed the lead.
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James 1st
hammered silver sixpence
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1704 Louis
XIIII milled silver
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15thC open
top thimble
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15thC lead
token
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15thC lead
token
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Early one
piece 30th Regiment of foot button
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George IIII
memorial medal
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Huge crotal
bell - maker William Carr c1680
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Roman silver
twisted ear wax scraper reported to museum as treasure
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Britain be true to your
King
Trampling on Liberty lost
the King 1830
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Medieval
heraldic shield mount
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1830 Chinese
coin
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North Thames type
Celtic gold stater 5.54g
- 16.93 found by Cal Mark
'many
thanks for this one, a rare one indeed. It's an example of VA 1509,
also in the BM catalogue (BMC 350) and no. 34 in 'Coins of England'.
It usually has a couple of S shapes on the obverse, although I can't
see any traces of them here - the obverse is sometimes worn though.
It seems to be a North Thames type, to judge from the few provenances
available, but there are only six examples previously recorded so it
is a rare type. I would guess quite early too, perhaps 40s BC. Certainly
one of the best Celtic you've had so far, thanks! It'll be CCI 06.0195'.
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1867 Victorian
gold half Sovereign
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1842 Victorian
gold half Sovereign
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1604 James
1st sixpence
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1508 Henry
VII hammered silver half groat - York Archb Bainbridge
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1526- 44
Henry VIII 2nd Profile issue - London Mint Obverse shows reversed Roman
D for C in HENRIC and in FRANC- Laker D hammered silver groat
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1526- 44
Henry VIII 2nd coinage Laker E hammered silver groat
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1570 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver half groat
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1649
Commonwealth hammered silver half groat
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1216AD
Henry III cut half voided long cross hammered silver ( can't clean, huge
stress crack )
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1199
AD King John hammered silver half penny
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17thC
bell clapper
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1509
Henry VIII hammered silver groat needs straightening to ID type
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Roman
bronze signet ring with initials XIX
ROMAN LEGIONARY RING OF
THE XIX LEGION (ONE OF THE LEGIONS OF THE VARUS DISASTER)
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17thC
decorated silver thimble reported as treasure - inscribed BB maker W
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16thC
Elizabeth 1st hammered
silver penny
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1819
George III milled silver sixpence
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Solid
gold Georgian watch winder
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Pre
1840 Navy button
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Tudor
period snake clasp
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18thC
toy cannon
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18thC silver
medallion
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Huge decorated
Copper alloy signet ring - needs careful cleaning - don't get a feel of
the date yet
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1696 William
III over stamped love token
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1819
George III milled silver sixpence
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1679
Charles II milled 3 pence
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1842 Victorian
gold half Sovereign found by Boston Beau
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1569 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver sixpence - 24.10mm
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Georgian
fob seal with woman in relief looking right
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1509 - 26
Henry VIII first coinage 'Sovereign type' hammered silver penny
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1307 Edward
II Medieval penny class 11C London mint- back from the straighteners
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Excellent
35th Regiment of foot officers button - one peice
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1696 William
III milled silver love token
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1816
George III milled silver sixpence
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Very
unusual Tudor period c1500's button
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Neat
Post medieval buckle
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1906 Edward
VII milled silver sixpence
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1834 William
IIII milled silver sixpence
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17thC knife
handle guard
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17thC decorated
spoon bowl
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London Veteren
Reserve badge
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Celtic Woad
cosmetic grinder - boat shaped with suspension loop 14.5g - 45.12mm L
x 9.88mm T found by Mass Linda
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1723 George
1st SSC milled silver shilling - quite a rare find
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Late Victorian
1897 milled silver shilling
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What looked like a Roman
debased silver - 3.16g 16.82mm ID
That's
a denarius of Faustina I, wife of Antoninus Pius whom she married during
Hadrian's time. She died in 141 A.D. after giving birth to numerous
children, including the future Faustina II, wife of Marcus Aurelius.
This extensive posthumous series in her honor is mostly from 147 A.D.
and later .
Obv: DIVA FAVSTINA. Draped bust rightr.
Rx: CONSECRATIO. Ceres standing left raising hand and holding torch.
SR 4593, RIC 382b, RSC 165a.
Mark Lehman
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Victorian
1849 milled silver groat (4 pence)
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1696 William
III milled silver sixpence lovetoken
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Unusual
belt slide probably 18thC
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Medieval
buckle
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19thC
buckle
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1560-1
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Martlet Mintmark
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