2026 Oct finds page

1713 gold mourning ring -maker WE - reported as treasure to museum

'JR 24 Nov 1713'

3.89gt, 19.65mm

c13thC Medieval gold ring with garnet - reported as treasure to museum

2.24g, 7.57mm T x 16.88mm L

1464-70 Edward IV hammered silver groat - Type Vb

Quatrefoils by neck

Obv EDWARD D G REX ANGL Z FRANC

Rev POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM (outer)

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Satires by neck

600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent for ID

1.1g, 12.07mm

Medieval barrel spout

Description: ​​​Crown over 1 with LOYAL SUFFOLK YEOMANRY on buckled strap​

Category:​​ ​Yeomanry Cavalry; ​

Type of button: ​​​Flat 20.5mm;

Metal: ​Copper Alloy, silver plated ; ​Backmark:​ None​ ​;

​Date: ​​1803-1815

Unknown style of the 26th Regiment of Foot button

The 26th Regiment of Foot (later known as the Cameronians ) was a Scottish infantry regiment of the British Army active from 1689 until 1881 , when it amalgamated with the 90th Regiment of Foot to form the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles).

600 AD Saxon silver sceat - sent for ID

0.99g, 12.04mm

Interesting copper coin with three masted sailing ship design

Georgian nut cracker

Largest 16thC bronze seal matrix I have ever seen - complete and unbroken

This was a serious standing desk seal

Impression is a Tudor rose centre with 6 large petals

Measures 29.4 mm dia x 35mm H-weighs 45g

Roman bronze vessel mount

1761 two silver skillings

Denmark Frederick IV 1699-1730

Obverse

Crowned mirrored monogram of King Frederik V surrounded by inscription, beaded ring on the rim.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
F 5
D · G · DAN · NOR · V · G · REX ·

Unabridged legend: Fridericus V Dei Gratia Daniae Norvegiae Vandalorum Gothorum Rex

Translation: Frederik V, by the grace of God, King of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths.

19thC printing press block

Beauty 1843 Victorian 22 carat gold ring - London assay office, bust paid bust

Maker WD

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LOND/DON - London mint

The Royal Denbigh Rifles (historically the Denbighshire Militia ) was an auxiliary infantry regiment from Denbighshire, Wales , with origins tracing back to 1662

Origins & Role: Formed as a home-defense militia unit in Denbighshire, it later transitioned into a rifle-armed regiment and served in various domestic and international campaigns, including a contingent in France during the Napoleonic Wars

1912 Birmingham silver brooch - maker JA&S

Not funny, some one put these modern fakes out on our fields - If we ctach them they are banned from the club

1430- 1431 Henry VI hammered silver half penny

Rosette- Mascle issue

Obv + hEnRIC* REX◊ AnG

Rev VIL/LA CAL/IS - Calais mint

THE 69th REGIMENT OF FOOT

Officer - 1770-1782

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON

25BC Celtic gold qtr stater

Dubnovellaunos in Essex quarter, VA 1660, BMC 2442, ABC 2395

1.3g, 12.38mm

1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

Obv + RICARD REX x ANGL

Obv CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1602 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 1602

530 million year old fossil

Cephalopods

Cephalopods, such as squid, octopods, nautiloids, ammonoids (see below), and belemnites, are mollusks with tentacles and beak-shaped mouths for catching prey. Some cephalopods such as belemnites and living cuttlefish have internal shells, while others have straight or coiled shells, such as those of ammonoids or nautiloids. Still other cephalopods, such as the octopus, have no shell. The mass extinction at the end of the Cretaceous (famous for eliminating the non-avian dinosaurs) also eliminated belemnites and ammonoids, which had been extremely diverse during the Mesozoic.

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny

Moneyer Iohan

1204 John hammered silver short cross penny

Obv hENRICVS REX

Rev + IOHAN.ON.NORV - Moneyer Iohan at Norwich mint

1.39g, 20.27mm

Beauty silver ring with diamonds - looks initially like medieval style but has a number inside the band. I had to use a high power microscope to read them

T & CO - 8431925

Appears to be a vintage Tiffany silver ring but the number does not produce anything on google.

Serial or Design Numbers: Tiffany pieces rarely use 7-digit numeric codes like 8431925 as a product SKU or design style reference.

Serial Numbers / Numbers: Longer numeric strings or internal stock numbers on older or specific pieces can sometimes be inventory, workshop, or sizing marks rather than a public catalog item number.

I will need to check the number again under my scope

Victorian heavy decorated gold band

5.1g, 14.4mm L x 10.9 mm dia

Roman strap end ?

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

Junior Imperial Constitutional League For Empire Enamel Badge

A circular lapel badge consisting of yellow metal. The central detail shows a lion statant surrounded by a blue enamel border that reads "FOR EMPIRE", with a second larger blue enamel border that reads "JUNIOR IMPERIAL & CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE". Above the central detail is the flag of the St George's cross, coloured with white and red enamel, and the Union Jack, coloured with red, white and blue enamel. The flags are surmounted by a King's crown coloured with red enamel. ON the reverse is a buttonhole fastening.

The 'Junior Imperial and Constitutional League' was formed in 1906 with objectives to encourage practical political work and organisation among the young Conservatives in Britain.

Sheet-metal crotal bell
13th-15th century

Alongside the early cast crotals, copper and copper-alloy bells of sheet metal were produced. The body of these is made in two halves, formed by hammering the sheet into shaped moulds, and joined together, after inserting the iron ‘pea’, with a lead/tin solder. On the very earliest of this type, the loop was made of circular-section wire, which was inserted through a small hole in the top of the bell and its ends splayed in the manner of a modern split-pin. Slightly later, a narrow strip of sheeting was used instead of wire, and was either fitted in the same way, or formed into a ring and soldered to the top of the bell as on the example illustrated. Bells of this type have been recovered from secure contexts that span the date range circa mid-13th to mid-15th century. They are also found in a wide range of sizes, at least from 13mm to 34mm diameter, suggesting a variety of different uses. (Cf. MoL, Dress Accessories, 1644-1667; B Read, History Beneath Our Feet. p.55, No.2; Mitchiner, Medieval & Secular Badges, 350.)

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

c 800 BC Bronze Age socketed axe

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny

Rev CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

Crusty BC Roman silver coin

1640's Civil War cannon ball

203g 7.15oz , 38mm

1640's Civil War cannon ball

189g, 6.6oz,37mm

1485-1509 Henry VII hammered silver half groat

Two arches jewelled - no lis to 7 tressures

Obv + hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGLIE ZF

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR -Canterbury mint

One piece Navy buttons

HONI SOIT QUI MAN Y PENSE

PACKET

Honi soit qui mal y pense (Old French: shame upon him who thinks evil of it)

RN - Packet Service
( Mail & Supplies Delivery )

c.1800-1811
Firmin & Co

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

18thC George III coin weight

2 Pennyweight and 14 grain coin weight - half gold guinea

This was a totally crusty lump but it looked like it had detail in the middle. I quickly nuked it and was suprised to see a Roman helmeted head facing right in the middle.

Needs more research but this could be a Roman mount off a uniform ?

33mm sq x 3.3mm T - 8,2g

Virg Phill found an ID on this item

This is a Antique Square Tinted Brass Button with The Head of King Arthur and a Multiple Dog Border Design, The shank is Attached to a Three Part Mounting with, "A.P. &C, Paris Depose.". It is 1-3/4" Diagonally. NBS Large-

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv **NGL DNS hY *

Rev TOR/CI*** - Canterbury mint

1216 Henry III hammered silver shortcross penny

Obv hENRIC ***

Rev ON.LVN - London mint

1216 Henry III hammered silver shortcross half penny

Obv EN****

Rev ** N.LVN - London mint

Doge Michele Steno (1400-1413).

Obv: MICHAEL STEN' DVX (Michele Steno, Doge). Doge standing left, holding standard.

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

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

Crown Anchor

RNR

Queens crown

Interesting bronze ball

Context: If found with a metal detector near an old gunpowder works, mill site, or historic estate, it is likely a mill grinding ball.

50.5g, 22.16mm

1640's Iron cannon ball

223g,7.85 oz (1/2 lb)

39.5mm, 1.6 inch

15thC Medieval silvered spoon handle

This is the centre of a 1840's Victoria Model Half Penny Token

8.07mm, 0.43g

A Victoria model halfpenny token is a 19th-century miniature or bimetallic novelty piece—frequently produced around the 1840s by maker Joseph Moore in Birmingham—rather than an official legal-tender

23rd Regiment of foot button

1855-1881

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

Rev N.LV+ W** - London mint

Unrecorded type

30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of foot

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Regiments/30thRegimentofFoot.html

Victorian button - possible post office

Queens crown

1413-22 Henry V hammered silver half penny

Roundabout mint mark

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny

Obv hENRICVS REX

Rev + h** ON.CANTE - Canterbury mint

1498-9 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Tun mint mark - double arched crown

Obv hENRIC ***ANGLI Z F

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Caneterbury mint

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

Obv hENRICVS REX III

Rev WIL/LEM/ ONC/ANT - Willem of Canterbury mint

RN Capt / Commander - 1901
Other Ship's Officers - 1901
In use 1901 - 1952

Kings crown

Australian Militray Force button

The Australian Military Forces (AMF) was the official designation for the Army of Australia from 1916 to 1980, covering both full-time and part-time forces across World War I, World War II, and subsequent eras

1640's Civil War cannon ball

120g, 4.3oz, 33mm dia, 1.3 inches

Royal Artillery button

Post 1831 version - three cannons pointing left with the Royal crown over- The design was changed in 1840 with the addition of the 'Ubique' scroll below the lower cannon

THE 20th REGIMENT OF FOOT East Devonshire Regiment pre 1800

This regiment was known as "Wolfe's Own" as Wolfe was once the colonel of this regiment. The regiment participated at both Louisbourg and Quebec during the Seven Years War in America. Governor Carleton also at one time served as a senior officer to this regiment.

Description: Crowned XX within spray of leaves.  ​

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Slightly convex 19mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark​: Best Quality MS & ID;

​Date: 1800-1820

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

Obv **VS REX

Victorian 19th regiment of foot

Officers tunic button

Unknown widget ?

1205 Willam 1 The Lion - Scottish hammered silver half penny

Obv WILAM

Rev** WALTER

Moneyer Walter of Perth, Edinburgh and Roxburgh mints

'A badge for a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in bronze and dating somewhere around C13/14th possibly very slightly later . This is a very scarce item and it relates to The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem being a Catholic chivalric order of Knighthood that traces its roots to Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade. According to reliable sources in the Vatican and Jerusalem, it began in historical reality as a mixed clerical and lay confraternity (association) of pilgrims which gradually grew around the most central of the Christian holy places in the Middle East, the Holy Sepulchre or the tomb of Jesus Christ.This would have been a pin for a member of the order , there is a mark on the reverse where the original pin would have been fixed '

One piece Navy buttons

HONI SOIT QUI MAN Y PENSE

PACKET

Honi soit qui mal y pense (Old French: shame upon him who thinks evil of it)

RN - Packet Service
( Mail & Supplies Delivery )

c.1800-1811
Firmin & Co

1714 -27 George 1st milled silver sixpence

South seas

Crown Anchor

RNR

Kings crown

THE 33RD REGIMENT OF FOOT. / After 1881 :- 1st Battalion The Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment

Officer - 1848-1853

43rd Regimnet of foot button

c1820-1830

​A later officers pattern that came in from 1803 onwards, to the 43rd when the unit became The Monmouthshire Light Infantry.

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

Note: Anchors below stock

Her Majesty's Indian Naval uniform: pattern

Crown Anchor

RNR

Queens crown

19thC Monogramed button

MFB

Unusual Tudor gold clothing fastener ? - reported tpo museum for their views

Her Majesty's Indian Naval uniform: pattern

'A badge for a Knight of the Order of the Holy Sepulchre in bronze and dating somewhere around C13/14th possibly very slightly later . This is a very scarce item and it relates to The Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem being a Catholic chivalric order of Knighthood that traces its roots to Godfrey of Bouillon, principal leader of the First Crusade. According to reliable sources in the Vatican and Jerusalem, it began in historical reality as a mixed clerical and lay confraternity (association) of pilgrims which gradually grew around the most central of the Christian holy places in the Middle East, the Holy Sepulchre or the tomb of Jesus Christ.This would have been a pin for a member of the order , there is a mark on the reverse where the original pin would have been fixed '

1422-61 Henry VI hammered silver half penny - first issue

Pinecone-mascle issue - Mascle before LA on reverse legend

Obv +hENRIC REX **

Rev LA CAL IS - Calais mint

Royal Artillery button

Post 1831 version - three cannons pointing left with the Royal crown over- The design was changed in 1840 with the addition of the 'Ubique' scroll below the lower cannon

1832 William IV milled gold sovereign

Rare first bust issue - nose facing 2nd N

7.91g, 22mm dia

Unrecorded 16th Regiment of fott button

Crown XVI

St Botolph's Gate neighbourhood

AT BVTTIS GATE

Roman lead dice

Huge medieval lead trade weight

249g, 1/2 lb

55mm dia

Cast alloy Moor's head hollow mount

18thC Royal Navy silver cufflink

18thC Spanish cob silver coin

Lima mint

Description: 96 crowned within buckled srap with order of garter motto.

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Convex 19mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark​: CHARLES JENNENS LONDON (with PoW crest)  

​Date: 1830-1881 ​

As dug crusty sucker - 'cooking' has removed most of the crud

81 AD Domitian Roman silver denarius

Obverse

CAESAR AVG F DOMITIANVS COS VI: Head of Domitian, laureate, right

Rev PRINCEPS IVVENTVTIS: Salus, draped, standing right, resting left arm on column, holding snake in right hand and feeds it out of patera in left

2.82g, 18.02mm

1471-83 Edward IV hammered silver groat

Obv +EDWARD DX GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC

Rev CIVI/TAS/LOM/DON - :pndon mint

Mint mark- short cross fitchee

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Bury St Edmunds mint

17thC finger ring

1501-1521Leonardo Lauredan, Doge milled silver Venetian soldino

Type 2
Obverse: [Doge’s Name] DVX; Doge standing left, holding banner; mint control marks in right field
Reverse: No Legend; Winged lion of St Mark, holding book of gospels, all within a quatrefoil with four external annulets between the lobes

HMS Tempest (N86) was a T-class submarine of the Royal Navy. She was laid down by Cammell Laird & Co Limited, Birkenhead and launched in June 1941, serving in the Mediterranean theatre.

Loss Date: February 13, 1942

Huge medieval lead steelyard weight

39mm dia, 59mm L, 448g, 8oz (1/2 lb)

Scottish 1280-1286 Alexander III hammered silver penny - 2nd coinage

Obv +ALEX**

Rev REX SCOT***

1279 Edward III hammered silver penny

Obv + **WAR ANGL DNS hYB

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDW** ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LIN/COL - Lincoln mint

17thC seal matrix - Bird facving left - SS and crown

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWR ANGL DN**

Rev **/TAS/EBO -Bristol mint

Taco'd 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided longcross penny

Rav SEN/TED/IOh/S:ON - Moneyer IOhS of Bury St Edmunds mint

Victorian silver thimble

FORGOT ME NOT

Jetton - Paris type -' lozenge containing 4 lis' design was introduced at Paris 1461-1497

Rev - small shield in tressure

18thC Indian silver rupee coin - reseaching date - mega thick

11.2g,18.7 mm dia x 4.35mm T

Rupees minted during the Mughal Empire and by various Princely States/the East India Company typically adhered to a weight standard of 11.2 to 11.6 grams

The extreme thickness (4.35 mm ) relative to its small diameter (18.7 mm ) confirms that this is a "dump" style hand-hammered rupee . Before machine-milling expanded across India in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, mints sheared thick silver rods into heavy, stubby blanks rather than rolling out thin sheets. Because the coin blanks were much smaller than the hand-carved steel dies, only a fraction of the full Persian script or ruler's name ever made it onto the face of the coin

1667 Charles II milled silver half crown (30 pence)

32.9mm, 14.2g

Roman bronze knife quillion

39.5mm W x19.93 mm H

Medieval gilded hooked bar mount

Medieval pendant

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