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April 2004 Finds page
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40AD Cunoblein
stater hoard with corn and horse design found by Virginia Brian(g)
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Massa Linda,
Bruce and Texas Gary
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Linda's axe
head
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Large Bronze
circular ingots
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1500 BC axe
head hoard
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Brilliant
condition Duke of Wellington coin commemorating the battles of Salamanca,
Rodrigo and of course Waterloo against Napoleon(y)
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Small silver
engraved piece with cupid and hearts - post 1704(y)
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1638 Charles
1st hammered silver shilling(y)
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1605 James
1st hammered silver sixpence(y)
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George trade
weight, unusally hallmarked on the base(y)
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1836 William
IV milled silver groat (4 pence)(y)
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19thC flower
design button(c)
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16thC belt
decoration(c)
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16th - 18thC
spectacle buckle(y)
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20thC Royal
airforce button
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Ornate pad
lock with circules design - not sure of date yet(c)
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18thC - 19th
Regiment of foot button complete
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1856 Victorian
milled silver six pence
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Edward 1300's
hammered silver half graot (2 pence)(b)
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Henry VIII
hammered silver groat (4 pence)(c)
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8thC Saxon
Key(c)
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Possible
8thC gilded saxon mount(c)
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Small ornate
piece- not sure of it's use
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Georgian
trade weight(b)
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Decorated
wheat design lead weight ?
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1696 William
III silver love token
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Colchester
Corporation button
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1884 Victorian
mlled silver shilling(z)
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1843 Victorian
milled silver sixpence(z)
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Trade Mark
Register sack seal
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Surry Regiment
button
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Northern
Railways button
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18thC buckle
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Victorian
fob seal top
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Alnage cloth
seal
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1836 Antigua
one farthing(c)
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Constans
4thC Roman bronze (b)
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Young head
Victorian penny (first one I have ever seen)
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'The soldiers
friend born' Aug 16th 1765(c)
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Antwerp hand
1589 AD coin weight(b)
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18thC Navy
button
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15thC lead
long cross token(y)
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1846 Victoria
Milled silver sixpence(z)
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Early glass
marble
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Looks like
an early French regiment button
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Large caliber
lead bullet(w)
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16thC sword
hanger(y)
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1794 Tried for high treason - T.M Tooke Esq Acquited by jury - brilliant find(b) |
4thC Roman
bronze(b)
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Large document
seal Crown with R(b)
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Great artefact
- 17thC palm guard for stitching.
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Late 17thC
Russian sack seal(c)
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15thC lead
token(b)
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Huge pot
foot - not that old
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1769 King
George Irish half penny(y)
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Huge cast
mount - probably late 17thC
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Monogrammed
livery button
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19thC Shield
Nickle
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1856 Victorian
milled silver sixpence(z)
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1816 George
III silver sixpence overstamped IT(c)
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15thC lead
token(c)
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1st Suffolk
Yeomanry button(y)
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Celtic gold
stater- probably Galo Belgic type 50 to 70 BC (c) found by Texas Gary
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Lancaster
police button(c)
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19thC livery
button(c)
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19thC livery
button(w)
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1720's ornate
buckle(w)
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Tiny 1834
William IV milled silver three halfpence for Colonial use(d)
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1937 George
milled silver sixpence(d)
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Medieval
pot leg
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19thC Large
ornate lead harness decoration
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16thC decorated
crotal bell(d)
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17thC spur(d)
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18thC working
toy cannon(d)
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1721 George
II dump halfpenny(d)
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Post medieval
decorated spur fragment(d)
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Alnage cloth
seal(x)
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Decorated
early looking ring, post Medieval(x)
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Inscribed
lead piece- looks early(x)
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1615- 1616
James 1st hammered silver half groat ( 2 pence)(d)
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Large Georgian
belt buckle
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Possible
Bronze age stone bead
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George V
1926 milled silver sixpence(c)
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1817 George
III milled silver shilling(x)
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1816 George
III milled silver sixpence(c)
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19thC livery
button(x)
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Early bronze
ring fragment(x)
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1550 AD Edward
VI hammered silver half groat(2 pence)(c)
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1820 George
III milled silver sixpence(c)
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William IV
milled silver 3 pence(c)
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1819 George
III milled silver shilling(x)
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18thC gilded
intaglio pendant(x)
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Unusually
large 1795 pattern Royal artillery button
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19thC livery
button
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1805 Sack
seal(m)
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1835 Sack
seal(m)
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2- 1815 Sack
seals(m)
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1843 Sack
seal(m)
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Document
seal(m)
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73 Cloth
seal(m)
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1816 Sack
seal(m)
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Small lead
stamp/seal matrix ?(m)
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Complete
Cloth seal(m)
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1860 sack
seal(m)
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Alnage colth
seal(m)
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17th/18thC
sewing palm guard (left handed)(m)
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1696 William
III milled silver love token
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19thC livery
button
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17th/18thC
sewing palm guard (m)
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Cloth seal(m)
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'Titled'
family livery button
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Hanging weight
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Very unusual
pin - no idea of date yet
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Looks like
Henry V 1413 AD hammered silver penny, York mint with mullet to left and
lis to right of crown(y)
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Facinating
lead token find, looks like a Roman head with a Celtic flower pattern
on reverse, one for the museum to ID(z)
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Another Medieval
Pilgrim badge(z)
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Medieval
Pilgrim badge(z)
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Very unuasual
ornate cloth fastner, not seen this type before, looks pre Medieval(z)
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WWI East
Surry cap badge(z)
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East India
Company coin weight(z)
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Neat button
with crown and Portcullis design(y)
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1895 Victorian
milled silver 3 pence(z)
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Ornate strap
end type piece probably 17thC(z)
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1696 William
III milled silver love token
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1815 George
III milled silver shilling(z)
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1834 William
IV milled silver 3 pence(z)
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Georgian
Trade weight(z)
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Victorian
safe lock cover(z)
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1922 George
milled silver shilling(b)
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Valens AD
364-378 4thC Roman bronze(b)
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1859 Victorian
milled silver sixpence(y)
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1891 Victorian
milled silver sixpence(b)
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1883 Victorian
milled silver three pence(b)
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Early one
piece Navy button
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Rough 1605
James 1st hammered silver half groat
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Superb 1807
George III penny(y)
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1422AD Ferdinand
of Spain hammered silver Reale(y)
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14thC Medieval
lead gold nobel coin weight (y)
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2 - large
1stC Sestertius one looks like Nero 54AD and has a good head under the
crud and will clean up well(b)
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Gilded trinket
box cover with blue stones remaining(x)
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Lead face
with shell design on back- no idea of date or it's use
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James 1st
1605 Irish hammered silver shilling
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Copper alloy
late medieval french Jetton, Ave maria type, modern shield
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1861 Victorian
milled silver 3 pence
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3rd CBarbarius
radiate
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Huge Albert
medallion possibly Belgium
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1793 Druid
head token
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