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  • 2017 Oct finds

    Facinating Celtic gold qtr find that appears to be a 70BC Morini boat tree type but it is not.It is underweight by 0.5g and debased gold.

    Morini's are typically pure gold and 1.44g,10.5mm

    It is possibly the earliest British Celtic gold coin example - sent off to musuem for confirmation

     

    0.89g,11.86mm

    Monster sized cow bell- Aldbourne foundary

    1760-1780
    1792-1799

    Robert Well I
    Robert Wells II

    1575 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Ermine mint mark 1620-1 James 1st hammered silver half groat- Rose mint mark

    Monster rare find - 1554-8 Phlip and Mary hammered silver penny -Lis mint mark

     

    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings

     

    Medieval gilded hanress pendant

    17thC John King, grocer of Colchster Essex hammered copper trade farthing

    Ref Norweb 1185

    1500-1650 buckle 1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jeton
    1500-1660 mount 16thC Continental jetton

    1st to 2nd C Roman silver coin sent for ID - needs a good cook to remove crust

     

     

    Victorian Royal Artillery button 1500-1650 buckle 1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings
    1500-1700 mount 15thC lead token - type 2 17thC hammered copper trade farthing
    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny 17thC hammered copper trade farthing

    Medieval to Post-Medieval barrel tap and spigot (c. AD 1400 – c. AD 1550).

    17thC lead trade weight

    Sword of St Paul mark

    36mm,3.8oz

    16thC Tudor button RN Cap't / Commander - 1901
    1500-1700 mount 16thC Tudor seal spoon handle 1696 William III milled silver shilling
    Post medieval Polish lead bale seal

    Air training corp buttons

    1941 the Air Training Corps (ATC) was officially established

    19thC printing press block - V Georgian cuff link Post medieval lead mount
    18thC crotal bell 1600-1650 buckle Georgian silver spoon handle
    15thC bronze thimble Georgian silver faced button

    1900 Victoria milled silver half sovereign

    19mm, 20.15g

    Medieval hammered silver long cross half penny - Quatrefoil with pellet in centre of cross - York mint 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat
    Medieval lead token 17thC lead token
    15thC lead token 20thC corporation button 1818 George III milled silver shilling forgery

     

    Medieval seal matrix - Madonna and child impression

    Detail is cleaning up nicely

    1569 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - Coronet mint mark 17thC William III milled silver shilling
    Rare find - 1685 James II milled silver shilling

    1465-76 Edward IV hammererd silver long cross penny -T and key by neck - Class XXIiv (York)

    Bishop George Neville - Quatrefoil at centre of reverse cross

    Obv EDW***********

     

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev VND - London mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev RIO - Moneyer Henri

    1413-22 Henry V hammered silver half penny - Type 2, pellet and broken annulet by crown - satire stops in reverse legend

    Obv + HENRIC REX ANGL

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

     

    1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny -type 28 - New issue inner circles both sides

    Obv + EDWARDVS REX A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1639-40 Charles 1st hammered silver hammered silver half groat- triangle mint mark 1817 George III milled silver sixpence
    17thC button Georgian watch winder 2 - 16thC Tudor buttons

    19thC advertising token

    Malborough & Waterloo House, Harwich Essex.

    Tea, Coffee,Peter,Nutmeg.Ginger,Clover, Mustard,Coco,Tapioca.

    Raw & Loaf Sugars

    The Trade supplied

    Wholesale Prices for Cash Only

    15thC lead token Medieval buckle
    RN Capt / Commander - 1812 15thC lead token - type 2 Post medieval Russian lead bale seal

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver long cross farthing

    Obv hYB+ED***

    Rev /DON - London mint

    Medieval hammered silver coin fragment
    Medieval hammered silver long cross coin fragment

    Medieval hammered silver long cross coin fragment

    Rev CA- Newcastle mint

    1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Corss Crosslet mint mark

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    Rev EN/AVD - Moneyer Renavd

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny 1638 Charles 1st hammered silver rose farthing
    19thC Victoria milled silver sixpence Medieval lead trade weight Georgian buckle

    1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny -type 28 - New issue inner circles both sides

    Obv + EDWARDVS REX A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    19thC livery button French Infantry Button
    3rd Line Regiment
    Circa 1803-1814
    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny 1817 George III milled silver sixpence

    1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton Medieval buckle
    17thC Thomas Reynolds bays maker of Colchester hammered copper farthing - undated type 1819 George III milled silver shilling
    Victorian half ounce trade weight Medieval hammered silver long cross penny fragment

    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.

    Doge standing left, holding banner, * / m in right field

    1279 Edward III hammered silver long cross penny fragment

    Obv AR ANGL D***

    Rev LON/DON - London mint

    1422-27 Henry VI hammered silver long cross penny - Rose at centre of reverse cross - York mint - Mullet by left of crown

    Obv ****ANGLIE

    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

    1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny -type 28 - New issue inner circles both sides

    Obv + EDWARDVS REX A

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1582-1600 Elizabeth 1sr hammered silver halfpenny - No mint mark type

    4thC Roman bronze coin - interesting obverse - sent for ID

    Chris, This piece is mighty scant of legend, but I can make a few reasonably safe assumptions about it.
    1st, your photo of the reverse is upside-down. That “arch” is the doorless gateway in a so-called “campgate” centenionalis.
    That the portrait is facing left allows me to at least guess at the date – mid-late 320’s - there having been a particular time-period during which all the Caesars’ campgate coins’ portraits were shown left-facing as opposed to those of the Augusti whose portraits faced to the right.

    It could be Crispus, Constantine II or Constantius II – (and possibly Constans?) at any rate, it’s one of the sons of Constantine I – here’s a typical Crispus from that time:
    41 Crispus, Caesar, 317-326 A.D.  Æ 3 Follis, 325-6 A.D.    Mint of Antioch  19mm, 2.43gm, axis: 10:00  Obv: FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust left.  Rx: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS. Campgate of 6 tiers, no door, 2 turrets, star above; in ex: SMANTZ.  RIC VII 64, LRBC 1335, Cf. SR 3924, VM 19.
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album485/41_Crispus_PRC_ANT_b?full=1

    a Constantine II, Caesar
    39 Constantine II, Caesar,317-337 A.D.   AR/Æ 3 Follis, 324-5 A.D.    Mint of Cyzicus  17mm, 2.39gm, axis: 6:00  Obv: CONSTANTINVS IVN NOB C. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust left.  Rx: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS. Campgate of 6 tiers, no door, 2 turrets, star above; in ex: SMK[A].  RIC VII 26, LRBC 1163, Cf. SR 3948, VM 38.
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album485/39_Constantine_II_PRC_CYZ?full=1

    and Constantius II, Caesar:
    42- Constantius II, Caesar, 324-337 A.D.  Æ 3 Follis, 325-6 A.D.    Mint of Antioch  19mm, 3.48gm, axis: 11:00  Obv: FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES. Laureate draped and cuirassed bust left.  Rx: PROVIDENTIAE CAESS. Campgate of 11 tiers, no door, 2 turrets, star above; in ex: SMANTH.  RIC VII 66, LRBC 1339, Cf. SR 3984, VM 38.
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album485/42_Constantius_II_PRC_ANT?full=1

    I think you can see how similar they are, also that aside from a few letters in the area off-flan on your specimen, their legends are essentially very much the same as well.
    I’d have to check, but Constans may be similarly portrayed – or may not. He was not created Caesar until 333 and the campgate types had been superceeded by the two soldiers and standard(s) Gloria Exercitus centenionales in 330, so probably not.

    The most commonly seen ruler (although not, evidently, at the time I was photographing – I’m sure I have better specimens now, but they are awaiting their eventual turn on my website) is Constantine II, Caesar, but Constantius II, Caesar is right up there in numbers as well.

    Mark

     

    1837 USA milled silver 1 dime 1884 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings

    1922 George V milled silver shilling (12 pence)

    Victorian copper token - Samuel Perrins

    13 Union St, Spitalfields market, London

    18thC silver clog fastener Lead toy horse
    1895 Victorian silver band - London 18thC silver Royal Navy button 1603 James 1st trade weight - Crown I cipher
    Early medieval pin Medieval annular brooch
    19thC hunting button   15thC lead token 15thC lead token
    WWI Royal Hussars

    Royal Harwich Volunteers button - not in any books from circa 1803

    Napoleonic period

    19thC livery button
    Roman bronze terret ring

     

    BC looking Republican Roman silver coin - needs cooking to show up detail

    Sent to Mark Lehman for an initial ID as it has an unusal obverse symbol


    Once I found a minute to have a good look at it, it was easy/obvious. This denarius is by “Octavian” – Gaius Octavius  -  in other words, Augustus as a young member of the 2nd Triumvirate before he became “Augustus”, which he did in 27 BC. This piece dates to ~ 28 BC, or just before he consolidated his power-base to an extent to step into the role of “emperor” which had been carved out by his great-uncle Gaius Julius, (also known as Caesar.)
    Nice find! – your diggers are finding some really important and desirable Imperatorial-era coins these days which many an experienced collector would love to be able to own, but are prevented by the very high prices they command – at least they command them when their “opticals” are a bit more market-ready.
    Mark
    PS – I suspect the so-far “unidentifiable” denarius from a few days ago will also be from the Imperatorial era – it should be interesting to see who it is, eventually, when the obverse legend is revealed a bit.

    1665 hammered copper trade farthing 17thC hammered copper trade farthing

    Royal Navy - Officers (Roped Rim) Lined Background

    1843-1891

    17thC button

    Unusual trade weight - stars and 895 inscription ??

    Need to check my ref books

    1934 George V milled silver sixpence Medeival harness pendant

    Victorian silver clasp Georgian lead tobacco jar lid handle
    It shows these as Roman in my ref books but I am not convinced they are more modern than that ?? 1553-54 Mary hammered silver groat - Pomegrante mint mark

    Romano-British protected loop terret

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

    This Roman terret ring dates to circa 1st - 2nd century AD. Terret rings were attached to chariots, carts or wagons and served as rein-guides. They helped guide in reins from the horses harness to the rider/charioteers hands. This particular type of 'skirted' terret ring dates to the Roman period (more specifically 1st - 2nd century AD). The terret would have been strapped to a wooden yoke, which is a pole fixed to the front of the cart and passed between a pair of horses. Most vehicles would have five terrets; four small side terrets (two for the reins of each horse) and one larger central terret, probably at the end of the yoke closest to the driver, through which the reins would pass.

    614-25 James 1st hammered copper farthing

    General type Obv. IACO D G MAG BR (IT)

    Rev. FRA ET HIB REX

    Early 1660- 2 Charles II milled silver penny - this legend CAROLVS.II.D.G - Crown mint mark
    Unknown artillery badge - Not British, cannon facing right ??

    1472 -8 Irish Edward IV hammered silver long cross penny - Satires by neck - Quatrefoil in centre of reverse cross

    Rev TAS/WAR - Warterford mint

    Tiny George 1st trade weight - Crown G cipher 18thC crotal bell Interesting Continental 17th/18thC looking jetton - not got the ref books out yet

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing-

    Rev /TON/

    1352-1353 Edward III hammered silver penny, Pre Treaty, Series D

    Archiepiscopal issue

    Quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross

    Obv +ED*******ANGLIE

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +ED*****DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny -type 28 - New issue inner circles both sides

    Obv + EDWARDVS REX **

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1413- 22 Henry V hammered silver half penny - Type 4

    Satire after TAS- Henry V, Broken annulet by crown

    Obv +hENRIC x REX ***

    Rev CIVI/TAS*/LON/DON- London mint

    C10thC Saxon harness cheek piece
     
    1817 George III milled silver sixpence  

    1842 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

    20.15g, 19.32mm

    c20 AD Cunobelin gold qtr stater - linear series - sent to PAS for recording

    11.37mm,1.36g

     

    Eastern uninscribed Celtic gold full stater of Dubnovellaunus, c 20 BC - sent to PAS for recording

    Cleaned up now

    5.42g,18.27mm

    Henry V Annulet and mullet by shield type Spink Ref 1756 North 1382 Class C, these were also stuck in Henry VI period.The is a Henry VI legend with a Henry V shield.

    1422- 61 Henry VI hammered gold quarter noble

    Obv +hENRICxREXxANGLxZx FRANC - double satires stop in reverse legend -Initial cross II

    Rev +EXALITA BITVR x IN x GLORIA

    Lis at centre of rev, Lis above shield

    Annulet and mullet by shield - single satire stops to legend in Obv

    1.78g, 19.36mm

    4thC Roman silver washed coin - needs cleaning to ID Roman mount 16thC Tudor button
    Medieval mount

     

    1351-61 Edward III hammered silver farthing

    Obv +EDWARDVS REX

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

     

    1300-10 Edward II hammered silver farthing

    Obv EDWARDVS REX AN

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1578 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence

    1351-2 Edward III hammered silver groat - Cross 1 Type F

    Obv ** REX. ANGL. Z .FRANC. D.hYB

    Rev POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM (outer)

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    Rev NIC - moneyer Nicole

    15thC lead token Unknown Army button
    Victoria token 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1199 John hammered silver short cross half penny - Class 5

    Rev .ALI - Moneyer Alisander or Alisandre

    17thC hammered copper trade farthing

    Cast copper alloy buckle

    Circa 1650-1720

    1859 Victoria milled silver three pence Medieval decorated mount
    c10thC Saxon hook fastener 1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings

    Mount Chronology

    Broad period: MEDIEVAL
    Period from: MEDIEVAL

    Primary material: Copper alloy

    Manufacture method: Cast

    Medieval mount Medieval decorated button

    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny fragment

    Rev/TO - Canterbury mint

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross - Class 5g

    Ren TER/IOh/- Moneyer IoHS of Canterbury mint -

    1216 Henry III hammered silver voided short cross half penny

    Rev OLE .ON.C - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint

       
    Roman silver hoard coin - reported as hoard to museum Roman silver hoard coin - reported as hoard museum

    Ancient gold ingot - undiagnostic

    0.91g, 6.67g

    19thC livery buckle

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

    1600-1700 AD

    250 million year old Mesozoic and Cenozoic echinoderm
    WWI Royal Engineers lapel badge 1500-1650 buckle 1817 George III milled silver sixpence

    Smallest copper coin I have ever seen, 8mm

    No idea what it is ?? Not English

    17thC belt slide 17thC decorated handle Edwardian mount
    1582 -4 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - A mint mark

    1632 5 shilling and 6 pence coin weight

    Obv Crown Vs VI D

    Rev George and dragon

    1595 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - woolpack mint mark 1590-2 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat- Hand mint mark

    1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    Obv + RICARD x REX x ANGL

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    17thC Jacob Vol,baymaker of Colchester Essex hammered copper trade farthing

    Obv IVR

    Ref Norweb 1230

    London 1963 - 9 carat gold pendant

    Unusual huge bronze pot foot - not the normal medieval type so possbly Roman - need to study my ref books

    20thC Ottoman Empire medallion ? 16thC Tudor button 17thC lead token
    RN Capt / Commander - 1787
    RN Lieutenant - 1787
    1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount Victorian - The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot
    1554 Mary hammered silver groat 1554 Mary hammered silver groat
    2nd C Roman fibular brooch fragment 1666 hammered copper trade farthing
    1578 Elizabeth hammered silver three pence - Greek Cross mint mark 1500-1700 hooked mount 1500-1650 buckle
    18thC boyonet frog 1500-1650 spur buckle

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    RevTAS/ENE - Durham mint

    1327-35 Edward III hammered silver penny - Florin issue

    Rev **** AIN +

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DV**/**E- Durham mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv R ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    18thC crotal bell Georgian button

    4thC Silver washed Roman sent for ID

     

    1635 - 1636, 1648 - 1649 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat

    Aberystwyth Furnace, Tower mint

    Medieval strap end
    1500-1700 mount 17thC lead token Early medieval gilded mount

    Continental medieval hammered silver coin - researching it

    A Medieval silver coin: type: Brabant Long Cross single-lion sterling (brabantinus), Walt type (M p. 13, 1a-g). Issuer: John I duke of Brabant 1267-1294 and Limburg 1288-1294. Date: ca. 1275-1285

    Obverse description: Lion rampant within triangular shield
    Obverse inscription: DVX BRABANC[--]
    Reverse description: Voided long cross with WALT in the quarters
    Reverse inscription: [---] EIG RA TIA

    Medieval lead token Cranbrook School Essex badge Georgian bell weight
    1817 George III milled silver sixpence 1858 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    150BC Celtic gold qtr stater - Gallo- Belgic A type

    1.74g,15mm

    I think this is one of those 150BC examples - not checked my ref books yet

    Iron Age, mid-2nd century BC
    Probably made in northern France or Belgium

    One of the earliest coins in Britain

    This is a superb example of the Iron Age die-engraver's art. It also represents what is thought to be the first type of coin ever to circulate in Britain. They were probably made on the Continent in northern France or Belgium. Gold coins like this crossed over the English Channel, perhaps in trade or as gifts between high-ranking individuals. Some of them were eventually buried in coin hoards and not recovered by their owners. The owner may have died, or simply forgotten where they had put them. Alternatively, the coins may have been intended as permanent, sacred offerings to the gods. They are mostly found today by metal-detectorists, in locations throughout south-east England. Another one was found at Fenny Stratford near Milton Keynes.

    The design of the coin is, at several stages removed, descended from the Greek gold staters of King Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359-336 BC). The hair on the left-facing head has grown considerably, while the original two-horsed chariot on the reverse of the coin has been transformed here into a lively, abstract depiction of a horse surrounded by a large array of symbols.

    I.M. Stead and S. Youngs, Celts, British Museum Pocket Treasury (London, The British Museum Press, 1996)

    D. Nash, Coinage in the Celtic world (London, Seaby, 1987)

    18thC toy cannon Georgian pastry jigger Victorian The 53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot

    1640's English civil war 2 inch iron cannon ball

    Roman bronze pendant Medieval animal headed knife pommel
    Georgian shoe buckle 19thC livery button 1820 Geoeg III milled silver shilling
    1500 - 1650 buckle Military button ? Honourable East India Company Navy button Georgian button

    1824 London hall marked silver spoon handle

    Maker Thomas Sones (registered Feb 1774)

    Georgian button 15thC lead token 17thC William III trade weight - Crown W cipher 18thC button

     

    10 -40 AD Cunobelinus Pegasus Victory left Celtic bronze unit - great ID by Ont Mike

    Scarce - probably issued for Kentish use

     

    Ref ABC 2921

     

    Alexander II 1214-49 Scottish hammerd silver voided long penny

    Obv ALEXANDER REX

    Rev GEF/RAI/ON/AYR - Moneyer Gefrai of Ayr mint

     

    Mint Roman bronze coin - sent for ID

    The fairly clear, but edge-chipped centenionalis has Constantius II as Caesar (324-337 AD) on the obverse “FL IVL CONSTANTIVS NOB C” and as I’m sure you know, the two soldiers flanking one or two standards on the reverse will have GLORIA EXERCITVS for the legend. There are two standards, so it dates to the earlier part of the huge emission for the dedication of the new capital at Constantinople, 330-335 AD. In 336 AD, the number of standards was reduced from two to one when the weight of the centenionalis underwent a downward adjustment. I’m not quite certain what the mint mark is on this one, either. What I see doesn’t tend to make much sense, so what is visible must not be exactly what’s there.
    One possibility is an open-topped (“U” shaped) wreath preceding PLG which would indicate Lugdunum or modern-day Lyons.
    Mark

     
    18thC Royal Navy button Army button ? Army button ?  
    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    1344-51 Edward III hammered silver half penny - Florin coinage -

    Type 7

    Obv +EDWARDVS REX

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LOND/DON - London mint

    1300-10 Edward II hammered silver farthing- new issue with inner circles both sides - oval flan - chubby cheeks - Type 28

    Obv + EDWARDVS REX

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

     

    Medieval long cross hammered silver penny fragment
    Medieval long cross hammered silver penny fragment 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny
    1843 Victoria milled silver three pence 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type
    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing Charles 1st Royal farthing - Harp Type Maltravers 'rounds' 1634- 36

    1469-70 Edward IV hammered silver half penny - Y mint mark - Type 3a

    Canterbury mint Archbishop Thomas Bourchier

    Obv + EDWA*** EX

    1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver halfpenny - single arched crown -Cross furchee - narrow hair

    Im T

    Obv *h*****SPIA

    1500-1650 buckle 16thC Tudor clothing fastener Medieval button
    Victorian silver can band 17thC hammered copper trade farthing

    5thC Roman silver coin used by the Saxons to resemble a sceat and used as a pendant

    Sent to Mark Lehman for his ID

    I told you I’d get back to you on this one – so far as I can determine from the very few legible letters, this is a siliqua of Gratian, 367-383 AD, the obverse legend should be [D N] GRATIA[NVS P F AVG]. The reverse type is VRBS ROMA with Roma enthroned left holding Victory. The mint mark is fairly unclear, but I think it may be AQP[S] for the mint at Aquilea.
    Having two holes would tend to indicate that this piece needed to be “fixed” in its position, but the orientation of neither the obverse nor reverse seems to have been of importance. The holes are pretty large and silver coins were used a lot less often for this, but coins so holed could be sewn to a leather jerkin for a bit of DIY “scale” armor. Or perhaps it was part of a bit of jewelry of some sort which needed to attach at two points as part of a necklace or bracelet.

     

    1638-9 Charles 1st hammered silver penny - Tun mint mark Victoria milled silver sixpence
    1817 George III milled silver sixpence Post medeival lead token
    19thC livery button Interesting token - not sure what it is ??
    15thC lead token 15thC lead token 15thC lead token

    79th Regiment of Foot

    ( Cameron Highlanders )

    O/R's (W/M) - 1830-1855

    Very interesting Navy button with crossed swords - not checked ref books yet 18thC Royal Navy button 19thC livery button 1500-1700 buckle
    Medieval mount 1843 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    1422-27 Henry VI First reign hammered silver half penny. A.2., roundabout mint mark

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

    Obv +hE*** ANGL

    Rev VILLA/CAL/ISIE - Calais mint

    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

    1792 dated 1 penny weight and 7 grains coin weight

    Obv DW 1 G 7

    Rev 1792

    1656 Samuel Salter of Dedham Copper trade farthing
    17thC seal matrix 17thC Prince of Wales feathers pendant 1881 Grenadier Guards

    Primary Saxon silver sceat 600- 700 AD - sent to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording

    1.02g,11mm

    This is a Series BII sceat recorded as EMC 2017.0317.
    The attached image of the reverse is oriented to show the bird on cross with cross to the right of Series BII.
    Regards,
    Martin

    Georgian silver seal matrix

    1606 James 1st hammered silver half groat-escallop mint mark

    1638-42 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - Aberystwyth mint - book mark mint mark

    Rev Large plume

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev RVS - Bristol mint

    Early 70BC uninscribed Maldon Wheel quarter - 'Remi 'Type Celtic gold qtr stater - sent to PAS for recording

    13.45mm,1.34g

    The coin you sent, incidentally, is a Maldon Wheel quarter, ABC 2234, rather than the standard South Thames British Qc type.  Both are included in my forthcoming book - being published by Chris Rudd any day now - "Divided Kingdoms: the Iron Age Gold Coinage of Southern England".  Every type and variety is illustrated and the 10,300 or so known up to around 2015 are all catalogued with full pedigrees; the many coins recorded through your good self are referred to as 'Inf. C.M.'

    All the best

    John 

    The Remi were a Belgic people of north-eastern Gaul (Gallia Belgica). The Romans regarded them as a civitas, a major and influential polity of Gaul,The Remi occupied the northern Champagne plain, on the southern fringes of the Forest of Ardennes, between the rivers Mosa (Meuse) and Matrona (Marne), and along the river valleys of the Aisne and its tributaries the Aire and the Vesle.

    Their capital was at Durocortum (Reims, France) the second largest oppidum of Gaul on the Vesle. Allied with the Germanic tribes of the east, they repeatedly engaged in warfare against the Parisii and the Senones.They were renowned for their horses and cavalry.

    Size comparison of coins dug by Chicago and and NY Chris I just photo'd

    1697 William III milled silver half crown, Medieval hammered silver penny, Charles 1st hammered silver half penny, Henry VIII hammered silver farthing

    1697 William III milled silver half crown (30 pence)

    14.92g,32.8mm

    1625-42 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - Rose each side - no legend type

    0.18g,9.45

    Size comparison farthing to Medieval penny

    Smallest hammered silver coin I have seen dug - First ever rare Henry VIII hammered silver farthing we have ever found

    7.69 mm,0.13g

    1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver farthing - 2nd coinage - Arrow mint mark - London

    Obv Portcullis within circle, im arrow

    Rev Rose on long cross

    Obv RVTILANSxROSA

    Rev DEO GR ACI AS

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev NT - Canterbury mint

    1327-1335 Edward III hammered silver penny - First issue Florin type

    Anulet stops in Obv legend

    Obv +EDWR o ANGL o DNS o HYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

    1568 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence 1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev EM - Moneyer Ieremie

    Type 1
    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

    Doge Michele Steno (1400-1413) Venetian soldino silver coin .


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

    Doge standing left, holding banner, * / m in right field

    Very unsual Saxon harness fitting with circule enameled design- Sent to museum for their views

     

    Victorian silver Sherry bottle marker Medeival hammered silver long cross penny fragment

    Great double busted Roman silver sent for ID - needs a good cook to remove crust

    I’m going to need to see this one as it progresses, but on the basis of the family resemblance of the portrait and the fact that the obverse legend appears to be counter-clockwise, it seems very likely to be one of the earlier Julio-Claudians – Julius through Claudius. Send me photos when it’s been cleaned a bit, and I can probably tell you a lot more when the “reverse” becomes legible and/or the portrait on the reverse is clearer and more recognizable .
    Mark

    Army button 16thC Tudor button

    1480-3 Edward IV hammered silver half penny - Heradic cinquefoil mint mark - London mint

    Obv +EDW****A REX

    Roman silver fragment sent for ID

    I can’t be 100% certain on the basis of so little, but there were very few denarius-issuing emperors who used “COS VIII (or VIIII?) in their coin legends.
    Then there’s the curly hair – too bad we can’t see if this ruler is bearded.
    My best guess at the moment is Antoninus Pius (139-161) he had curly hair, a long straight nose, and was portrayed that way. He also used his consulship numbers through VIII and VIIII (not sure if this fragment is the very end of a legend, or whether it might have the tag-end of P.P. – or even be one of the few in which the consulship number is in the middle rather than at the end of the reverse legend on a denarius.
    The other possibility would be any of the Flavians (Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, 69-96) all of whom had 8th consulships (Domitian had a 9th noted on coins) and said so on denarii.
    One problem I have with the Flavians is many of their obverse legends were counter-clockwise while the legend on the fragment appears to be clockwise.
    If you’re going to cook this, send me an “after” photo and I’ll see if the currently mainly illegible obverse legend fragment can be found in the legends of any of the possible denarii of the aforementioned emperors.
    Cheers,
    Mark

    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing 17thC button 17thC silver button - reported as treasure to museum

    Medieval strap end 17thC Charles 1st trade weight - Crown C cipher
    Huge Georgian fob seal

    1533- 56 Henry VIII hammered silver half penny -

    Archbishop Thoman Cranmer - TC at sides of bust

    OBV hxDxGxROSAxSIExSPIA

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1606-7 James 1st hammered sailver sixpence - Escallop mint mark

    1422-61 Henry IV hammered silver penny

    Obv ENR***

    Rev /SIE - Calais mint

    16thC Tudor silver mount - reported as treasure to museum

    Interesting Roman bronze sent for ID

    This one appears to be a contemporary copy. You had the obverse photo upside-down. After rotating it, you can see that it’s sort of a ¾ left-facing bust, and not of a form that I’ve ever seen on an official Roman coin before. The reverse, I believe, is copied from the VIRTVS EXERCITI centenionales of ca 395-401, by Arcadius and Honorius, featuring Victory reaching up to crown a facing image of the emperor – like this:
    Compare to yours:

    Or, that reverse might be copied from a fallen horseman FEL TEMP REPARATIO reduced majorina from the 350’s – however, what looks like a discarded shield in the lower right quadrant seems to be the edge of a flan-chip.
    43 - Constantius II, 337-361 A.D.  Æ 3, 352-5 A.D.    Mint of Aquilea  17mm, 2.68gm, axis: 1:00  Obv: DN CONSTANTIVS PF AVG. Diademed draped and cuirassed bust right.  Rx: FEL TEMP REPARATIO. Soldier advancing left, spearing fallen horseman; in ex: AQP.  RIC VIII 199, LRBC 930, Cf. SR 4010, VM 100.

    Or it might have been inspired, (like this one, also a contemporary copy) of the “hut” type of FTR majorina:
    Contemporary Copy of:  Constans, 337-350 AD.   “Æ 2” /  Billon Majorina  19mm, 3.14gm, axis: 180º / 6h  Mint of Heraclea, 348-50 AD.  Obv: D N CONSTANS P F AVG.  Diademed draped and cuirassed bust left holding globe.  Rx: FEL TEMP REPARATIO.   Soldier walking right holding spear downward between legs, leading youth from hut beneath tree; in ex, [SMHA(*?)]   Prototype: RIC VIII 71 or 78; LRBC 1884; Cf. SR 3976; VM 49.

    I also have an example of another contemporary copy of the VIRTVS EXERCITI from northern Africa – Vandalic, probably, like this:
    09 - Vandals in North Africa (? source was a mixed lot 'from Egypt')  Contemporary Æ 4 copy of  Honorius, 393-423 A.D.  14mm, 1.41gm, axis: 6:00  Prototype:  Obv: DN HONORIVS PF AVG. Diademed  draped and cuirassed bust right.  Rx: VIRTVS EXERCITI. Victory crowning emperor  Cf. SR 4256, VM 44.  From a hoard found in Egypt

    So you can see there are several possibilities for the prototype.

    There was also a facing-bust type which might have inspired the obverse of your coin dating from just a few years later than the VIRTVS EX’s, but it’s a ¾ right-facing bust and the reverse is always seated Constantinopolis:
    Arcadius, 383-408 AD.  'Æ 3'/ Billon Restored Centenionalis  17mm, 2.01gm, axis: 0º.  Mint of Nicomedia, 401-3 AD.  Obv: DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Helmeted cuirassed bust facing; spear over shoulder.  Rx: CONCORDIA AVGG. Constantinopolis seated facing, head right, holding scepter and Victory, right foot on prow in ex: SMNA.  RIC X 91, LRBC 2442, SR --, VM 27.

    It didn't commonly happen, but contemporary copies occasionally borrowed, copied and mixed devices from more than one single coin-type.
    Sorry this ran so long, but it’s sort of a complex question trying to figure out what the local manufacturers had in mind with their designs/devices on the local un- or semi-official issues which became common as the Romans evacuated and left first Britain, then northern Gaul to their own devices.
    Mark

    Doubel sided Georgian fob seal matrix - needs cleaning 17thC William III trade weight - Crown W cipher
    16thC Tudor button Georgian button

    586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton

    HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRENB

    1696 William III milled silver sixxpence

    1280 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - open C&E - Egg wasted S -Class 3

    Obv + EDWR' ANGL' DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    WW1 Prussian Army button

    In your numbered section under 33 you have two buttons there that are actually the East Essex Militia, its two fancy E's rather than 3's. The East Essex Militia were formed in 1759 and became the Essex Rifles Militia in 1853 during this period they had five styles of known button of which this is the fourt, so date wise you can go 1760-1853 or probably for this style c1810

    Steve

    1351 -52 Edward III hammered silver groat - series C

    letters C&E closed-Cross 1

    Obv ****D'DG REX ANGL oZo FRANC D hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    1356 -61 Edward III hammered silver groat- series G

    Annulet in quadrant reverse cross - letters C&E closed -Cross 3

    Obv +EDWARD oDo Go REX ANGL** FRANC oD' hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny 1582-3 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Bell mint mark

    c1690 British coin weight for the French pistole gold coin

    Three Lis not in a shield type

    Interesting medieval lead item

    Edward cross with serpent like an S- pilgrims ampulla size

    17thC James 1st hammered silver half groat fragment 19thC hunting button 15thC lead token
    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    1509-26 Henry VIII hammered silver half penny - Cross fourchee - wide hair

    Obv hENRIC***X

    Single arched crown

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    Interesting Roman bronze sent for ID

    I think you’re mistaking the reverse for the obverse on this one. That little altar with skewed perspective and a multi-line Vota dedication, Globus Terrarum atop it and 3 stars above the globe symbolizing Constantine I and his 2 oldest sons, is the reverse. It will have one of several minor spelling variations of BEATA TRANQVILLITAS (blessed peace) for the concentric legend and one of a few variants of the letter arrangement in the Vota. They were struck only for the earliest Constantinians – Crispus is often on the obverse of these. I don’t think we’re going to be able to tell from what’s left of the obverse of yours who is on this one, but the Vota dedication being VOT / I  S / XX, I’m going to guess it’s most likely to have been struck for Crispus, Constantine I’s unfortunate first son, who is most commonly seen on these – like this:
    33 Crispus, Caesar, 317-326 A.D.  Æ 3 Follis, 322-23 A.D.    Mint of Trier  19mm, 2.51gm, axis: 1:00  Obv: IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES. Laureate cuirassed bust left holding spear and shield.  Rx: BEATA TRANQVILLITAS. Altar inscribed: VOT / IS / XX surmounted by globe, 3 stars above; in ex: .PTR..     RIC VII 372, Cf. SR 3915, VM 7.
    This is a link to another specimen of Crispus:
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album164/A_11_Crispus_Beata?full=1
    and one to a specimen of Constantine II, Caesar:
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album164/34_Constantine_II_BET_LON?full=1
    Mark

    1571 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat 1554 Mary hammered silver groat
    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny 1558-1560 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat (4 pence) Lis mint mark

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpenny

    Rev ION/CA - Canterbury mint

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL ***hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1838 Victoria milled silver four pence 1603 James 1st hammered silver half penny

     

    Medieval strap end Post medieval lead Russian bale seal
    WWI The Royal Hertfordshire Regiment cap badge Unknown Army button ? RN Capt / Commander - 1787
    RN Lieutenant - 1787
    16thC Tudor button

    Unknown Victorian widget - Diamond registration mark on blade - 1842-1883

    Irish regiment, Wicklow forresters - 1st July 1779

    The Wicklow Militia was formed in 1793. The militia’s history can be read in Edward Benjamin Evans’ book, An Outline of the History of the County Wicklow Regiment of Militia…

    Unknown Army button ? 16thC Tudor button

    Oh boy, this one is easy – I didn’t even need to enlarge the thumbnail. This is part of the coinage created by Marcus Antonius – Marc Antony - to pay his troops and marines. They were minted in anticipation of the battle of Actium ca 32 BC. He lost the battle rather badly to a superior naval force led by Agrippa. This historic upset of power paved the way for Augustus to create the Empire out of the shambles of post civil-war Republican Rome and was the primary reason for his and Cleopatra’s suicide.
    These are known as legionary denarii – they were a little less pure silver than the regular Republican denarii, so they tended to get saved out rather than turned in for re-minting in later years since they were under purity – why turn in 5 denarii and get only 4 back when they can still be spent as a full denarius in the marketplace?  Then, some years later, the silver content began to be officially and significantly reduced in the Imperial coinage, and again, the legionary denarii still in circulation were now of too high a fineness to turn in and so were hoarded for their silver content.
    So these tended to stay in circulation for a LONG time – especially those which found their way north in trade. Some circulated in Gaul and Britain for up to a couple of centuries and are found in hoards of 3rd century coins. They were popular in trade in the northern provinces, So these are often found in extremely worn condition. You have the side there which names a specific legion. There are 20 or 25 varieties, mainly different legion numbers, overall, but some legion numbers are common and some scarce-to-rare. Yours appears to be legion VI (or maybe VII, it’s a bit unclear) and has an “Aquila” - the legionary eagle standard - between two vexillae. The obverse features a galley rowing with crew and names Marc Antony as Augur and various other titles he held.
    This is a similar specimen from my own collection, in a bit better shape overall.

    Roman Imperatorial AR denarius 16mm, 3.33gm. Mint in Patrae, 32-31 B.C.
    Marc Antony - Legionary issue minted prior to the battle of Actium.
    Obv: ANT AVG III VIR R P C. Galley rowing right, mast with banners at prow.
    Rx: LEG - VI legionary eagle between two standards.
    RSC 33, SR 1479, Syd. CRR 1223
    A few years ago I assembled a small gallery of primarily very worn legionary denarii for an acquaintance who was studying them – you might find it interesting, it shows how worn they can be and still be basically identified as Marc Antony legionary denarii:
    http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album357
    Mark

    Medieval gilded copper clasped hands ring fragment 18thC clog fastener 18thC clog fastener
    1816 George III milled silver sixpence 1817 George III milled silver sixpence

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class 3c

    Obc hENRICVS REX III'*

    Rev N/ERO/NE/VE - Moneyer Rener of York mint

    17thC crotal bell Post medieval harness pendant
    1819 George III milled silver sixpence

    Officer - 1855-1881

    26th Regiment of Foot
    ( Cameronians )

    1802- 1816 Royal Veterans Battalion

    I RVB

    An other ranks version to the 1st RVB of uncertain date the unit served in Portsmouth, Gibraltar, Holland and Harwich where they were disbanded in 1814, reformed the following year they were disbanded in 1816 in Plymouth.

    Medieval long cross hammered silver penny fragment
    1865 milled silver shilling Georgian spur buckle
    1568 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - Coronet mint mark 18thC clog fastener

    Roman silver hoard coin - reported as hoard addendum to museum

    1697 William III milled silver half crown - 30 pence 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type
    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Size comparison

    1461-1470 Edward IV hammered silver penny - B by neck , class XIII-XVa Durham 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver six pence
    1575 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver six pence

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    Rev /ORY/ - Norwich mint

    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny fragment

    Obv EDW****

    Rev /LO - London mint

    1930 George V milled silver sixpence
    15thC lead token 1500-1650 buckle

    Medieval hammered silver penny - quatrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross - York mint

    Obv REXoAN*****

    Rev TAS

    1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half penny - rose both sides, no legend type
    1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny - (Duram) TW by shield Bishop Thomas Wolsey

    Medieval Edward hammered silver long cross penny

    Ov ANGL

    Rev N/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1636 Charles 1st Royal hammered copper farthing

    British WWI Imperial Service badge

    The Territorial Force Imperial Service Badge was a short lived decoration of the United Kingdom  awarded to those members of the Territorial Force  who were prepared to serve outside the United Kingdom  in defence of the Empire. The conditions of enlistment for the TF laid down at their creation in 1908 did not allow for soldiers to be sent for service overseas against their will, as the TF was intended for home defence. However, any man could volunteer for the Imperial Service Section and serve abroad in times of war, which entitled him to wear this badge

    The badge was worn on the uniform immediately above the right breast pocket, i.e. the opposite side to any medal ribbons.

    The majority of those who received the award did so for services during the First World War.

     

    1422 -61 Henry VI hammered silver qtr groat - mascule issue

    mascule before LON

    Rev /LON/DON - London mint

    Szóstak / 6 Groszy - Jan III Sobieski Bydgoszcz mint - Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

    Obverse

    Lettering: IOAN III DG REX POL M D L R P

    Reverse

    Lettering:
    GROS ARG SEX − REG POLONIÆ
    VI
    16 (_) 84


    Mike

    16th Tudor button 19thC livery button Georgian hanging silver pendant with stone
    Georgian fob seal holder Post medieval lead cloth seal

    1199 John hammered silver short cross half penny - Class 5

    Obv **SANDRE** - Moneyer Alisander

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

    Medieval Edward hammered silver long cross penny

    Obv ANGL****

    Rev /TAS

    16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat
    Post medieval lead bale seal 15thC casket key
    15thC thimble

    O/R's - 1855-1881

    43rd LIGHT INFANTRY. / After 1881 :- 1st Battalion The Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Light Infantry)

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv **R ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev IE/VILL/A - Bristol mint

    What a great relic - Huge lead Heraldic crest, normally mounted on carriage doors

    Need reserching to ID family crest

     

     

    19thC livery button 15thC lead token - type 2 1817 George III milled silver shilling
    1817 George III milled silver sixpence Georgian spur fragment
    Victoria milled silver sixpence 17thC William III milled silver sixpence
    1929 George V milled silver shilling 1831 George IV milled silver sixpence
    1836 William IV milled silver four pence 1836 William IV milled silver four pence
    1913 George V milled silver sixpence Royal Navy - Officers (Roped Rim) Lined Background - 1843-1891

    Royal Artillery button

    Dates - 1840 - 1855

    1 Vintem= 20 Reais (20) Portuguese hammered silver coin

    1501-1521 Vintém - Manuel I Crowned M with "o-oL" at each side, Lisboa mint

     

    Obverse

    Lettering:
    I:EMAИVEL;R:P:ET:A:D:GVIИ
    o - oL

    Reverse

    Lettering: I:EMAИVEL;R:P:ET:A:D:G

     

    16thC Tudor button Georgian button

    1470-1471 Henry VI hammered silver penny - 2nd reign, quatrefoil at centre of reverse

    G & Key by bust

    Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

     

    Celtic silver unit - looks like a Cunoblein Griffin type - needs a good cook to remove crust

    1594-6 Elizabeth hammered silver halfpenny - Woolpack mint mark

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX III

    Rev ANC/ANT/NIC - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint

    1739 George II milled silver penny 1578-9 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Greek cross mint mark
    1623-4 James 1st hammered silver half groat - Lis mint mark Medieval hammered silver farthing
    1837 William III milled silver sixpence 1720 George 1st milled copper farthing - 2nd issue
    Tiny Roman lead dice
    1666 Thomas Peeke of Colchester Essex hammered copper trade farthing 1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat

    Miss Jeff eyeballed a Circa 11000 BC Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic) flint axe head

    Celtic silver unit - looks like a Cunobelin - needs a good cook to remove crust

    1.51,14.49mm

    Primary Saxon silver sceat 600- 700 AD - sent to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording

    Reported as potential hoard to museum

    Many thanks for this new Series D (Type 8) sceat, which I have recorded as EMC 2017.0330.

    Martin

    0.76g,11.59

    1837 William IV milled silver four pence 1938 George VI milled silver sixpence
    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross hal penny 1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount
    1839 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    Medieval Edward hammered silver penny fragment

    Obv B+EDW **

    Rev VIL - Villa type coin

    Victorian General Post Office button 1500-1700 hooked mount

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/**/DON - London mint

    18thC clog fastener 1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat

    Roman silver coin - sent for ID - needs cooking to remove crust

    Chris,
    I can’t quite get a read on the mint mark – it will probably come clear with a little cooking - but otherwise, it’s pretty obvious. In that era, only Constantius II was around long enough to celebrate a “VOT / XXX / MVLT / XXXX”. The vota years don’t necessarily correspond to the actual length of reign and some emperors tended to jump the gun and do their ceremonies up to several years early – I guess so they wouldn’t need to do it later…
    Constantius II, as Augustus, 337-361 AD. Silver silique “the vows of 30 (years)” being completed, he is swearing to “honor the new vows of 40th “anniversary. He didn’t live long enough to celebrate that 40th Vota, but he’s one of the very few emperors who were around long enough that they could have competed a vota for 30 years.
    Mark

    Victorian religious medallion Victorian cruifix
    18thC toy cannon Medieval spur rowel Victorian trade weight

    Victorian silver brooch marked Sterling silver MN - G & J Burns Ltd In use 1842 - 1922 1500-1700 buckle
    Generic merchant navy button Early medieval lead token Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount. The main body is cirulcar with large central openwork hole.
    Post medieval lead bale seal Medieval hammered silver penny fragment
    Medieval lead token 20thC Scania 'Kings of the road' badge Medieval harness pendant

    1377-1399 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    Obv + RICARD REX x ANGL'

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross fhalf penny

    Class 6d - Letter N pellet on cross bar

    Obv +TOMAS - Moneyer Tomas

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny

    Obv SxREX****

    Rev TAS/DO - London mint

    1280- 1286 Alexander III Scottish hammered silver half penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv EDW***

    Post medieval lead cloth seal

    Our first ever Uninscribed Corieltauvi North Eastern gold - 'Ferriby' type gold stater - Contemporary forgery

    'excessively rare Celtic gold coin'

    Ref Hobbs 3167

    Jurassic period 200 million year old sea urchin star fish fossil

     

    Circa 11000 BC Middle Stone Age (Mesolithic) flint axe head

    2000 BC Early Bronze Age flat axe

     

    Mid 4thC Roman sent for ID

    Shewolf & Twins reverse which is typically found on the VRBS ROMA, City of Rome commemorative, reduced-module folles introduced around 330 AD., at the time Constantinople became the official seat of Constantine's government. These have a helmeted and mantled bust of the allegorical personification of the City of Rome facing left on their obverses.  

    1579 Elizabeth hammered silver three pence - Greek Cross mint mark
    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing

    1413-22 Henry V hammered silver penny

    Broken annulet by crown, satire after TAS

    Rev TAS+/EB - York mint

    1280 Edward Ist hammered silver farthing - Type 10 - bust to edge of flan

    Obv +ER ***

    Rev LON/DON/IEN/SIS London mint

    Part of a scroll from a monumental brass dated c.1450
    Medieval lead trade weight 1704 Anne milled silver shilling
    18thC Royal Artillery button Georgian watch winder Post medieval chaffing dish handle

    1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing

    Rev TER - Moneyer Walter

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +ED***DNS hYB

    Rev DON/CIVI/*** London mint

    1280 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 3e - long narrow face

    Obv +***WR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev VILL/ANO/VICA/**RI - Newcastle mint

    1280 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - egg wasted S - Class 3f to 8a

    Obv *** NGL DNS hYB

    Rev AS/CAN/T** Canterbury mint

    16thC Tudor button 17thC Charles II silver button - reported as treasure to museum

    ​c1794-1814 North York Militia​

    Crowned Yorkshire Rose with 'North' and 'York' either side

    In 1763 various local battalions were amalgamated​ to form the North Riding Militia through various name changes they eventually form the 4th Battalion of the Yorkshire Regt.

    1891 Victoria British Guiana West Indies milled silver four pence medallion

    1356 Edward III hammered silver penny - pre treaty series F - annulet after EME -Crozier before CIVI

    Crown mint mark

    Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EMEo - Durham mint

     

     

    1649 Commonwealth hammered silver half groat 15th/16thC British Gold Nobel coin weight - Ship type
    1857 Victoria milled silver sixpence 19thC Victoria milled silver sixpence
    Medieval chaffing dish handle Unknown Army button ?

    c1910 badge

    The Ancient Order of Foresters is one of the oldest friendly societies, with its origins in Yorkshire in the 1790s. Philanthropy and virtue featured prominently in the principles and ritual of the Society. ‘The object of Forestry is to unite the virtuous and good in all sects and denominations of man in the sacred bonds of brotherhood so that while wandering through the Forest of this World they may render mutual aid and assistance to each other

     
    Post medieval lead bale seal 17thC button  

    20thC silver ring with clear stones

     

    Cracking silver seal picuture sent from the field

    Georgian silver and stone seal matrix

    1526- 32 Henry VIII milled silver half groat - Cross patonce initial mark

    WA by shield Archbishop William Warham - Ref JJ North 1802

    Obv HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1377 Richard II hammered silver half penny

    Obv **ANGL

    Rev /DON - London mint

    1605 James 1st hammered silver sixpence 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv ED**ANGL DNS *

    Rev I/TAS/L**/DON - London mint

    1859 Victoria milled three pence
    1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount
    Georgian jews harp Plain silver ring - no hall marks
    1554 Mary hammered silver grat fragment 17thC religious medallion
    1598-1600 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat- anchor mint mark 16thC Tudor button Georgian button
    1768 Dutch ZelanDia copper coin Medieval mount
    17thC Charles II silver button - reported as treasure to museum Georgian watch winder 19thC livery button
    1500-1650 buckle 1500-1650 annular buckle 1851 Victoria milled silver sixpence
    Medieval buckle Georgian measuring bowl
    19thC livery button RN Capt / Commander - 1787
    RN Lieutenant - 1787
    18thC crotal bell
    Early decorated copper mount 2ndC Roman silver coin - needs cooking to remove crust

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON London mint

    1827 Russian lead bale seal

    c10thC Saxon gilded disc brooch

    15thC lead token 15thC lead token Early Post-Medieval copper alloy openwork lozengiform mount 19thc livery button
    A Medieval (1250-1450) sheet copper alloy domed sexfoil belt mount 17thC clothing fastener

    87th Regiment of Foot

    O/R's (Brass) - 1855-1881

    1500-1700 mount
    1939 George V milled silver shilling 1819 George III milled silver sixpence

     

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv ***R ANGL DNS hY

    Rev VILL/ABR/I - Bristol mint

    Medieval ear wax scraper
    19thC buckle Edwardian brooch

    1461-4 Edward IV hammered silver half penny - Heavy coinage -Trefoils by neck both sides

    Obv *** DI GRA RE

    Rev TAS/L** London mint

    Early medieval gilded mount

    1817 Russian lead bale seal

    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

    Georgian watch winder

    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

    Georgian button 19thC livery button 1704 Anne trade weight - Crown A cipher
    Gold Georgian watch winder Victorian religious medallion

    Medieval mount

    1896 Birmingham silver name tag 'Fanny'

    Maker S.B

    Samuel Baker

    19thC livery button Georgian furniture mount Georgian barrel tap and spigot
    1558 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat George III gold half guinea gaming token

    Huge 1792 Louis XVI French 2 SOLS copper, great shape 1/8 inch thick

    18thC Continental billion silver coin Early Post-Medieval copper alloy openwork lozengiform mount 1500-1700 mount
    18thC toy cannons 1500-1700 mount 1500-1700 mount
    177? 1/4 Stuber, Julich-Berg (German States) 1500-1650 buckle RN Capt / Commander - 1812
    WW1 Army Surrey regiment lapel badge 1604-19 James 1st angel coin weight - 2nd coinage

    Victorian trade weight 20thC alloy navel button Georgian spur

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny - Class II to IIIc

    Rev WIZ/hV - Moneyer Hvge of Norwich mint

    19th livery button 19th livery button
    RN Capt / Commander - 1812
    19th livery button

    1351-61 Edward III hammered silver penny - Pre treaty

    Obv ***RD

    Rev LMIE/CIVI - Durham mint

    1824 George IV milled silver sixpence 1696 William III milled silver sixpence - love token

    Post medieval lead Peruvien bale seal

    A lead seal of the 'bulla' type from a bag of Peruvian guano (fertiliser made from bird excrement). One side of the seal depicts the shield of arms of Peru. It has the inscription GOUVERNEMENT PERUVIEN around, and DEPOSE below. The other side is inscribed THE PERUVIAN GUANO Co LIMITED around, and AGENCE DE FRANCE in three lines in the centre.

    The bulla - a disc with a tunnel from side to side through which a string is passed - became a popular form of seal during the 18th century. It was found to be more versatile than the rivet-type seals hitherto used on cloth, as it could be attached to a wider range of goods, including the bags, bales and sacks in which they were distributed. The method of sealing was to pass the ends of the package's tightened drawstring through the tunnel in the blank seal. The latter was then die-stamped to impress the design and grip the string.

    Peru was a major supplier of guano between the early 1840s and 1870s.

    17thC hammered copper trade farthing Obv *NNARD OF SA** Grocer 17thC hammered copper trade farthing
    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing 1937 George VI milled silver shilling (12 pence)
    Medieval hammered silver long cross penny Unknown silver fragment - ring ?
    1852 Victoria milled silver sixpence 16thC clothing fastener 19thC liver button

    1199 John hammered silver short cross penny Class 5

    Rev ON.LV - London mint

    'This is a Bavarian reservist, called up for service late in 1914. He is wearing the standard 1910 Fieldgrey wool uniform with Brandenburg cuffs, piped in red, and the Stehumfallkragen (stand and fall collar), a very uncomfortable back pack and leather jackboots, unchanged since 1870. The outside seam of his Fieldgrey trousers would also have been piped in red. The buttons on his tunic have the Bavarian rampant lion in place of the Prussian crown'
    1836 William IV milled silver four pence 1841 Victoria milled silver sixpence

    1422-27 Henry VI hammered silver penny - annulet issue

    annulet in 2 qtrs in reverse - annulet by neck on obverse

    Calais mint

    Post medieval lead Russian bale seal
    Victorian Metropolitan police button 1933 George V milled silver sixpence
    Georgian silver button with glass stone Medieval buckle 1500-1650 buckle
    Victorian locket 15thC open topped thimble
    16thC Tudor clothing fastener 18thC Royal Navy cuff link Georgian silver spoon

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

    Edwardian copper purse charm

    Medieval key

    1696 William III milled silver sixpence Medieval hammered silver long cross farthing
    1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing 1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing

    1413 - 1422 Henry V hammered silver penny

    Mullet left and pellet right of crown

    Obv +hENRIC x REX ANGLIE

    Obv CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

    Medieval mount 18thC clog fastener
    Huge 1500 -1650 buckle Georgian buckle

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


    Note: Anchors below stock

    Victorian decorated gold item

    14mm W, 0.75g

    1299-1300 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Star on breat - Class 9b

    Obv +ED**** ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAS/TRIE- Chester mint

    20thC watch
    1844 Victoria milled silver four epnce Georgian watch winder 18thC Royal artillery button
     
    Huge Georgian furniture mount Early medieval lead mount  

    Huge 17thC fretwork book mount ?

    1900 Victoria milled silver sixpence 1816 George III milled silver sixpence
    WWII Royal field Artillery sweet heart badge

    WWI Royal Scotts guards badge

    Nemo me impune lacessit was the Latin motto of the Royal Stuart dynasty of Scotland

    c10thC Saxon stirrup mount

    1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

    1485 Henry VII hammered silver halfpenny - single arched crown
    1897 Victoria milled silver three pence 1856 Victoria milled silver shilling
    1770's 5 shillings and three pence coin weight - 1/4 gold guinea 1601-02 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - 1 mint mark

    Medieval purse bar swivel

    14th/15thC Gold Ryal coin weight - shield in the boat type

    17thC Jonas Whale, baker of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

    Norweb Ref 1234

    Georgian Double sided seal ring - Continental

    Obv Crown SR

    Rev Susan

    20.12mm dia,4.27g

    Repaired broken ring

    Fixed 1645 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling (12 pence)- Eye mint mark

    Fixed 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

    Obv hENRICVS REX III

    Rev REN/AVD/ONL/VND/ - Moneyer Renavd of London mint

    Fixed 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

    Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

    Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON London mint

    Fied 1562 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Pheon mint mark

    Georgian bell weight

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

    1619-25 Gold coin weight Half laurel of James I, 3rd Coinage 1604-19 James 1st angel coin weight - 2nd coinage - 10 shillings

    1000 BC Bronze Age rolled gold sheet - disclaimed treasure find from British Museum

    5.23g, 14mm L

    Org Danny just unrolled his Bronze Age disclaimed gold treasure find - it is 8 inches long and has holes in each end indicating an open ended wrist armlet.

    It would be great to have to fixed and returned to a typical wrist band like below.

     

     

     

    Medieval vessica seal matrix fragment

    1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

    Rev OLE - Moneyer Nicole

    1641-3 Charles 1st hammered silver hald groat - Triangle in circle mint mark 1793 Suffolk Sudbury Halfpenny Condor
    16thC Elizabethan illegal tavern lead token 16thC Elizabethan illegal tavern lead token

    18thC toy cannon Medieval pin
    1571 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence 1817 George III milled silver shilling
    4thC Roman copper coin 1838 Victoria born May 1819 crowned June 1836 medal

    In your numbered section under 33 you have two buttons there that are actually the East Essex Militia, its two fancy E's rather than 3's. The East Essex Militia were formed in 1759 and became the Essex Rifles Militia in 1853 during this period they had five styles of known button of which this is the fourt, so date wise you can go 1760-1853 or probably for this style c1810

    Steve

    THE 43rd LIGHT INFANTRY.

    Officer - 1803-1830

    Medieval mount

    1794 Ipswich copper conder token

    EDGE: Milled

    Issued for general circulation      MINTAGE: 103,000

    DIESINKER: Thomas Wyon     MANUFACTURER: Peter Kempson

    "James Conder was a linen draper at Tavern Street, Ipswich. He was an ardent collector of tokens and the author of the standard work on the subject until it was superseded by that of Atkins in 1892. This is therefore the origin of the generic name of Conder Tokens for these pieces."   David Stuart

     

    94th regiment of foot

    The regiment was raised in 1793 from the men of Connacht by John Thomas de Burgh, 13th Earl of Clanricard.

    In 1881, the 88th (Connaught Rangers) Regiment of Foot (which formed the 1st Battalion) and the 94th Regiment of Foot (which formed the 2nd Battalion) were amalgamated. The amalgamation of the two regiments into one was part of the British Government's Childers Reforms of the British Armed Forces which was, in turn, a continuation of the Cardwell Reforms implemented in 1879. At that time five infantry battalions were given Irish territorial titles.

     

    BC Republican Roman silver - needs cooking to remove crust

    17mm, 3.56g

    This one isn’t “Republican”, strictly speaking – it belongs to the vague, in-betweensy period typically called “Imperatorial”, but which is not all that well-defined in time. It ends, definitively, with the accession of Augustus to the Imperial throne in 27 B.C. – when, exactly, it starts depends on who you are asking, but this era contains the rules of Julius Caesar, Pompey, Marcus Antonius, The “Triumvirates”, etc.
    In fact, this is an issue of Julius Caesar’s, c. 46/5 BC, struck at a mint in Spain. Diademed head of Venus Genetrix right, erote on shoulder / “Gallia” and a Gaulish captive bound, seated at base of trophy – it’s not legible (yet) but it should have “CAESAR” in the exergue. The Gaulish captive may be supposed to represent Vircingetorix
    Crawford 468/1, Sydenham 1014; RSC Julius Caesar 13.
    Nice find! – that’s the second Caesar denarius your diggers have found recently in addition to all the Republican stuff – you must be on some late 1st century B.C. – or early 1st century AD (pre-invasion) site.
    Mark

    Early medieval disc gilded disc brooch

     

     

    Officer - 1855-1881

    The 52nd (Oxfordshire) Regiment of Foot was a light infantry regiment of the British Army throughout much of the 18th and 19th centuries. The regiment first saw active service during the American War of Independence, and were posted to India during the Anglo-Mysore Wars. During the Napoleonic Wars, the 52nd were part of the Light Division, and were present at most of the major battles of the Peninsula campaign, becoming one of the most celebrated regiments, described by Sir William Napier as "a regiment never surpassed in arms since arms were first borne by men". They had the largest British battalion at Waterloo, 1815, where they formed part of the final charge against Napoleon's Imperial Guard. They were also involved in various campaigns in India.

    Unknown button ?

    'Portsoken'

    Medieval buckle
     
    19thC livery button  

    Crusty 10 -40 AD Cunobelin silver cleaning up- interesting to note how the very thin edge melted away in the 'cooker'

     

     

    1797 George III milled gold third guinea

    2.82g, 17.07mm

    Interesting bronze coin - reminds me of the Maravedis revalidated type coin ?

    Researching it.21mm, 4.34g

    1600's Spanish Lion & Castle 8 Maravedis Cob

     

    Unique ID: DUR-1079B4

    Roman prick spur

    A copper alloy Roman prick spur probably dating to the fourth century AD.

    The spur is made up of three projecting arms with approximately 90 degrees between each arm. On two of the arms are small loops and a break suggesting one on the third arm. There is a hexagonal area in the centre of the three arms and this is where the spur is attached. The spur is cone shaped. On each of the arms there is incised linear decoration.

    Spurs such as this example are thought to be of a British type and have been found in fourth and fifth century contexts. Although spurs are primarily military in character it is not unusual to find spurs of this type in rural locations. Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database: DENO-8FB8E3 and LIN-D3B115.

     

       
       
       
       

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