2009Octfindspage

2009 Oct finds page

Monster find -Circa 1300 BC Bronze age gold open backed triple banded gold ring

3.48g, 13.73mm dia x 6.74mm H

Reported to Colchester museum as treasure

Georgian fob seal -hogs head impression

Roman (non hoard coin) - sent off for ID

2.38g, 17.10

Valens, 364-378 AD, AE3, Mint of Lyon - LVG.P, 364-7 AD. Reverse type: SECVRITAS REIPVBLICAE, Victory walking left holding wreath and palm.

Roman bronze - sent for ID (hoard coin)

3.60g, 19.44mm

Magnentius 360-363, AE Centenionalis. Mint mark off-flan or obscured, Reverse type: FELICITAS REIPVBLICE. Emperor standing left holding Victory on globe and labarum (standard with Chi-Rho on banner).

Roman (non hoard coin) - sent off for ID

17,21mm, 2.11

(Please bear in mind this must, at best, be an educated guess) Claudius II, "Gothicus" 268-270 AD. Billon antoninianus. Reverse type: Felicitas Temporum (?) standing left holding caduceus (?) and scepter. This might be one of a number of other personifications or deities standing and holding a scepter (Jupiter, Libertas, Providentia, among others), but this resembles a plate coin in RIC

Roman bronze - sent for ID (hoard coin)

0.79g, 12.02mm

Magnentius or Decentius, AE 1/2 Centenionalis, as far as I can see, it's the 2 Victories & inscribed shield "VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES" reverse.

Roman bronze - sent for ID (hoard coin)

3.61g, 19.99mm

Magnentius ("D N MAG..." visible at 8:00 - 10:00 obverse) Mint mark obscured by dirt. Reverse type: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES - 2 Victories hold shield inscribed: VOT / V / MVLT / X.

16thC Tudor pin head - reported as treasure 0.69g, 9.02g

Roman bronze - (hoard coin)

20thC mans gold signet ring

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Class 10ab

Obv EDWR R ANGLE DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME Durham mint

Medieval gold ring - full inscription inside and out - reported to Colchester museum as treasure

inner - PEULET Z (FRENCH NAME )

Outer - SF UNY

17.18mm, 4.17g

17thC gilded mount

Neat find - 16thC Elizabethan illegal lead pub token - glass and bottle type

1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing

This is a weird coin - It has the legend of Richard II with fishtail serif on the R.

It has the rev of Robert de Hadleigh Edward Ist and the reverse cross has two pellets at centre making it a relious issue ? needs more research

Obv **** FRANC

Obv **** DEH - Bury St Edmonds mint

Tiny 1603 James 1st hammered silver halpenny penny - portcullis type

1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny Cross crosslet mint mark - 2nd issue

1818 George III milled silver sixpence - hard crust on this coin

Neat Victorian medallion - Born 1819, Crowned 1838, Married 1840, Jubilee 1887

15th/16thC British Gold Nobel coin weight - Ship type with lis and Lion - Fleur de Lis on the stern

WWI Prussian POW button

18thC Bayonet scabbard pommel

1900's Generc merchant navy button

Facinating button - no idea yet

Georgian copper alloy finger ring

Victorian brooch

Georgian horse harness bell

Infanterie de ligne (1871-1916)

1697 William III milled silver sixpence

Neat Georgian button

4th Regiment of Foot
( The King's Own )
O/R's - 1810-1830

Superb find - 18thC 91st Regiement of foot belt buckle

The 91st Regiment of Foot was raised four times. First raised in 1759 but disbanded in 1763. It was raised again in Shropshire as the 91st (Shropshire Voluntiers) in 1779. It was sent to the West Indies in 1780 serving as a garrison force on St Lucia and Barbados. In 1784 it was disbanded in England.

2- 1890 Prussian Army buttons

19thC military button ??

WWII Royal Army medical corp

Medieval harness shield pendant

St George's cross

1550 -1650 buckle

1578 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

Scottish 1249 Alexander III hammered silver penny - Class 3

Obv ALEXANDER REX

Moneyer Nicole of Edinburgh

WWI Prussian Army button

Essex council button

Biggest 18thC toy cannon I have ever seen 4inches long

1846 Victorian milled silver four pence

Suffolk regiment lapel badge

17thC mount with sigle integral lug

1250 -1400 Trapezoidal buckle

Corporation button

17thC mount

1649 Commonwealth hammered silver penny

1606 James 1st hammered silver sixpence

1598 -1621 Cross of Burgundy type coin weight - Low countries for Albertijn coins

WWII Royal artillery button

1880 Prussian Army button

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

19thC livery button

1942 George VI milled silver shilling (12 pence)

1247 Henry III hammered silver half penny - Class 5c

Rev ION/ON/C(AN/TE(R - Moneyer ION of Canterbury

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver qtr penny -

Obv E******* HYB

15thC Shield of France Jetton

17thC Francis Clarke of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

1246 Henry hammered silver short cross penny

1485 Henry VII hammered silver sovereign penny - Keys by shield - Archbishop Rotherham - pillars to throne

York mint

15thC Shield of France Jetton

1341 Edward III hammered silver penny

Obv EDWAR * ANGL DNS HYB

Obv CIVI/TAS/LON/DON London mint

Georgian copper alloy finger ring

Medieval lead shield weight

15thC lead token

Coin weight - Burgundy by Philip the Good (1419-67) Lion seated under crown

Medieval gilded pendant hamger

Medieval lead beast mount

1632- 3 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - shield dividing CR - Group D fourth bust - Harp mintmark

1587 -9 Elizabeth hammered silver half groat - Crescent mintmark 6th issue

1839 Victorian milled silver sixpence

Taco'd 13th C Medieval short cross hammered silver cut half - needs straightening to ID

1927 Birmingham hallmarked silver can band

1825 Russian bale seal

1855-1881 THE 27th (Inniskilling) REGIMENT OF FOOT

15thC casket key

Neat relic - musket ball still lodged in wood

Post mdieval lead cloth seal

Nunns stores Wix tokens - Sovereign and half sovereigns ( 120 & 240 pence)

Georgian mount with 4 integral lugs

17thC Thomas Reynolds bays maker of Colchester hammered copper farthing - undated type

Marble

1644 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - Mullet mintmark - Oxford

1242-7 Henry III hammered silver short cross qtr penny - Class 8b1

Rev *** ON.D - Durham mint

1816 George III milled silver 6 pence

1842 Victorian milled silver sixpence

1786 Danish milled silver 2 Skilling

Danske of Christian VII

1604-17 Coin weight - Double crown gold coin , James 1st, 2nd coinage ,revalued (11 shillings)

1815 Russia Alexander I milled silver 5 Kopeks

1694 Danish milled silver 2 Skilling

Victorian silver cufflink

1st Regiment of Foot (Royal)
( Royal Scots )
Officer - 1770-1812

1826 London guildhall coin weight

1855 - 9 carat gold ring - 2.58g, Mintmark Birmingham (anchor G)

Medieval mount

1868 Victorian milled silver 3 pence

1660 -1720 knee buckle

17thC mount with 2 integral lugs

19thC livery button

18thC clog fastener

1844 Victorian gold half sovereign (120 pence)

1839 Vicxtroain milled silver shilling ( 12 pence)

1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny

Obv EDWAR ANGLE DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR Canterbury mint

1199-1216 King John hammered silver shortcross penny Class 5 5a to 5d

Obc HENRICVS REX

Rev RIC ***** LV - Moneyer Richard of London

1341 III Edward hammered silver florin penny - Oversize issue

Obv EDWR ANGLE DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1834 William IIII milled silver 3 pence

1stC Romano/British bronze bead

1550 - 1650 buckle

Excellent find

Damianus Krauwinckel Master 1543 - first active member of the Krauwinckel family

'Lion of Saint Mark' jetton

Lion of St Mark standing left ,nimbate and winged, holding book of the Gospels

Obv DOMIANVS rosette KRAVWINCK

Rev Imperial orb surrounded by cross patty - fictitious inscription

1606 William III milled silver sixpence

1909 Clacton and District Inter Club league silver medallion - Birmingham hall mark

1801 St Petersburg Russian lead bale seal

1828 George IV milled silver sixpence

1944 George VI milled silver sixpence

Possible silver treasure reported to museum

Possible silver treasure reported to museum - Medieval bodkin needle

18thC pottery head

Customs button

2- 19thC Nunn Stores Wix half soverign token

1604 James 1st hammered silver six pence

Victorian centennial festival for the Queen

1649 Commonwealth hammered silver penny

Neat Victroian silver brooch

1844 Victorian gold half sovereign

991 AD Early transitional period - Æthelred II 'crux' type South Eastern mint bust type Fig 2 - Eadpold, moneyer

Bar headed bust left Voided short cross with C,R,V,X in angles

Obv + AEDELRED REX . ANGLO\X, written with sperate R & X

Rev + EADPOLD M : U CAENT - Cantebury mint

Æthelred the Unready, or Æthelred II,(c. 968 – 23 April 1016), was a king of the English (978–1013 and 1014–1016). He was a son of King Edgar and Queen Ælfthryth. His reign was much troubled by Danish Viking raiders. Æthelred was only about 10 (no more than 13) when his half-brother Edward was murdered and was not personally suspected of participation. But as the deed occurred at Corfe Castle by the attendants of Æthelred's mother, it made it more difficult for the new king to rally the nation against the invader, especially as a legend of St Edward the Martyr soon grew. Later, Æthelred ordered a massacre of Danish settlers in 1002 and also paid tribute, or Danegeld, to Danish leaders from 991 onwards. In 1013, Æthelred fled to Normandy and was replaced by Sweyn, who was also king of Denmark. However, Æthelred returned as king after Sweyn died the following year. "Unready" is from Anglo-Saxon unræd, meaning ill-advised

1485 -90 Henry VII hammered silver half groat 19.80, 1.49g

CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint Class II

Archbishop Morton

1562 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

Scottish 1249 Alexander III hammered silver cut half penny - Class 3

1341 Edward III hammered silver penny

Obv EDWA ** ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1582-4 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - A mint mark - 6th issue

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class IIIA

Obv HENRICVS REX

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

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

Scottish 1249 Alexander III hammered silver penny - Class 3

1272 Edward hammered silver half penny

Obv *** ANGLE DNS ***

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Crown introduced in 1340 by Philip VI (1328-50)

Royal Crown with 3 rosettes across body of crown

Rev Triple banded straight cross fleuretty AV

15thC bronze thimble

1550-1650 Buckle

15thC lead long cross token

Georgian buckle

1561-5 Elizabeth hammered silver sixpence - Phoen mint mark

995-7 Late transitional period - Æthelred II 'crux' type South Eastern mint bust type Fig 7 - Eadpold, moneyer

Bar headed bust left Voided short cross with C,R,V,X in angles

Obv + AEDELRED REX . ANGLO\X, written with sperate R & X

Rev + EADPOLD M : U CAENT - Cantebury mint

Interesting grasshopper figurine - not sure of date one for the museum

Stunning 17thC seal matrix - reported to museum as treasure

Dateline: Circa 1930s

Red enamelled pin for the 'Cherry Coons Club'. With Eb' and Flo'. .

Eb' and Flo' was a comic strip produced by British cartoonist Wilfred Haughton. Haughton is best known as being the illustrator of Disney comics in Britain during the 1930s. There is not much information about him available on the internet.

1897 Zuid Afrika republic coin - 2 shillings (24 pence)

T.D Nunn Wix stores tokens , Sovereign and half sovereign

1550 - 1650 buckle

17thC mount with 2 integral lugs

18thC 1st Regiment of foot button

1694 William III milled copper farthing

Roman amphora brroch

Georgian pastry jigger

Post medieval book hinge

Medieval hammered silver penny fragment

1830 London guildhall trade weight

16thC Tudor fretwork button

Georgian watch winder

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

1850 Frederik VII, king of Denmark milled silver 4 skilling

19thC button

18thC clog fastener

19thC 23rd regiment of foot button

Medieval lead gaming piece

17thC button

Unrecorded 1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny - 2nd initial mark between G & L on obverse

Obv EDWAR R ANGL DNS YB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 10ab

Obv EDWARD R ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Trinity House
UK Lighthouse Authoruty
Pilot's Tunic Button
In use 1900 - 1930s
"Trinity House Pilot''

Button - Crown TD ?

1674 Charles II milled copper farthing

1717 George 1st milled copper half penny

Victorian lost property reward tag

The Universal key assurance Association

'Return to 29 Paternoster Row or any ploice station for a 5 shilling reward'

20thC Great Yarmouth enamelled badge

1824 George IV milled gold full sovereign

1508 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Archbishop Bainbridge - cross keys below shield - Marlett mintmark - York mint

19.93mm, 1.38g

1504 Henry VII hammered silver groat - Crosslet mint mark - Tentaive issue - Double band to crown

Obv HENRIC VII DI GRA REX AGL Z F

Interesting Obv legend not in JJ North with AGL instead of ANGL - It matches half groat legend of the period

2.90g, 26.41mm

Henry VII groat and half groat size comparison- 4 pence and 2 pence

1840 Victorian milled silver groat

19thC livery button

Regimental button ?

1464/5 Edward IV hammered silver groat - quatrefoils by neck - Fleurs on cusps except over crown- Rose mintmark - Standard Type F

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1696 William III milled silver sixpence

1943 George VI milled silver half crown (30 pence)

1351 Edward hammered silver groat -Pre Treaty period, Series G , mint mark Cross 3 , annulet in 3rd qtr

Obv EDWARD D G REX ANGL Z FRANC D HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1485 Henry VII hammered silver half penny - wide hair, wide cleft reverse cross end

Obv HENRICVS REX

Rev **** ON/DON - London mint

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv ***** ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME- Durham mint

1592/5 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Tun mint mark

1489-93 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Cinquefoil mint mark

1340 Edward III hammered silver half groat

Obv ******S REX ANGL DNS **

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny

Obv EDWAR ANGLE DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1605 James 1st hammered silver sixpence

1356 Edward III hammered silver penny - quatrefoil with pellet at centre on reverse cross

York Archiepiscopal issue

Taco'd Medieval long crosshammered silver penny

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Sterling silver butterfly brooch

1575 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

2nd C Roman bronze sent off for ID

1869 Victorian gold half sovereign

17thC sword belt fitting

1158 -1189 AD Henry II hammered silver penny ' Tealby' cross and crosslet type. 16.21mm x 18.23mm, 1.31g

Medieval nut cracker ? 50.39mm L

Wix T.o.W 1927 - Bristol B

1915 German 10 Pfennig coin

1550 -1650 buckle

17thC crotal bell

1st Regiemnt of foot button

18thC Royal artillery button

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

Medieval lead seal

17thC buckle

16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

Georgian trade weight- Crown G mark

Roman open looped buckle fragment

Roman knife handle

17thC mount with 2 integral lugs

Taco'd 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided longcross penny

Rev ION/ONS/EDM/VND - Bury St Edmonds mint

Antonio Venier (1382-1400)
Venetian Soldino hammered silver coin

1356 Edward III hammered silver penny - quatrefoil with pellet at centre on reverse cross

York Archiepiscopal issue

1377 Richard II hammered silver penny - Class III

Obv RICHARDVS REX ANGLIE

Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint

Georgian silver thimble

RN Capt / Commander - 1787
RN Lieutenant - 1787

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver penny fragment - Class 9a

Obv - ********VS REX **

Rev ** ENE - Durham mint

1582-4 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

Medieval looped mount - 2 rivet fixings

1490 - 1500 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Two arches unjewelled - Class IIIc

King and Archbishop Morton jointly ?

Obv HENRICVS DI GRA REX AGL Z

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1707-8 Anne milled silver sixpence - E below bust - Edinburgh mint

1859 Victorian milled silver sixpence

1932 George V milled silver sixpence

18thC toy cannon

17thC sword belt fitting

1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jeton

HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRENB

Georgian button

Georgian mount

1818 George III milled silver sixpence

Medieval bronze thimble

1550 -1650 buckle

Victorian butterfly brooch

Georgian watch winders

1243 AD Medieval harness shield pendant of De Clare

'Found more on De Clare-- seems there was a Gilbert "The Red" (red haired) de Clare & son of Richard-- was one of the Earls of Gloucstershire (7th , I think) and had a whole bunch of other lands in 20 counties in Eng and Ireland. Joined the Montfort rebellion against the king. Married a jaon (Johanna) daughter of Edward II Longshanks , she was born in Acre - the site in the holy land where the Crusaders / Templar's lost it all . He was born in 1243'.