2010Septfindspage

Metal detecting holidays in England with the World's most successful metal detecting club.

Twinned with Midwest Historical Research Society USA

Sept 2010 Finds page

16thC Tudor period silver ring with red stone - 24.02mm L x 14.31mm W

Very interesting decorated Saxon strap end with eye fitting - single rivet fixing remaining

First early complete decorated crotal bell of the season

1747 Royal Navy Lieutenant button

RN Capt / Commander - 1787
RN Lieutenant - 1787

George horse harness bell

18thC East India company token

1862 Victoria one penny - great patina

1587 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

Medieval mount

1837 William IV milled silver groat

Neat silver brooch - Victorian ?

1922 George V milled silver shilling (12 pence)

88th Regiment of Foot
(Con naught Rangers)

O/R's - 1855-1881

Army officer lapel rank insignia

1340 AD Shield of France Jetton

1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny

Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

Taco'd 1199 AD John hammered silver short cross penny

1636-8 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Group E, 'Aberystwyth' bust - single arched crown. smaller bust - Mintmark Tun

1770 pattern 4 shilling and 6 pence coin weight

15thC lead token

1550-1650 silvered buckle

1852 Victorian milled silver shilling

1856 Victorian milled silver 3 pence

1835 London Guildhall trade weight

1817 George III milled silver sixpence

1865 Victorian milled silver shilling

1859 Victorian milled silver 3 pence

Georgian harness mount

Navy button

HONI SOIT QUI MAN Y PENSE

PACKET

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

RN - Packet Service
( Mail & Supplies Delivery )

c.1800-1811
Firmin & Co

19thC Eastern Railway Co - Steamships

Medieval octofoil enameled mount - traces of red, blue and gold remain

19thC Royal Victoria Yacht Club button

16thC coin weight

Neat Georgian 'cockerel' pipe tamper

Ancient Gold band - 9g - 8.4mm W x 27.24mm L x 1.18mm T

Unusual Russian 1731 Denga (1/2 Kopek) copper coin

1848 Victorian milled silver shilling

Enameled 1950's car club badge

Rome medallion dated 1700

Pilgrimage souvenir
Medallion dated 1700
(Jubilee year celebrating
opening of holy doors - 4
Major Basilicas - Rome)

BELOW LEFT: The word 'ROMA' is at the bottom of the image with SCALA SANTA' or holy stairs around image of the holy stairs. RIGHT: The doors of the four major basilicas in Rome. (St Peters, St John Lateran, Mary Major and St Paul's Outside the Walls), are the same opened by John Paul II during the 2000 jubilee. The Holy Spirit is above.

18thC bullion cup weight

1640's lead gunpowder measure and cap

Lead toy rat

RN Cap't / Commander - 1901

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half pence - Class 7a

Moneyer ABEL of London Mint

17thC quadrefoil enameled mount

Medieval mount

RN Navigation Branch - 1825
In use 1825 - 1832
In Gilt

Georgian gold plated watch winder

Georgian watch winder

Capt / Commander - 1774-1787

Navy button

HONI SOIT QUI MAN Y PENSE

PACKET

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

RN - Packet Service
( Mail & Supplies Delivery )

c.1800-1811
Firmin & Co

THE 69th REGIMENT OF FOOT

Officer - 1770-1782

Post medeival lead bale seal

Georgian button

Capt / Commander - 1774-1787
RN Master & Mate - 1787-1807
RN Surgeon - 1787-1805
RN Purser - 1787-1807
RN Warrant Officer - 1787-1860
RN Midshipman - 1787-1812
RN Volunteer Gr.I - 1787-1812
RN Instructors - 1727-1842
RN Engineer 1st Cl. - 1837-1841

Georgian copper ring

Teddy Tail League badge is probably 1930s, the two main makers of these badges were J R Gaunt of London and Roden of London.

'Teddy Tail the cartoon mouse and main character of the Teddy Tail League delighted children with his stories for 40 years. He is distinguished by the suit he wears and always shown with a knot in his tail. A somewhat mischievous guy he loved the occasional prank, parties and getting into all sorts of adventures with his friends. Teddy Tail lived in the little village of Whiskertown whose friend included Dr. Beetle, Piggy, Kitty Puss the cat and Dougie the duckling amongst others.

Teddy Tail’s main claim to fame is that his is the first cartoon strip regularly featured in a British newspaper. His first appearance was in the Daily Mail on the 5th April 1915 and continued until 1962. He disappeared in 1942, a victim of wartime paper shortages and post-war austerity but was revived in 1949 to the delight of his so many fans'.

Georgian mount

1567 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat

Edward VII medallion

Huge silver coin concaved to make into a pendant - 32mm dia

Turkey Tenth issue Years 26-32 Mahmud II 1808- 3 Kurush

Crisp 1845 Victoria milled silver half crown (30 pence)

Size comparison with a 6 pence and 4 pence milled coins

1771 Frederick 1st of Prussia silver coin

1715-1774 Louis XV of France silver coin

Huge Georgian pipe tamper

Saxon silver penny - Æthelred II 978 AD of the 'Benediction Hand' type

20.85mm dia - 3g

Sent pictures off to the Fitzwilliam museum for a confirmed ID and recording on the early national medieval corpus database

Charles shilling (12 pence) comparison to a Victorian 2 pence

1838 Victorian milled silver 2 pence (half groat)

1641 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Triangle in a circle mint mark

Tower mint under Charles

Medieval lead pilgrim badge - orb and cross decoration

1634 Charles 1st hammered silver penny

1818 George III milled silver sixpence

19thC Colchester Bedwell stores token

Watches, plates, hangings,beds etc

1881/Mark Bedwell/Son/11/Colchester

93rd Regiment cuff button

George Rex General service Army button

Lots of 19thC Wix stores £1 and half guinea tokens turning up

Cast copper alloy hooked mount

Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: AD 1700

16th Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny

Georgian bell trade weight

1605 James 1st hammered silver sixpence qtr

1816 George III milled silver sixpence

9th Queens
Royal Lancers
1861-1920

Georgian watch winders

1811 Russian lead bale seal

1808 Louis Napoleon, King of Holland - Netherlands East Indies 1/16th of a Guilder

A copper alloy circular strap mount

Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1800

Interesting silver brooch with coloured stones - Victorian ?

1603 James 1st hammered silver penny

1845 Victorian milled silver shilling

1603 James 1st hammered silver sixpence

15thC thimble

WWII Carrier battle group air wing commander button

2 - 17thC lead sewing palm guards

Medieval lead 'Boy Bishop' token

Georgian golded mount

1712 Gelderland 1 Gulden silver coin - 1834 William IIII sixpence for size

HH makers mark -Business founded in 1847 by James William Harrison, Henry Harrison and Willian Howson as successors of Thomas Sanson & Sons.

1696 Willaim III milled silver sixpence

18thC tiny toy cannon

23rd Regiment of Foot
( Royal Welch Fusiliers )
O/R's - 1860-1881

20thC Royal Marines button

1833 Russian lead bale seal

Victorian 1oz trade weight

Early Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy belt mount in the form of an acorn

18thC belt fitting

19thC Rifle brigade button

18thC clog fastener

1833 London guildhall trade weight

1818 Russian lead bale seal

RN Capt / Commander - 1787
RN Lieutenant - 1787

Navy button

HONI SOIT QUI MAN Y PENSE

PACKET

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

RN - Packet Service
( Mail & Supplies Delivery )

c.1800-1811
Firmin & Co

1908 Birmingham hall marked silver mount

Maker WHH

1594 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Woolpack mintmark

1838 Victorian milled silver sixpence

Early medieval seal matrix - sunburst impression

Medieval decorated buckle with integral chape - traces of silver and red enamel remain - 2 rivet fixings

1550 -1650 buckle

17thC decorated clothing fastener

1740's Royal navy silver button

18thC silver dress button

1199AD King John hammered silver short cross half penny- Class 5b

Moneyer Iohan of Norwich

1885 Victoria milled silver threepence

Interesting military badge with EX inscription ?

81st Regiment of Foot
( Loyal Lincoln Volunteers )

Officer (Silver) - 1808-1816

2ndC Roman fibular brooch

1834 William IIII milled silver sixpence

Silver Ottoman Empire coin - not checked ref books yet

1851 Victoria milled gold half sovereign

Mint strike of a 1247 AD Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class 5a

Obv HENRICVS REX

Obv NIC/OLE/ON/VND - Moneyer Nicole of London

1590-2 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny

Really neat 1824 dated gilded button

19thC livery button

Early Post-Medieval (1500-1700) copper alloy belt mount in the form of an acorn

R.N.A.V.
RN Artillery Volunteers - 1873
In use 1873 - 1901
Officers Tunic Button

1816 George III milled silver sixpence

1158-1180 AD Henry II Cross and Crosslet hammered silver penny - Tealby issue

Mint strike of a 1247 AD Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class 3c

Obv HENRICVS REX

Obv NIC/OLE/ONC/ANT - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury

1stC BC to 1stC AD Celtic enamelled button and loop fastener (clothing toggle)- 36.64mm L

Blue and red enamel in a floral design

Date from: 100 BC
Date to: AD 100

1755 George II gold half guinea

Monster find, rare - 1603 James 1st hammered silver half crown - 1st issue Lis mintmark

34.88mm - 14.79g

1636-8 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Tun mintmark

Group D 4th bust

1554 Mary hammered silver groat (4 pence)

1696 William III milled silver sixpence - Early harp large crown

1816 George III milled silver sixpence

1696 William III milled silver sixpence -Early harp large crown

Georgian buckle

16thC Tudor fretwork buckle

A cast copper alloy mount of post-Medieval date (1600-1700).

Cast copper alloy mount of probable late medieval or post medieval date (1400-1600).

George II trade weight - London hallmark

1697 William III milled silver sixpence - Later harp small crown

Medeival lead cloth seal with longcross mark

Facinating early one piece military button - appears to be 1 NM - needs research to determine regiment

1696 William III milled silver shilling (12 pence)

1697 William III milled silver sixpence - Norwich mint - Later harp small crown

1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny

Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1377 Richard II hammered silver penny - Quatrefoil at centre of reverse cross - York mint

Medieval hammered silver cut qtr shortcross penny

36th Regiment of Foot
( Herefordshire )
Officer - 1800-1830

33rd Regiment of Foot
( 1st Yorkshire West Riding )
Officer - 1848-1853

16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver 2 pence

1835 William IIII milled silver 3 pence

1875 Victoria milled silver three pence

1361 -9 Edward III hammered gold 1/4 noble - Treaty period

1567 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

1844 Victoria milled silver shilling (12 pence)

1849 Victoria milled silver groat(4 pence)

1800's Victoria milled silver three pence

Scots guards regiment button

19thC livery button

1341 Edward III hammered silver florin penny

Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1640-1 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat (2 pence)

Star mintmark - Tower mint under Charles

1972 Maltese 1 cent

George 1st trade wight - Crown G London

18thC clog fastener

1550 -1650 buckle

1600-1700 buckle

Unrecorded 5th Dragoon guards button

Crimea wars period

Georgian harness mount

1752 Portugal 10 Reis copper coin

RN Capt / Commander - 1787
RN Lieutenant - 1787

Colonel Army button

1550-1650 buckle

Unknown

Britain's Merchant Navy
Generic Design Issue
In use 1900 's onwards

19thC North Eastern railways button

19thC livery button

Stunning find - 1787- 1793 4th Regiment of foot Post American Revolution period button

Troiani B4.j

17thC casket key

Georgian fob seal case

19thC Royal fuseliers button

19thC livery button

Shield shaped mount

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL

Period to: POST MEDIEVAL

Date from: AD 1540
Date to: AD 1700

Unrecorded example with legend

2nd Regiment of Foot
( Queen's Royal )
Officer - 1855-1881

RN Capt / Commander - 1891

Medieval book clasp hinge plate

Georgian watch winder

19thC livery button

C10thC Saxon harness cheek piece

18thC clog fastener

1819 Dutch 2 skilling copper coin

1199 King John hammered silver shortcross penny - Class 5b

Obv HENRICVS REX

Obv WILLE(LML.ON.LVD - Moneyer Willelm of London mint

1422 Henry VI hammered silver penny

Annulets stops, Henricvs & Rex

Obv HENRICVS REX ANGLIE

Rev CIVI/TAS/DVR/EME Durham mint

1561 Elizab eth 1st hammered silver three pence

Georgian trade weight - Crown G London mark

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny Class 7

Obv HENRICVS REX

Rev **VLF .ON.LVD - Moneyer Ledvlf London mint

1834 William IIII milled silver sixpence

1247 AD Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

1575 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver 3 pence

This could be a very rare halfpenny find . It is a taco'd 1478-83 Edward IV Irish hammered silver halfpenny with rose with pellet on cross. Only Irish Henry VII and Edward IV Irish and Durham mint full pennies have this rose. Irish Henry VII half pennies do not have this rose so it is definetly an Edward IV. However the normal pellets on this coin are replaced by a cinquefoil which is not showing in any reference book ? It needs straightening to see the obv side but this appears to be a one off.

0.48g, 13.14mm

350 AD Roman bronze coin hoard -reported to Colchester museum

These belong to the brother team of Magnentius & Decentius - a fairly short-lived (350-353 AD) Augustus/Caesar pair of the sort promoted to Augustus, ad-hoc, by their legions. This was a very common story during the chaos-years of the later 3rd century, but happened far less often in the 4th. Magnentius had been a top general of Constans' - his army proclaimed him Augustus and since Constans did him the favor of being captured and executed conveniently quickly - within a few months - Magnentius was duly recognized as Augustus in most of the Western provinces in 350. The next year he elevated his little brother Decentius to be his colleague Caesar.

Constantius II was not pleased by the Western upstarts and within 2 years had defeated them in a couple of significant battles. Realizing the jig was up, they both committed suicide in 353.

Although these reverse types are known for other rulers (for whom they are pretty rare), they are especially associated with Magnentius & Decentius, both of whom were always portrayed "bare headed" - no laurels or diadems, etc. - and both of whom sported distinctive "mullett" hairdos like you see on the clearest specimens here. Since I believe the obverse legend on that nice one of Bruce's ends in "AVG", I'd say it's most likely Magnentius. Any on which the obverse legend ends (around 5:00) in CAES, CAESAR, NOB C, or NC can safely be assumed to be Decentius.

The type with the 2 Victories resting shield inscribed: VOT / V / MVLT / X on a cippus (or just holding it between them) woul have a legend like: VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAES - and was common for both of them. The large Chi-Rho Christogram reverse was used on both the centenionalis and short-lived double-centenionalis denominations - it's not really scarce, but is sought-after making it a bit more expensive for those wanting to buy one. This is a common factor in ancient coins, those with some sort of "religious" reference are always found desirable by folks who have no other interest in ancient coins, thereby driving up the prices (like the so-called "Tribute Penny" denarius of Tiberius - of which your diggers have found several - which is the most common silver coin of the early 1st century, but sells for 3-4 times as much as any other).

Mark Lehman

Can Dennis's hoard coins

350 AD Roman bronze coin hoard -reported to Colchester museum

1490 -1504 Henry VII hammered silver groat - Type 1 single arched crown

Essex Regiment cap badge

16thC Tudor serpent buckle

Amazing find, this 13thC hammered silver coin should not exist as both sides are a short cross with no obv bust

You can however see that the obv side with the part HENRICVS REX legend had a bust originally but it was over struck again with the wrong short cross die.

What is more interesting the rev side has also been double struck if you look closely at **.ON. legend

What a unique coin