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2015 March finds |
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c700 AD Saxon silver primary sceat sent to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording 1.09g, 11.2mm This is indeed a fine example of Series C2, which I have recorded as EMC 2015.0077. |
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13thC seal matrix
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| Medieval heraldic shield pendant - looks like 3 right prancing lions in shield | |||
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| 1817 George III milled silver shilling | Italian States-Venice, (1382-1400), Soldino
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| 1930 Geirge V milled silver sixpence | 1792 George III milled silver penny | ||
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| 1646-8 Charles 1sr hammered silver shilling (12 pence) | |||
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| 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny | 1199 John hammered silver short cross half penny Class 5 Obv hENRIC REX Rev CE+TOM - Moneyer Thomas of Chichester mint Thomas did not issue out of Chichester in ref books?? |
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| 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Durham mint | 1289-9 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - crescent mint mark | ||
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| 16thC clothing fastener | Medeival hammered silver coin fragment - Durham mint | ||
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1464 - 70 Edward IV hammered silver half penny - Light coinage Type 6 Trefoils by neck I.m Long cross fitchee Obv + EDWARD DI GRA REX Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint
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Saxon hammered silver cut half penny fragment - sent to Fitzwilliam museum for recording and ID 1016 AD
This is a coin of Cnut's Short Cross type, probably from York, with a mint signature that might be read as [ ]RPI. I have recorded it as EMC 2015.0078.
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| Stunning medieval harness pendant - blue and red enamel with gold | |||
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| 18thc toy cannon | 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv DHC hYB + Rev /TAS/LON - London mint |
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| 1921 George V milled silver Florin (24 pence) | Medieval hooked mount | ||
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| 19thC livery button | Georgian button | 18thC silver Royal Navy button | 18thC clog fastener |
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| Post medieval lead bale seal | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny | ||
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| 18thC silver Royal Navy button | Royal fuseliers lapel badge | Generic Issue - 2nd Pattern Officer & O/R's - 1790-1802 |
1500-1650 buckle |
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Royal Artillery button Dates - 1840 - 1855 |
1900 Generic merchant navy button | 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver penny | |
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing Rev /VND/ - London mint |
1940 Silver corner trim Maker W.A.H |
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| 17thC lead token | |||
Staffordshire hoard example of complete button
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Anglo Saxon gold button with tiny stone inlays - reported to museum as treasure 2.31g, 18.5mm dia |
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Merovingian Saxon gold tremissis of the 7th century - reported to museum as hoard 1.19g, 13.5mm The expert on Merovingian coins (Dr Arent Pol) has not been able to suggest a specific identification of yesterday's find, beyond an observation that it 'belongs to the so-called "first provençal type" that was widely imitated in the North-Eastern part of present-day France'. |
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1869 Maximiliano Mexican gold coin in ring 2.57g, 17mm |
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17th/18thC gold posy ring - reported to museum as potential treasure 'GOD FOR EVER BLESS US FOREVER 26mm, 3.16g |
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45 BC Addedomarus Celtic gold qtr stater - reported to PAS for recording 13.1mm, 1.33g |
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Victorian gold mount 0.55g, 14.55mm L |
Ancient gold sheet reported to museum as potential treasure 9.1mm, o.96g sq |
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Ancient gold nugget - reported to museum as potential treasure 1.88g, 15.2mm long |
1300-1310 Edward 1sthammered silver half penny Type 28d Obv +EDWARDVS REX A Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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| 16th/17thC handmade copper dice - 7mm sq | |||
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1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross qtr penny - London mint Rev .LV |
1485 Henry VII hammered silver qtr penny - Cross furchee - Quadrefoil at centre of reverse cross York mint |
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14thC Shield of France Jetton Shield of France bearing three feur de lys obv X AVE MARIA + GRACIA |
17thC John Condley of March hammered copper trade farthing Obv ICM Norweb Vol 1 |
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| 1500-1700 mounts | Georgian watch winder | 15thC thimble | |
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| 1816 George III milled silver sixpence | 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat | ||
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| Pistol Georgian watch winder | Medieval gilded buckle | Post medieval copper finger ring | Georgian watch winder |
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| Medieval Jetton - not one I have seen before with VVD in shield - researching it | |||
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| 2ndC Roman fibular brroch | 1859 Vicoria milled silver three pence | ||
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1800's 30th Regiment of foot button
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1500-1700 mount | 1739 George 1st milled copper half penny | |
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| 17thC decorated spoon handle | Medieval copper finger ring | ||
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45 BC Addedomarus Celtic gold stater - reported to PAS for recording 16.5mm, 5.48g |
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| 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing | 1582 -83 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half penny - Type 1a no I.m | ||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny Rev DA/VID - Moneyer David of London mint |
Medieval knife pommel | ||
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| Georgian button | Georgian button | 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing | |
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| 18thC Royal Artillery button | 15thC lead token type 2 | Honourable East India Company |
17thC lead token |
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| Medieval mount | 1500-1700 mount | ||
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| Georgian watch winders | 19thC livery button | 19thC livery button | |
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| 1327 Edward III hammered silver groat fragment | Medieval Edward hammered silver penny fragment Obv ** DVS REX |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint |
1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing | ||
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| 1854 Victoria milled silver three pence | 1900 Generic merchant navy button | 16thC Tudor button | |
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| 1931 George V milled silver sixpence | 1727- 1760 George II milled silver shilling | ||
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| WWII Royal marines button | Roman buckle tongue | 16thC Tudor key | |
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Facinating hammered silver half penny - never seen a hammered coin with key below bust. Researching it in my reference books. Thnaks to Dr Martin for sending me in right direction. 1485 - 1509 Henry VII halfpenny of York - key belwo bust - Type 3A Obv hENRICxDIxGRAxREX Rev CIVI/TAS/EBO/RACI - York mint |
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1377 -1399 Richard II hammerd silver half penny Obv R ** (RICHARD VS REX: ANGLIE) Rev ** S/DVN/*** Durham nint |
1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny Obv ONC/A - Canterbury mint |
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| 1666 Nathaniel Backler of Dedham Copper trade farthing | Medeival lead trade weight | 16thC Tudor seal spoon handle | |
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| Georgian seal matrix face | 1624 Charles 1st hammered silver sixpence | ||
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Saxon hammered silver penny - too fragile to clean - reported as potential hoard Sent to Fitzwilliam museum for recording and ID 978 - 1016 AD Æthelred II's Long Cross type |
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Saxon hammered silver penny - too fragile to clean - reported as potential hoard Sent to Fitzwilliam museum for recording and ID 978 - 1016 AD Æthelred II's Long Cross type |
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| 1816 Russian lead bale seal | Medieval key | ||
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| 2ndC Roman fibular brooch | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny | ||
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1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver penny- Class 10ab Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev VILL/SCIE/DMV/NDI - Bury St Edmunds mint |
Medieval buckle | Post Medieval cast copper alloy single loop buckle frame. 1500-1650 AD |
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| Medieval decorated chaffing dish handle | Interesting medieval item with decorated knopped end - not sure what it is yet Possible handle |
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15thC Venetian soldino hammered silver coin Type 1 |
1604 Jams 1sat hammered silver six pence | ||
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| 1899 Vicotria milled silver sixpence | 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny Obv IN' - Moneyer Alein of Canterbury mint |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv /CVR/ - Canterbury mint |
1216 Henry III hammered silver voided short cross half penny | ||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny- Type III Obv LEM/ONO - Moneyer Willem of Oxford mint |
1351- 1352 Edward III hammered silver half groat - 4th coinage series C - pre treaty period, 10 arches to tressure - Cross1 Obv + EDW *****ANGL oZo FRANCI Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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1413 - 22 Henry V hammered silver groat - Class C - Mullet on right shoulder - satire stops Obv + hENRIC x DIx GRAx REXxANGLxZxFRANC Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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One shilling token (12 pence) 10 Beer Lane London BYARDS ANTISEPTIC SOAP |
20thC St Christpher silver medallion | ||
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Saxon gold solidus ? sent to Fitzwilliam museum for recording and ID 1.32g,14.1mm This is very interesting find, but unfortunately it is notAnglo-Saxon and neither is it a solidus. This is a semissis (half solidus) ofJulius Nepos (474-5), from the Rome mint (RIC X, 3207). The damage mayhave been caused by removal of a mount. Julius Nepos - Sure, he's one of the final "emperors" of the Western part of the Empire (huddled in Ravenna, waiting for the Gothic axe to fall) Julius Nepos had a first reign from 24 June 474 - 28 August 475. Then he fled and "enjoyed" a period of exile and a so-called "2nd reign" in exile in Dalmatia from September 475 - 9 May 480. His successor in Italy in 475-6 was the pathetic child-emperor Romulus "Augustulus", who returned the Imperial regalia to Constantinople in 476 - saying "I give up, this is impossible" or words to that effect. This moment is basically the end of the Western Roman Empire - except in the minds of all the barbarians who believed themselves to be the emperors continuing Roman "civilization" as Europe fell into feudalism. This is a "Tremissis", or one third of a Solidus. It appears to be from the mint at either Rome or Ravenna - it's only possible to tell the difference between the Rome, Ravenna and Milan issues of this type by the style and workmanship. It also appears to have been crudely broken off a soldered jewelry mount of some sort. I only checked it quickly in Sear. I will have a look in the RIC later, but RIC vol X is a beast of a book, both physically and to look up specific emperors and types - particularly in the chaotic final days of the Western Empire. "Cool beans!", however, as my kids would probably have said with they were teenagers - gold is always a great find! Mark |
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50BC Clacton type Celtic gold qtr stater - sent to PAS for recording 13.1mm, 1.43g |
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Possible medieval gilded silver heart - Lombardic script IHS - reported as treasure to museum 22mm L, 3.19g |
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Stunning Saxon gold coin pendant - reported to museum as treasure 1.35g, 15mm dia Frankish gold Tremissis issued by minter Madelinus Dorestad the Netherlands mid 600s The coin is not Saxon but the rest of the pendant might be. This is the Madelinus type from Dorestad in the Netherlands, which has been found in England in relatively large numbers. I shall record it as EMC 2015.0083. |
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Roman bronze key |
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| Medieval buckle | Georgian watch winder | 19thC livery button | Georgian pastry jigger |
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| 1500-1700 mount | 19thC livery button | Early medieval lead token | |
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1759 George II milled gold guinea 25mm dia, 8.44g |
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25BC Eastern uninscribed Celtic gold qtr stater of Dubnovellaunos 11mm,0.67g |
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| Roman knife pommel | 1600-1700 buckle | 1500-1700 mount | |
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| 1711 Anne milled silver shilling love token | 1584- 6 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Escallop mint mark | ||
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c700 AD Saxon silver primary sceat sent to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording 11.1mm,1.22g |
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1300-1310 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 10ab Obv EDWARD R ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
1327 Edward III hammered silver half groat Obv EDWARDVS Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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| 1580 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence - Latin cross mint mark | Victorian Gold ring bezel or cuff link with coloured stone | ||
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Stunning heavily cast Saxon stirrup mount - Type 4 East Anglian Face type mount A hollow cast head with trilobate apex. 2 Fe rivets survive |
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10-40 AD Cunoblein Celtic gold qtr stater - sent to PAS for recording 1.34g, 10.1mm |
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1750 George II milled gold half guinea 22mm, 4.08g |
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Thickest Medieval gilded silver ring I have ever seen - reported as treasure to museum 13thC Lombaric script *Ihn + LLM 2.3mm thick x 7.2mm W |
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| 1592 -5 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat | 1837 William III milled silver four pence | ||
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| 18thC apothecary weight | Medieval buckle | 1500-1700 mount | |
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| 19thC livery button | 19thC livery button | .M. Customs O/R's Button In use 1820 - 1836 ? button |
Georgian watch winder |
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| 19thC Insurance comany button | 20thC Corporation button | 19thC Corporation button | Lead button |
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| Interesting Romano British widget ?? | 1422-27 Henry VI First reign hammered silver penny Annulets by neck, annulets in centre of pellets in 2 qtrs Rev VILLA/CAL/ISIE - Calais mint |
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| 1697 William III milled silver shilling | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing | ||
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| 1838 Victoria milled silver sixpence | Georgian watch winder | ||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver coided long cros penny- Class 5 Obv hENRICVS REX III Rev REN/AVD/ONL/VND- Moneter Renavd of London mint |
Decorated 17thC spoon handle | Post medieval cord end | |
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| Romano British bronze mount | 1461Edward IV hammered silver penny - Rose at centre of reverse cross Durham mint |
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Crispy 600 AD Saxon silver primary sceat - needs 'cooking' to remove crust 1.10g,12mm |
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| 2ndC Roman silver coin fragment | 1624 Charles 1st hammered silver penny | ||
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| 1816 George III milled silver sixpence | 1839 Victoria milled silver four pence | ||
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1809 George III silver spoon , duty paid mark, London date letter Maker PP |
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| 16thC crotal bell | WWII RAF button | 1903 London hall mark silver shield medallion W.JWilliam Johnson London 1830's |
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Medieval Edward hammered silver penny Ov *** ANGL DNS Rev /TAS/CAN - Canterbury mint
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1351-77 Edward III hammered silver penny- Pre treaty Rev DVRE/LMIE - Durham mint |
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1485 Henry VII hammered silver halfpenny - Double Arched crown- Cross ends fourchee Class 2B nothing by neck Obv hENRIC DI GRA REX A Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON -London mint |
1679 Charles II milled silver penny | ||
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| 1879 Victoria milled silver sixpence |
1351-77 Edward III hammered silver penny- Pre treaty Obv EDWARDVS REX ANGLI Rev CIVI/TAS,DVR/REM- Durham mint |
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1351-3 Edward III hammered silver half goat - Pre treaty Series C - no trefoils over crown, wedge tailed R, closed C & E Obv EDWARDVS REX.ANGLI.Z. FRANC Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint
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| 2ndC Roman bronze coin | 1247 Henry III hammered silver farthing Rev /NIC/ - Moneyer Nicole |
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| 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpenny | Medieval hammered silver farthing | ||
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| 1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silve rhalf groat- Martlet mint mark | 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpenny Obv /OLE/ONC - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint |
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1272 Edward 1ST hammered silver penny Obv *** ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS,DVR/EME- Durham mint |
1422 Henry VI hammered silver penny - leaf trefoil issue | ||
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| Great relic - 1794 George III milled gold half guinea forgery | |||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny -Class 3c Obv hENRICVS REX III Rev NIC/OLE/ONL/VND/- Moneyer Nicole of London mint |
1849 Victoria milled silver sixpence | ||
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| 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing | 1696 William III milled silver sixpence | ||
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1485 Henry VII hammered silver sovereign penny - Keys by shield - Archbishop Rotherham - no pillars to throne York mint |
Georgian copper framed pendant with glass stone | 1500-1700 mount | |
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| 17thC Charles II silver button - reported a streasure to museum | 1587 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat | ||
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv **WR ANGL D
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Over stamped 17thC silver sixpence - Crown F | ||
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| 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny | 1817 Russian lead bale seal | ||
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1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny - Class 7 Rev F.ON.LVN - Moneyer Ledvlf of London mint |
1500-1700 mount | 16thC Tudor button | |
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| Victorian lion belt buckle | 1689 James II milled silver three pence | ||
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| 1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton | 1554 Mary hammered silver groat | ||
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| 1610- 11 Irish James 1st hammered silver sixpence - Bell mint mark | 1573 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence | ||
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| Georgian shoe buckle | WWII Army cap badge | 8th rRgiment lapel badge | Georgian watch winder |
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| 1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton | The 17th/21st Lancers was a cavalry regiment of the British Army from 1922 to 1993. It was formed in 1922 in England by the amalgamation of the 17th Lancers (Duke of Cambridge’s Own) and the 21st Lancers (Empress of India’s). From 1930 to 1939 it was deployed overseas; first in Egypt for two years, and then in India for seven. In 1938 the regiment was mechanised. |
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| 1571 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence | 1544 - 7 Henry VIII hammered silver groat - Lis mint mark | ||
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