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What looks like our first 850 BC Bronze Age side axe with a huge chunk of Bronze Age casting waste nearby |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDW **** ANGL DNS HYB Rev CIVITAS LONDON - London mint |
1485 Henry VII hammered silver half groat (2 pence) | ||
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| 2ndC Roman silver coin - cooking to remove crust - sent to Mark Lehman for his views | |||
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1422-61 Henry VI hammered silver half penny - Cross fleury - Rosette Mascle issue = Type RM1 Mascule after REX Obv +hENRIC REX ANGLE Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
RN Capt / Commander - 1812 RN Lieutenant - 1812 RN Midshipman - 1812 RN Volunteer Gr.I - 1812 |
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| 16thC Tudor S buckle | 1603 - 1625 James 1st coin weight - Obv Bust - Rev Crown and denomination | ||
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| 16thC crotal bell | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny | ||
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| 11,000 BC Stone Age flint scraper | 1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - Group A without bust - Crown each side Obv (Crown) CDG *** Rev ** VSTHRO*** |
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| 1643- 4 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat - mint mark P in brackets | 1696 William III milled silver sixpence - love token | ||
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| 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing | 1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny | ||
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| Georgian silver button | Medieval harness pendant | ||
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| 1776 George III milled copper half penny | 1584- 6 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half penny - Escallop mint mark | ||
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| Early medieval lead coin weight | 15thC lead token | 19thC livery button | |
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| 17thC Indian copper cash coin - probably Dutch India | Edwardian owl brooch | ||
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| 600 AS Saxon silver sceat - cooking to remove crust - the horn silver growth is 1/8 inch thick on this coin | |||
As dug and 'cooked' L. Marcius Phillipus, 56 BC. Obv: Diademed head of the early Roman King Ancus Marcius right, lituus behind. [ANCVS] (off flan) below.
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| 1578 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Greek cross mint mark | 1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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| 'Cooking' Roman silver to remove crust | |||
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Stunning 14thC medieval gold ring - reported as treasure to museum 1.26g, 20mm Lombardic script possibly Latin |
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| 15thC lead token | 15thC lead token | WWII Air Raid patrol button | Stevenson's rocket railway button Worlds first ever steam train |
2ndC Roman silver coin - needs a good 'cook' to remove crust |
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| 19thC livery button | 15thC lead token | Rifle regiment mount | Medieval buckle |
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1stC Celtic bronze unit - sent for ID and recording 1.76g, 14.5mm John Sills of the CCII was able to ID it as a Cunobelin Stepping Griffin type ABC 2945, leaping horse on the front and you can make out the wing of the Griffin on the reverse. |
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| Early 1660 -2 Charles II milled silver half groat - this legend CAROLVS.II.D.G | 1377 Richard II hammered silver half penny - Type 5a Small face wide crown with outer fleurs curved and wide Obv + RICARD x REX x ANGL'x Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv + EDWR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint |
1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint |
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Medieval gold finger ring - no marks - reported as treasure to museum 1.99g, 28mm |
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Victorian "Cumberland Jack" Token 1837
These are a common find in boxes of household junk, old drawers, and accumulations and collections of coins. They are made of brass, probably as a satirical gaming token. When Queen Victoria acceded to the British throne, she could not assume the Hanoverian throne, as this was restricted to male succession only. Her relative the Duke of Cumberland therefore succeeded in her place. Apparently he was quite unpopular, and this jeton was issued as a humorous comment on his departure from the British Isles. Obverse Crude young head portrait of Queen Victoria, facing left, with her hair in her familiar "bun". This portrait is very similar to that which appears on the young head sovereigns of Victoria, with the legend (inscription). VICTORIA REGINA Reverse |
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| 16thC Tudor gilded silver ring- reported as treasure to museum | |||
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1604-19 James 1st - gold half angel coin weight 3.20g |
17thC Charles II trade weight - Crown C cipher London | 15thC lead token - Type 2 | |
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1st C BC Celtic silver unit - needs cooking to remove crust - our oldest ever silver unit at c120 BC Not a type we have found before so checking ref books. Gaul. Central Gaul, the Lingones. Kaletedes. AR Quinarius, circa 120/100-50 BC. Obv. Celticized head left. Rev. Celticized... 12.1mm, 1.89g Lingones were a Celtic tribe that originally lived in Gaul in the area of the headwaters of the Seine and Marne rivers. Some of the Lingones migrated across the Alps and settled near the mouth of the Po River in Cisalpine Gaul of northern Italy around 400 BCE. These Lingones were part of a wave of Celtic tribes that included the Boii and Senones (Polybius, Histories ii.17). The Lingones may have helped sack Rome in 390 BCE. |
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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 |
1938 George VI milled silver sixpence | ||
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| Eastern Railways button | Georgian watch winder | 1500-1700 mount | 16thC Tudor clothing fastener |
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| 1838 Victoria milled silver four pence | 1500-1700 mount | 17thC lead token | |
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| 16thC Tudor button | Georgian watch winder | Post medieval lead bale seal | |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWR ANGL'DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint |
19thC Victoria milled silver six pence | ||
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint |
Medieval lead token | Post medieval Russian lead bale seal | |
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| 1500-1700 mount with glass stones | 1696 William III milled silver sixpence | ||
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| 17thC clothing fastener | |||
c700 AD Saxon silver primary sceat sent to Fitzwilliam museum for ID and recording 0.89g,12.2mm
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| 1836 William IV milled silver four pence | 1502- 4 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Marlett mint-mark | ||
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| 1729 George II milled silver three pence | 1427-1430 Henry VI hammered silver penny - Rosette - Mascle issue - Satire stops Obv hENRICVS REX ANGLIE Rev VIL/LA/CALI/SIE - Calais mint |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev VILL ** VICI - Berwick Upon Tweed mint |
1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class 1b Obv hENRICVS REX ANG Rev NIC/OLE/ONL/VND - Moneyer Nicole of London mint |
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| 1640's English civil war lead gunpowder measure. Cap for the powder horn and measure for the gunpowder | |||
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| 19thC Chinese cash coin | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny Obv **RICVS Rev ON.LV - London mint |
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| Georgian button | Georgian leg pipe tamper | 16thC Tudor button | Georgian glass button |
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| Victorian silver ear ring | Post medieval Russian lead bale seal | ||
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| Post medieval lead hanging trade weight - interesting markings not known | |||
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| Georgian fob seal holder | 15thC casket key | 1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny | |
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1590 - 1592 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - hand mint mark |
1904 Edward VII milled silver sixpence | ||
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1300-10 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing- Type 28 Obv EDWARDVS REX Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
19thC livery button | WWI Essex regiment cap badge | |
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1285/6 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing - new issue inner circle both sides - Type 28 Oval flan Rev EDWARDVS REX Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
17thC lead token | 1500-1650 buckle | |
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1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross half penny Obv hENRIC ** Rev ILGER.O ** - Moneyer Ilger of London mint Class 6 |
Anne 1702-1714 milled silver sixpence | ||
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| 1696 William III milled silver sixpence | Anne 1702-1714 milled silver shilling | ||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny Moneyer Nicole |
14th/15thC 1/2 Gold Ryal - King with sword and shield standing in a ship type | ||
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| Georgian fob seal | 1500-1700 mount | 1500-1700 hooked mount | |
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| Medieval knife quillion | Gem stone in a silver mount - not sure of date yet | ||
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| Huge 1836 William IV milled silver half crown - (30 pence) | |||
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Trinovantes British G “Clacton” quarter, Hobbs 192 Celtic gold 1/4 stater 50BC - sent to PAS for recording Chris Rudd 23.41 Clacton de Jersey - Classed as scarce 1.41g, 11.93mm |
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| 19thC Chinese cash coin | Georgian white intaglio silver faced button - Woman's bust facing right | ||
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| Georgian gold plated button with glass stones | 15thC casket key | ||
Two 1640's English civil war lead gunpowder measures. Cap for the powder horn and measure for the gunpowder |
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| Medieval heraldic shield pendant | 1826 Russian lead bale seal | ||
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| Georgian shoe buckle | Post medieval enameled mount | ||
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| 2 - 17thC Charles II silver buttons - reported as treasure to museum | |||
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| Medieval gilded hooked riveted bar mount | |||
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| 16thC crotal bell - heart foundry mark | Georgian bell trade weight | 18thC apothecary weight | |
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| 1500-1700 mount | Medieval D buckle | 18thC silver Royal Navy button | 1500-1700 mount |
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| WWI Army Service Corp button | 1938- 1941 Auxiliary Fire Service button | 16thC Tudor seal spoon handle | 1900's Generic merchant seaman button |
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| Georgian watch winder | 1818 George III milled silver sixpence | ||
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| Unknown Roman widget - buckle tongue ?? | Medieval lead token | 19thC livery button | |
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| 15thC lead token | GPO button | Georgian trade weight | |
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Unknown bronze medieval item - appears to be a rectangular key of some description with suspension loop Researching it |
Post medieval cloth seal | ||
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| Post medieval alnage cloth seal | Georgian trade wight - Crown G cipher London mint | 1500- 1700 mount | |
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| 1422-61 AD Bronze coin weight - French Ecu - Three lis in shield type | 1561 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - Pheon mint mark | ||
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1stC Celtic bronze unit - galloping animal facing right Not checked ref books yet |
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2ndC AD Roman Zoomorphic brooch - Domestic birds Red enameled diamond decoration - some enameling remains Ref 1167 Hattatt |
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18thC silver clog fastener - 1795 Duty paid George III bust Maker HF |
1891 Victoria milled silver sixpence | ||
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| Medieval mount | 1500-1650 buckle | 2 - 1500-1700 mounts | |
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| Complete large Georgian horse harness bell | |||
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| 19thC livery button | 1500-1650 buckle | 15thC lead token - type 2 | Georgian button |
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1279 Edward III hammered silver penny Obv + EDWAR****hYB : Rev CIVI/TAS/C*** Canterbury mint |
1279 Edward III hammered silver penny Obv + EDW **ANGL DNS ** Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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| 19thC hunting button | Medieval mount | 1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing | |
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| 1900's Generic merchant navy button | Medieval annular buckle | 1500-1700 mount | 1500-1650 buckle |
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| 1595-8 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny | 1838 Victoria milled silver two pence | ||
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| Possible 1603 James 1st hammered silver half groat | 1603 James 1st hammered silver half penny | ||
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| 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence | 1279 Edward III hammered silver penny Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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1299-1300 -Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 9 star on breast Obv + EDW A *ANGL DNS h* Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
Henry VI 1422-27 Hammered silver half groat - Calais mint - Annulet issue - annulets by neck and between two sets of opposing pellets Obv hENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC Outer legend POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM Inner legend - VILLA CALIS - Calais Mint
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1794 Halfpenny of Lancaster (d) OBVERSE: IOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER. Star under bust. A flaw gives an impression of a nose-ring. REVERSE: Shield with lion. LANCASTER HALFPENNY 1792. EDGE: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL |
19thC livery button | 19thC button - crossed spears and elephant | |
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5thC Roman silver siliqua of Honorius The reason that this coin seems so thin is that it's the way they were made. The Romans were already (and had for some time been) experiencing the shortage of silver which would extend well into "modern" times (taking the long view) and was the reason that medieval deniers all tend to be such fish scales. This is a siliqua of Honorius. Honorius was one of the last of the Western emperors and the one during whose reign the Visigoths sacked Rome in 410 AD.
Honorius ascended to the purple at the age of 9, in 393 AD, so you know there was someone else behind the scenery pulling the strings. He was actually around for a pretty long time as rulers went (and they mostly went) in those days. He survived until 423 AD. but isn't known for much of anything except happening to be in power when Rome was invaded.
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Roman silver coin forgery Although "fourree" silver-over-copper denarii are not terribly uncommon, they tend to be seen more in the Republic and early Imperial era, however. Those silver foil-wrapped copper cores, the foil sealed to the core with flux and the whole package struck with dies was the "standard" for counterfeits - ie: fakes made to deceive and pass current as good silver denarii for a long time. |
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| Interesting medieval lead trade weight with copper plug | 17thC token | 19thC livery button | |
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| 15thC lead token | 1650- 1720 buckle | Medieval spur fragment | |
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0.64g, 19.5mm
I have recorded this as EMC 2015.0271. It is a coin of Carlisle under Scottish occupation but in the name of Stephen: the obverse reads [ ]EFNERE+ and the reverse reads [ ]ONCAR[ ]. The moneyer would be Erebald ior Hudard. |
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1526 - 1544 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny - Star both sides, radiant star Obv only CD besides shield - Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall |
1279 Edward III hammered silver penny Obv + EDWAR **** Rev CIVI/TAS/ - type |
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1279-1305 Gui of Dampierre - Numur pollard - no crown short fringe to hair Medieval hammered silver penny - Continental imitation , Sterling type Obv +GMARChIONAMVR Rev FLA/DRE/GCO/MES |
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1526-44 Henry VIII hammered silver half penny- 2nd issue, brush hair - plain cross - uncertain type i.m. Obv hDG ROSA SIE SPIA Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
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Medieval gold ring - reported as treasure to museum Can Ryan cleaned it last night and the black sapphire stone is still inside the bezel !! 1.89g, 24mm |
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20thC gold ring - Continental marks- Q1 CTF 750 0.96g,21mm |
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| 1621-3 James 1st hammered silver half groat - Thistle mint mark | 17thC 'His halfpenny' hammered copper trade half penny | ||
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9 carat gold Birmingham hall marked 0.375 - still researching another unknown mark for date Common control mark 1972 20.5mm,1.59g |
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| 1856 Victoria milled silver sixpence | 1674 Charles II milled silver one pence | ||
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| 1818 George III milled silver sixpence | 1697 William III milled silver sixpence | ||
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| Georgian silver thimble - initialed I.W | 1582 - 1584 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - A mint mark |
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| 1930 George V milled silver florin (24 pence) | 1560-61 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny- cross crosslet mint mark | ||
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| 1571 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence | 1580 - 1581 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver three pence- Latin cross mint mark |
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Big Roman 2ndC bronze sent for ID Trajan, 98-117 AD. Æ As |
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Amazing find - ex rare Irish 1496-1505 Henry VII hammered silver penny- Late portrait issue. Large rose to centre of reverse cross. Rose as pellets in reverse cross and rose to left side of crown - unknown type These are crudely made and no example exists with a legend as they are so poor This example has a partial legend of hYB EZ or badly formed REX. |
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| Great eyeball fossil find - 300 million BC | |||
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| 15thC lead token | 17thC lead token | 16thC Tudor button | 18thC clog fastener |
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| 1500-1700 mount | Georgian watch winder | ||
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1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny Obv hENRICVS REX Obv HEN/RIO/NLV/ND - Moneyer Henri of London mint |
1216 Henry III hammered silver voided short cross half penny Obv hEN ** Obv NDE+I*** - London mint |
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1180 Henry II hammered silver voided short cross penny Class 1b Obv hENRICVS REX Obv .LVND + PR **S.ON - Moneyer Pieres of London mint |
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| 16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence | 18thC silver Royal Navy button | 17thC clothing toggle fastener |
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Roman military mount A near identical mount is in Benet’s Artefacts second volume, page171 number R09-0403. Described as Mount (Eagle) 50mm. Spread wings with feathers detailed. Mounted on a stem. Perhaps from a military standard. |
1634 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthing | ||
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| 1574 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat | 1468-9 Edward IV hammered silver half groat mule - Crown i.m Obv , i.m Sun Rev Light issue 'Royal' 9 arches to tressure, trefoils by neck Obv EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRA Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint |
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| c10thC Saxon stirrup mount | 1818 George III milled silver sixpence | ||
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| 1587 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence | 1199 John hammered silver short cross penny Obv hENRICVS REX Obv +TOMAS *** N- Moneyer Tomas, probably Canterbury mint class 5
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDW R ANGL DNS HYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv ** R ANGL DNS HYB Rev /TAS/CAN - Canterbury mint |
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1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWR R ANGL DNS HYB Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint |
1560-1 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Cross crosslet mint mark | ||
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1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross farthing Obv **RICV |
1918 George V milled silver sixpence | ||
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| 1696 William III milled copper half penny | NETHERLANDS 1 Cent lion couronné 1880 Utrecht | ||
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| 1821 'Collumbis' token | 1454-60 Henry VI hammered silver penny :Cross Pellet (York) Quatrefoil with cross on obverse |
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