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

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

1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings

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

Ref Norweb 1185

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

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

Air training corp buttons

1941 the Air Training Corps (ATC) was officially established

1900 Victoria milled silver half sovereign

19mm, 20.15g

Medieval seal matrix - Madonna and child impression

Detail is cleaning up nicely

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

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver long cross farthing

Obv hYB+ED***

Rev /DON - London mint

Medieval hammered silver long cross coin fragment

Rev CA- Newcastle mint

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

Rev EN/AVD - Moneyer Renavd

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

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

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

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:

http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album485/41_Crispus_PRC_ANT_b?full=1

a Constantine II, Caesar

http://www.stoa.org/gallery/album485/39_Constantine_II_PRC_CYZ?full=1

and Constantius II, Caesar:

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

1636 Charles 1st hammered copper rose farthings

Victorian copper token - Samuel Perrins

13 Union St, Spitalfields market, London

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

Napoleonic period

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.

Royal Navy - Officers (Roped Rim) Lined Background

1843-1891

Unusual trade weight - stars and 895 inscription ??

Need to check my ref books

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

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

Rev TAS/WAR - Warterford mint

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

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

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

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

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

Cast copper alloy buckle

Circa 1650-1720

Mount Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL

Primary material: Copper alloy

Manufacture method: Cast

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

Ancient gold ingot - undiagnostic

0.91g, 6.67g

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

Smallest copper coin I have ever seen, 8mm

No idea what it is ?? Not English

1632 5 shilling and 6 pence coin weight

Obv Crown Vs VI D

Rev George and dragon

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

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

4thC Silver washed Roman sent for ID

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

Aberystwyth Furnace, Tower mint

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

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)

1640's English civil war 2 inch iron cannon ball

1824 London hall marked silver spoon handle

Maker Thomas Sones (registered Feb 1774)

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

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

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

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.

79th Regiment of Foot

( Cameron Highlanders )

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

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

1792 dated 1 penny weight and 7 grains coin weight

Obv DW 1 G 7

Rev 1792

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

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

Rev Large plume

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)

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

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

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

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

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

1422-61 Henry IV hammered silver penny

Obv ENR***

Rev /SIE - Calais mint

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.

Or it might have been inspired, (like this one, also a contemporary copy) of the “hut” type of FTR majorina:

I also have an example of another contemporary copy of the VIRTVS EXERCITI from northern Africa – Vandalic, probably, like this:

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:

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

586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jetton

HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRENB

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

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

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

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:

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

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

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…

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

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

Officer - 1855-1881

26th Regiment of Foot
( Cameronians )

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.

Roman silver hoard coin - reported as hoard addendum to museum

Size comparison

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

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

Obv REXoAN*****

Rev TAS

Medieval Edward hammered silver long cross penny

Ov ANGL

Rev N/TOR - Canterbury mint

British WWI Imperial Service badge

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

mascule before LON

Rev /LON/DON - London mint

Obverse

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

Reverse

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

Mike

1199 John hammered silver short cross half penny - Class 5

Obv **SANDRE** - Moneyer Alisander

Medieval Edward hammered silver long cross penny

Obv ANGL****

Rev /TAS

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

Royal Artillery button

Dates - 1840 - 1855

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

Obverse

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

Reverse

Lettering: I:EMAИVEL;R:P:ET:A:D:G

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

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

Obv hENRICVS REX III

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

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

Medieval Edward hammered silver penny fragment

Obv B+EDW **

Rev VIL - Villa type coin

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv DNS hYB

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

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

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv EDW***

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.  

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

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

​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

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

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv ED**ANGL DNS *

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON London mint

c10thC Saxon gilded disc brooch

87th Regiment of Foot

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv ***R ANGL DNS hY

Rev VILL/ABR/I - Bristol mint

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

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

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

1896 Birmingham silver name tag 'Fanny'

Maker S.B

Samuel Baker

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

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

Rev WIZ/hV - Moneyer Hvge of Norwich mint

1351-61 Edward III hammered silver penny - Pre treaty

Obv ***RD

Rev LMIE/CIVI - Durham mint

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.

1199 John hammered silver short cross penny Class 5

Rev ON.LV - London mint

1422-27 Henry VI hammered silver penny - annulet issue

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

Calais mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON- London mint

Medieval key

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

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

Huge 17thC fretwork book mount ?

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

Medieval purse bar swivel

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

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

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.

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross farthing

Rev OLE - Moneyer Nicole

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

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'

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

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