2024 Oct finds page

1300BC gold armlet ring

1.85g, 13.56mm dia x 5.04mm W

1906 Edward VII East Africa and Uganda 50 cents silver coin

Obverse

Bust of Edward VII on the right, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR
DES.

Engraver: George William de Saulles

Reverse

Lion walking to the right, name and date below, caption around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EAST AFRICA & UGANDA PROTECTORATES
50
CENTS
1906

Medieval knife quillion

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing

Obv *** DVS REX A

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Makers mark damaged - - HS***HS or SH***SH - no hall marks

High carat gold ring - reported as potential treasure to museum

2.05g, 27.17mm -

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing

Obv **RDVS

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1327 Edward III hammered silver half groat - annulet stops

Obc FRAN' CI +

Rev CI/TAS - York mint

1351 Edward III hammered silver penny -Pre Treaty A

Obv +EDWAR R AN ****

Rev VILL/**/DVR/REM - Durham mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR- Canterbury mint

'G. Eastern Railway and Steam ships C.'

The Great Eastern Railway ordered three steamships to operate the service. The ships were named Amsterdam, Berlin, and Vienna to publicise some of the rail connections from the Hook of Holland. Berlin was built in 1894 by Earles Shipbuilding and Engineering Company of Hull.

July 1422 -c1430 Henry VI hammered silver half groat - IM cross I, Annulet issue,

annulets by bust, satire stops.

Obv +hENRIC x DI x GRA REX x *** 'Z FR '

Rev AL/IS x/VIL - Calais mint

1356-1361 Edward III hammered silver penny - Pre treaty Series Ga

Annulet on breast - annulet stops

Obv **DVS o REX o

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/ - London mint

Fake Roman gold coin - not funny throwing this on a field

53rd (Shropshire) Regiment of Foot button

52nd who were in the West Indies from 1780-1800 . Known as the 53rd Regt of Foot from 1757-1782, then Shropshire between 1782-1881.

Medieval key

1770's pattern 3 pounds 12 shillings coin weight

Obv £3 12 S

Valentinian II, AD. 375-392
AR siliqua (your metrology goes here, mm. g. h.)
Mint of Lugdunum (Lyon), AD. 389-390
Obv: VALENTINI-ANVS P F AVG
pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust of Valentinian II right
Rev: VRBS ROMA
Roma seated left on cuirass holding Victory on globe and resting on grounded spear // LVG PS
RIC IX 43a; RSC 76b; SRCV 20224
Reverse is double-struck giving Roma 3 or more feet, 3 or 4 arms, 2 globes under Victory, doubled cuirass, etc.
Mark

1635-6 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Crown mint mark

Danske of Christian VII

1880-1890 John Robert Bedwell token Colchester Essex

Obverse

Legend on five lines, the top and bottom curved.

Lettering:
COLCHESTER
J. R.
BEDWELL
62 & 63
HIGH STREET

Reverse

Legend on five lines, the top three and bottom one curved.

Lettering:
FURNITURE BEDS AND PAPER HANGINGS *
PLATE
WATCHES
&

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +ED*** NS hYB

Rev CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +E****** ANGL DN**B

Rev CIVI/T**** ON - London mint

Prime Minister Gladstone, Irish Home Rule Movement Lapel Pin Badge, (C.1880s).

Obv 'Home rule'

Rev Weekly one penny

54th West Norfolk regiment

Description: 54 under WEST NORFOLK over wreath.

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Flat 16mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark​: I McGOWAN KING ST SOHO LONDON;

​Date: c1782-1800  ​

Notes: ​A pattern worn by other ranks in pewter and officers in silver. Known as the 54th Regt of Foot from 1757-1782, then West Norfolk between 1782-1881.

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided longcross penny

Obv RICVS REX III

Obv LEN/DEN/h - Moneyer Henri of London mint

Brilliant find - First ever milled silver test pieces made

1560-1 Elizabeth 1st milled silver sixpence- 6 ponted star mint mark

Elizabeth I (1558-1603), silver milled coinage by Elloye Mestrelle, undated earliest pre-production issue (1560-61),crowned bust left in elaborate dress and ruff, bust type A entirely within legend, initial mark mullet both sides, outer toothed circle and legend surrounding both sides, * ELIZABETH. D. G. ANG. FRAN. ET. HIB. REGINA, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, POSVI DEVM. AD IVTORE M. MEVM,

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Elizabeth by the Grace of God, Queen of England, France and Ireland"; and on the reverse "I have made God my helper."

The mint mark of mullet (five-pointed star) was reserved only for use on the pre-production patterns, the currency milled pieces using the six-pointed mint mark of star. Though no original indentures or documentation survives for the production during the milled coinage by Mestrelle, writers Borden and Brown worked out in 1983 the sequence of dies used for the milled coinage, this represents the beginning being an example of the first milled coin ever produced in this country, the earliest issue struck in either December 1560 or January 1561.

Elloye Mestrelle likely arrived from Paris with his family in 1559, and along with his sibling Philip was already a skilled engraver. It is thought that he came to England to sell his skills to the Mint, as the Queen was concentrating her energy into the recoinage, having ascended the throne the year before. He may well have lost employment engraving in France, as the first mention of him is in a pardon by Queen Elizabeth of 24th March 1561 where he is forgiven for any treasons, felonies or offences before his arrival at the Mint dating before 1st March 1559. He seems to have secured a contract during 1560 at the Mint and was known to be acquiring materials for his machinery in June of that year.

Royal order of the garter badge

The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an order of chivalry founded by Edward III of England in 1348. The most senior order of knighthood in the British honours system,

91st Regiment of foot- Argyllshire Highlanders

Description: Crowned 91 with ARGHYLSHIRE REGT on buckled strap.

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Convex 15mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark​: None 

​Date: c1820-c1830  ​

Charles 1st Royal farthing - Harp Type 3 Maltravers 'rounds' 1634- 36

Obv CAROLUS D G MAG BRIT

Rev FRAN ET HIB REX

Heart attack find !!!

2007 Switzerland 5 Rappen aluminium-bronze coin

17thC sword belt hanger

11,000 BC flint tools

Rare find 1554-58 Philip and Mary groat - Lis mint mark

Unknown foreign hammered silver coin - researching it- ID'd by Virg Phil

GENOVA Antoniotto Adorno (1396) Minuto hammered silver.

Obverse

Gateway with star below, dividing beaded circle and legend at bottom. Legend runs clockwise from lower left, beginning and ending with initials of mint official.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: m : IANVA : B

Lettering (regular font): ? : IANVA : B

Translation: Genoa

Reverse

Long cross pattée dividing legend and beaded inner circle. Small fleur-de-lis n the quadrant corresponding to CO in legend.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: CONRADVS

Lettering (regular font): CONRADVS

Translation: Conrad (King)

Mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv **R ANGLE DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON ** London mint

1666 Tomas Peeke of Colchester trade farthing

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny

Obv hENRY REX III

Rev NIC/OLE/ONC/ANT - Moneyer Nicole of Canterbury mint

1526 - 1544 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny -Radiant star Obv only

CD besides shield - Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross - York mint

Obv +EDWARDVS ****

Medieval hammered silver penny

Obv ** ANGL **

Rev CIVI/T**/CI - York mint

Description: Eight pointed star with beaded circle and letters CM in middle ​ Category:English Infantry Militia; ​

Type of button: ​Convex, open backed ​; ​

Metal: Copper Alloy heavily silvered; Backmark: Unreadable

​Date: c1794-1813 ​

Notes: Now believed to be the third of four patterns known to this unit fter the fisning of Ref No. 424 above. The unit was formed in 1759 and eventually formed the 4th battalion of the Suffolk Regt​​​​.

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

Kings crown

Huge 2nd C Roman bronze coin sent for ID

Imperio Romano
NERON. As. (Ae. 9,08g/27mm). 66 d.C. Lugdunum. (RIC 543). Anv: Cabeza de Nerón a derecha, alrededor leyenda: IMP NERO CAESAR AVG P MAX TR P P P. Rev: Victoria avanzando a izquierda portando escudo con inscripción: SPQR, entre S-C. MBC-.

7.85g, 27.6mm

I can't give you quite as detailed a cataloging here as usual, but I can give you a general ID. It may not be 100% as described for this piece in RIC, but it is a Nero as, to be sure.

One of your diggers pulled a good one here - Nero is always in demand and subsequently brings prices well above comparably scarce 1st century AD.asses. This one, of course, wouldn't probably do very well at auction, but it will probably be a prize for the digger.

What I can tell you is that it's an Æ as of Nero from the mint at Lugdunum.
Therein lies the problem - Nero used literally dozens of slightly different legends on his Æ and there isn't quite enough here to pick a probable match out of a list of 75 known Æ legends for Nero (not all 75 of them are candidates, but still there are quite a few possibilities).
I am sending you edited photos accompanied, side-by-side, with my best guess for a match - the description happens to be in Spanish, but you can probably figure it out easily enough.

Mark

1645-6 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling - Sun mint mark

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross half penny

Rev LND/RIC - Moneyer Ricard of London mint

Medieval hammered silver penny

Quadrefoil with pellet at centre of reverse cross - York mint

Obv **REX AN **

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +ED****

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

15thC gold noble coin weight

6.3g, 16.6mm dia

97gn

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWA **ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

18thC Condor token

1794 Coventry copper half penny - Arms,crest and crank

Warwickshire

1340 AD French Jetton

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

Royal Crown with 3 rosettes across body of crown

Rev Triple banded straight cross fleuretty AV

1618-19 James 1st hammered silver shilling - Plain cross

1327 Edward III hammered silver groat

Closed C

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1422 -27 Henry VI hammered silver groat (4 pence)

Annulet issue - annulets by neck and between two sets of opposing pellets

Obv +hENRIC DI GRA x REX x ANGL Z FRANC DNS HYB

Rev inner VILLA CASTISIE - Calais mint

Rev outer - POSVI DEVM ADIVTORE MEVM

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - pellet after hYB

Closed C&E

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB.

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Issuer	County of Hainaut (French States)
Count	John II (Jan II) (1280-1304)

Obverse

Shield with rampant lion left. Legend around it, in three parts

Script: Latin

Lettering:
∴✠h∴ ∴ANO∴ ∴NIЄ∴
(punctuation by saltire or by groups of three small dots)

Translation: Hainaut

Reverse

Long cross pattée dividing legend. A rosette in each corner

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOh ANЄ SCO MЄS

Unabridged legend: Iohannes, Comes

Translation: Count John

Mint

For King and Empire Services rendered

The solution was the retrospective award of a special badge, made from sterling silver, to indicate that the wearer had once honourably served his King and Country but was no longer fit enough to do so. It was called the Silver War Badge and bears the inscriptions 'For King and Empire' and 'Services Rendered'.

1422-1427 Henry VI hammered silver penny - annulet issue - annulets by neck - annulet in two quadrants on reverse

Obv HENRICVS REX ANGLIE

Rev VIL/LAx/CAL/ISx/ Calais mint

1361-69 Edward III hammered silver penny - Treaty period

Obv +EDW ** hYB

Rev IE/VILLA/ - Calais mint

1462 Edward IV hammered silver half penny - satire by neck

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

London and South Western Bank button

Established in 1862. Amalgamated with London & Provincial Bank Ltd under the title of London Provincial & South Western Bank Limited 31st December 1917.

1775 George III milled gold guinea

8.29g, 24.5mm

4thC Roman bronze sent for ID

This centenionalis is so crude that I can't tell you with certainty whether it was struck at an official or an unofficial mint.(ie: a contemporary copy).
The obverse legend is not really clear, but I believe this is supposed to be Constans, however it could be any one of Constantine's sons except Crispus who was not still around at this time. If it's Constantine I, and having only one standard, it dates to the adjustment of 335 or later. The obverse legend ends in AVG so it's almost certainly after 337, unless it's Constantine I - his sons were all Caesars until their elevation to Augusti at the time of his death in  337.
The reverse is the extremely commonly seen GLORIA EXERCITVS with two soldiers standing facing, heads turned towards each other, each holding spear in inner hand and resting on shield with outer hand. These are a late part of the enormous emission of coins originally commissioned to honor the Imperial capital's move from Rome to Constantinople (330).
It is possible that the Gloria Exercitus types are the most numerous coins surviving from antiquity - if not the most common, they're definitely among the top 2 or 3 most common.
If there ever was an exergual mintmark it's either struck off-flan, worn off, not adequately struck up, hidden by deposits - ie: there's no way to tell the presumptive mint - but it's likely to have been in northern Europe - or a really bad day at the London mint.

Mark

1880-1890 John Robert Bedwell token Colchster Essex

Obverse

Legend on five lines, the top and bottom curved.

Lettering:
COLCHESTER
J. R.
BEDWELL
62 & 63
HIGH STREET

Reverse

Legend on five lines, the top three and bottom one curved.

Lettering:
FURNITURE BEDS AND PAPER HANGINGS *
PLATE
WATCHES
&

1216 Henry III hammered silver voided short cross half penny

Rev LVND - London mint

Born May 1769

Died Sept 1852

Full Name: Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Profession: General, Statesman and British Prime Minister

Biography: Commonly known as the Duke of Wellington, Wellesley was a leading military and political figure of the 19th century. His defeat of Napoleon in 1815 at Waterloo made him a heroic national figure and top military hero in British history.

He was less successful as prime minister, though he did pass the Catholic Relief Act of 1829. He served two terms - between 1828 and 1830, and for one month in 1834.

Born: May 1, 1769
Birthplace: Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
Star Sign: Taurus

Died: September 14, 1852 (aged 83)

1802 German states -1⁄12 Thaler - Einen Thaler silver coin

Obverse

Prancing horse on the left, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1802

Reverse

Name and workshop mark in the center, legend around.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
12
EINEN
THAL:
*C*
* NACH DEM REICHS FUS.

1272 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +ED ***

Rev TAS/DVR - Durham mint

1422-60 Henry VI hammered silver penny - annulet in one quadrant on reverse - satire stop after LA

Ob hENR ***

Rev /LAx/ -

49th Regiment of foot

The 49th was was the Hertfordshire Regt of Foot from 1782-1816, when it gained the Princess Charlotte of Wales's title

Description: Crowned 49 within circle reading P CHARLOTTE OF WALES in union wreath

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Flat 18.5mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy, gilt; Backmark​: PoW crest over S (Smith of Birmingham);

​Date: c1816-1820  ​

1793, UK, 1/2 Penny, Conder Token, North Wales,

Obverse

Druid's hooded head left within oak sprigs

Reverse

Central cypher with date above and legend around

Lettering:
NORTH WALES HALFPENNY
1793

Edge

Inscripted

Lettering: CHAMBERS . LANGSTON HALL & CO. X X X X

Nice - for freshly dug.
It is, of course, a posthumous commemorative for Marcus Aurelius (which I wrote yesterday in error instead of Antony) he's considered the last of the "good emperors" and died in 180 AD. Issues with "CONSECRATIO" and an eagle on the reverse were a pretty common pattern for recently deceased emperors who were deified - and you can read "DIVVS" - latin for divine or deified on the obverse fairly clearly. There are quite a few various emperors, empresses and imperial family members for whom posthumous types were issued. It's not an uncommon collection theme.
If it cleans up nicely, it should be a fairly handsome example for a MD find.
Email me when you have nice photos and I'll give you proper cataloging on it.
Mark

3.12g, 17.9mm

Nice update on the photography - catalog entry below
Mark

Marcus Aurelius, 161-180 AD.
Posthumous AR denarius (your metrics here)
by Commodus, Mint of Rome, 180 AD
Obv: DIVVS M AN-TONINVS PIVS bare head of M. Aurelius right
Rev: CONSECRATIO eagle standing right, wings open, head left, on garlanded base or altar
RIC 272 (Commodus - RIC says:"Scarce"); RSC Aurelius; 84; SRCV 5973

c 16thC Beautiful crotal bell - not seen one with face/animal design - different head on each side

Henry VIII Posthumous issue​

Henry VIII 1509-1547

Amazing relic - Henry VIII bronze medallion/ weight ?

4.9g, 27.03mm

Big Roman bronze with good detail sent off for ID

9.79g, 27.2 mm

Vespasian, 69-79 AD.
Æ as, 27.2mm, 9.79g
Mint of Rome, 71 AD.
Obv: IMP CAES VESPASIAN AVG COS III laureate head of Vespasian right
Rev: FORTVNAE REDVCI Fortuna standing facing, head left, holding rudder on globe, olive branch, and cornucopiae; S - C
RIC IIb (new) 302 (r2); RIC II (old) 487 (C); SRCV --

How you deal with the divergent frequency ratings is up to you - the old RIC says "common"; the new RIC says R2 ("rare to very rare") - I guess I'd trust the newer edition - or maybe split the difference and call it "scarce"? It's not in Sear.
This seems to have some potential to really improve nicely with judicious and careful cleaning.

Mark

1352 Edward III hammered silver penny-pre treaty

Obv +E ***** ANGLI

Rev CIVI/TAS/***/LMIE - Durham

1772 - 2 pennyweight and 14 grains coin weight

Half gold guinea

Description: Crowned XX within spray of leaves.  ​

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Type of button: Slightly convex 19mm ​;

Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark​: Best Quality MS & ID;

​Date: 1800-1820

1744 Georgian silver button - Lion mark

Maker WB

William Bagnall

1327 Edward III hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR R ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1798 silver spoon handle - date letter C duty paid bust

William Eley I & William Fearn

1798..1807, 1814..1824
(registered Jan 1797 & Oct 1814)

Stunning 16thC crotal bell

Stunning 16thC crotal bell

1784
(registered Apr 1782)

18thC silver clog fastener - Maker RN

Robert Nash

Great condition 1730 George 1st copper pennies

1509 -25 Henry VIII hammered silver groat - mint mrk Rose

Canterbury mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hTB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1922 silver thimble - Birmingham

Maker JS&S

J.S &S or JS&S
James Swann & Son,

600 AD Primary Saxon silver sceat - send for ID

1.20g, 11.49mm

I have recorded this as EMC 2024.0359. It is Series F, Metcalf variety c(i), a coinage of south-eastern England c.700-710/15.

Thanks,

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 21.15 mm
Width: 16.51 mm
Thickness: 4.25 mm
Weight: 3.59 g

BROOCH

Unique ID: PUBLIC-6591C3

Roman enamelled disc brooch

Unusual Roman strap end

1314- 17 Edward II hammered silver half penny

Obv + EDW ***** REX AN

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv +EDWAR ANGL DNS hTB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1314- 17 Edward II hammered silver farthing

Obv EDWARDVS ***

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1996 Birmingham silver ring

1461 Edward IV hammered silver half penny

Double satire stops

Obv** ARD xREXxA

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Early hand eteched and punched pure gold ring - reported to museum as treasure

1.69g,22.9mm L x 0.95mm T

17thC silver seal matrix - reported as treasure to museum

Stunning 16thC Tudor gilded silver hat pin- reported as treasure to museum

Just enough detail on this broken Roman silver - sent it off for Mark's views

This is most of an AR (it's better silver than would be used a couple of years later) antoninianus of Salonina - wife of Gallienus (253-268) - during the years while he was co-emperor with  his father, Valerian I (253-260) - you may notice the reverse legend ends in AVGG, the two G's indicating multiple emperors.

Salonina, 253-268, AR antoninianus fragment
This piece dates to ca. 257-260 - from the Rome Mint.
Your obverse is SALO-[NINA AVG] draped bust of Saloninia right, set on crescent
The reverse is slightly less certain, but I'm 90+% sure it's [PIETA]S AVGG Pietas seated left extending right hand to two children standing to left (off flan), and resting left hand on a scepter.
If it's what I believe it to be, it would be RIC V, 35; RSC 84; SRCV 10647
There were very few types issued for Salonina during the dual-emperor period - and being (sort of) decent silver, those would have been prime for recall to be re-coined in a poorer billon alloy in some later emission. It doesn't appear to be considered "scarce" however - probably having been part of a relatively major emission.
It's well-worn, indicating a long period of circulation - the main "break" might be from someone making some rough and ready change with a hatchet or knife. The other missing bits are likely due to plow strikes.
Mark 

Merchant Navy Seaman's MN On War Service Lapel Badge British Naval

King George V bestowed the title of "Merchant Navy" on the British merchant shipping fleets following their service in the First World War; a number of other nations have since adopted the title.

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny - Class 3a

Obv hENRICVS REX III

Rev WAL/TER/ON - Moneyet Walter

1422 -27 Henry VI hammered silver half penny -annulets by neck

Obv hENR****

13th Light dragoons unlisted button - pre 1800

'Still unrecorded, but I have it in my book as the below'

Tim

13th Light Dragoons

Officer - 1800-1830

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv **R ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LIN - Lincoln mint

1307 Edward II hammered silver penny - Closed C&E

Obv EDWAR ANGL o ****

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

18thC apothecary weight

2 Scruples - 40 grains

13th-15th century A.D. A lead-alloy pilgrim badge in the shape of a bird standing with its wings folded, dense stylised feather detailing, with raised eye and hooked beak;

Medieval lead Pilgims badge - Markers mark IW on reverse

73rd Regiment of foot button

The 73rd Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1780. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 42nd Regiment of Foot to form the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) in 1881.

1300-1300 Edward 1st hammered silver farthing - closed C & E - type 28d

Obv +ED***** REX A

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1461 Edward IV hammered silver penny

D at centre of reverse cross

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpence

Rev OLE/ON - Moneyer Nicole

25 BC Clacton Cross type, ABC 2356, the companion quarter to British F, the Late Clacton stater, ABC 2332. In ABC it's illustrated as a 'three men in a boat' design but the obverse is probably a degraded boar ; at the moment there are around 30 known, mostly from Essex and Suffolk so it's a definite Trinovantian type.

1.37g, 12.7mm

Unusual Roman terret mount

1495-8 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Tun mint mark

Obv +hENR******ANGL

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1863 Rose gold signet ring - Birmingam mint - date letter O - 9.375 (9 carat)

2.3g, 19.9mm

Maker CY BS

2006 Silver ring with stone - London mint 0.975 silver date letter C

Maker MA

2.2.g, 21.5mm

1770's 4 shillings and sixpence coin weight

S4 D6

RFA (Royal Field Artillery) - Gap-Top Letters Pre-1924 Brass Army metal shoulder title

1495-8 Henry VII hammered silver half groat - Tun mint mark - Double arched crown

Obv +hENRIC******ANGL

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

British Horse society pony club badge

Lewis Badges of Birmingham.

1199 AD John hammered silver short cross penny Class 6a2

Obv HENRICVS REX

Rev +PIERES ON DVR - Moneyer Pieres of Durham mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

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

Aethelred II 978-1016 AD Saxon silver penny - sent for recording

1.4g, 19.77mm

I have recorded the find as EMC 2024.0370.

This is an Aethelred II Crux type penny of the Chichester moneyer Eadnoth, reading +EAD[N?]OD M-O CISE. EMC/SCBI has one other coin of this moneyer in the Crux type, but this is the first single find recorded.

Best wishes,

Martin

1837 - 1897 Canada - The longest Reign in British History

Amazing find complete 1350-1400 AD Medieval spur with rowel still attached

1216 Henry hammered silver short cross penny Class 7

Obv hENRICVS REX

Rev + ON CANT

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - double stuck Obv

Obv + EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

1180-1189 Henry II hammered silver short cross half pemmy

Rev WIMER- Moneyer Eimer

1327 Edward III hammered silver half groat

Obv +EDW ******

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Crusty BC Roman silver - needs cooking to remove crust

I spent a significant amount of time with this piece recently and unfortunately I can't pin it down to any specific Republican issue.
The outline of the head is the clearest feature, but unfortunately there are literally hundreds of types which might have a head like this - it's not 100% clear whether a male or female was intended. It could easily be either.
I was hoping there might be some way to align the vague shapes on the reverse with some published type, but that also proves too unclear to say with any confidence even what sort of "picture" it was meant to portray.
What I can say with fair confidence is that it is a product of the later Republican era - almost certainly 1st century BC - probably post "social war" (90-88 BC).  There is a small possibility it is earlier, but later would make more sense.
Sorry I couldn't do better with it - it is interesting, but just too "generic" of an obverse and too vague a set of "details" on the reverse as it is at the moment.
Possibly, with more cleaning, that reverse might become clearer. With more specific detail on the reverse to work with, there might be a better chance that it can be pinned down more specifically.
Best,
Mark

50th Regiment of foot button

The first regiment known as "50th Regiment of Foot" was raised in North America in 1755 by William Shirley, the British governor of Massachusets. It counted about 1,000 men.

This regiment was disbanded on December 22 1756.

In December 1755, a new regiment originally ranking as "52nd" was raised by Abercromby.

Description: Crowned 50, lion atop within ring and semi-circle design.

Category:​​ Regular Army;

Metal: Copper Alloy, silvered; Backmark​: I NUTTING KING STREET COVENT GARDEN;

​Date: c1790-1803  ​

Charles I and Henrietta Maria. Royalist badge.

A CHARLES I ROYALIST BADGE BY T. RAWLINS.
Charles I and Henrietta Maria Royalist badge, Obv. Crowned Bust, r, within script "Carlos D G Mag Britan Fran Et Hib Reg" Rev. Bust, l, within similar script, marked

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny - Class 7a - Rose on breast

Obv +EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CICI/TAS/LON/DON

Victorian silver brooch

1791 monogrammed spoon handle - George III duty paid symbol - London mint - q date letter

Maker CH

Charles Hougham

1769..1792
(registered May 1769, died 1793)

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB

Obv CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint mark

1530 Henry VIII hammered silver sovereign penny

TW by shield- Archbishop Wosley

Darby and Joan club badge

The name Darby & Joan come from a poem by Henry Woodfall in 1735, which. describes the lives of happily married couple. The first of these clubs to open, for which we have a firm date recorded in the Royal Voluntary Service Archive and Heritage Collection, was at Lincoln which opened on 26 July 1946.

1291-94 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny -composite S

Obv EDW*****L DNS hYB

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

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny

Obv EDWAR ANGL DNS hYB

Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver half penny - Closed E

Obv EDWR ANGL DNS hYB

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

1886 Silver collar stud - Birmingham mark

Maker JA&S

1327 Edward III hammered silver penny

Obv + EDWARDVS ***LI

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

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.

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.

The Great Eastern Railway button

BELGIUM, LIEGE, Johann Theodor v. Bayern, 1744-63, 1 liard, 1750, Obverse: arms on crossed sword and scepter, Reverse: date between four shields, copper, 23mm, KM155

1327 Edward III hammered silver half penny

Obv ***ANGL

Rev DON - London mint

1861

Obverse

Bust of Friedrich Wilhelm III on the right, legend around it.

Script: Latin

Lettering: FRIEDR·WILHELM III KŒNIG VON PREUSSEN

Translation: Friedrich Wilhelm III King of Prussia

Reverse

Face value, year and mintmark surrounded by two oak branches and the legend

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VIER UND ACHTZIG EINE FEINE MARK
6 ꟾ EINEN ꟾ REICHS ꟾ THALER ꟾ 1810 ꟾ A

Translation:
Eighty four for one fine Mark

1526- 44 Henry VIII hammered silver half penny - Single arched crown - 'Brush' hair

Obv hxDxGxROSAxSIExSPIA

Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON - London mint

Tudor ear wax scraper

Medieval Chaffing dish handle

Historically, a chafing dish (from the French chauffer, "to make warm") is a kind of portable grate raised on a tripod, originally

heated with charcoal in a brazier, and used for foods that require gentle cooking, away from the "fierce" heat of direct flames.

Nice condition copper coins - George 1st, George III and William III

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