2025 March finds page

Tx Mike gets his freebies for the first monster find of the year

Note the skull engraving on the ring

Stunning 1721 Gold and black enamel mourning ring - reported as treasure

A.M obt 2 May 1721

Maker RD

5g, 22.13mm

Vir Phill found this in Sept and I reported it as potential treasure to museum as it had that classic 16thC construction. I just got it back disclaimed from the museum ID'd as a bosun's whistle. Record ID: ESS-6715AB - POST MEDIEVAL whistle. A fragment of a silver gilt bosun's whistle of post-medieval date (c.1500-1700). Description: The whistle remains as one half of the ovoid hollow of the whistle which would have been attached to a tube through which air would have been blown into the hollow. The hollow would have been constructed in two halves and joined at their bases. The remaining half has semi-circular cut out which, when joined to the other half would have created a circular opening, allowing the blown air to escape. The fragment is decorated with a raised design in the form of a flower with five heart-shaped petals and a raised knop at its centre. The fragment is slightly bent and retains much of its gilding. Measurements: height: 8.5mm; width: 13.4mm thickness: 9mm weight: 0.75g Discussion: More complete bosuns' whistles with the same decoration recorded on the database and submitted for the consideration as Treasure include SOM-77474D (2017T629) HAMP-D7F787 (2013T746) CAM-AEA9B6 (2018T1014); HESH-DB1922 (2010T456); LVPL-8EE474 (2015T412). These are all dated to within the range of c.1500-1700.
1625-6 Charles 1st hammered silver shilling (12 pence) - Cross Calvary mint mark 5.69g, 28.9mm

1566 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence - portcullis mint mark		2nd Roman fibular brooch


Gold ring - no hall marks - 0.57g, 20mm

1500-1650 buckle	18thC Navy button	1625 Charles 1st hammered silver half groat

18thC silver Royal navy button	18thC clog fastener	Georgian ink well cover

19thC livery button	19thC livery button	1603 James 1st hammered silver sixpence

Georgian button	Georgian button	1818 George III milled silver sixpence

RN Capt / Commander - 1787 RN Lieutenant - 1787	1890 Victorian General Service Button	BRITISH TOKENS, Middlesex. Carter's. 1795. CU Halfpenny, 7.79g (17mm, 6h). CARTER 32 JERMYN STREET LONDON 1795, a lady's slipper / LADIES/ (floral ornament)/ SHOE / (floral ornament)/ MANUFACTORY in five lines. Edge: Milled References: D&H 276

1939 George VI milled silver sixpence		1943 George VI milled silver halfcrown

17thC lead token	Medieval lead pendant	Description: 63 incised within eight pointed star. Category: Regular Army; Type of button: Flat 22mm ; Metal: Pewter Date: c1800-1820 Notes: An officers example to the 63rd unusually with incised rather than raised numerals, known as the 63rd Regt of Foot 1758-1782 and then West Suffolk 1782-1881.

Medieval hammered silver long cross farthing		1310 Edward II hammered silver half penny Obv EDWARDVS REX' ANG Rev CIVI/TAS/LON/DON -London mint 0.65g, 14.76mm

18th C watch winders		17thC Continental jetton

1500-1700 mount	Georgian button	Medieval buckle tongue

16thC stone cannon ball 40.6 mm dia		1582-4 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - A mint mark

1216 Henry III hammered silver short cross penny		1803 silver clog fastener

1430's French Charles VII Three circles type jetton - mint of Tournai Quatrefoils in circle Ref Mitchiner 607		18thC crotal bells

Georgian spur		1307 Edward III hammered silver penny -florin Obv +EDWARR ANGL DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbury mint

Medieval lead trade weight		Belguim 1866 Leopold II 50 centimes milled silver coin

Lead toy		1578-9 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny - Greek Cross mint mark

Roman lead sling shot		1816 George III milled silver shilling

2ndC Roman fibular brooch		16thC Elizabeth 1st hammered silver sixpence

Georgian watch winder	Essex police button	1819 George III milled silver shilling - forgery

19thC livery button	Georgian pill box lid	Continental hammered silver coin

1922 George V milled silver shilling		1922 George V milled silver sixpence

1916 George V milled silver sixpence		1861 Victoria milled silver three pence

Medieval spur		1772 Russian lead bale seal

1500-1700 copper locket	Georgian silver buckle	1634 Charles 1st hammered silver rose farthing
2000 BC Bronze Age flat axe 111mm L x 67mm W x 9.66 mm T - 303g Bronze Age axe page

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpenny		1640's Civil War iron cannon ball 203g, 1/2 lb Cannon balls

Georgian buckle	Georgian trade weight	1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross halfpenny Rev OLE/ONL - Moneyer Nicole of London mint

Georgian button	Pattern 2 (c1899 to c1901) Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Tramways Owner Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Tramways Company Opened 18th May 1891 (horse) Operator Folkestone, Sandgate and Hythe Tramways Company Taken over 1893 (South Eastern Railway Company - a major shareholder from the outset) Owners name changed 1st August 1899 (to the South Eastern and Chatham Railway, following the amalgamation of the SERCo with the London Chatham and Dover Railway Company) Closed 30th September 1921 Length 3.36 miles Gauge 4ft 8½ins Button description (Pattern 1) Company initials ('SER') above a Victoria Crown and laurel wreath, all within a roped rim Materials known Brass/gilt; nickel (latter for police only) Button Line reference [None] Button description (Pattern 2) Company initials ('SECR') above a Victoria Crown and laurel wreath, all within a roped rim Materials known Gilt; nickel (latter for police only) Button Line reference [None] Button description (Pattern 3) Company initials ('SECR') above a King's Crown and laurel wreath, all within a roped rim Materials known Gilt; nickel (latter for police only)
18thC crotal bells

15th C open topped thimble		18th/19thC yhimbles

18thC silver seal matrix

1817 George III milled silver sixpence		1820 George III milled silver sixpence
Unknown silver weave ring/bracelet - sent to museum for their views as these start early in date 6.9g,39.1mm L x 21.67mm W

1817 George III milled silver sixpence		1891 Victoria milled silver sixpence

1898 Victoria milled silver three pence
George III oval counter mark Dollar 1792 - look like a Santiago mint, 27.6g, 39.8mm CARLOS IV. 8 reales. 1792. Santiago. DA. C sobre R en CAROLUS. AR 26,6 g. 40 mm. VI-834 var.; AC-1021. Golpes en anv. y hoja en rev. MBC-/MBC. Muy rara. George III (1760-1820), oval countermark upon Spanish Eight Reales of King Charles IIII (1788-1808), 1792 FM, , small oval hallmark of George III right at centre of obverse, bust of Spanish King laureate and draped right, date below, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS.IIII. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, pillar with ribbon motto either side PLUS ULTRA, legend surrounding, .HISPAN. ET IND. REX. S. 8R.DA. weight 26.92g (ESC 129; Bull 1852; S.3765A). These emergency countermarked coins were struck in relation to a crisis with the silver coinage at the end of the 18th Century where the supply of silver in commerce and for the Mint had dwindled due to the Wars in France after the Revolution in 1797. From March 1797 the Bank of England therefore released stocks of its Spanish dollars each with an oval countermark valued at 4s and 9d for currency. They did not really alleviate the problem of smaller change and were issued on an off with the oval countermark until a more complex larger octagonal mark replaced them from January to May 1804, as the oval pieces were being counterfeited. Eventually the octagonal replacements were also copied widely and the ultimate solution was to have the Soho Mint totally overstrike the Spanish Dollars with the Bank of England design.

Unknown widget		Large post medieval steel yard weight

c10thC Saxon harness cheek piece		Victorian bone handles pen knife
1618 Spanish hammered silver half reale, Phillip 1.81g, 18.65mm

Roman loop terret		Georgian fob seal

1816 George III milled silver sixpence		Post medieval lead bird

1247 Henry III hammered silver voided long cross penny Double struck reverse - London mint		19thC Victoria milled silver sixpence

Georgian trade weight	Medieval mount	1595 - 1598 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Key mint mark

1922 George V milled silver shilling		1800 George III milled silver penny

1747 Joannes V Portugal Copper Thirty Six Shillings		Unknown Arabic coin - researching it - ID'd by NY Dale 1915 NGC AU 58 Turkey 10 Kurush 1327//7 Ottoman El Ghazi Silver Coin

18thC toy cannon		1668 'His halfpenny' hammered copper trade token

Roman mount	Georgian trade weight	Georgian watch winders

Georgian fob seal holder	Georgian button	Medieval pendant

	19thC livery button	19thC printing press blocks

Crown VR Royal Engineer Department In use by 1855- 1901	1855-1881 THE 23RD REGIMENT OF FOOT c 1800 / After 1881 :- The Royal Welsh Fusiliers	16thC Elizabethan lead illegal tavern token Bottle and glass design

Georgian button	19thC livery button	Post medieval lead trade weight

18thC Royal Artillery button	Post medieval hem weight	1818 George III milled silver shilling

17thC lead token	WWII Rpyal Artillery badge	1816 George III milled silver shilling
Two piece set made up from the grooved base and the small grinding tool 1stC BC to 1stC AD Celtic Woad cosmetic grinder - boat shaped The grinder was used to pulverise vegetable material such as woad in the preparation of dyes. These are also known as perfume or cosmetic grinders. During the Celtic period in Britain a biennial herb called Isatis Tinctoria; was cultivated for the blue dye that could be obtained from it when crushed. This plant is also known as woad. The dye would then be applied to the skin 53.5mm L x 8.5 mm W

1824 George IV milled silver shilling		1818 George III milled silver sixpence

1560 - 1561 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Cross crosslet mint mark		1929 George V milled silver shilling

1885 Victoria milled silver three pence		1578 - 1579 Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat - Greek cross mint mark

1500-1700 mount	16thC Tudor button	Georgian fob seal

16thC Tudor button	17thC lead token	Roman silver knee brooch

15thC lead token	1500-1700 mount	Officer - 1848-1853 THE 33RD REGIMENT OF FOOT. / After 1881 :- 1st Battalion The Duke Of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment

Victorian General Service Army button	19thC livery button	Medieval gilded hanger

19thC livery button	1500-1650 buckle	1947 Colchester Co-Operative Musical Festival Piano Duet Seniors winners badge

1500-1650 buckle	Victorian brooch	Medieval riveted plate

Description: 82 under Prince of Wales feathers. Category: Regular Army; Type of button: Slightly convex 22mm ; Metal: Copper Alloy silvered; Backmark: CHARLES JENNENS LONDON Date: c1808-1820	16th Stone cannon ball 16.7g, 23.2.mm dia	Silver casting waste 14.82g, 34.8mm L
Unknown very thick bronze decorated pot fragment

Interesting silver ring top - no hallmarks - sent it to museum for their views as it is difficult to date		1881 Victoria milled silver florin (24 pence)

Junior Imperial Constitutional League For Empire Enamel Badge A circular lapel badge consisting of yellow metal. The central detail shows a lion statant surrounded by a blue enamel border that reads "FOR EMPIRE", with a second larger blue enamel border that reads "JUNIOR IMPERIAL & CONSTITUTIONAL LEAGUE". Above the central detail is the flag of the St George's cross, coloured with white and red enamel, and the Union Jack, coloured with red, white and blue enamel. The flags are surmounted by a King's crown coloured with red enamel. ON the reverse is a buttonhole fastening. The 'Junior Imperial and Constitutional League' was formed in 1906 with objectives to encourage practical political work and organisation among the young Conservatives in Britain.		1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Obv EDWR ANGLE DNS hYB Rev CIVI/TAS/CAN/TOR - Canterbuty mint

1500-1700 mount	Union padlock face	Georgian mount

Georgian silver thimble	Georgian Honourable Artillery Company button	2ndC Roman silver coin - needs cooking to remove crust

19thC livery button	1990's Generic merchant navy button