Metal detecting holidays in England with the World's most successful metal detecting club.20 years plus.
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Modern silver metal snake ring 
Germanic type equal arm brooch introduced into Anglo Saxon settlers from North East Germany in the 5thC AD, 
Solid silver ring, looks fairly modern 1893 Birmingham silver ring date letter t Reported to museum as potential treasure - silver twisted wire ring 58g, 14mm dia - probably 19thC but worth checking as the Romans like their twisted wire jewelry 20thC silver cross with glass stone 
1895 Silver initialled ring - 'MIZPAH' - Birmingham hall mark date letter V 2.09g, 16.52mm dia 20thC Silver ring - 'Silver made in England 
19thC silver signet ring - Birmingham hall mark - worn date letter
4.60g
Maker NBs
Victorian silver ring - part makers mark showing 
Twisted silver wire ring - reported as potential treasure to museum as Romans loved these type of rings
1894 Birmingham silver ring - anchor mark , pure silver , maker H.B
Herbert Bushell 1897..1908 Northampton Street, Birmingham 
What a find - etched onto an amber coloured stone and set in silver
. Two faces on the same intaglioThis is extremely difficult to date as it looks like a 18thC silver mount with a Roman period intaglio. The skill required to make this must have be unbelievable. Reported to museum as possible treasure.
Gold, silver and glass brooch, 14.26mm, 0.64g
Solid silver name brooch, hall marked 1905 'Ellen' Victorian silver brooch with horse shoe and flower pattern Victorian 'Eva silver' name tag - Full set of hallmarks, Bristol 97% silver, date letter U 
1804 Silver Vatica Costl pendant Solid silver butterfly 19thC silver locket 
Chester mint 1835 silver brooch - Maker CH
Heart attack find from a Roman site, handmade bracelet with stone but there is 925 Sterling silver mark on it LOL still a great find though !
Whiskey decanter badge - Birmingham hallmark solid silver 1927, Maker H&H Victorian silver brooch 
1888 Birmingham hallmarked sold silver, maker BM, name tag Violet, neat artefact
Neat find, Chester hallmark 1890 silver brooch - 2.12g
Interesting silver brooch with coloured stones - Victorian ? 1897 Birmingham - Silver initialed brooch - 'MIZPAH'
Marker Sydenham Bros
Tenby Street
BirminghamMizpah (emotional bond), an emotional bond between people who are separated
Medieval silver cross - similar construction to 13thC Knights templer badges 1.06g, 22.82mm 1740 AD Solid silver Tudor rose cuff links 
18thC solid silver clasp 18th/19th C silver cuff links 18thC fragment of a silver bracelet 
18th/19th C silver cuff links 17thC Charles 1st silver cufflinks 
18thC silver decorated clasp with markers mark AF - 19thC silver cufflink 
Victorian silver pendant Birmingham 1898 hallmark 18thC silver cufflinks 
18th/19th C silver cuff links 1871 Silver ring - Maker RF Exeter hall mark
Silver ring - hallmarked Birmingham 1881 Heart attack find - Celtic style silver ring hall marked 925 silver 
1908 Birmingham hallmark silver ring - maker P&T
1901 Birmingham hallmarked silver ring
Sterling silver finger ring Victorian silver ring 
16thC Tudor period silver ring with red stone - 24.02mm L x 14.31mm W
20thC 9 carat gold on silver lined ring 
1894 Birmingham silver ring - anchor mark , pure silver , maker H.B
Herbert Bushell 1897..1908 Northampton Street, Birmingham 
Interesting silver ring - Edward III type cross with 17thC lettering style - reported as treasure to museum
Legend + FEARE GOD \\\\
Interesting silver ring with what looks like a rock crystal - 3.66g, 31mm long
Inscribed 'JH 1521
The ring is inscribed from Henry VIII period - reported as treasure to museum.
20th C silver ring marked 0.925 Georgian silver cufflink 
Silver ring with white stones 
Interesting silver signet ring with inscription 
Victorian silver finger ring
JLL Wooton - silver
Engraved silver finger ring - no hall marks 18thC silver posy ring
'LET VERT'
20thC silver ring Silver twisted wire ring - possibly Roman 
Very interesting chunky hand made silver ring - I'm not certain but this could be a large diamond
Silver ring with stone -full hallmarks
2006 - .925 silver - London mint date letter g
Maker - MA
7.6g,22.08mm
Plain silver ring - no hallmarks 16thC Tudor gold on silver ring - reported as treasure to museum 
Medieval silver annular brooch 
Medieval silver ring 
Victorian silver ring 
Victorian 1844 Silver initialed and dated ring - CB 1.4.44 - Continental hall marks 
Medieval silver ring 
19thC silver ring Victorian silver clan ring - Marker JC 
Early silver ring with rough cut diamonds 
Victorian silver dolphin ring Victorian 'Forget me not' 
Silver ring - no hall marks 20thC silver ring with clear stones 
Victorian silver ring Silver ring Undiagnostic silver finger ring 
Plain silver ring wiith diamonds Victorian silver clasp Medieval silver annular brooch 
20thC silver jewelry item 
circa 8th/9thC Saxon decorated solid silver hooked fastener used on their leg bindings
Discussion: Hooked tags are all-purpose fasteners, used to secure small bags or purses and also clothing. They occur in various forms from the late 8th century onwards,
16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener Medieval silver annular brooch Medieval silver annular brooch 
16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener Medeival silver knopped band 
16thC gilded silver religious ring
+ FERE GOD + (means fear god)
4.6g, 21.05mm dia
Victorian silver ear ring Medieval silver 'clasped hands' ring 
Possible medieval gilded silver heart - Lombardic script IHS - reported as treasure to museum
22mm L, 3.19g
16thC Tudor gilded silver ring- 
16thC Tudor gilded silver fastener Medieval silver annular brooch 
Medieval gilded silver ring 16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 
16thC Tudor gilded silver fastener 16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 
1623 silver hawking ring
11mm,1.28g
Thomas Playters.Eq
The Playters Baronetcy, of Sotterley in the County of Suffolk, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 August 1623 for Thomas Playters and was one of the last baronetcies created by King James I.[1] The second Baronet was Vice-Admiral of Suffolk between 1640 and 1649.[2] The fifth Baronet served as High Sheriff of Suffolk in 1728. The title became extinct on the death of the eighth Baronet in 1832
17thC Tiny silver ring
10mm dia ,0.72g
Inscribed *Layer de la Hayer. in Essex
Medieval silver ring - Greek Cross like on Elizabeth 1st hammered silver coins
'ICET'
16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 1625 Charles 1st silver pendant 
17thC Charles II cuff links 16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 
Victorian silver chain 16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 
16thC Tudor gilded silver pin 16thC Tudor gilded silver pin 
Gilded silver mount 17thC gilded silver ring 
16thC Tudor gilded silver clothing fastener 16thC Tudor gilded silver pin 
16thC Tudor gilded silver pendant 16thC Tudor gilded silver pin 
Edwardian silver brooch Not sure of the date of this silver brooch with gold eyes but it's construction could be 16thC Tudor - reported to museum as potential treasure 
18th/19th C silver cuff links Stunning 12thC medieval silver annular brooch - reported to museum as treasure 
1881 silver finger ring - full hall marks - Maker S&C
1913 Silver cat pendant - Date letter O for Birmingham mint
Maker BW
Interesting Tudor period silver item - possible pin head or mount - reported to as treasure to museum 
1910 Silver ring - Chester halll mark, date letter K
Maker C.H
Charles Horner
Charles Horner Ltd (from 1910)
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.
Tudor silver pin head
Medieval gilded silver
13thC Lombardic script
*Ihn + LLM
2.3mm thick x 7.2mm W
Medieval silver finger ring with lombardic lettering - Edward III type initial mark Medieval silver engraved band 
Tiny late medieval gilded silver ring top - Madonna bust ??
9.86mm dia , 1.24g
Medieval silver annular brooch Post medieval silver ring 'GOD' reported as treasure to museum 
Medieval silver and ruby ring
Medieval silver ring
Stunning large gilded silver medieval decorated silver finger ring
7.26g, 23.59mm
Stunning 1704 Queen Anne commemorative silver cufflinks
Victorian silver nount Interesting tiny Georgian silver decorated pin head 
1869 Maximiliano Mexican silver ring - gold coin in ring
2.57g, 17mm
Interesting silver ear ring find - it appears to house a big diamond, probably Victorian
18thC silver cufflink 16thC Tudor gilde silver ring fragment - reported to museum as treasure 
1808 AD Bristol Silver ring with a full set of hallmarks 1892 Birmingham hallmark 97 % silver Vesta (match) case 
Silver bird probably form a charm bracelet - late Victorian Medieval silver annular brooch Interesting small silver piece 
Birmingham hallmark solid silver Oval early 1800's, too large for a cuff lin 19thC silver clasp 
18thC 67th Regiment of foot ring ? gold on silver
1911 Chester hall mark silver brooch 20thC Sterling silver brooch 
Gilded Georgian brooch - red stone set in silver Victorian silver brooch 
19thC Old bust Victorian silver brooch Victorian silver brooch 
Victorian silver brooch Victorian silver brooch 
Georgian silver brooch Silver necklace part 
20thC silver pendant Victorian silver pendant 
Georgian silver pendant 20thC silver pendant 
Victorian silver pendant Victorian silver pendant 
1859 Silver pendant with 1842 Victoria milled silver four pence coin sandwiched between the glass
Maker JS - Birmingham assay mark
Jesse Sargeant 1835
(registered Feb 1834) Caroline Street, Birmingham
Georgian silver brooch front with glass stone Umknown silver brooch 
20thC silver pendant 1940's St Christoper pendant 
Victorian silver pendant Birmingham 1898 hallmark Victorian silver brooch 
17thC clothing fastener Victorian sterling silver locket 
Medieval silver pin Victorian silver locket 
Victorian silver brooch Victorian silver brooch 
Victorian silver brooch 
Victorian silver brooch Victorian silver locket 
Victorian silver brooch Victorian silver pendant Very interesting silver chain - sent to the museum for their views as it looks early construction 
20thC silver bracelet 1835 silver brooch 
17thC Charles 1st silver locket Georgian silver cufflink with glass stone 
20thC Gilded silver brooch Victorian silver pendant 
Georgian silver cufflink with glass stone 20thC silver brooch 
20thC silver ear ring Victoain silver brooch 
20thC silver ear ring 20thC silver ear ring 
20thC silver ear ring 20thC silver ear ring 
Victorian silver locket Georgian intaglio brooch 
Geogian silver intaglio 
Stunning 16thC Tudor gilded silver pin
Pin dia 10.88mm, 4.68g
Treasure case 2009T596
16thC Tudor decorated silver pin . Complete and undamaged with much of the original gilding Pin dia 10.88mm, 4.68g
PAS find id: ESS-5D8754
Solid silver decorated pin head 15th/16thC Tudor -
1.66g, 9.56mm dia
1625 Charles 1st bust - 0.58g, 13.54mm L 
572. Tendring Area, Essex:
Post-Medieval silver hat badge (2006 T482)
Date: Early 16th century
Discovery: Found by Mr E Zschernitz while metaldetecting in October 2006.
Description: A circular hat badge, gilt front and back, with the remains of a pin on the back. The
badge comprises a pinked backplate with thick cable decoration at the edge and a band of pinked decoration enclosing a built-up cast element at the centre with the Virgin and Child sitting on a crescent moon. There are sun rays behind the figures. Diameter: 19.9mm; weight: 6.54g.
Discussion: The form and iconography indicate that this is a hat badge, as fashionably worn by men on the upturned flap of a hat around 1500–25. See for example a Crucifixion scene from Raydon, Suffolk (Treasure Annual Report 2003, no. 240), which indicates the original shape of the hook, i.e. with two sharp Ubends and sharp tip.
Disposition: Colchester & Ipswich Museums Service.
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