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Oct 2004 Season Latest Finds Page 3 |
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1840
Victorian milled silver shilling |
15thC
lead token |
Colchester
12 pence token |
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Hall & Allen
Haberdashers |
1580
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver half groat (2 pence) |
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1300's
AD Edward 1st hammered silver penny |
15thC
lead token |
Part of
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver shilling |
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1892
Birmingham hallmark 97 % silver Vesta (match) case
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6000BC flint
scraper (not positively ID'd by museum)
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1500's
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat (4 pence) |
1300's
AD Edward 1st hammered silver farthing (1/4 pence) |
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Cross
mount - not as old as it looks |
1912 George
V milled silver Florin (24 pence) |
67th Regiment
of foot button |
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56th Regiment
of foot button |
Dandy
button |
17thC
spur buckle |
Medieval
spur rowel |
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18thC lead Palm
guard |
Possible
Viking mount 8thC (ID'd as Medieval) |
Medieval
clothing fastener |
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Reads 1750 on the coin ? French 25 Centimes coin |
1500's
Tudor button |
1340 AD
Beehive thimble |
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Bronze bracelet
with Celtic style ends - one for the museum to date |
17thC
Colchester hammered token |
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Huge button
with PS initials |
1700's
Apothecary weight |
Birmingham
Hallmarked silver watch fob hanger |
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Interesting
piece - no idea of use or date yet |
1569 Elizabeth
1st hammered silver groat ( 4 pence) |
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1838 Victorian milled silver groat ( 4 pence) |
1943 George
V milled silver sixpence |
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12th Regiment
of foot button |
Interesting
bale seal |
67th
Regiment of foot button |
Tally
Ho hunting button |
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Large
18thC sheep bell |
17thC bronze
barrel spout |
Flower
button |
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49th Regiment
of foot button |
17thC
buckle |
George III
1/3 gold guinea forgery |
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15thC
lead token |
Tudor
period purse bar end |
1800
Russian bale seal |
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1859 Victorian
milled silver 3 pence |
Flower
design button |
WWII Nazi
Swastica from a downed German bomber |
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Elizabeth 1st hammered silver groat ( 4 pence) |
1500's
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver penny |
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Size comparison
between groat and a penny |
1600's Charles
1st hammered silver shilling (12 pence) |
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George V
1914 milled silver half crown (30 pence) |
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Boar's
head livery button |
Gilded
Navy button |
1575
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver six pence |
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Louis X1 (1461-83) Ecu d'or, 28mm, 1re emission 31/12/1461. Obv: LVDOVICVS:DEI:GRA:FRANCOR:REX, ecu de France crowned, bounded by deux lis crowned. Rev: XPS:VINCIT:XPS:REGNAT:XPS:IMPGRAT, "croix feuillue avec quadrilobes en coeur, accoste de quarte cournelles, dans un quadrilobe." Mint is Paris - pt 18 on the obv. Dup 539v (with XPC); C 741v which has the reverse ending "XPS IMPERT." |
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Very unusual
15thC lead token |
16thC belt
decoration circules pattern |
Eastern
Counties bus company button |
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1625 Charles
1st Rose hammered copper farthing |
15thC
belt decoration circules pattern |
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1759 Dutch
low countries copper ? |
Boars
head on a sword livery button |
Early
16thC Tudor button complete |
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Ornate Georgian
period cabinet handle |
Ornate
harness mount |
Small
copper coin - possibly Spanish |
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Lion livery
button |
HE & Edwards
Covent Garden 2 shilling (24 pence) token |
Irnate
shoe buckle early 18thC |
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1800's Victorian
milled silver 3 pence |
1875
Victorian milled silver 3 pence |
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1859 Victorian
milled silver 6 pence |
Very
unusual double sided 15thC lead token |
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Figure of
a man in 16thC dress with hook on back for bookmark ?? |
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Small
18thC decorated copper ring |
18thC
spur |
Lead weight
with circular designs - no idea of date yet |
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16thC
sword hanger |
Silver
cuff link |
Ornate
pot foot |
15thC
lead token |
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Medieval
mount
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Another
interesting early bronze piece - another one for the museum to look at |
HE & Edwards
Covent Garden 1 shilling (12 pence) token |
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Nuremberg
Jetton 1500's |
Stag head
livery button |
German
Eagle lead document seal probably post Medieval |
Gilded
basket harness decoration |
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1777 Russian
bale seal |
Huge 1797
George III Cartwheel penny in great shape |
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Very early
one piece 33rd Regiment of foot officers button |
Medieval
pin head |
1696 William
III milled silver love token |
Lion livery
button |
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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 16thC silver mount with a Roman period intaglio. The skill required to make this must have be unbelievable. Reported to museum as possible treasure. found by Boston Bud |
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Small
clear stone set in silver without hallmarks - possibly post Medieval
found by Texas Dave |
1575
Elizabeth 1st hammered silver six pence |
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1247 Henry III voided longcross hammered silver 1/2 pence |
TVC
Military button |
Greek
god livery button |
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1917
George V milled silver half crown (30 pence) |
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1625
Charles 1st Rose hammered copper farthing |
17thC
star design button |
Georgian
decorated watch winder |
Hunting
livery button |
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Superb
medallion probably William and Mary 1689 |
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Dubnovellaunus
Late 1st BC to Early 1stC AD Full Celtic gold stater found by Texas
Dave |
Cunoblein
40AD - 1/4 Gold stater found by Boston Bud |
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