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Unrecorded 1665 William Ferris of Colchester hammered copper trade farthing

obv FWM with rev MWM ?

obv +AMOR A Q YA

rev DE FRAN ET POL LOIS SPLG DD

1509- 26 Henry VIII hammered silver half groat - first coinage - two arches unjewelled

rev CIVITAS CANTOR (Canterbury mint) POSUI DEUM (Archbishop William Warham)

1.11g, 18.83mm

1464-5 Edward IV hammered silver half groat-

Quatrefoils by neck- standard F type

obv EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC HIBERINE

rev CIVITAS LONDON - London mint

18.50mm,1.11g

 

obv HENRICUS REX

1.22g,19.33mm

1461- 4 Edward IV hammered silver halfpenny - Heavy coinage Class 1a - extra pellets by crown - London mint,

obv EDWARD REX ANG

rev CIVITAS LONDON

0.47g,13.03mm

1464 Edward IV First reign light coinage Type VI Very clear London, Initial mark sun on both sides, Quatrefoils at neck, Fleur on cusps except over crown 3.01g, 25.03mm

obV EDWARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC

rev CIVITAS LONDON

Saxon C600 - 775 AD Silver Sceat 1.14g,10.81mm

'Many thanks for the new coin, which I have recorded as EMC 2006.0338. A nice example of Series D Type 2c, one of the major series of Frisian sceattas'.

1586 Hans Krauwincel II Rose orb Jeton

Stunning dated 1581 coin weight not in the reference books but of the 16thC Antwerp hand type - unknown markers mark

2.69g,15.31mm sq

107/8 BC Roman Imperial silver

18.10mm, 3.83g

Exciting find indeed - this is a Republican-era denarius. At first I thought it was Julius Caesar, but it belongs to the gens Herrenia The obverse shows a diademed head of Pietas, right - with the inscription PIETAS behind and a control-mark letter beneath the chin. The reverse reads: M. HERENNI and shows Amphinomus carrying his father. I'm not certain to what exact bit of mythology or early "history" this refers, but is reminiscent of the "Aeneas carrying Anchises" reverse of the Venus denarius of Julius Caesar which would be current 60 or so years later.
This piece dates to about 108/7 B.C., and as such may have been traded to islanders for tin or something similar since it does not show the wear requisite to have been in circulation for the whole amount of time between its minting and the Roman incursions. SR 185, Syd 567, Bab/RSC Herennia 1.

Mark

It's a silver unit of Eppillus, VA 443-1, with a head right on the obverse and inscription IO VIR or CO VIR or FO VIR, and on the reverse a Capricorn left with EPPI above and COM F below. There's a page of them at: Celtic Coins

Although Eppillus appears to have been from the Atrebates, this is one of the coins he struck which is found predominantly in Kent, reflecting his brief period of rule there probably around the turn of the first century BC/AD. The obverse inscription of this type is a bit of a puzzle: CO VIR would presumably be Commios and Verica, but it's not clear whether IO and FO refer to other words or whether they're simply mistakes by the die engraver'. CCI number to follow

1.52g,13.75mm

1435-38 Henry VI hammered silver halfpenny - Satires only to Obverse - no reverse stops - Std 'G' type 0.48g, 13.77mm

rev CIVITAS LONDON (London mint)

1279 Edward 1st hammered silver penny Class 10ab

Obv EDWARD R ANGL DNS HYB

Rev CIVITAS LONDON (London mint)

1.34g, 19.07mm

Saxon C600-775 AD Silver Sceat 1.23g,11.15mm

'Many thanks for the latest find (EMC 2006.0342), which is excellent example of the Series C1 inverted type'.

1485-90 Henry VII hammered silver half groat

One jewelled, one unjewelled arch Type 3c

rev CIVITASCANTOR (Cantebury mint)

Gold brooch with green glass stone, no hall marks - Reported to museum as potential treasure

2.62g, 28.85mm L

1625 Charles 1st silver half crown coin weight

14.35g, 23.76mm

Medieval Gold Nobel coin weight - ship type

6.05g.18.35 mm L

1816 Geroge III milled silver sixpence

London hallmark 1937 silver spoon

James 1st hammered silver shilling (12 pence) 1st coinage 1603-4, 5.21g, 30.09mm

Rev EXURGAT DEUS DISSIPENTUR INIMIC

Trinovantes Clacton type Celtic gold 1/4 stater 50BC 1.26g, 14.04mm

1.26g, 14.04m