An fragment of a copper alloy finger ring of probable Roman date, with an oval setting in the bezel for a now missing gem or intaglio. The hoop had a plano-convex cross section and the bezel is [...]
A large lead alloy bag or bale seal. One side is stamped with a beaded roundel containing initials and date in three lines: *SPB* / SRHB / *1755*. There is a channel for an attachment [...]
A uniface lead alloy token of 20.4mm diameter. One side has a human head in profile (Powell type 10), right, of unclear gender and wearing a laurel wreath. [...]
A post medieval lead alloy bag or bale seal. One side has a garnished shield of arms of the city of London (Argent a Cross Gules in the first quarter a Sword in pale point [...]
A complete copper-alloy strap fitting of medieval date, c.AD 1200 – 1500.The strap fitting comprises a sub-rectangular bar with D-shaped section and moulded relief decoration to the upper surface. One end of the fitting displays a [...]
A copper alloy cast Post Medieval button, 10.9mm in diameter. The button is conical with a pellet at the apex. There is an integral cast rounded loop shank. Circa late 15th-16th century. As Read (2005) [...]
A late Medieval cast copper alloy locking buckle. The frame is asymmetrical and rectangular, with flanged sides, a notched pin rest and a groove along the front edge. There is a separate central bar which [...]
Copper alloy nummus of Constantine I, London, obverse IMP CONSTANTINVS AVG, helmeted, cuirassed bust right,spear over shoulder, reverse VICTORIAE LAETAE PRINC PERP type with 2 Victories, mintmark illegible, AD319-20 [...]
A Medieval cast copper alloy bar mount, 19.5mm in length. The mount has a convex, hemispherical cross section decorated with beaded bands and, at each end, a rounded terminal knop pierced for and retaining a copper [...]
A cast copper alloy forked spacer from a late Medieval composite strap end. The spacer has a terminal projection in the form of an acorn with a ridged collar, a trapezoidal cupule and conical tip. [...]
A cast copper alloy Medieval single looped oval buckle with a decorated front edge which has flanking lobes to either side of a notched pin rest. The strap bar is narrowed and the pin has been lost. [...]
A Medieval trapezoidal copper alloy strap slide with small internal projections towards the narrower edge. The sides of the frame have a sub rectangular cross section. Circa late 12th - 14th century. [...]
A cast copper alloy Post Medieval strap fitting or strap slide of lobed and waisted type (Maslin 2021). The plate is convex and dumbbell shaped, 22.8mm in length, with two rounded lobes separated by three [...]
A complete copper-alloy apothecaries’ weight of Post-Medieval date, c.AD 1800 - 1890.The weight is square with a rectangular section. It is engraved on one side with the traditional symbol for the apothecary’s unit of measure [...]
Zoomorphic copper-alloy fragment of an unidentified, probably medieval or early post-medieval object, possibly the end of a knife handle. It is cast in the shape of the head and neck of a fantastic or mythical [...]
A silver Post-Medieval groat of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603) dating to the period AD 1560 - 1561. First Issue. Square shield on long cross fourchee reverse. Cross crosslet initial mark. Mint of London.North Vol 2, p.133, no.1986.The coin [...]
A copper-alloy Post Medieval knife end cap, 17.3mm in length, in the form of a horse's hoof. The terminal has an oval cross section and is curved, with moulded decoration delineating aspects of the hoof [...]
A foot and catchplate from a Roman cast copper alloy brooch (fibula) of Colchester Derivative type. The bow is narrow and plano-convex in cross section, with two grooves defining a low spine. The catchplate is [...]
