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Copper alloy buckle plate with a tinned surface and deeply incised interlace design. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000Length: 35.4mm, Height: 27mm, Thickness: 4.7mm [...]
Cast copper alloy buckle with stamped decoration, formed as two horse heads facing away from each other. Tongue survives. Hawkes and Dunning Type IB. Suggested date: Late Roman, 250-410Length: (frame): 17.9mm, Height: 23.6mm, Thickness: 3.4mm [...]
An incomplete silver halfgroat of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) unknown initial mark, 5th or 6th coinage, dating to c.1582-1603. Two pellets behind bust. (North 2016).Diameter 15.8mm, thickness 0.5mm, weight 0.5g. [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy jetton of uncertain issue dating to the period AD 1550 - 1750. Rose/Orb type. Mint of Nuremburg.Obverse: Alternating crowns and lis with central rose.Reverse: Imperial Orb within tressure of three arches. [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy rose farthing of Charles I (AD 1625-1649), unclear rose type (AD 1636-1644) (North 2287-2290, Spink 3204), London mint. [...]
A Post Medieval silver sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), not further defined, dating to circa AD 1558-1603. Tower of London mint. [...]
A Medieval silver voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (AD 1216-172), Class 3a, dating to circa AD 1248-150. Moneyer: Nicole; Mint: London. Ref: North 1980: 182. [...]
A Medieval silver voided short cross cut halfpenny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 4b/c, not further defined, dating to circa AD 1200-1204. Moneyer: Hue; Mint: York.. [...]
Incomplete medieval or early post-medieval gilded copper-alloy mount, perhaps from a box or a piece of furniture. If it was symmetrical when complete, then a little over half is extant. It is flat and has [...]
A Medieval silver voided short cross cut halfpenny of John (AD 1199-1216), Class 5b/c, not further defined, dating to circa AD 1205-1210. Moneyer: Adam; Mint: Northampton. [...]
An extremely worn post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I dating to 1578 - 1580. Second Issue, plain cross initial mark. As North Vol 2 (1991), p.135, no.2001. [...]
A post Medieval silver halfgroat of Charles I (1625-49), fourth bust, group D with sceptre initial mark dating to 1646-1649. London mint. As North 2258. [...]
A small medieval cast copper alloy annular or ring brooch, 25mm in diameter. The frame has a rounded cross section, 2mm wide and appears undecorated. The rear portion of a copper alloy pin remains articulated [...]
A Roman silver denarius of Severus Alexander (AD 222-235) dating to AD 222 (Reece Period 11). P M TR P COS P P reverse type depicting Jupiter, cloak behind and over right arm, standing left, holding [...]
[presumed to be] Copper alloy buckle, Borre style [MF]. Traces of decoration or damage. NLM accession number SFWH 13. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000 Length: 32.9mm, Height: 35mm, Thickness: 3.5mm [...]
An incomplete copper alloy millefiori enamelled plate brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 100-200). The remains of the brooch consist of roughly one third of the circular plate. The edge is chipped and [...]
[presumably] Copper alloy Borre buckle with fine brown patina on surfaces. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 900-1000Length: 35mm, Height: 26.3mm, Thickness: 5.3mm [...]
A Medieval silver penny of Edward I (AD 1277-1307), Class 9b, dating to AD 1300-1302 (N 1037). Mint of London. Ref: North 1980: 24. [...]
An incomplete copper alloy plate brooch dating to the Roman period (c. AD 100-200). The object is sub-circular in shape and the edge is heavily chipped. The outer face is decorated with a central cell surrounded [...]
Copper alloy die dividing the circle into three sections. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 700-1000Diameter: 18.46mm, Thickness: 2.03mm [...]
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