Many Celtic deities seem to have been associated with aspects of nature and worshipped in sacred groves. Some appear in Read more
Guide to Mining
This section illustrates the history of mining and aims to give sufficient information for a researcher to be able to recognise mining features and to be able to identify the periods of working on a site. Mine works are an extensive subject, complicated by the use of different terms for similar features, depending on the type of mine and the region under review.
A complete silver Spanish Half Ryal of Ferdinand and Isabella dating to the period AD 1469-1504. Obverse depicts the 'Yoke of Aragon' the symbol of Ferdinand, the reverse depicts Arrows of Castile, the symbol of [...]
A fragment of a stone Architectural Fragment of probable Post-Medieval date (AD 1600-1750). The object is sub-rectangular in plan and shaped in section. All outer edges are broken. The outer surface is decorated with intersecting [...]
A complete copper alloy sestertius of Faustina the Elder (Faustina I) dating to the period AD 138-161 (Reece period 7). Unclear reverse type depicting a standing figure, draped, standing left. Mint of Rome.Diameter: 29.66mm, Weight: 17.03g [...]
An incomplete copy alloy Nummus of the House of Constantine dating to the period AD 330-337. Reece period 17. GLORIA EXERCITVS reverse depicting two soldiers and two standards. Unclear mint.Diameter: 14.53mm, Weight: 0.70gThe coin is missing the majority of its [...]
A complete silver Sixpence of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603). Third coinage. Long cross fourchée reverse over squared shield with date above. Tun initial mark. London mint. AD 1592.Diameter: 26.87mm, Thickness: 0.78mm, Weight: 2.87gNorth Vol II, P 137, No 2015 [...]
An incomplete copper alloy Crotal bell of a single cast form of Post-Medieval date (AD 1550-1750). The object comprises two hemispheres divided by a slightly raised horizontal circumferential rib. There are two sound holes one on [...]
An incomplete Roman copper-alloy toilet implement, likely a nail cleaner or ear scoop, dating to circa AD 43–200. The object is slender and rod-like, with a broadly circular-sectioned shank. One terminal terminates in an old [...]
A complete Early Medieval (Late Saxon to early Viking (Anglo-Scandinavian)) copper-alloy strap end dating to circa the late 850-1100 AD. The object consists of a plain, undecorated triangular plate which flares outwards towards a bifurcated [...]
Very nearly complete Roman copper-alloy slide key. It has a handle consisting of an a solid rectangular-cross-sectioned trapezoidal body with an oval suspension loop of approximately equal or slightly larger size at the wide end. [...]
A Post Medieval silver penny of Elizabeth I (AD 1558-1603), third coinage, crescent initial mark dating to AD 1587-1589 (N 2017). Tower of London mint. [...]
A Roman copper-alloy contemporary copy of a nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 306-364) dating to circa AD 354-361 (Reece Period 18). Copying FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman. Unclear [...]
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 306-364) dating to circa AD 354-361 (Reece Period 18). FEL TEMP REPARATIO reverse type depicting soldier spearing fallen horseman. Unclear mint. [...]
A Post Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinkel II dating to circa AD 1590-1610. Obverse with central rose surrounded by six crowns. Legend: HANS KRAVWINKEL IN NVR. Reverse with rose and imperial orb and legend GOTT·ALLEIN·DIE·EHRE.VND. [...]
A Medieval cast copper alloy pin from an annular buckle dating c. 1250-1450.The pin has a sub-rectangular cross-section with rounded edges. There is a raised rectangular grip on the upper surface with five transverse ribs [...]
A complete silver Five Pence Bank Token of George III (AD 1760-1820). The reverse reads: BANK TOKEN FIVE PENCE IRISH 1805. Diameter: 19.29mm, Thickness: 0.90mm, Weight: 1.89gThe coin has a circular perforation at 12 O’clock, [...]
An incomplete silver Half Groat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649). Group D. Ovate garnished shield reverse. Crown initial mark. Minted London under Charles I. AD 1635-1636. Diameter: 16.36mm, Thickness: 0.73mm, Weight: 0.87gNorth Vol II, P 162, No [...]
An incomplete silver Half Groat of Charles I (AD 1625-1649). Group D. Ovate garnished shield reverse. Minted London. Diameter: 16.85mm, Thickness: 0.50mm, Weight: 0.68gThe coin is missing portions of its outer flan between 7-9 O’clock. The coin [...]
A complete silver Halfgroat of Henry VIII (AD 1509-1547). Second issue. Long cross fourchée over squared shield reverse, W/A flanking shield. Mint of Canterbury under Archbishop William Warham. Cross patonce initial mark. AD 1526–1532.Diameter: 18.21mm, Thickness: 0.76mm, [...]
Incomplete unidentified medieval copper-alloy object bearing a probable heraldic device. It is a dished disc, missing much of its original edge and approximately ten to fifteen per cent of its mass to worn breaks. It has extensive [...]
