A medieval Venetian silver grosso (groat) of Doge Marino Zorzi (1311-12)Obverse - Christ enthroned, facing, holding the Gospels, surrounded by the divine monogram IC – XC (“Jesus Christ”).Reverse - The Doge Marino Zorzi and St. Mark, [...]
An incomplete Post-Medieval copper-alloy hooked tag, (Read's Class C, Type 3), dating c.AD 1450 - 1600.The main plate is rectangular in plan with a strongly arched semi-circular section and is decorated on the upper surface with [...]
A Post Medieval silver halfgroat of James I (AD 1603-1625), first coinage, thistle issue mark, dating to circa AD 1603-1604 (Spink 2002). Tower of London mint. Ref: Spink and Son 1975: 147. [...]
Silver strap end fragment, Thomas Class A. Partial strap end with zoomorphic incised design. Two silver rivets of 1.1mm diameter with slightly expanded/burred ends are intact. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 800-850Length: 26.9mm, Width: 14.3mm, Thickness: [...]
A Medieval silver penny of Edward I (AD 1272-1307), Berwick Withers Class 5b, Blunt Type 4, dating to circa AD 1296-1307. Mint of Berwick upon Tweed. Ref: Withers and Withers 2006: 30. [...]
An incomplete Neolithic polished axehead dating c. 4000 - 2200 BC. Only a short section of the body of the axehead survives from nearer the butt end. The remainder is lost to two hinge fractures at [...]
Zoomorphic cast copper alloy strap end [also cited as brooch by the same copy of the source record] with red glass eyes and silver nose, interlaced ribbon on the body of the strap end. Fragment [...]
A medieval silver penny of Edward I (1272-1307), Class 2b dating to January to May AD 1280. London mint. North (1991) No: 1015. A short section of the flan edge is missing. [...]
Copper alloy buckle plate with circular end decorated with concentric circles and radial lines. The main body has lightly incised lines and two copper alloy rivets. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 410-700Length: 47.2mm, Width: 21.8mm, Thickness: [...]
An incomplete copper alloy foot / leg from a copper alloy cooking vessel of Late Medieval to Early Post Medieval dating (AD 1400 - AD 1700).The vessel fragment is sub rectangular in shape and sub rectangular in cross [...]
A worn Medieval silver penny probably of John (AD 1199-1216), class 5b dating to the period AD 1205-1207. Minted by Ilger at London. North (1994: 221) number 970. The flan is split. [...]
Copper Alloy strap end with folded edge, tongue-shaped, Thomas Class E. Openwork zoomorphic decoration. Suggested date: Early Medieval, 850-1000Length: 47mm, Width: 23.8mm, Thickness: 4.8mm [...]
A complete Medieval copper alloy decorated strap loop dating c. 1350-1400. The trapezoidal frame has a rectangular cross-section. The outside edge is slightly offset with a raised brambled central knob/boss (with engraved cross-hatching). There is a single [...]
Silver ingot fragment weighing 16g. The ingot has been cut through part way then snapped. The mass probably represents four sub-units of 4.07gms, as thought to have been used in areas under Danish influence. Suggested [...]