Objects Archive - Page 34 of 105

Forgery of a Charles I shilling

A silver plated forgery of a Charles I shilling with a couple of curious errors; the legend reads CAROLVS II

A gold handle to an aestel dating to 850-900. The socket would have housed a pointer and which would have

A Viking stirrup mount depicting a bull’s head thought to date to the 11th century. There are 12 examples of

The pilgrim badge is of a male figure including a garlanded head with beard, thought to be Jesus or John

A silver thimble. missing its dome top, dating to 1625-1700. It is engraved with the letters KC. It is currently

A gold an enamel mourning ring (memento mori). The inscription reads C : Tooker : ob : 23 : July

The seal matrix reads S’HENRI. DE. COTIS* (Henry Cotis) and shows a fleur-de-lis with two birds facing above.

Reverse shows two emperors seated facing, together holding a globe, behind them Victory with outstretched wings, palm branch below, TROBT in exergue.

88 cut long cross halfpence of Henry III.

Minted in Rochester by Dunn (DUNUN MONET on the reverse). Found at Bidford-on-Avon, Warwickshire in September 2015 and recorded at