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Pilgrim badge of Edward the Confessor

About a century after his death, in 1161, Pope Alexander III canonised Edward. He was the re-founder of Westminster abbey

A strap fitting in the form of a jester’s head which is thought to date to the 15th/16th century. It’s

A harness fitting or strap distributor dating to c. 50BC to AD50. It is a Find of Note of County

A harness pendant dating to 1040-1120. it is in the Anglo-Scandinavian “Urnes” style depicting a sinuous creature with triangular ears,

A 4000 reis of João V, dated 1724, which was minted in the Portuguese colony of Brazil. These coins became

A medieval candle holder in the form of a dog. It is cast in three separate elements and it is

An incomplete enamelled and copper alloy dragonesque style brooch, dating to AD 80 to AD 200. This style of brooch

A copper alloy figurine of a quadruped with a long S-shaped neck. On the rear end is a remains of

This better example more clearly shows the design of the medal. On the obverse is Saint George slaying the dragon

A gold angel of Edward IV’s second reign (1471-1483) with E and Rose by ship’s mast. This is the first