Comments on records
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Paul Cannon wrote @ 19:30:50 @ 21st February 2012.
For an alnage seal with three feathers (plumes) within a coronet see http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=2985 . For others on the PAS database see NMS-F2EF65 (a Taunton cloth seal of (16)80); SUR-2CE302 & LON-D19EA7 (both are alnage seals also with portraits of George I). See also Geoff Egan, Lead Cloth Seals and Related Items in the British Museum Museum (1994); fig 28 no. 165 & p69. Note: The Prince of Wales bears also another distinguished mark of honour, viz. a plume of three white ostrich feathers, issuing through the rim of the royal coronet with the motto Ich dien on a scroll entwined at the bottom of the feathers.
About: Cloth seal NARC-381F55
Post medieval Northamptonshire -
David Burton wrote @ 14:35:26 @ 21st February 2012.
The fragment can probably be associated with William Paget of the Mitre tavern, Fleet Street (1658-1660) or William Proctor of the Mitre tavern in Wood Street (1635-1665). It is more likely to relate to William Proctor given that there is a trade token issued by him. The Museum of London holds complete bottles in its collection which can be dated c. 1650-1660. David Burton
About: Bottle SUR-6EA2A4
Post medieval Berkshire -
Loyd Wix wrote @ 15:48:29 @ 17th February 2012.
A reproduction has been made of this object. Whilst this work was being conducted some further observations were made. The hollow section of the stem contained debris which once removed revealed the presence of a pin presumable to help with location. The pin is approximately circular in profile and about 1.5mm in diameter. The pin appears to have been located in place by means of a punch that has left a contact impression. This further detail suggests that this was probably a state of the art security system for the later Roman period.
About: Key (locking) BH-481E66
Roman Bedfordshire -
david harpin wrote @ 14:40:52 @ 16th February 2012.
The heraldry on this stud certainly represents the de Bohun family, Earls of Essex and Hereford, see Ashley page 39. This stud is most likely to have been on a leather fitting. Studs are also used on stirrups but the shanks are then flattened to make a permanent fixing at the back of iron plate.
About: Stud NARC-91C808
Medieval Cambridgeshire -
chris lovell wrote @ 11:47:04 @ 15th February 2012.
I have seen these objects before the are poorly made crude light weight they are not coins proberly give away items of modern date i beleive readers digest gave similiar items with some of there prize draws i could be wrong thou but am certain as not coins.
About: Token LON-BD4FD0
Post medieval Greater London -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 22:07:37 @ 12th February 2012.
In my opinion this is neither a token, nor a coin but is a decorative item which was sewn onto the clothes of women or worn suspended around the neck. The language on the piece is very crudely executed Arabic but is based on an Ottoman coin of the 19th century. For an example of how these could have been worn see http://www.pbase.com/kabacom/image/132762351 . Every available edge of her clothing has "coins" sewn onto them. Displaying wealth in this way has been a custom amongst societies across the Middle East and beyond but also with traditional groups within Europe, especially at weddings, for centuries. For those who could afford it real pierced gold and silver coins were used. Poorer women used low value coins or specially made pieces like this object. All the pieces, whether real coins or not, had another function of looking bright and sparkly and jangling when the person moved or danced. They are usually referred to as 'jewelery pieces' but in the Turkish language are known as 'penez, penz or zirnik'. However they can be found described as coins; tokens; jetons or pendants; counterfeit coins; fakes; fantasy pieces or bijouterie. What I believe is one of the largest collections where images are available on line are those in the Fitzwilliam Museum. See http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguesummary.html?_limit_=10&_function_=xslt&_resultstylesheet_=imagecs&_searchstring_=OC="Jetons and jewelry pieces" and AG='Coins and Medals' The design on LON-BD4FD0 has been stamped onto one face of a thin copper alloy/brass/base metal disk. The design on the back face is thus the reverse of the one on the front. For a very similar base metal piece which has not suffered from being many years in the ground see http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opac/search/cataloguedetail.html?&priref=104548&_function_=xslt&_limit_=10 . Many of the pieces with this function were struck on both sides and were clearly made to look like real coins. What is common to most of them is that the Arabic becomes poorer and poorer to the point where it is unreadable and can only be described as pseudo-Arabic. Another feature is of course that they are virtually all pierced sometimes many times.
About: Token LON-BD4FD0
Post medieval Greater London -
Robert MacPherson wrote @ 19:11:30 @ 8th February 2012.
I feel sure that this is really the end of a belt chape of the sort that goes with a "lyre shaped" buckle. The socket, which has broken off, would have been on the lower end.
About: Pilgrim badge NLM-33A234
Medieval Nottinghamshire -
Mark Schollar wrote @ 16:54:13 @ 8th February 2012.
I may be wrong but to me this looks more like a Base Silver Antononinianus of Salonia?
About: Coin NARC-256424
Roman Northamptonshire -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 23:48:56 @ 7th February 2012.
My suggestion is that this seal and three others apparently identical or very similar on the PAS database are probably Johnnie Walker whisky seals. Each of them has a full coat of arms, the same on both sides. The distinctive feature of the arms are the squirrel supporters. Even on the poorly preserved examples in the database the bushy upright tails are obvious on all of them. I believe that the arms are those of the town of Kilmarnock in Scotland: see for example http://www.kilmarnock.org.uk/kilmarnock.html. The crest, above the shield is also distinctive, consisting of a hand with the third and fourth fingers folded down. Even on the small scale of the lead seals the crest there can be identified as such a hand. The motto associated with the arms appears on ‘ribbons’ above and below. This is also a feature on the seals. A feature on the arms of the seals, not present on the town arms are the letters ‘W & S’ across the shield itself. This is most clearly seen in KENT-561BA6. It is this which links the seals to the famous whisky manufacturer. See http://futuremuseum.co.uk/images/cache/Img6198S1000.jpg; and http://futuremuseum.co.uk/images/cache/Img8743S1000.jpg. Both these are objects in the collections of museums in Kilmarnock and clearly show the amended arms being used by the company as part of its branding. In the timeline on the official Johnnie Walker website http://www.johnniewalker.com/global/timeline/ under the year 1906 is another example. The letters probably stand for Walker & Sons. The history of the firm goes back to the early part of the 19th century in the town of Kilmarnock. The firm were associated with the town and the manufacture of whisky there until 2011 when I believe the factory was finally closed. I wonder if the seals were attached to an individual bottle of whisky, perhaps to indicate its quality or to show that the cork had not been tampered with. Alternatively it may have been attached to a crate or other container of whisky bottles. If my identification is correct I would suggest that these seals probably date to the first half of the 20th century and not the earlier dates currently suggested for them. The four seals are KENT-561BA6; LON-311872; NLM-802EF4 & LIN-4CA218. The last of these is currently described as a token. This is not the only example where high value alcoholic drinks have lead sealings associated with them. The Bagseals gallery [ http://www.bagseals.org/gallery/main.php ] has images of no less than eight for champagne (refs. 108-115) and one for calvados, a French apple brandy (ref. 78).
About: Cloth seal KENT-561BA6
Post medieval Kent -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 22:33:37 @ 5th February 2012.
I believe this is not a token but is a low value copper coin. It is a duit of West Frisia in the Netherlands. The arms depicted (two lions passant, crowned) are the arms of the region.
About: Token SWYOR-E5B046
Modern West Yorkshire -
Martin Foreman wrote @ 08:52:57 @ 2nd February 2012.
Laura Burnett kindly notes the date of this object to be earlier than the initial report suggests, being of late medieval rather than early post-medieval date. She cites PAS records NMS-F6CE74 and HAMP-FD7C24 of medieval date (c. 1400 – c. 1450 AD; Geake 2001, 32).
About: Strap end NLM-FE9AC4
Medieval North Lincolnshire -
Stephanie Smith wrote @ 16:08:48 @ 1st February 2012.
Hi Becky! I think this is actually a phallic military pendant -- Take a look at Appels and Laycock's purple book on Roman military fittings. You're right that it is a similar shape though. But the decoration and shape matches exactly one of their examples and I've had a few complete ones in. Let me know what you decide! xx Steph
About: Harness pendant YORYM-E41931
Roman East Riding Of Yorkshire -
Dot Boughton wrote @ 11:34:11 @ 1st February 2012.
Hi Alex - sorry, we've never been introduced - I am Stuart's last-part-of-the-week-half Dot! Just saw this find of yours and I don't think it's a horse-harness pendant. I think it's a Roman umbonate brooch. There are several on the database - have a look! I hope you don't mind me contacting you this way (I haven't got your email address!). Dot
About: Brooch LANCUM-9201C5
Roman North Yorkshire -
Jane Kershaw wrote @ 10:39:54 @ 1st February 2012.
This record seems to be a duplicate of NMS-23FFF2?
About: Ingot SF-DACA35
Early medieval Norfolk -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 21:14:03 @ 31st January 2012.
Having looked more closely at the reverse of this coin weight I believe the image is upside down. The indistinct image in the centre appears to be an upright hand identifying it as being from Antwerp. As the original identifier has stated the letters around this appear to be RI with a V below. This is an unidentified maker. Another coin weight with a hand and the same letters is on the database SF-056341.
About: Token NLM-AADDA4
Post medieval Lincolnshire -
Robert Webley wrote @ 14:29:29 @ 30th January 2012.
This looks like the crowned Lombardic 'n' with three pellets to the side published in Saunders (ed. 2001, 79; ref. 21) and attributed to Norwich (c. 1500 - c. 1550 AD)
About: Cloth seal IOW-4A5FC1
Post medieval Isle Of Wight -
Richard WELLS wrote @ 02:18:31 @ 30th January 2012.
I have turned up an almost identical item on an ancient pasture near Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, which I must bring to the attention of my FLO, now that I recognise it for what it is. This underlines another positive service rendered by the PAS!
About: Belt ESS-6D2D75
Post medieval Essex -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 00:05:48 @ 30th January 2012.
I believe this is not a lead token but is one half of a lead Kosher sealing. The letters are Hebrew and read 'Kosher'. This type of seal has two halves joined with a lead strip. For complete examples see www.bagseals.org ref: 749 but the site has others as well. The British Museum also has images of complete examples eg 1987.0607.5. These seals were attached to meat that had been ritually killed and prepared according to the Jewish customs.
About: Token ESS-C4AFD6
Post medieval Essex -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 00:04:56 @ 30th January 2012.
I believe this is not a lead token but is one half of a lead Kosher sealing. The letters are Hebrew and read 'Kosher'. This type of seal has two halves joined with a lead strip. For complete examples see www.bagseals.org ref: 749 but the site has others as well. The British Museum also has images of complete examples eg 1987.0607.5. These seals were attached to meat that had been ritually killed and prepared according to the Jewish customs.
About: Token ESS-C4AFD6
Post medieval Essex -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 21:43:17 @ 29th January 2012.
I believe this is probably a 17th century farthing token of Christopher Scott of Grimsby. Obverse is CHRISTOPHER.SCOTT around the Grocers Arms (not a factory as suggested above - the image is upside down). Reverse is OF.GREAT.GRIMSBEY around C S S. Reference is Williamson Lincolnshire 114.
About: Token NLM-AAF865
Post medieval Lincolnshire -
Paul wrote @ 12:16:00 @ 28th January 2012.
Interesting find. It's almost certainly a Dalton Point from Missouri and it looks like Burlington chert. It's in extemely good condition for a point from a period 10,500 to 9,900 years ago though does have signs of aging. It may be genuine or a modern reproduction, Daltons are a real favourite of American hobbiest knappers and sell well.
About: Arrowhead SF-ADEB92
Bronze age Suffolk -
Robert Webley wrote @ 13:17:55 @ 27th January 2012.
A couple of nice parallels from Meols - ref. Griffitths (et al. 2007, 72; refs. 312, 313)
About: Buckle NLM-03EEC4
Early medieval North Lincolnshire -
Robert Webley wrote @ 11:44:50 @ 27th January 2012.
Fascinating discussion, 'borrowed' for a recent record of one of these bells found in Hampshire (ref. HAMP-28C4C2). The Hampshire example has four shields rather than the three here. Indeed, looking briefly at the examples quoted, three shields appears the rarer.
About: Bell SOM-AF84B6
Medieval Somerset -
Laurent Pelpel wrote @ 17:00:41 @ 26th January 2012.
SF-0349E2 See also an "hexagonal roman bronze and enamel situla", sale Christie's 6060, 14 april 2011, lot 285, with champlevé blue and red enamel inlay spiral volutes (private collection Germany, late 1980s) Yours sincerely
About: Vessel SF-0349E2
Roman Suffolk -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 19:44:13 @ 25th January 2012.
I believe that the following two small fragments of previously unidentified silver coins are from ?grosso of Bologna of the same period (AD 1446-1506) as this example; ESS-6D5BD2 and SUSS-750D28.
About: Coin BH-5F0F93
Medieval Cambridgeshire -
chris lovell wrote @ 18:58:58 @ 25th January 2012.
this is pebble flint certain complete pebbles can be found on site
About: Debitage SOM-9A9F21
Neolithic Somerset -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 19:46:13 @ 24th January 2012.
I believe this is a small fragment of a silver coin (?grosso) of Bologna in northern Italy of the period AD 1446-1506. The obverse has a seated figure of St Petronius (the patron saint of Bologna). The fragment has part of his crozier which he holds and some of the folds of his clothing. The surviving inscription reads: S.PETR [ ] recording his name. The reverse depicts an unfurled pennant held by a rampant lion (the head survives). The beginning and end of the inscription is present B [ ] T. I believe it is a T rather than an M. The T compares with the T of the saint's name. This might be reconstructed 'Bononia Docet' ie Bologna teaches - the city had the oldest university in Europe. BH-5F0593 on the database is a near complete grosso of Bologna of the same type and has this inscription. ESS-6D5BD2 is another smaller fragment but sufficient survives to suggest it is yet another example of this type of coin.
About: Coin SUSS-750D28
Medieval East Sussex -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 18:50:12 @ 24th January 2012.
I believe this is a fragment of a silver coin (?grosso) of Bologna in northern Italy of the period AD 1446-1506. For images of a complete coin of the same type see http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=111364 . The building on the fragment is a model of the city of Bologna being held by a seated St Petronius (the patron saint of the city). The legend despite being fragmentary can probably be reconstructed as: [S.PETRONIV.DE.] BONON [IA]. On the reverse a lion rampant holds an unfurled pennant. At its feet is a shield. The surviving legend (with annulets as stops) can be reconstructed as: [o BONONIA o MATE] R o STVD [IORVM]. BH-5F0F93 on the PAS database is a similar near complete example of the general type. SUSS-750D28 is another smaller fragment but sufficient survives to suggest it is yet another example of this type of coin.
About: Coin ESS-6D5BD2
Medieval Essex -
Paul Cannon wrote @ 18:48:51 @ 24th January 2012.
I believe this is a fragment of a silver coin (?grosso) of Bologna in northern Italy of the period AD 1446-1506. For images of a complete coin of the same type see http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=111364 . The building on the fragment is a model of the city of Bologna being held by a seated St Petronius (the patron saint of the city). The legend despite being fragmentary can probably be reconstructed as: [S.PETRONIV.DE.] BONON [IA]. On the reverse a lion rampant holds an unfurled pennant. At its feet is a shield. The surviving legend (with annulets as stops) can be reconstructed as: [o BONONIA o MATE] R o STVD [IORVM]. BH-5F0F93 on the PAS database is a similar near complete example of the general type. SUSS-750D28 is another smaller fragment but sufficient survives to suggest it is yet another example of this type of coin.
About: Coin ESS-6D5BD2
Medieval Essex -
Martin Foreman wrote @ 09:18:04 @ 23rd January 2012.
The interpretation of such objects as net weights is supported by the discovery of numerous examples at the Early Medieval site at Flixborough, North Lincolnshire (Wastling 2009, 249-251, in Evans and Loveluck [eds], Life and Economy at Early Medieval Flixborough c.AD600-1000, Excavations at Flixborough vol. 2, Oxbow). The Middle Saxon parallels from Fishergate, York, are noted in that report, though the type continues into the later Middle Ages, with numerous examples from the Blackfriars Boat, London. The ascription of an Iron Age date at the Meare Lake village is problematical, as a good fishing spot might be used for generations after the Iron Age occupation for which that site is best known. The range of fishing weights has been explored for the south of England by Steane and Foreman (in Aston [ed.] 1988, Medieval Fish, Fisheries and Fishponds in England, BAR [Brit. Ser.] 182, 137-181). This and subsequent rehearsals of the evidence indicates that specific fishing practices were particular to each river system. This choice might be influenced by the piscine prey preferred, river conditions and the resultant range of fish available, and the shared tradition of communities in regular contact along particular waterways. And, of course, also by the availability of materials - thus weights made of stone far up the Thames system could be replicated in brick or tile in the London area, where there is no stone but ample clay. This note was prepared in response to a request by Pip Walton for further information which might enable the screening of net weights (whose provenance may obviously have a riparian aspect) from the Romano-British curse tablets which might equally be deposited in watery locations for rather different reasons.
About: Net sinker NLM-627C72
Early medieval Lincolnshire
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