Record ID: FAKL-8FB157
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver coin bent to form a 'love token'. It has been smoothed leaving no trace of the impressed design but the module would be appropriate for a sixpence of late seventeenth to early nineteen century date, but The coin was bent and then straightened, traces of the two folds can be seen. This object is one of three 'love tokens' found on these fields. Diameter 19.8mm, Mass 1.62g Notes: 'Love tokens' were made using coins dating from the time of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to the reign of Ann (1702-1714) with a few Georgian examples. They were particularly common in the reign of…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 20th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8FA274
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver sixpence of William III (1694-1702) bent to form a 'love token'. It has been smoothed but the wigged bust, facing right can be and part of the inscription GVLIEL [mus] survives. Traces of the four shields can be seen on the reverse. The coin was bent and then straightened, traces of the two folds can be seen. This object is one of three 'love tokens' found on these fields. Diameter 20.4mm, Mass 2.51g ''Love tokens' were made using coins dating from the time of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to the reign of Ann (1702-1714) with a few Georgian examples. They were particularly com…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 20th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8F504D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Silver coin bent to form a 'love token'. Its surface has been smoothed leaving no trace of the impressed design but the module would be appropriate for a sixpence of late seventeenth to early nineteen century date, The coin was bent and then straightened, but traces of the two folds can be seen. This object is one of three 'love tokens' found on these fields. Diameter 20.6mm, Mass 1.70g 'Love tokens' were made using coins dating from the time of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to the reign of Ann (1702-1714) with a few Georgian examples. They were particularly common in the reign of Wi…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Saturday 20th October 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8F0309
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears, in deep relief, an incoherent pattern of large dots. The back is plain and slightly convex suggesting that it has been cast in an open mould. Diameter 17.5mm, Thickness 2.7mm, Mass 4.39g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other examples come …
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8EF204
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears, in deep relief, a cross in the arms of which are set four pellets, the arrangement seen on Medieval silver coins. The back is plain and slightly convex suggesting that it has been cast in an open mould. Diameter 20.4mm, Thickness 3.6mm, Mass 7.49g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) t…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8ECC9E
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Lead token of Medieval to Post Medieval date (1300-1750), the face bears a pattern of irregular lines radiating out from the centre. The back is plain, and its smooth surface suggest that it has been finished after casting. Diameter 23.6mm, Thickness 1.9mm, Mass 7.56g. With some justification, Ivor Noel Hume described lead tokens as 'that least understood item in the numismatic field' (Artifacts of Colonial America, 1969, 173). He was able to quote exampes ranging in date from a piece bearing the arms of Elizabeth I (1558-1603) to one bearing a date of 1714. That said, other exampl…
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Friday 14th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8E9B24
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy Roman brooch of Polden Hill type, Mackreth 2011, Chapter 3, Part 3, CD PH 4.d., A.D 75-150. Between two vertical ridges on the upper bow is a panel of stamp impressions. The wings are separated from the bow by two raised, circular panels, the wings are semi-circular and hollow with circular plates at each end through which are holes for the axial pin. Length 55.7mm, Width 26.2mm, Height 18.6mm, Mass 14.40g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Thursday 13th September 2018
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Record ID: FAKL-8E37B9
Object type: HARNESS MOUNT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Staffordshire
Workflow stage: Published
Cast copper alloy mount, probably from a horse harness of Post Medieval to recent date. The mount is in the form of a hollow boss decorated with concentric rings of reducing size. At the apex is an annular groove containing a small boss. While the object was cast, circumferential lines show that it had finished on a lathe. This object is impossible to date and can only be placed in the range 1600-1900. Diameter 48.2mm, Height 14.6mm, Thickness (section) 1.5mm, Mas 23.44g.
Created on: Wednesday 12th September 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 12th September 2018
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