Record ID: KENT-5B1D1A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early-medieval silver penny of Edward the Confessor (1042-66), PACX type dating to the period c.1042-4. with obverse type Pagan C. Minted by Brunwine and Stamford. North (1994. 179) No.814; Pagan (2011, 79) No. 411 and Hild 679. Measurements: 17.5mm in diameter and 1.15g in weight Discussion: This coin seems to be similar to that listed by Pagan (2011, 87) as no.814. The obverse of no.814 is listed as his type Ai, The example here however, with a cruder bust and heavily abbreviated obverse inscription (reading EDER/E REA) fits closer to Pagan's group C. Re-examining Paga…
Created on: Monday 17th January 2022
Last updated: Friday 21st January 2022
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Record ID: KENT-BCA092
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn, clipped and abraded silver shilling of Charles I (1625-1649). Group D dating to the period 1632-1634 at the Tower of London under the king with uncertain mint mark (probably Portcullis). North (1991) No. 2223. Possibly a plated copy. Measurements: 29.5mm in diameter and 3.86g in weight.
Created on: Monday 24th May 2021
Last updated: Monday 24th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-3E635C
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn copper-alloy jetton, Lion of St. Mark type minted at Nuremburg, further details illegible, dating to the period c.1500-70. Measurements: 23.5mm in diameter and 1.2g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-3A9465
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A heavily worn cast lead biface token of the Post-Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD 1500-1850. Description: The token is roughly circular and biface (with motifs on both side). The upper face has intiials on though are too worn to read the other side also has a letters or simialr but they are illegible. Measurements: 16.7mm in diameter and 5.28g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pieces, tickets, weights, etc. and are believed to have been locally produced; they are therefore usually difficult to d…
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-3A6BC3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn cast lead biface token of the Post-Medieval to Early Modern period, dating to AD 1751. Description: The token is roughly circular and biface (with motifs on both side). The upper face has the initial 'W' cast in relief, with extended central lines and right limb. There is a raised rim around the circumference of this face. The other has the date 1751 in two lines. The token is a dark grey colour with small patches of white. Measurements: 14.4mm in diameter and 2.34g in weight. Discussion: Lead tokens had a wide variety of potential uses such as tallies, gaming pi…
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-3A36E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and heavily worn post-Medieval silver double-stuiver / 2 Stuiver of Zeeland of the United Provinces of the Netherlands, dating to the period 1614-1670, date on the coin illegible. KM (Michael and Schmidt 2016) no.27. Measurements: 20mm in diameter and 1g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 18th May 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 19th May 2021
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Record ID: KENT-43A3DB
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An copper-alloy post-medieval farthing trade token of William Wellard of The Cock Inn at Dover, dating to c.1650. Williamson No. Kent 239. Obverse: a Tudor rose in the field. Legend: '+WILL.WELLARD.AT.', intial mark of a star or mullet. Reverse: marriage triagram .W./W.A in the field. Legend: '+THE.COCK.IN.DOVER.' Meeasurements: Diameter: 15.71mm and Weight: 1.2g Discussion: During the mid-17th century (c.1648-1672), due to a shortage of official coins, halfpenny and farthing tokens were issued by private businesses to facilitate small change exchange. William Well…
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: KENT-434E4D
Object type: JETTON
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy post-medieval Rose and orb jetton issed by Hans Krauwinckel II, dating to the period AD 1586 to 1635. Minted at Nuremburg. GOT ALEIN DIE EERE SEI - To God alone the glory, type. Obverse description: Central rosette surrounded by three crowns alternating with three lis. Obverse inscription: +HANNS KRAVWINCK[EL IN NVR]. marks as rosettes. Reverse description: Reichsapfel/imperial orb in tressure of three arches. Reverse inscription: '[+GOT ALEIN] DIE [EERE] SEI' (To God alone the glory), marks as rosettes.. Measurements: Diameter: 20.47mm and Weight: 1g.
Created on: Wednesday 10th February 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 10th February 2021
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Record ID: KENT-2CEF63
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A very worn silver halfgroat of James I (1603-1625), first coinage (1603-1604), Mint of London, mintmark uncertain. North (1991) no. 2076. Measurements: 16.1mm in diameter and 0.62g in weight.
Created on: Tuesday 9th February 2021
Last updated: Tuesday 9th February 2021
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Record ID: KENT-D37353
Object type: BUCKLE
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A near complete cast copper-alloy, double loop oval buckle with black lacquer. Probably dating to c. 16th or 17th centuries Description: The buckle frame is formed from from two oval loops. The pin is missing and decoration is unclear due to wear. The strap bar projects either side of the frame. The buckle is badly worn and the decoration is nearly impossible to distinguish but appears to have been covered in black lacquer. Where the coating has worn away it remains a light green colour. Measurements:- length:46.85mm, width: 27.4mm, thickness: 3.31mm, weight: 7.73g Disc…
Created on: Monday 2nd March 2020
Last updated: Thursday 5th March 2020
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Record ID: KENT-E2C775
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A worn cast gold inscribed finger-ring or 'posie or posy' dating to the 17th century. Description: The hoop is circular in plan, D-shaped. The inscription, which runs around the internal circumferences, is in lower case and reads '__In begin so let us end' it is followed by the makers mark 'WG'. The beginning of the inscription may be missing but it isn't certain. The band shows some abrasion with small nicks around the loop. Measurements: 20.76mm in diameter, 3.13mm wide, band is 1.29mm thick and 2.6g in weight. Discussion: Posie or posy rings were a popular form of fi…
Created on: Friday 27th September 2019
Last updated: Monday 24th August 2020
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Record ID: KENT-B21B27
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete worn and abraded silver halfgroat of Henry VIII (1509-1547 AD), third period coinage (1544-1547), minted at Canterbury, North (1991) no. 1852. Dimensions: Diameter 20.20mm, thickness 0.89mm and weight 1.08g.
Created on: Friday 26th July 2019
Last updated: Monday 29th July 2019
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Record ID: KENT-5EE067
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn voided long cross cut halfpenny of Henry III (1216-1272) minted c.1248-1249 at Oxford by Willem. Class 3a1 North (1994) no. 986. Measurements: 17.64mm long (original diameter), 8.48mm wide, 0.68mm thick and 0.59g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Monday 28th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-5E96CC
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Medieval silver voided long cross penny (1216-1272), minted by Henri at London, Class 5c2, 1251-1272 North (1994, 221) nos. 993. Measurements: 18.57mm in diameter, 0.69mm thick (not including flan bending) and 1.35g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-5E0801
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval copper-alloy farthing token of Charles I (1625 -1649), Richmond "round" type dating to 1625-1634. Type c, with Cross pattee mintmark North (1991) No.2277. Measurements: 16.67mm in diameter, 0.61mm thick (not including folding) and 0.39g in weight.
Created on: Wednesday 9th January 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 16th January 2019
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Record ID: KENT-D79E0B
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Published
A fragment of a medieval silver signet ring, dating to the 15th century. Description: The fragment comes from the uper section of the ring, representing part of the bezel and shoulders. The bezel has an engraved monogram of the initials SI or SIT within a squre box. The remains of the shoulders indicate they were wide, triangular and tapered to a relatively thin band typical of the period. What remains of the ring is in relatively good condition although the breaks are fairly jagged and unworn suggesting the damage occured relatively recently. Dimensions: Max width: 20mm. Max he…
Created on: Tuesday 27th November 2018
Last updated: Thursday 2nd May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-06A0B9
Object type: THIMBLE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A cast complete copper-alloy medieval or post-medieval sewing ring dating c. 1450-1550 Description: The sewing ring is formed from a circular wide band of copper-alloy. The outer surface is decorated with concentric rings of punched circular dimplings, at a slight angle to the ring of the thimble itself. The dimpling travels in concentric circles rather than the usual spiral. The thimble is a dark green colour. Measurements: 8.19mm in height, 17.33mm in diameter, band is roughly 1.38mm thick. 2.73g in weight. Discussion: Holmes (2004) suggests that sewing rings were in use fr…
Created on: Thursday 19th July 2018
Last updated: Thursday 16th May 2019
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Record ID: KENT-8C0B87
Object type: SCRAPER (TOOL)
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An irregular flint scraper likely dating to the Bronze Age or Iron age c.2400BC - 0BC . Description: The scraper was produced from a highly patinated older flake or tool and is now roughly trapezoidal in plan with curved edges and corners. The edges have short scaled abrupt to semi-abrupt retouch along them save for edge with the original striking platform. The tool is white and heavily patinated with some iron staining, where visible, like along the lines of retouch for example, the internal flint is a light grey brown. Measurements: 29.56mm long, 34.53mm wide, 8.22mm thick and…
Created on: Wednesday 24th January 2018
Last updated: Thursday 25th January 2018
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Record ID: KENT-4B4928
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn Post-Medieval Irish square token farthing from the reign of Charles I (r.1625-1649), issued from the town of Youghal, County Cork, Ireland and dated 1646. Spink no. 6565. Measurements: 18.37mm long, by 17.67mm wide, 1.16mm thick and 1.07g in weight
Created on: Monday 16th October 2017
Last updated: Tuesday 7th November 2017
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Record ID: KENT-2E280D
Object type: PIN
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete cast copper-alloy middle Bronze Age c.1400-1150BC Quoit headed pin. The pin consists of a large ovoid head, which is slightly pointed where the shank of the pin begins, the shank only remains as a stub which is fairly heavily bent. The band of the ring and the shank are flat and have very fine incised decoration along the edges. The pin is mottled various shades of green in some places but is dominated by a dull grey-brown colour, except along the shank y where it has relatively recently broken where it is light copper. Measurements: 53.01mm wide, 48.12mm long, 13.89mm t…
Created on: Monday 23rd May 2016
Last updated: Thursday 26th May 2016
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