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Record ID: DEV-03EF62
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy token. The token is oval in plan. In the centre of the token is a large number '5/' (five shillings). Around the perimeter, in capital letters arranged in two concentric rings are the words: [WELLS &] WOOKEY HOLE COOPERATIVE and on the inner [INDUSTRIAL &] PROVIDENTIAL [SOCY LIMITED] The reverse is plain. The society existed in 1868 as the National Archives hold documents of this date but further research could improve this dating. A similar token is recorded in Minnitt and Young (1990:88) no.219.
Created on: Monday 8th February 2010
Last updated: Thursday 11th January 2018
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Record ID: ESS-7566E6
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy commemorative medal or token of Prince Albert.
Created on: Wednesday 20th January 2010
Last updated: Friday 20th October 2023
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: YORYM-5E38E3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy cinq centimes of Napoleon III, dated 1853.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockton-on-the-Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: YORYM-5DE7E2
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: York
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy trade token. The token is octagonal.
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stockton-on-the-Forest', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-46CFF3
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy. Commemorative medal, stamped metal, with suspension loop (lost). Obverse shows two side-by-side crowned busts, with legend over reading: KIN------- QUEENALEXANDRA; reverse , similarly oriented, bears floral wreath, slanted ?sceptre, and legend: CROWNED 26 JUNE 1932. Suggested date: Modern, 1932. Diameter: 22.49mm, Thickness: 1.03mm. Weight: 3.0gms.
Created on: Wednesday 6th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Elsham', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: LIN-36E4F1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy token, probably Russian.
Created on: Wednesday 30th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-22F060
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: MODERN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern cast copper alloy commemorative medal of the battle of Trafalgar. The medal is in poor condition, with most of the original surface missing. The obverse has the remains of a left facing bust. The reverse design is almost completely missing, except for a line of approximately eight ships, with Oct [21 1805] in the exergue. The legend is missing from both surfaces, but probably originally read: HORATIO VISCOUNT NELSON . K . B . DUKE OF BRONTE . &c on the obverse, and ENGLAND EXPEXCTS EVERY MAN WILL DO HIS DUTY on the reverse. However, there are known examples of this medal cast w…
Created on: Tuesday 29th September 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SOM-AC2F41
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Somerset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Moroccan 3 falus of emir/king 'Abd al-Rahman minted in hijra year 1266, i.e. 1848/9. Diameter: 20.61mm, Thickness: 2.35mm Weight: 4.43g
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hinton St George', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-AA59C7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper-alloy Greek coin, probably a modern replica. The obverse carries a head of Hera, facing right; the reverse an eagle with wings extended behind, holding a snake in its beak. There is no legend. It is 15.6mm in diameter and 3.1mm thick. It weighs 3.69gm. A similar coin but struck in silver and with the bust facing the opposite way is listed on http://www.anythinganywhere.com/commerce/coins/coinpics/ancgk-classgk.htm as an ancient greek coin; a drachm dating from 338 - 308 BC, BMC number 109, 38. Another example with the bust facing right can be seen on http://www.museumsurplus.…
Created on: Thursday 6th August 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 21st May 2014
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Record ID: LANCUM-1081C8
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast cu-alloy token, probably dating from the later 18th or 19th century. The obverse of the token is decorated with the 'willow pattern' which is better known from contemporary and modern china. The 'willow pattern' portrays, in one image, a Chinese story: "...There was once a Mandarin who had a beautiful daughter, Koong-se. He employed a secretary, Chang who, while he was attending to his master's accounts, fell in love with Koong-se, much to the anger of the Mandarin, who regarded the secretary as unworthy of his daughter. The secretary was banished and a fence constructed around th…
Created on: Friday 6th March 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Maryport', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-8FA3D4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper alloy coin of King Louis XV of France, dated 1770.
Created on: Wednesday 17th December 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded.

Record ID: SUSS-2C57A7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy five centimes of the French Republic, minted in Paris, dated Year 5 of the Republic (1796-7) Found close to another coin of similar date suggesting a casual loss of a purse or from a pocket by someone who had come from or visited revoluntionary france.
Created on: Thursday 6th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldingbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-0360A1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Modern copper alloy coin:10 reis of the Portuguese in Angola. This design was produced in 1719 under King Joao V and in 1757 under Jose I - the date is under the denomination mark X, if anything is visible there and the name of the king (IOANNES or IOSEPHUS) is round it. The other side reads - money around the whole world. Obverse: X with crown above and a rose to each side. Obverse inscription: Illegible Reverse: Globe Reverse inscription: PECUNIA TOTVM CIRCVM ORBIS Dimensions: Diameter: 25.20mm; weight: 1.93g. Identification from Barrie Cook, The British Museum.
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-0286F6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy 12 deniers coin of Louis XVI of France, issued in 1792, mint of Toulouse
Created on: Tuesday 4th November 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Aldingbourne', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-2E2122
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
This is probably a modern tourist cast copying Romanus I (920-44) on the obverse (c.f. Dumbarton Oaks 25) and Christ on the reverse (probably from an anonymous follis of 10th/11th cents).
Created on: Wednesday 13th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Barrow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: DENO-EF8995
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A modern religious medallion made from copper alloy. It has the words 'watch and pray' around the edge and depicts a cross and lion. The letters IC are shown to the left of the cross and the letters CP to the right of the cross. The ICSP was inaugurated in 1909 and stands for the ‘Incorporated Church Scout Patrols’ which was a part of the scouting movement. See, Robin Bolton, Church Lads’ & Church Girls’ Brigade Historical Group, www.clcgb.org.uk/Looking%20Back.pdf. Diameter 39mm, thickness 2mm, weight 9.3g.
Created on: Tuesday 29th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Islip', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-6FFFB1
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy 1 Falus coin of Mohammed IV (1802-1873), Sultan of Morocco, dated 1263 AH (c.1846 AD). The green patina and lightness of the coin suggests a high tin copper alloy.
Created on: Wednesday 23rd July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-067BB4
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A late 18th or 19th-century copper-alloy gaming piece or token, modelled after a coin of George III. The fact that this coin bears the reverse inscription 'remembering the good old days', suggests that it dates to a period later than the reign of George III (1760-1820), who is depicted on the obverse. The token weighs 1.83g, and measures 21mm in diameter.
Created on: Friday 18th July 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Northampton area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: NLM-C88CE1
Object type: MEDALLION
Broad period: MODERN
County: North East Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
A Modern cast bronze Medallion of the German archaeologist Gerhard Bersu. On the obverse is Head of Bersu facing left, with the engravers initials 'EØ 54'. On the reverse is the inscription GERHARD/ BERSU/ ZUM 65 GEBURSTAG/ VON SEINEN/ FREUDEN. The medal was presented to Gerhard Bersu, the eminent German archaeologist, on his 65 birthday. Bersu (1889 - 1964) came to England in 1935, having been sacked by the Nazis. While in England he carried out important excavations, in particular, the Iron Age settlement at Little Woodbury. When the war came and he and his wife were interned on th…
Created on: Monday 21st April 2008
Last updated: Friday 23rd February 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Grimsby', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUSS-CD81A2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: East Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Modern copper alloy coin of one of the native Indian princely states minted in the 18th - early 20th centurys
Created on: Friday 28th March 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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