Record ID: DEV-D65E90
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A modern copper alloy 1 pice coin of the British East India company, issued in the name of Shah Alam II Badshah (AD 1786-1806) dating to c. AD 1786-1835. Mint of Calcutta, inscribed in Nagari and Persian. Measurements: 22.9mm diameter, 1.9mm thickness, weight 5.05g.
Created on: Tuesday 13th July 2021
Last updated: Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Record ID: DEV-84D462
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Devon
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval silver akce of Fatih Sultan Mehmet II (1444-1481). Dr Vesta Sarkhosh Curtis has commented that this example "could...be overstruck but is certainly Ottoman Turkish." Probably minted at Novar. Another similar example is NARC-8C11E3, from Northamptonshire. Measurements: 17.8mm diameter, 0.67mm thick, weight 1.32g.
Created on: Thursday 18th April 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 15th May 2019
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Record ID: SF-42AC5D
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper 1/4 Anna of the Indian Princely State of Bhopal (central India), anonymous issue, probably dating to the period AD 1850-1897. In 1817 Bhopal signed a treaty with the British East India Company and received imperial protection, in 1897 the silver rupee became the only legal tender.
Created on: Thursday 8th November 2018
Last updated: Friday 23rd November 2018
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Tolleshunt D'arcy', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LIN-45BB1A
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A fragment of a silver Ottoman coin, probably a 'para', dated to the late Post Medieval period (c. AD 1700-1800). The obverse shows a small section of the signature/tughra of the sultan, but too little remains to determine which one. The reverse of the coin shows the Arabic words 'dhuriba fi' meaning 'minted in', and a number '2' or '3' over the 'b' of the 'dhuriba' representing when it was minted. Roughly a quarter of the coin remains. The overall dimensions are as follows: 11.46mm in length, 11.3mm in width and 0.41g in weight.
Created on: Thursday 9th November 2017
Last updated: Thursday 9th November 2017
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Record ID: LANCUM-07CEAF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half dirham, probably Samanid, but name of ruler, date and mint not preserved, 9th-10th century AD.
Created on: Thursday 1st June 2017
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Cockermouth', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LON-B2F5CF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: BYZANTINE
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Silver drachm of Khosrow II (also known as Khusro II, Chosroes II or Khusraw Parvēz), Sasanian king in Iran, AD 590-628. Mint LAM= Ram Hormuz in southwestern Iran. Obverse: Crowned bust of Khosrow II facing right, Zoroastrian astrological symbols: stars and crescents around perimeter. Reverse: Holy fire-altar flanked by two attendants, monograms/ Zoroastrian astrological symbols. Similar drachms on the database are LVPL2174 and LEIC-BF6164. Gareth Williams pers com "It's not impossible that such a coin could have reached England in Viking hands. There was a Byzantine coin…
Created on: Thursday 4th May 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 1st November 2017
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Record ID: LON-444DB4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An early medieval cut dirham, probably of the Abbasid Caliphate, 9th or 10th century AD. Uncertain mint and ruler. Reverse: Shahada (statement of faith: 'There is no god but God. Muhammad is the messenger of God'). Weight: 0.94g. Diameter: 10.27mm.
Created on: Tuesday 22nd November 2016
Last updated: Thursday 25th June 2020
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Record ID: KENT-B20DAF
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
An pierced Ottoman silver coin (Ackche), possibly of the sultan Ahmed I (1603-17) or Murad IV (1623-40). Ruler, Mint and Date are not discernible.
Created on: Wednesday 10th August 2016
Last updated: Thursday 2nd February 2017
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Record ID: HAMP-A33781
Object type: SEAL MATRIX
Broad period: MODERN
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy Islamic seal matrix with Arabic inscription, possibly dating to AD 1872-3. The seal matrix consists of an oval die, a rectangular stem (with a rectangular cross-section and faceted corners) and a flat leaf-shaped terminal, also rectangular in section with curving sides and a pointed apex. This terminal has three large perforations (diameter c.4mm) set out in a trefoil shape. The seal matrix is 26.4mm tall, with the stem measuring c.9mm and the terminal c.15mm. The stem is 4mm wide and 4.3mm thick. The terminal is 11.4mm wide and 2.1mm thick. The die has a maximum dia…
Created on: Friday 24th April 2015
Last updated: Friday 24th April 2015
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Record ID: IOW-52577F
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete and worn post-Medieval copper-alloy Ottoman coin dating to the nineteenth century, minted in Tunis. Obverse: Garland surrounding inscription in field Reverse: Garland surrounding inscription in field Diameter: 21.1mm. Weight: 2.37g.
Created on: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 8th April 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LANCUM-651BD7
Object type: COIN
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Cumbria
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Early medieval silver dirham of the Abbas Caliph al-Mu'tamid dating from AD870-892 (Hijra 267). His full name appears clearly as ' al-Mu'tamid alallah' on the reverse. The coin was minted in Armenia (=Arminiya). Dr Vesta Curtis from the British Museum adds that on the obverse also appears the name of the brother of the Caliph al- Muwaffaq billah who was the brother of the Caliph Mu'tamid.
Created on: Thursday 19th February 2015
Last updated: Friday 29th September 2017
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Papcastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: CAM-84A4C2
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A pierced copper-alloy coin that "... appears to be an Ottoman coin minted in Egypt (Misr) in the 18th century AD. It is difficult to identify this coin with certainty as most of the inscription is worn and the only word that we can make out is Misr (Egypt)" Paramdip Khera. Diameter is 15.20mm, thickness is 0.47mm, weight is 0.41g. The diameter of the perforation is 1.52mm.
Created on: Wednesday 12th December 2012
Last updated: Wednesday 12th December 2012
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'South Kesteven District Area', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: LVPL-1D1952
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Post Medieval coin: An incomplete struck / hammered copper alloy Ottoman/Turkish coin, of Sultan Madmud II who ruled Hijra between 1223 - 1255 (Islamic calendar) or 1808 - 1839 AD. A translation of the Arabic inscription on the obverse reads: "Sultan Mahmud Khan, May his victory be glorious". The reverse inscription appears to be illegible. Diameter: 21.54mm Thickness: 0.92mm Weight: 1.3 grams
Created on: Thursday 15th September 2011
Last updated: Thursday 28th March 2013
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Record ID: SWYOR-899DF4
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A copper alloy Post Medieval to Modern foreign coin; a coin of the Turkish Ottoman Empire. It is a coin of Sultan Madmud II who ruled Hijra between 1223 - 1255 (Islamic calendar) or 1808 - 1839 AD. It has been pierced and probably reused as a pendant. There are Arabic inscriptions on either side within a beaded border framed by thin lines. One side has the inscription in three lines, and the other has a less clear pattern, possibly written in a circle which it has not been possible to translate. A translation of the Arabic inscription on the obverse reads: "Sultan Mahmud Khan, May his…
Created on: Thursday 8th September 2011
Last updated: Tuesday 5th May 2020
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Record ID: SWYOR-647094
Object type: PENDANT
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Published
The coin appears to be a dirham of the Samanid ruler Isma'il I ibn Ahmad. The date is year Hijra 293 (= AD 905/6). There is usually a second, outer marginal inscription on the obverse of Samanid dirhams - unless the coin has been clipped. This could be an imitation, of a copper coin, with single marginal legends. It's not possible to read the mint, as there is a hole pierced, but the mint name is short, so probably Balkh. Samanid dirhams were transmitted in large numbers via river routes from the Caspian Sea to Scandinavia, as a result of Viking-Age trade, and from Scandinavia in smal…
Created on: Friday 20th May 2011
Last updated: Wednesday 8th December 2021
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Horncastle', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SUR-391FA6
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Surrey
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Paul Cannon kindly comments: A silver Ottoman coin (probably a 'para') of Ahmed III (AH 1115-1143; equivalent to AD 1703-1730). It cannot relate to the previous Sultan Mustafa II for several reasons. In common with most Ottoman coins the dates they bear are usually the accession date of the sultan, ie the date he came to the throne. The face with the date translates as "(struck) in Islambol 1115". To the left of the date is a single Arabic letter which is probably a 'mim', one of numerous initial marks used. Islambol is one of the various names for Istanbul. Islambol was used for th…
Created on: Wednesday 3rd October 2007
Last updated: Sunday 24th March 2013
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