2024-03-29T14:50:53+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/rsshttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/atomhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/kmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/search/results49120Shropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered513169070Metal detectorPicture 010.jpg438222008From a paper mapTrajan180denarius959688067472RO2Unitary AuthorityCertain425625trajanLVPL4382217.5109Restricted Accessx412182.5romeShropshire11728Denarius (Empire)2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsCertainRoman denarius of Trajan, (AD98-117).Daniel PettTrajan42302522North ShropshireLVPL-7E15D8241422Bust facing right, laurret crown. Lower face is missing.OSV PPS POP MOPRINC11COINRestricted Accessfinds-2414221112843585Rome61LVPL-7DFA12Complete107images/voakden/11975270014947E026011C342008-12-16T17:06:46ZAequitas stg. l holding scales and cornucopiae.Certainx412182Regular2008-05-31T23:00:00Z0CertainROMANSilver41426x25706RO1Circa21http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ROMANCertainTRAIANOAVGGERDAC P[ ]T R[F]Civil Parish12022-07-14T07:08:21.419ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Probably2643743Metal detectorLVPL-491057.jpg438222008From a paper mapEdward_I_of_England1329346MD1.32Unitary AuthorityCertain220549LVPL4382213.591307Restricted Accessx142210.5Shropshire11728Halfpenny2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsCertainSilver medieval half penny of Edward I, (1272-1307).Daniel PettEdward I of England22BRIDGNORTH1810LVPL-492BE1242557Bust facing forward with bifoliate crown. Beaded inner and outer circle.CIVITAS LONDON1COINRestricted Accessfinds-24255711Edwardian class 10 (N 1038-1043), not further defined26352940London61LVPL-491057Incomplete1272images/voakden/11981082001496491B7017E642009-01-07T11:27:51ZLong cross with three pellets in each segment. Beaded inner circle.Certainx1422122008-10-02T23:00:00Z0CertainMEDIEVALSilver41426x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWARDVSCivil Parish1512022-07-14T07:08:21.997ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2650628Metal detector438222008From a paper mapEdward_I_of_England839346MD1.01Unitary AuthorityCertain220551LVPL4382217.311307Restricted Accessx14221Shropshire11728Penny2013-07-13T13:23:17ZWest MidlandsProbablySilver penny of Edward I, (1272-1307).Vanessa OakdenEdward I of England22Bridgenorth1810LVPL-496AA7242567Bust facing forward. Beaded inner circle.CIVITAS [...E]EMIE1COINRestricted Accessfinds-24256711Edwardian class 10 (N 1038-1043), not further defined26346240Durham61LVPL-494713Incomplete1272images/voakden/11001496494EB0118C42009-01-07T11:41:31ZLong cross with three pellets in each segment.Certainx1422122008-09-30T23:00:00Z0CertainMEDIEVALSilver41426x38214MD1Circa29MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWARDVS REX AN[GL]Civil Parish1522022-07-14T07:08:22.001ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1CertainMetal detectorLVPL-F3DCF2.jpg438222009From a paper mapWilliam_III_of_England9580PM0.9Unitary AuthorityCertain422983LVPL4382220.35Restricted Accessx41047120232.7Shropshire11728Sixpence2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsA complete silver sixpence of William III, dated 1697.Daniel PettWilliam III of England22North ShropshireLVPL-F3EAC5253729Laureate and draped bust facing right.97 MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 161COINRestricted Accessfinds-253729161LVPL-F3DCF2Complete1697images/voakden/1208381100149EF3E3101EC142009-04-22T16:56:33ZFour shields within which are a harp, one lion rampant, three lion passant and three fleurs-de-lys, all around a central circle with the lion of Nassau within, creating a cruciform shape. Small crowns at cross terminals.Certainx4104722009-02-01T00:00:00Z0CertainPOST MEDIEVALSilver41426PM136http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALModernCertainGVLIELMVS III DEI GRACivil Parish192022-07-14T07:08:27.732ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Metal detectorLVPL-539FE2.jpg438222010From finderFairElizabeth_I_of_England193841PM0.61Unitary AuthorityCertain222283LVPL4382222.2Restricted Accessx41047124211.8Shropshire11728Sixpence2010-11-23T13:50:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603).
Obv: clipped; crowned bust left, rose behind.
Rev: [POSVI DEV] ADIVTOREM MEV; long cross fourchee on shield, 1578 above.
North no.1997
Vanessa OakdenElizabeth I of England22Berrington2365LVPL-53A761416466Crowned bust left, rose behind.[POSVI DEV] ADIVTOREM MEV81COINRestricted Accessfinds-41646611Sixpence: Elizabeth I, 1561-1582 (N 1997)61LVPL-539FE2Incomplete1578images/voakden/1305323PAS4CE539FE00133942010-11-18T14:36:47ZLong cross fourchee on shield, 1578 above.Certain2Clipped2010-07-31T23:00:00ZCertain1POST MEDIEVALSilver414261Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainCivil Parish172022-07-14T07:09:48.661ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL12643743Metal detectorLVPL-E07616.jpg43822Centred on parishEdward_I_of_England132195691MD
Find was photographed at the club and a paper record made.
Unitary AuthorityCertain420547LVPL4382211.21307Myddle and Broughtonx1422139382Shropshire11728Farthing2013-07-13T13:22:20ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
A complete struck / hammered silver farthing of Edward I (1272-1307), minted sometime between 1279 and 1307 in London.
Obverse: [ ]ANGLIC
Reverse: [] EN [ ] S [ ] LONDON
Diameter: 11.20mm
Vanessa OakdenEdward I of England22-2.7875761898LVPL-E07E02433525Crowned bust facing forward. No inner circleIEN [ ] S [ ] LONDON11MEDIEVALCOINSJ4723finds-43352511Farthing: Edward I, not further defined26352940London62LVPL-E07616Complete1279x14221images/tgilmore/1320463PAS4D7E0761001BB242011-03-14T12:17:37ZLong cross with three pellets in each quarterCertainx142212LON DONRegular29Probably52.801939MEDIEVALSilver41426x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377Certain[ ] ANGLICCivil Parish152022-07-14T07:09:57.452ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2653877Metal detectorLVPL-FB4B05.jpg438222010Centred on parishFairEdward_I_of_England47195961MD1.03Unitary AuthorityCertain220551LVPL4382218.311310Restricted Accessx142210.8Shropshire11728Penny2010-09-30T15:33:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver penny of Edward I, (1272-1307).
Obverse: EDWAR ANGL DNS HYB; crowned bust forward.
Reverse: CIVITAS CANTOR: long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.
Class 10cf2, North 1041.
1301-1310AD.
Vanessa OakdenEdward I of England22Bettisfield1820LVPL-FB5E26405040Crowned bust forward.CIVITAS CANTOR11COINRestricted Accessfinds-40504011Edwardian class 10cf2 (N 1041)26383840Canterbury61LVPL-FB4B05Incomplete1301images/voakden/12955431PAS4C7FB4B000195442010-09-02T15:29:04ZLong cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.Certain2Regular2010-07-31T23:00:00ZCertain1MEDIEVALSilver41426x258141Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWAR ANGL DNS HYBCivil Parish152022-07-14T07:09:41.965ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1CertainMetal detectorLVPL-1B2937.jpg438222010Centred on parishFairJohn_of_England1436731MDUnitary AuthorityCertain220350LVPL4382218.871209Restricted Accessx142210.6Shropshire11728Cut halfpenny2010-10-15T15:35:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver cut half penny of John, (1199-1216).
Obv: [H]ENR[ICVS REX]; crowned bust forward.
Rev: ...AN...; voided short cross
Monier: possibly Andreu
Mint: London, Canterbury, Lincoln or Winchester.
Class 5, 1204/5-1209AD.
Vanessa OakdenJohn of England22Shrewsbury1659LVPL-1B33C8408157Crowned bust forward.…AN…11COINRestricted Accessfinds-40815711Short cross class 5, not further defined61LVPL-1B2937Incomplete1204images/voakden/12983831PAS4CA1B293001D8542010-09-28T10:17:08ZVoided short cross.Certain2Regular2010-08-31T23:00:00ZCertain1MEDIEVALSilver414261Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin short and long cross period 1180 - 1278Certain[H]ENR[ICVS REX]Civil Parish142022-07-14T07:09:43.837ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2650628Metal detectorLVPL-1B3CD7.jpg438222010Centred on parishPoorEdward_I_of_England831436731MDUnitary AuthorityCertain220551LVPL4382216.941307Restricted Accessx142211.1Shropshire11728Penny2010-10-15T15:35:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver long cross penny of Edward I, (1272-1307).
Obv: worn; crowned bust forward.
Rev: CIVITAS ..R(E)M(E); long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.
Mint: Durham.
Vanessa OakdenEdward I of England22Shrewsbury1769LVPL-1B3EF2408159Crowned bust forward.CIVITAS ..R(E)M(E).11COINRestricted Accessfinds-40815911Edward I, not further defined26346240Durham61LVPL-1B3CD7Incomplete1272images/voakden/12983841PAS4CA1B3CD001EBC42010-09-28T10:22:22ZLong cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.Certain2Regular2010-08-31T23:00:00ZCertain3MEDIEVALSilver41426x382141Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainWorn.Civil Parish152022-07-14T07:09:43.837ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammeredMEDIEVAL1Certain2654675Metal detectorLVPL-AE5F11.JPG438222010Centred on parishGood32196591MD
The coin has been pierced, potentially indicating a secondary function which would normally indicate that it should be considered as potential Treasure (under Treasure Act 1996). However, coins dating after AD1180 with similar piercings are also known in hoards of currency, suggesting that such objects could re-enter circulation as coins, and not all coins were pierced to convert them into objects such as pendants. It therefore cannot be said with confidence whether this particular object was regarded as a coin or as another type of object at the time that the coin was deposited.
0.67Unitary AuthorityCertain221253LVPL4382225.661483Restricted Accessx142212.5Shropshire11728Groat2018-12-11T11:53:11ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver pierced groat of Edward IV, (1461-1483).
Obv: EDWARD DANG; crowned bust forward, B on breast, quatrefoils at neck.
Rev: POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEVM, VILLA BRISTOW; long cross dividing legend, pellets in each angle.
Bristol Mint.
IM: Crown. Pierced to the left of the crown.
North 1580.
John NaylorEdward IV of England (first reign)22Oswestry2022LVPL-AE7874387946Crowned bust forward, B on breast, quatrefoils at neck.POSVI DEV ADIVTOREM MEVM, VILLA BRISTOW11MEDIEVALCOINRestricted Accessfinds-38794611Groat: Edward IV, First reign, Light coinage (N 1562 - 1583)26345114Bristol61LVPL-AE5F1112Incomplete1461x14221images/voakden/12793171PAS4BDAE5F100113042010-04-30T15:15:13ZLong cross dividing legend, pellets in each angle.Certainx142212Crown.Regular2010-02-01T00:00:00Z29Certain2MEDIEVALSilver41426x25762MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Late Medieval 1377 - 1489CertainEDWARD D…ANGCivil Parish162022-07-14T07:09:32.172ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2643743Metal detectorLVPL-AEDDB2.JPG438222010From a paper mapGoodEdward_III_of_England132196281MD0.9Unitary AuthorityCertain220753LVPL4382227.61352Restricted Accessx142213.7Shropshire11728Groat2010-05-27T14:50:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver groat of Edward III, (1327-1377).
Obv: EDWARD DEI ..REX…RA ET HYB; crowned bust forward, lis on breast and around hair.
Rev: PO….DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV, CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.
IM; Cross 1, 1351-2AD.
Spink no.1610.
Vanessa OakdenEdward III of England22LLanyblodwel1931LVPL-AEEF97387959Crowned bust forward, lis on breast and around hair.PO….DEVM ADIVTOREM MEV, CIVITAS LONDON11COINRestricted Accessfinds-38795911Groat or halfgroat of Edward III, not further defined26352940London61LVPL-AEDDB29Incomplete1351images/voakden/12793431PAS4BDAEDDB00142542010-04-30T15:48:59ZLong cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter.Certain2Regular2010-02-01T00:00:00ZCertain2MEDIEVALSilver41426x177311Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWARD DEI ..REX…RA ET HYBCivil Parish152022-07-14T07:09:32.181ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityCast1Metal detectorLVPL-8CB955.jpg438222007From finder1696542007T503PMUnitary AuthorityCertain4LVPL438221750Restricted Accessx4104726352133Shropshire117282011-07-13T15:01:00ZReturned to finder after being declared not TreasureWest Midlands
Silver finger ring with flat-section hoop expanding to the front. There is some warping of the metal to the back of the hoop. To the front are the faint remains of a punched octagonal shape. On either side are two vertical grooves with incised lines and pellets extending to the shoulders. It is stylistically comparable to 2004 T62 in Treasure Annual Report 2004, p.153, which was declared to be not Treasure and dated to late-17th/early-18th century. Therefore, this ring is classed as not Treasure.
Harriet Louth122Lower HengoedLVPL-8CCD642602741FINGER RINGRestricted Accessfinds-260274116LVPL-8CB955Complete1600images/voakden/12142320014A38CCD3012E232009-06-17T12:00:35ZCertainx4104712007-06-30T23:00:00ZPOST MEDIEVALSilver41426PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALCertainCivil Parish2022-07-14T07:08:31.764ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1ProbablyMetal detectorLVPL-8CD314.JPG438222009From a paper map9613MDMayhew 292: a sterling imitation of either Stephen (1280-1306) or John (1306-26) of Sancerre. Mayhew (p. 115) says: "The curious circumstances surrounding the medieval mistake which led Sancerre to think of itself as Sacrum Caesaris have been untangled for us by Michael Dhenin, who has explained how the Sterlings of this county come to bear the uninformative legends NOMEN IULIUS CESAR and SACRUM CESARI. The problem of attribution to a particular count remains. Chautard gives these coins to count Stephen, arguing that it was when he visited the Low Countries with the armies of Philip the Fair, in 1302-5, that he was introduced to the idea of sterling imitation. But Stephen seems to have been dead by 1306 and the first decade of the 14th century was not a period noted for its sterling imitations. These coins are known from the relatively early sterling hoards of Boyton and Tutbury, as well as Crathes and Kirial, and as an isolated find from Olivet (Loiret). Accordingly county John, 1306-26, is a likely contender. In the later case, however, we have still to find an explanation for the appearance of sterling in Berry, in Central France, far from the usual centres of imitation sterling production. The coins are of three types (290-292), all with a pellet or trefoil on breast."
0.64Unitary AuthorityCertain251LVPL43822171500Restricted Accessx142211.2Shropshire11728Penny2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsMedieval silver sterling imitation.
Obv: NOM IVLIVS CESAR - crowned, with pellet on breast
Rev: SAC/RVM/CES/ARI (Mayhew 291, p. 115)
Stephen (1280-1306) or John (1306-26), Count of Sancerre
Daniel Pett22EllesmereLVPL-8CE527261311Crowned bust facing with pellet on breast. .SAC/RVM/CES/ARI1COINRestricted Accessfinds-2613111160LVPL-8CD3141Incomplete1100images/voakden/121511120014A48CDD401D7942009-06-29T15:21:08Zlong cross dividing legend.Certainx1422122009-03-31T23:00:00Z0MEDIEVALSilver41426MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALNon English coinCertain+NOMENIVL lis IVUSCESARCivil Parish182022-07-14T07:08:32.531ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1CertainMetal detectorLVPL-A12642.JPG438222009From a paper mapElizabeth_I_of_England9654PM0.95Unitary AuthorityCertain2222171LVPL4382231.071561Restricted Accessx410475.7Shropshire11728Shilling2011-05-31T10:00:50ZWest Midlands
Silver Post-Medieval shilling of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603). Obv: Crowned bust left. ELIZAB'D'G ANG' FR' ET HIB.REGI(NA) Rev: Square garnished shield over long cross fourchée dividing the ledgend. POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEVM
Teresa GilmoreElizabeth I of England22Selattyn and Gobowen2380LVPL-A14044261407Crowned bust left.POSVI DEV' ADIVTOREM MEVM1COINRestricted Accessfinds-26140711Shilling: Elizabeth I, Milled coinage, 1560-1571 (N 2022, 2023)61LVPL-A12642Incomplete1560images/voakden/121519110014A4A134701ADC42009-06-30T14:29:43ZSquare garnished shield over long cross fourchée dividing the legend.Certainx4104722009-03-31T23:00:00ZCertainPOST MEDIEVALSilver41426PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainELIZAB'D'G ANG' FR' ET HIB.REGI(NA)Civil Parish172022-07-14T07:08:32.612ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2643743Metal detectorLVPL-E0D261.JPG438222009From a paper mapEdward_I_of_England1329580MD0.81Unitary AuthorityCertain220551LVPL4382217.41309Restricted Accessx142210.8Shropshire11728Penny2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsCertainSilver penny of Edward I, (1272-1307).
Obv: Crowned bust foward, EDWARD R ANGL DNS HYB
Rev: Long cross with three pellets in each angle, CIVITAS LONDON.
Daniel PettEdward I of England22Baschurch1821LVPL-E0EA57261975Crowned bust forward.CIVITAS LONDON1COINRestricted Accessfinds-26197511Edwardian class 10cf3 (N 1042/1-2)26352940London61LVPL-E0D261Incomplete1307images/voakden/121562510014A4E0DFC01B7242009-07-03T14:56:12ZLong cross with three pellets in each angle.Certainx1422122009-04-30T23:00:00Z0CertainMEDIEVALSilver41426x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWARD R ANGL DNS HYBCivil Parish1512022-07-14T07:08:33.024ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2643743Metal detectorLVPL-E0F990.JPG438222009From a paper mapEdward_III_of_England1329580MD1.09Unitary AuthorityCertain220753LVPL4382225.831377Restricted Accessx142214.3Shropshire11728Groat2011-02-24T13:14:58ZWest MidlandsSilver groat of Edward III, (1327-1377).
Obv: Crowned bust forward.
Rev: Long cross Pattée dividing legends, three pellets in each angle. Daniel PettEdward III of England22Baschurch1746LVPL-E11366261978Crowned bust facing with tressure of arches.POSVI DEVM ADIVTORVM1COINRestricted Accessfinds-26197811Groat: Edward III, 4th coinage, not further defined26352940London61LVPL-E0F990Incomplete1327images/voakden/121562810014A4E105501CBD42009-07-03T15:06:13ZLong cross pattée dividing legends, three pellets in each angle.Certainx1422122009-04-30T23:00:00Z0CertainMEDIEVALSilver41426x17731MD1Circa29http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/MEDIEVALEnglish coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377CertainEDWARD DEI GRA REX ANGL DNS HYB Z AQTCivil Parish152022-07-14T07:08:33.026ZShropshire10Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2643743Metal detectorLVPL-9E3947.JPG438222009From a paper mapElizabeth_I_of_England1339581PM0.45Unitary AuthorityCertain222278LVPL4382213.731601Ruyton-XI-Townsx41047338240.3Shropshire11728Penny2011-04-27T08:56:00ZWest MidlandsCertainSilver penny of Elizabeth I, (1558-1603).
Obv: EDG ROSA SINE SPINA; Crowned bust left.
Rev: CIVITAS LONDON; Cross fourchée over shield.
North no. 1988.
1558-1561ADTeresa GilmoreElizabeth I of England22-2.9206732363LVPL-9E4F15270699Crowned bust left.CIVITAS LONDON1COINSJ3821finds-27069911Penny: Elizabeth I, 1558-1561 (N 1988)26352940London81LVPL-9E3947Incomplete1560images/voakden/122409210014AC9E43B0172642009-10-05T13:19:07ZCross fourchée over shield.Certainx4104722009-08-31T23:00:00Z0Certain52.783001POST MEDIEVALSilver41426x17731PM1Circa36http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/POST MEDIEVALEnglish coin early Modern 1489 - 1660CertainE D G ROSA SINE SPINACivil Parish1712022-07-14T07:08:40.237ZShropshire100Unitary AuthorityStruck or hammered1Certain2643743Metal detectorLVPL-3D5D11.jpg438222011Centred on parishGoodEdward_III_of_England132196131MD0.69Unitary AuthorityCertain220752LVPL4382220.361377Restricted Accessx14221301501.6Shropshire11728Half groat2011-12-01T15:12:00ZReturned to finderWest MidlandsCirca
Silver half groat of Edward III, (1327-1377).
Obverse: [EDWARDUS REX ANGL DNS HYB]; crowned bust facing, pellet on breast.
Reverse: [ ], CIVITAS LONDON; long cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter. Double saltire stops in legend.
North 1260Vanessa OakdenEdward III of England22Ellesmere1767LVPL-3D71B3470225Crowned bust facing, pellet on breast.[ ], CIVITAS LONDON11COINRestricted Accessfinds-47022511Halfgroat: Edward III, 4th coinage, treaty (N 1259-1263)26352940London61LVPL-3D5D112Incomplete1327images/voakden/13530571PAS4EB3D5D10012C442011-11-04T12:08:51ZLong cross dividing legend, three pellets in each quarter. Double saltire stops in legend.Certain2Regular2011-08-31T23:00:00ZCertain2MEDIEVALSilver41426x177311Circahttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/English coin Edwardian type 1279 - 1377Certain[EDWARDUS REX ANGL DNS HYB]Civil Parish152022-07-14T07:10:17.956ZLate2Shropshire1Unitary AuthorityCast1EARLY MEDIEVAL1MiddleMetal detector2011T739sideb.JPG4382292011From finderGood23959912011T739EM
As this object is made of more than 10% precious metal and is over 300 years old, it constitutes potential Treasure under the Treasure Act 1996.
This object was found in the same field as treasure case 2011T791.
Many thanks are due to Susan La Niece and Anthony Simpson for their very useful observations within the scientific report (File No. 7500 5, Department of Conservation and Scientific Research, The British Museum, 4 July 2012).
Inlaid with niello2.65Unitary AuthorityCertain2LVPL43822900Restricted Accessx41022263521436.7Shropshire117282014-02-22T21:18:14ZSubmitted for consideration as Treasure3West MidlandsCirca
Description: Silver strap-end of Thomas's Class A, type 1, originally decorated in Trewhiddle style, but later re-worked to depict a human figure, perhaps imitating a 'Heiligenfibel' or 'Saint' brooch.
The original strap-end is extremely well made. It has a split attachment end, although the two halves are now pressed closely together with no gap in between and indeed appear never to have been apart. The attachment end is shaped around two very small rivet holes, c. 0.8mm in diameter, with a tiny point in between. A fan- or pelta-shaped motif below this has a central drop-shaped field (whose pointed end echoes the point between the two rivet holes) and a sub-triangular field to either side. The drop-shaped field is now a yellowish colour (see below); the sub-triangular fields are deeply chip-carved to form inverted pyramids but do not appear to have any gilding.
Below, the long edges are smoothly curved and have undecorated borders around a central field of well-preserved niello inlay. The niello is polished absolutely smooth, and survives very well around a reserved pattern of symmetrical Trewhiddle-style plant interlace. The complete design is hard to reconstruct, but it had pairs of curving stems at the top, ending at the upper corners in wide sub-triangular leaves with curled apexes; there are detached silver dots filling the spaces to either side of the leaves. In the centre, another pair of stems curve and cross to end in long triangular leaves which are now cut through. The lower third seems to have interlace and it is possible that here was an animal rather than a plant.
The design was at a later stage cut through to form fields with flat bases in the shape of what appears to be a human figure. The fields all have a yellowish tinge, especially around the edges, but this is not gilding or gold solder (see Analysis, below). The recesses may originally have held glass or organic inlays rather than separate gold sheet inlays like those on the Strickland Brooch (in the British Museum) or the Ipsden Heath strap-ends (in the Ashmolean Museum). The recessed fields appear to match the central drop-shaped field within the fan-shaped field, which may also therefore be a modification.
The uppermost cut-out field within the central panel is oval, with the lower end slightly narrower, and probably represents a human head with broader forehead and narrower chin. It has cut through and removed both silver and niello; in places some of the keying below the niello is visible, and in other places there is a very neat cut through surviving niello. Around the top of this recess is a reserved silver curve ending in a circle to either end; this is part of the original design, but may have been re-used to represent a nimbus.
Below are a pair of slightly curving drop shapes, with the points uppermost, which probably represent sleeved arms. There is a little niello missing to one side of the head and the arm (on the right-hand side as you look at it), probably incidental damage caused by the modification.
The lowest field, cut through the interlace, is harder to interpret. It is roughly S-shaped, reminiscent of the head and rump of a backward-looking beast, but with no legs. It may be intended to represent the curved legs of a sitting or kneeling figure.
The animal-head terminal is beautifully made, with long sub-triangular ears ending in outward-turning scrolls and originally inlaid with niello, tiny fragments of which appear at the edges of one of the ears; the rest appears to have been engraved away, similarly to the fields in the main panel. There is apparently no gilding or gold solder here, however. Between the ears is a drop-shaped silver boss, and below are domed eyes, one with an empty setting c. 1.1mm in diameter, the other set with a tiny surviving dark glass cabochon. The nose is short, ending in a widely spaced pair of nostrils which are similar empty settings, c. 1mm in diameter. The reverse is undecorated but scratched.
Analysis: Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of the surface indicated a silver content of 93-96%, copper content of 3-5%, and trace levels of lead and gold. The silver was analysed on the back of the strap-end and inside one of the empty inlay cells, with the same result. There is no trace of the original inlay material in the empty cells and there is no evidence for solder; the edges were undercut to hold the inlay mechanically. The cells are c. 0.2 mm deep, considerably deeper than the channels cut in the silver for the niello. There is no keying at the bottom of the cells, unlike for the niello. It was originally suggested that the inlay could have been gold, but t would be unusual for a gold inlay to be so thick, and to be thicker than the niello, which appears to have continued over the missing inlay at some points. Whatever material was in the cells seems to have been removed with little disruption to the undercut edges of the cell, suggesting it decayed during burial rather than being removed by physical intervention. Inlay materials which might be lost during burial and cleaning include glass (there is a small glass bead surviving in the eye of one beast) and organic materials such as bone and shell.
Dimensions: Length: 50.54 mm. Width: 15.87 mm. Thickness: 2.65 mm. Weight: 6.7 g.
Discussion: The shapes of the recessed fields are reminiscent of the enamelled designs on 'Heiligenfibeln' or 'Saint' brooches, a predominantly German brooch type used in the late 8th or 9th centuries (Buckton in Vince 1991, 144-5). As scientific analysis has identified the likely materials for the inlay to include glass, this parallel becomes increasingly pertinent, but the strap-end remains extremely unusual. It may never have been finished (the split end does not appear ever to have accommodated a strap) and why its design was so radically revised, apparently quite close in time to its manufacture, is a mystery.
Date: The use of the Trewhiddle style dates this strap-end broadly to the ninth century. The alteration to the design appears to have taken place within the same century.
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A silver artefact, roughly triangular in shape. Possibly a mount with two studs on the back for attachment to leather or textile. Central square hole, on the front curved flange near the square hole with two triangular compartments of floral decoration.
Possibly a mount for a belt (?). The object is well made and the floral design may suggest an early 16th century date.
The age and precious metal content of this item therefore qualify it as treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
Dora Thornton
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