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Record ID: LON-27A5F5
Object type: COIN WEIGHT
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A post medieval gold coin weight: unite from Charles I.
Dimensions: diameter: mm; length: 17.46mm; width: 17.16mm; thickness: 4.34mm; weight: 9.09g.
Created on: Friday 15th June 2007
Last updated: Monday 28th July 2014
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This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-5566B3
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An Iron Age gold quarter stater of Cunobelin, broken roughly in half along the obverse vertical axis, dating 50BC to 50 AD. A parallel can be found in Hobbs (1996, no. 1844).
Dimensions: diameter: 10.6mm; thickness: 1.6mm; weight: 78g.
Reference: Hobbs, R. 1996. British Iron Age Coins in the British Museum. British Museum Press: London.
Created on: Monday 10th September 2007
Last updated: Monday 19th May 2014
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This findspot is known as 'Boxley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-82B904
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete Post Medieval gold mourning finger ring, dating to AD 1676. The finger ring has a D-shaped cross-section.
Curator's report: Post-Medieval gold mourning ring
This small gold ring is inscribed inside in lower case 'RW Esqr ob 9 Dec 76' with maker's mark IP above a pellet in a shield. Skull inscribed on outer of band.
Date: 1676
Discussion: This is a typical mourning ring of the late 17th century. The maker's mark does not appear on any of the BM rings and has not been identified.
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious meta…
Created on: Sunday 15th February 2009
Last updated: Friday 12th July 2013
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Record ID: LON-903194
Object type: METAL WORKING DEBRIS
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold bar fragment of uncertain date, possibly Iron Age (800BC - 100AD). The fragment has a circular cross-section and each end is snipped off at 90º to each other. Curator's report: 2009T265 Description: A cut fragment of round section Discussion: Cut sections of gold metal have been discovered at the Iron Age site of Snettisham, Norfolk, and therefore it was considered that this object may also date from the same period. Unfortunately this object is undiagnostic, and as such metal analysis was requested. Non-destructive analysis of the surface metal content shows it is 84-87% gold…
Created on: Thursday 12th March 2009
Last updated: Wednesday 18th May 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Southfleet', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-833BD8
Object type: PIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold pin head (16th century).
Curator's report: Small, heavy gold pin head with hole for attachment to a gold wire. The hemispherical head squashed flat, decorated with applied filigree circlets and knops, and with flower heads made up of small turquoises (identified by Raman spectroscopy) held in claw settings and surrounded by petals of openwork gold decoration made of fine twisted wire.
This fascinating pin head suggests the gold prototypes for the silver-gilt types of the 16th Century which are commonly reported through the Treasure Act. Its e…
Created on: Wednesday 29th April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-AB8382
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: ROMAN
County: West Berkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Roman annular gold finger ring dating 43-410AD.
Curator's report: A small, distorted annular gold ring, probably Roman, possibly a tiny finger-ring, made from two semi-circular components fused together. One is a simple, slender, rectangular-sectioned strip. The other, also made from a strip, has each side turned inwards to form a channelled double-ribbed hoop, now partially fractured.
The channelled form of the hoop is paralleled by a copper-alloy arm-ring from Augst (Riha 1990, 62, 145, Taf. 22, 598).*
Date: 1st-4th century AD.
Dimension…
Created on: Monday 25th May 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-88CAA8
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval - Modern gold finger ring probably dating 18th or 19th century.
Small red gold ring with chased foliate decoration on exterior.
The find dates to later than 1710 and as such falls outside the provisions of the Treasure Act 1996.
Dimensions: width of band: 1.90mm; thickness of band: 0.95mm; diameter: 18.54mm; weight: 0.79g.
Judy Rudoe
Created on: Wednesday 15th December 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 26th June 2012
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This findspot is known as 'City of London', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-FC9557
Object type: BEAD
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undiagnostic fragment of gold of uncertain date. This object was originally hollow and probably cylindrical but has since become crushed flat, it was probably originally a bead. The edges were probably slightly angled inwards. There is no decoration and the style of the object is undiagnostic.
Although the object is more than 10% gold it cannot be positively identified as greater than 300 years old, therefore it does not fall under the Treasure Act 1996.
Dimensions: length: 9.55mm; width: 9.87mm; thickness: 1.50mm; weight: 0.35g.
Created on: Saturday 19th February 2011
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LON-FD88E7
Object type: PIN
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold pin of unknown date; the pin is slightly bent. The shank is circular in cross-section at the tip, the shank of the pin has a more flattened cross-section. The diameter of the shank gradually declines, towards the point. The head of the pin is roughly square, formed by a flattening of the shank, with a concave impression on one face. This object has been examined, at the British Museum, by the Prehistoric, Roman, Iron Age, Medieval and Post-Medieval curators. It is the consensus that this object cannot be securely dated to a specific period. Due to the undiagnostic nature of th…
Created on: Monday 9th August 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 20th June 2012
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This findspot is known as 'Sidcup', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-9AB383
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold coin: Britain crown of James I dating 1615-1616. North no. 2092.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing right
Obverse inscription: IACOBVS D G MA BRI FRA ET HI REX
Reverse: Square shield with crown above IR beside crown
Reverse inscription: HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS (Henry united the roses but James unites the kingdoms)
Initial mark: tun (1615-1616)
Die axis measurement: 9.00
Dimensions: diameter: 20.40mm; weight: 2.50g.
Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink: London
Created on: Monday 4th October 2010
Last updated: Thursday 14th October 2010
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Record ID: LON-B42740
Object type: UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold fragment of an artefact of an undiagnostic date. The fragment comprises a loop made from a flat strip of gold from which two broken strands project creating an incomplete figure of eight in appearance. At the junction between the strip and the broken projections an incomplete cinquefoil has been soldered to the front. The surface of the strip is decoratively cast with a twisted rope motif.
Dora Thornton and Judy Rudoe has had a look at this and they can't place what it is but believe it is undiagnostic.
Dimensions: length: 9.26mm; width: 4.43mm; thickness: 1.23m…
Created on: Friday 2nd May 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Bermondsey', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-036786
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold coin: ecu d’or au solei of Francis I (AD1517-1528).
Obverse: The quartered shield of France de dauphine with a sun above
Obverse inscription: FRANCISCVS OEI GRACIA FRANCO REX
Reverse: Cross with fleur-de-lys terminals and quatrefoil in centre
Reverse inscription: XPS VINCIT XPS RENAT XPS IMPERAT (Christ lives, Christ reigns, Christ commands)
Mint mark: Crown
Die axis measurement: 12.00
Dimensions: diameter: 25.42mm; weight: 3.42g.
Created on: Monday 11th August 2008
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-98D167
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A medieval fitting in the shape of a Gothic letter, possibly the letter "a". On the reverse there are two studs; that were used to fix the letter to a leather or fabric strap.
The fitting is gold and dates from the fifteenth or early sixteenth century.
Dimensions: length 8 mm, width 6 mm.
Consequently, in terms of age and as the object contains a minimum of 10% precious metal it qualifies as Treasure under the stipulations of the Treasure Act 1996.
J P Robinson
Created on: Friday 22nd January 2010
Last updated: Wednesday 27th June 2012
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Record ID: LON-9D20A5
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
British Iron Age gold stater of Tasciovanus; Eastern (Trinovantes) VA 1730.5 / BM1620.
Created on: Friday 24th July 2009
Last updated: Monday 21st March 2011
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Record ID: LON-B17EF1
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold posy ring dating probably 16th - 17th century.
Curator's report:
Date: Probably 16th-17th Century.
Description: Post-Medieval gold posy ring, squashed and distorted, a flat band with incised lines at top and bottom, inscribed on exterior BE T...... HART, the inscription partly obscured due to the distortion but probably reads BE TRUE IN HART.
Discussion: For a similar ring with this inscription see AF 1213 (Dalton 1912, no. 1132) on BM website (search the collection database, museum number search).
In terms of age and as the object contai…
Created on: Friday 30th October 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Near Henley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-993A16
Object type: COIN
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Medieval gold coin: half sovereign of Edward VI (AD1547-1553). Pheon initial mark (AD1549).
Dimensions: diameter: 30mm; weight: 5.6g.
Reference: North, J. J. 1975. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 2. Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink: London p. 100, no. 1908
Created on: Monday 19th February 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Customs House', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-7776C3
Object type: MEDAL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Half touch piece of James II. The obverse legend is IACO.II D.G. M.B. Fr. E[T. HI. REX] (James II, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland). The ship that appears on the obverse is only faintly visible due to wear. The reverse legend is [SOLI. DEN.] GLORIA (To God alone the Glory). The top right half of St Michael and the Dragon are visible. The item has been pierced for wear as a talisman and cut deliberately.
Created on: Monday 8th August 2005
Last updated: Tuesday 19th April 2022
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This findspot is known as 'Bankside', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-A20482
Object type: COIN
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Buckinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Gold quarter of Tasciovanus (Catuvellauni).
Created on: Thursday 3rd November 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Near Henley', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: LON-674523
Object type: JEWELLERY
Broad period: MODERN
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A gold jewellery link of uncertain date. This link has a central bar with a rectangular cross-section that has a trefoil terminal at each end. The central lobe of each trefoil forms a complete the loop, the lobes to each side are incomplete loops. There are two further bars that connect between the side lobes of the trefoil terminals; these bars run parallel to the central bar. They are decoratively made to have a beaded appearance. One of these bars has been bent slightly out of alignment.
Hazel Forsyth has identified this as a jewellery link but said that it could not be definiti…
Created on: Friday 4th January 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 11th November 2015
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Record ID: LON-E7ED18
Object type: LACE TAG
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Post Medieval gold aglet dating to the first half of the 16th century. This aglet is constructed from a gold cylinder and there is a seam where the two ends meet, running longitudinally. The surface of the aglet is decorated with six bands of applied filigree. Each band comprises two rows of twisted rope filigree that borders a central row of coiled filigree. The coiled filigree has larger turns than the twisted rope and the larger turns are arranged vertically. The open end has a band of decoration that includes 7 rings of twisted rope filigree. There are two holes for attachment o…
Created on: Wednesday 15th April 2015
Last updated: Monday 1st June 2020
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