November 2018
Finds of the monthCoin
1st Place – Steve Holmes.
Henry VIII (1509 – 47) silver groat, 2nd coinage 1532 – 42. Mint mark an arrow. Kings head left with royal shield pierced by cross fourchee on reverse.
2nd Place – Richard Child
Roman silver denarius.of Trajan (98 – 117 A.D.)
3rd Place – Martin Wright
Voided silver short-cross penny. type typical of Richard I, John, and Henry III.
i.e. 1188 to 1247. Possibly of John (1199-1216). Moneyer Willem on Lund.
Artefact
1st Place – Paul Garner
Post-Medieval belt hanger with rosette boss and closed loop.
Traces of fixing plate and drilled hole on reverse.
16th/17th Century.
2nd Place – Stephen Holmes
10th/11th Century Anglo/Scandinavian copper alloy stirrup mount.
Roughly triangular frame with holed decoration. Remains of iron ‘step’ on reverse.
3rd Place – Barbara-Ellen Joseph
Copper alloy ‘D’ section spiral ring. Both end terminals missing, one of which may have been a stylised head. Similar to Iron Age and Roman examples.
Possibly Roman i.e.43 – 410 A.D.
