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Gold  (Wunetton type) AD 630 - 650.  The only Thrymsa found in this part of Britain. It is now in Gloucester City Museum.

Newent.

Anglo Saxon Sceatta c AD 680 -710 (Silver Penny) Dymock.

Aethelred II Cut Quarter Penny 978 -1016.            Hartpury.

Silver Penny with legend  ELDREDR - Alfred the Great AD 871 - 899.  Reverse: London monogram. Coin issued when Alfred occupied London in AD 886.

Coberley.

 

Saxon or Viking Quadrafoil Brooch. (One lobe missing)

Highleadon.

 

Bronze Strapend 13th/14th century.              Highleadon.

This may be the lobe of a trefoil Saxon of Viking brooch. It was found near the Thrymsa.

 Newent.

 

D shaped Buckle with engraved plate 12th to 14th century.

Newent.

 Medieval harness or belt mount.

Taynton.

 

Silver Soldini of Agostini Barbarigo Doge of Venice 1486 - 1501. Obverse: Figure of Christ. Reverse: John the Baptist kneeling before the Doge of Venice.

Taynton.

14th -15th century Heraldic Horse Pendant.

Newent.

 10th century Stirrup Mount.  A class B, Type 2, Group1.

Taynton.

Edward III Groat 1356 - 1361.                                                           Tibberton.

Edward I silver Longcross Penny

1279 - 1307

EDWAR  Rev: CIVI TAS CAN TOR

(Minted at Canterbury)                                  Taynton.

 

 

French Jetton c1580. Used as small change or reckoning counters.

Taynton.

Henry III cut halfpenny 1247 - 1272.    

Over

 

Wax impression of Mary Magdalen from seal matrix.  See Matrix below.

Over.

 

15th/16th century Purse Bar with suspension loop. Pattern of three dots and diagonal lines. Found by E. Davis.                                                     Boulsdon.

French Jetton Charles VI of France. 1380 - 1422.                                                                      Newent

Short Cross Penny.  John 1199 - 1216.

Newent.

Bronze Seal Matrix 13th to 14th century. Maria Magdalena (Mary Magdalen) holding a phial containing the blood of Christ.                                                                                    Over.

Crude lead alloy spoon 13th to 14th century. Actual length 15cm ( 6 inches) Rectangular stem. Shallow fig-shaped bowl. Cross type knop.

Eating off lead! not surprising that they died young in those days!

Coberley.

 

Mediaeval Seal Matrix with lion 13th to 14th century rampant.                          Coberley

 

Seal Matrix with Star of David intaglio. 13th / 14th century.

Tibberton.

Mediaeval Strap End with snake insert.

Taynton.

Heraldic Horse Pendant 12th to 15th century.  Design : Two Stars above, lower part illegible. Thought to be connected with the Tuberville family.

Highleadon.

'Beehive' Thimble 14th to 15th century.

Hand moulded with sections of hand punched indents.

Huntley

 

       

'Beehive' Thimble 14th to 15th century.

Hand moulded with hand punched indents.

Blaisdon.

'Beehive' Thimble 15th century. Hand moulded with hand punched indents

Newent.

 

'Beehive' open top  Thimble 15th century. Hand punched indents. Also known as a Sewing Ring.

Rudford.

 

'Beehive' open top  Thimble 15th century. Hand punched indents. Also known as a Sewing Ring.

Dymock.

       

 

Mediaeval Horse Pendant.

Eagle in centre.

Coberley

Saxon Strapend 8th - 9th century.

Hartpury.

 

Henry III Penny 1248 -1250

Gloucester Mint

Hartpury

Henry VII Half Groat 1487

Canterbury Mint

Hartpury

       

13th-14th century Circular  Brooch

Diam 4,4 cm

Low Bands, Newent

Edward IV Half Groat 1461 - 1470.                       Taynton.

Annular Brooch complete with pin

13th - 15th century. Has 10 'turrets' that would have held coloured stones.

Taynton.

 

14th / 15th century Casket Key. Black enamelled over bronze. Length 35mm.

Newent.

 

       

Rare 11th Century Anglo Scandinavian Stirrup Mount. Class A, Type 17.                         Huntley.

Rare type of Double Purse Bar c1550.

Taynton.

 

Part of Chest or cask Handle 14th to 15th century.

Blaisdon.

 

Viking Bulls Head mount.

10th / 11th century,                                 Coberley.                 

       
 

Nuremburg Jetton

Edward III Gold Quarter Noble 1361 - 1369.         Kilcot, Newent

Irish Silver Penny

Edward 1  2nd coinage

Dublin Mint 1281 - 1282

Highnam

 
 

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