The Portable Antiquites Scheme
As a responsible detectorist I report my more significant finds with the Portable Antiquities Scheme. Doing this helps add to the rich tapestry of history that is being unearthed by the detecting community, which in turn helps build a picture of the lives and communities of those that lived before us. Below you can see some of the finds that I currently have listed on the Portable Antiquities Scheme database.
Dupondius of Trajan
A copper-alloy Roman Dupondius of Trajan (AD 98-117) dating to the priod AD 114-117 (Reece period 6).
Denarius of Octavian
A Roman silver denarius of Octavian dating to the period AD 32-29 BC (Reece period 1) possibly Brundisium mint.
Medieval French Jetton
A copper-alloy Medieval French Jetton dating to the period c. AD 1418-1437, a ‘Shield of France’ design type.
Southern Gaul Unit
A Southern Gaulish copper-alloy (bronze) unit dating tp the late 3rd or early 2nd centuries BC, c.250-150 BC.
Small Long Brooch
An incomplete cast copper-alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small long brooch dating to the period AD. 450-480.
Radiate of Allectus
A Roman copper-alloy Radiate of Allectus (AD 295-296) dating to the period AD. 293-296 (Reece peroid 14).
Small Long Brooch
An incomplete cast copper-alloy early medieval (Anglo-Saxon) small long brooch dating to the period AD. 420-550.
Roman Bracelet
A fragment of roman cast copper-alloy wide-cuff penannular braclet or armlet dating to the first century AD.
Denarius of Elebagalus
An incomplete Roman debased sliver Denarius of Elegabalus (AD. 218-222) Dating to the period AD. 218-222.
Elizabethan Dress Hook
An incomplete Roman debased sliver Denarius of Elegabalus (AD. 218-222) Dating to the period AD. 218-222.
Loop & Button Fastener
A complete late Iron Age to early Roman cast copper-alloy button & loop fastener dating to the period AD. 50-200.
Denarius of Antoninus Pius
A sliver Roman denarius of Antoninus Pius (AD. 138-161) dating the the period AD. 141-161 (Reece period 7).
Denarius of Faustina Sr
A sliver Roman denarius of Faustina Sr, the wife of Emperor Antoninus Pius (AD. 138-161) dating the the period AD. 141-161 (Reece period 7).
Elizabeth I Sixpence
A silver hammered sixpence of Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) dating exactly to the year 1579.
House of Constantine Nummus
A Roman copper-alloy nummus of the House of Constantine (AD 307-361). This coin is a rarity known as a ‘brockage’ coin.
Medieval Harness Pendant
A complete Medieval cast copper-alloy enamelled harness pendant, decorated with rampant lion (c. AD 1300-1400).
Roman Fibula Brooch
An incomplete cast copper-alloy Colchester derivative, double pierced lug, Harlow type brooch dating to the period (c. AD 50-80).
Penny of Henry VII
A silver Medieval penny of Henry VII (1485-1509) dating 1489-1500. Sovereign type. Minted under Archbishop Rotherham in York.
Nuremberg Jetton
An incomplete late Medieval to Post Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of anonymous ‘ship-penny’ type (c. AD 1490-1550).
Denarius of Hadrian
A Roman silver denarius of Hadrian (AD 117-138) dating AD 117-138 (Reece period 6). Reverse depicting Felicitas. Mint of Rome.
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