https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/recently-added.html https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/medieval/henry-i/henry-i-cut-halfpenny-59443.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:56:29 GMT Henry I  

Description:		Henry I Profile/Cross Fleury (BMC Type II) cut halfpenny, struck at Sandwich, Kent. The coin would appear to be struck from the same pair of dies as EMC 2015.0210.
Category:		Medieval, Henry I
Category:		Henry I

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/buckles-and-buckle-plates/single-loop-buckles/single-loop-oval-buckle-59442.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:51:54 GMT Single loop buckles  

Description:		A plain single loop oval buckle with a narrowed and offset strap bar and notched pin rest. The buckle is complete with a copper-alloy pin.
Category:		Medieval, Buckles and buckle plates, Single loop buckles
Category:		Single loop buckles

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/miscellaneous/knife-handle-scale-fragment-59441.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 12:30:55 GMT Miscellaneous  

Description:		A copper-alloy knife-handle scale fragment, probably late medieval to early post-medieval (c. AD 1300-1600). A cast copper-alloy scale fragment, sub-rectangular and incomplete at both ends, surviving length 130 mm, width 30 mm, thickness 2-4 mm. Three attachment holes survive, a possible fourth one truncated by a break. The outer face bears an engraved hunting scene comprising, from left to right, a hare running right, a four-leafed plant (possibly clover), a pursuing hound, and a second hare running right. Slight differences in the depiction of the hares indicate that the scene was engraved rather than produced using punches. One attachment hole cuts through part of a hare, demonstrating that at least one perforation post-dates the decoration. Although the object is most likely a scale from a knife handle, the possibility of a decorative strip fitting from another substrate cannot be excluded. Cf. PAS: LIN-598661 and NMGW-8BFB01 (The latter object depicts similar animals, although they are not mentioned in the description.)
Category:		Medieval, Miscellaneous
Category:		Miscellaneous

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/medieval/henry-iii-and-edward-i-long-cross-coinage/pennies-and-cut-fractions-canterbury/henry-iii-cut-long-cross-halfpenny-59438.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 11:39:36 GMT Pennies and cut fractions (Canterbury)  

Description:		Henry III class 5h cut long cross halfpenny of Canterbury.
Category:		Medieval, Henry III and Edward I (Long Cross Coinage), Pennies and cut fractions (Canterbury)
Category:		Pennies and cut fractions (Canterbury)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/medieval/henry-iii-and-edward-i-long-cross-coinage/pennies-and-cut-fractions-london/henry-iii-cut-long-cross-halfpenny-59437.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:42:57 GMT Pennies and cut fractions (London)  

Description:		Henry III class 3d2 cut long cross halfpenny of London.
Category:		Medieval, Henry III and Edward I (Long Cross Coinage), Pennies and cut fractions (London)
Category:		Pennies and cut fractions (London)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tudor/elizabeth-i/elizabeth-i-penny-59436.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:40:12 GMT Elizabeth I  

Description:		Elizabeth I penny. Initial mark, probably martlet.
Category:		Tudor, Elizabeth I
Category:		Elizabeth I

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/buckles-belt-hooks-and-belt-clasps/belt-clasps-hooks-and-miscellaneous-items/s-shaped-belt-hook-59435.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:36:34 GMT Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items  

Description:		A fully three-dimensional S-shaped belt-hook cast in the form of two swan-like heads conjoined at the base of the necks. The 'joint' has a decorative elliptical moulding on each side and a transverse band of ribbing across the centre.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Buckles, belt hooks and belt clasps, Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items
Category:		Belt clasps, hooks and miscellaneous items

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/medieval/henry-iii-and-edward-i-long-cross-coinage/pennies-and-cut-fractions-other-english-mints/henry-iii-cut-long-cross-farthing-59434.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:16:55 GMT Pennies and cut fractions (other English mints)  

Description:		Henry III class 3 cut long cross farthing of Norwich. Note re attribution The letters OR alone, occupying a full quadrant of the reverse cross, only occur on class 3a and 3ab coins of Ion at Norwich, thus: ION/ONN/OR/WIZ
Category:		Medieval, Henry III and Edward I (Long Cross Coinage), Pennies and cut fractions (other English mints)
Category:		Pennies and cut fractions (other English mints)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/mounts/anthropomorphic-mount-59433.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 19:16:36 GMT Mounts  

Description:		A mount in the form of a crude anthropomorphic crowned male mask. There is a single rivet hole in the forehead, with surviving separate copper-alloy rivet.
Category:		Medieval, Mounts
Category:		Mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/iron-age/trinovantes-and-catuvellauni/catuvellauni-quarter-stater-59432.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 13:03:22 GMT Trinovantes and Catuvellauni  

Description:		An uninscribed gold quarter stater attrubuted to the Catuvellauni and designated the 'Westerham Geometric' type in Ancient British Coins. The type is listed as excessively rare in ABC, and the present specimen would appear to be the first to show that the lowest element of the reverse design is actually a bifurcated plant frond. At 1.25g the coin is slightly below the typical weight range of 1.30g-1.48g for Westerham quarter staters. However, a specific gravity test carried out by the finder has produced a result of 13.89, which is within the range of values recorded for official coins of this type (typically 13.5-15.6).
Category:		Iron Age, Trinovantes and Catuvellauni
Category:		Trinovantes and Catuvellauni

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