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/artefact/post-medieval-to-modern/clasps/hooked-clothes-fasteners/hooked-clothes-fastener-59238.html Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:21:08 GMT Hooked clothes fasteners  

Description:		A one-piece single sharp-hooked clasp of the early post-medieval period. The plate is circular, with moulded relief and openwork decoration. The design is an equal-armed cross within a linear circle. The cross has a pellet at the centre and circular openwork decoration in the quadrants, which now appears to be blocked, or possibly unfettled. The edge of the plate is beaded and engrailed.  The sharp rearward-facing hook is present; the rectangular attachment loop is missing.
Category:		Post-Medieval to Modern, Clasps, Hooked clothes fasteners
Category:		Hooked clothes fasteners

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/scottish-coins/charles-i/charles-i-twenty-pence-scotland-contemporary-forgery-59237.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:26:36 GMT Charles I  

Description:		A contemporary forgery of a Charles I third coinage twenty-pence of Scotland. Note crude elongated bust, irregular crowns on both sides, misspelling of FIRMAT, etc.
Category:		Scottish coins, Charles I
Category:		Charles I

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/finger-rings/finger-ring-bezel-59235.html Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:12:28 GMT Finger rings  

Description:		A silver-gilt bezel from a medieval finger ring. The bezel is square with rediused corners and simple punched decoration. The decoration consists of a square spiral of dots with a cross at the centre, possibly representing a physical journey to a spiritual destination. The back of the bezel is diagonally recessed to accommodate the hoop such that it would have been orientated lozengewise to the finger when worn. The hoop would have been soldered in position, but is now missing.
Category:		Medieval, Finger rings
Category:		Finger rings

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/mounts/quatrefoil-mount-59234.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:33:22 GMT Mounts  

Description:		A quatrefoil-shaped mount of the medieval period, probably from a book cover. The mount has a hollow-domed central boss and four peripheral pierced lugs at the cardinal points. The boss is decorated in moulded relief with a central lozenge, around which there is an inner circle of four crescents and an outer circle of eight wedges.The wedges point alternately towards and away from the centre. One of the pierced lugs retains the corroded remnants of an iron rivet. For protection against wear and tear, valuable books of the medieval period were adorned with matching conical or domed mounts that were placed at each corner, and often also in the centre, of the outer covers. See also UKDFD 57420.
Category:		Medieval, Mounts
Category:		Mounts

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/seal-matrices/seal-matrix-59233.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:06:05 GMT Seal matrices  

Description:		A vesica-shaped personal seal matrix of the medieval period. The intaglio design is difficult to interpret, but would appear to depict a fantastic flying quadruped with a human-head. The human head wears the hood of a jester or fool, most likely an allusion to the foolishness of man, which is found on many other seals of the time (e.g. UKDFD 12323). However, the detail of the hood is unusual; it is fashioned in the form of a bird-of-prey's head with hooked beak, which faces rearwards as worn. The Latin inscription is * S' THOME D' *LE GRENE - Seal of Thomas de le Grene. The back of the seal is plain except for a median rib, which terminates in a pierced suspension lug at one end. Origins of the de la Grene family name: The family name de la Grene (and its variants del Grene, de Grene) is of Anglo-Saxon origin, dating back to the late 12th century, with its roots primarily located in England. It is a locational surname that emerged from the Old English word "grene," referring to someone who lived near a village green, common land, or a grassy area.
Category:		Medieval, Seal matrices
Category:		Seal matrices

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/medieval/edward-i-edward-ii-and-edward-iii-1st-coinage-only/pennies-london/edward-i-penny-59232.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:36:26 GMT Pennies (London)  

Description:		A very worn and clipped London penny of Edward I. Most likely class 2, as N's are reversed.
Category:		Medieval, Edward I, Edward II, and Edward III 1st Coinage only, Pennies (London)
Category:		Pennies (London)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/artefact/medieval/seal-matrices/seal-matrix-59231.html Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:19:22 GMT Seal matrices  

Description:		An oval copper-alloy seal matrix with tapering hexagonal-section handle surmounted by a lozenge-shaped suspension loop. The engraved device is a male human head in profile. The intended inscription is * CAPVT SERVI DEI - Head of a Servant of God, but the letters U and V - both the vowel and consonant were a single letter at the time - have been rendered as C, resulting in * CAPCT SERCI DEI. See also UKDFD 38944.
Category:		Medieval, Seal matrices
Category:		Seal matrices

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/early-medieval/other-early-medieval-coins-continentalforeign/merovingian-tremissis-59230.html Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:45:12 GMT Other early medieval coins (continental/foreign)  

Description:		A Merovingian gold tremissis of the 'bust/cross-on-steps' type, struck at Quentovic, circa AD 590-670. Wiccus or Quentovicus was a port at the mouth of the Canche, N.W. France, dép. Pas-de-Calais. See also UKDFD 28449.
Category:		Early Medieval, Other early medieval coins (continental/foreign)
Category:		Other early medieval coins (continental/foreign)

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/iron-age/iceni/iceni-gold-stater-59229.html Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:57:50 GMT Iceni  

Description:		An uninscibed gold stater of the Iceni, 'Norfolk Wolf' (wolf left) type.
Category:		Iron Age, Iceni
Category:		Iceni

]]> https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/early-medieval/middle-anglo-saxon-period-kings-of-kent/eadberht-praen-penny-59227.html Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:41:53 GMT Middle Anglo-Saxon period, Kings of Kent  

Description:		Penny of Eadberht 'Praen', king of Kent (796-798).
Category:		Early Medieval, Middle Anglo-Saxon period, Kings of Kent
Category:		Middle Anglo-Saxon period, Kings of Kent

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