Out and about in local fields with a find that my first impression was it would easy to get an ID for it..............I was wrong.
More on the find further down in this post.
Thanks for looking.............Doug.
Queen Victoria 'bun' penny 1863.
Jetton surface find.
Hack(scrap) silver top left, possible to be used to buy things.
2nd/4th century Roman coins and brooch.
2nd/3rd century complete Roman brooch.
Silver spoon hallmarks.
"Jetons or jettons are tokens or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries.
They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a counting board, a lined board similar to an abacus.
They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips."
Artefact came from a field that produces a fair amount of Roman coins and artefacts. I had never seen anything like it before so I sent a photograph to the FLO (Finds Liaison Officer) at the local museum.
Her suggestion was a Roman lamp holder with just part of one on record but was waiting validation. (means that there is not other one to compare it with)
My thoughts were it was over engineered to be a simple lamp holder so now I have agreed to hand it it to the museum for further investigation.
More on the find further down in this post.
Thanks for looking.............Doug.
Queen Victoria 'bun' penny 1863.
Jetton surface find.
Hack(scrap) silver top left, possible to be used to buy things.
2nd/4th century Roman coins and brooch.
2nd/3rd century complete Roman brooch.
Silver spoon hallmarks.
"Jetons or jettons are tokens or coin-like medals produced across Europe from the 13th through the 17th centuries.
They were produced as counters for use in calculation on a counting board, a lined board similar to an abacus.
They also found use as a money substitute in games, similar to modern casino chips or poker chips."
Artefact came from a field that produces a fair amount of Roman coins and artefacts. I had never seen anything like it before so I sent a photograph to the FLO (Finds Liaison Officer) at the local museum.
Her suggestion was a Roman lamp holder with just part of one on record but was waiting validation. (means that there is not other one to compare it with)
My thoughts were it was over engineered to be a simple lamp holder so now I have agreed to hand it it to the museum for further investigation.
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