Saxon

Some of the more recent finds...
 
 
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Frankish Merovingian period Equal-armed type brooch and will date to 7th -8th century, so Pagan Saxon.
 
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Viking disc brooch with gilding, in the Borre style showing the typical Borre knot design. dating to the 10th Century
 
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Saxon gold inlay polyhedral pin. A cast copper-alloy pin of the mid to late Anglo-Saxon period. It has a polyhedral head, formed from a cube with the corners removed. The resulting lozenge-shaped and triangular facets are each decorated with grooves to their borders, the lozenge-shaped facets with inlaid gold panels to their centre. There are signs of possible silvering to some of the surface, the incomplete stem is collared at the base of the head.
 
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Series U sceat of the London connected series. Obv, Dragon right. Rev, with man with crosses. BMC23a. Very rare. 710-750AD. (J J North 81) 0.91g.
 
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A post Crondall sceat, type 111. Diademed bust r, cross with annulet in angles. Runic Pada in legend. Listed as 770/3 in Spink coins of England.
 
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Bronze gilded stud brooch or pin head.
 
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A late Saxon / Viking, stirrup mount, a Williams type, Class B, Type 3, Group 1 but an unusual variation.
 
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A Saxon copper alloy buckle plate showing a rabbit or hare sitting and looking over it's shoulder. (click here for a negative image)
 
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A large Cruciform or Long brooch from the 5th Century...in need of restoration.
 
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A Saxon square headed brooch. Slightly damaged on the edge.
 
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A stunning green glass bead, unseen in the scan, at 9 & 12 o'clock. two recesses for gems.
 
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Superb silver inlay Saxon strapend, still with rivets.
 
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Offa silver penny, very sharp stamp on both obverse and reverse. A very rare find.
 
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Sceatta, Kentish radiate series A. Extra fine condition, both sides readable.
 
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Late Viking early Saxon sword pommel. Very fine condition with nice patina.
 
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A Viking tunic button or fastener, with typical "double cross" design.
 
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Another late Viking early Saxon sword pommel.
 
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Saxon bead  polished colour white
 
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A small bronze measure of some sort.
 
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Saxon bead natural stone
 
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A Brooch, with twisted wire and berry design, plough damaged.
 
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Bronze wrist clasp, with traces of enamel.
 
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Superb large Saxon strapend, with traces of enameling in red, blue and yellow.
 
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