Chigwell Gallery

With thanks to the farmer for giving me the chance to show the history of Chigwell

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18 September 2012, after over 2,000 hours of detecting, an amazing Roman item is found. Click here to see the live video

Finds from Chigwell for 2010-2013, having detected for over 2,500 hours.
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Anti-aircraft military fuzes identified by www.bocn.co.uk

Roman, zoomorphic mount in the form of a fish or turtle or something like that :o). I call it the fishringthingy :o) Identified by the Curator of Roman exhibitions at the British musum. There is a video on the website of its finding, live

Letter received from The British Museum concerning the ring below found on 10/10/10 and declared under The Treasure Act 1996. Recorded here: http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/411716. Cornoer's inquest 14 October 2011. Declared treasure

Ring scripted 29 August 1657 You must or willst follow Gt M . Photos below.
Treasure Act number 2010 T644. Declared treasure 141011.

Click on image to see ring more closely (will open in new window)) Unusual design with a raised centre

Click on image to see ring more closely (will open in new window)) "You must or willst follow"

Click on image to see ring more closely (will open in new window)) 1657 Hallmarked with a B

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Click on image to see ring more closely (will open in new window)) "Gt M?"

1150-1450 medieval, possibly lyre-playing, musician's silver ring found 13 December, 2011. Reported to the Museum of London under the Treasure Act, 1996. Treasure Act number 2012T16

There is a mark on the end of this. Could be a cross. In the Museum of London January 2012

some beautiful coin ids from the Portable Antiquty Scheme

A Medieval silver groat of Edward IV

here

A Post Medieval silver threepence of Elizabeth I

here

1426-1429 Henry VI groat minted in Calais

very old piece of silver

Silver button. Unsure of age

Stone of a ring and gold surround. Deposited in the Museum of London 2 November, 2011

Its back. The ring was worn across the finger and not along it

Stone fell out when I dropped it. I think it would have had a silvering inside but unsure

1600s? Maker's mark: J.C. The thimble is to be taken to the Museum of London to be assessed under the Treasure Act. Deposited in the Museum of London 2 November, 2011

Museum of London photograph

Charles I 1625-1649 Scotish silver 20 pence (20p)

head of Charles I 1625-1649 Scotish silver 20 pence (20p)

Nice piece of flint

Big musket balls found in the same field along with 5 hammered coins and poesie treasure ring Battle or shooting cattle or?

Old pottery, Unsure of age

Very old cricketing scene

Edward II long cross Penny. 1284 - 1327 Coin ID: http://hammered-coin.co.uk/

Part of a very old brick

Probably 16th or 17th century. Silver on lead

Very old pottery

A World War One Anti-Zeppelin or German Gotha heavy bomber fuze No. 80 Mk VII Waygood & Otis, Falmouth Road, London, SE1

A World War Two Anti Aircraft Fuze British No.199 fuze made by Vickers Armstrong Developments (VAD) in May 1936 (5/36) and filled in November 1936 (11/36). '41' is the Lot number. It was probably fired by a 3.7' AA gun. The material at the nose is a zinc alloy, and as the fuze has been fired it is no longer dangerous. The scale on the fuze is essentially one of time and was adjusted by the mechanical fuze setter on the gun from the information provided by the predictor.

British anti-aircraft fuze from World War Two. No.209 Mk I fuze used only on British 4.5 inch anti-aircraft shells from 1939 to about 1941. It was made in Switzerland by Tavaro, and no further stocks could be bought after the Swiss stopped selling arms to the allies from October 1940

Old Groat

A Hammered Silver Penny

A Richard I Silver Penny....my oldest find to date

A Hammered Silver Penny: Henry III class 5b2 long cross penny of Canterbury 1251 - 1272 Obverse Legend: HENRICVS REX III Reverse Legend: NICOLE ON CANT