William 1st (the Conqueror) Norman King of England, 1066-1087AD short cross

Saxon strapend Artifact circa 600 AD
With typical Era Circle design

Richard 1st 1189-1199 AD Richard the Lionheart
Short cross silver penny

14th C. Medieval artifact
A dagger chape

JOHN (Norman King of England 1199-1216)
1/4 cut hammered silver Short Cross penny

A piece of "ChainMail"
Principle Armor of the
Knights of the Crusades

Medieval Pilgrim's Badge
St. Thomas Becket 12th C.
Canterbury pilgrimage

Medieval Groat sized Lead "Boy Bishop Token"
Relates to a religious festival, the Feast of Fools

Medieval Belt ornament
Top and side view

Medieval Strapend artifact
Decorative end for straps

Medieval Artifact
A Lion Mount

A Medieval Buckle

Medieval Beehive Thimble
1300-1400 AD Artifact

A Saxon Artifact
Clothes fastener

A Viking Axe Head
Circa 700 to 1200 AD

King Henry 3rd 1216-1272
Silver Short Cross penny

Edward 1st 1272-1307
Silver Long Cross penny

Saxon Brooch Fragment
Ring and Dot decorated

Edward 1st 1272 AD
A Copper Jetton

Crescent Bird Arrowhead
Was Used to hunt birds

Medieval Artifact
A Casket key

King Henry VI Hammered Silver coin
At 1 year old, He was Sovereign of two kingdoms
Crowned King of England in 1429 & King of France 1431

Medieval Pilgrims Amulet
12th - 13thC

A Medieval Buckle

Edward 1st (1272-1307) nicknamed "Longshanks"
Due to his great height and stature.
Silver Long Cross penny, London Mint

Seal Matrix 12th/13th C.

Medieval Brooch Buckle
It was Fashionable to pin
at neck as a fastener

Anglo-Saxon "Porcupine" silver Sceat penny
(Sceattas) translated as treasure or wealth
Porcupine with triangular fore-leg 600-775 AD
Reverse: Standard with 4 lines and central annulet

Horse harness Pendant
(aka) Heraldic Pendants
12th-14th Century

Sheet metal bells
15th to early 16th C.
Worn by Jesters & others

Silver Hammered Groat of King Henry the 5th 1413-1422 AD.
Knighted by Richard II in 1399 AD. He arranged a secret pact
with Burgundy to attack France in the Hundred Years War

Homemade Lead Weights
known as loom, traders
or net weights

Pilgrims Ampulla 13th C
Scallop shell design
Used to carry Holy water

A strapend artifact of Anglo-Saxon style and design
it added functionality and fashion to straps

Seal Matrix 13th Century With Rabbit & private name
Was used with sealing wax

A Cloth or bag seal
Lead stamped design

A lead token 15th C
With cross hatch design

Silver hammered coins
showing wear and tear

A decorative mount
For leather or wood

A tall Thimble
Circa 1350-1450

French Jetton 14th to 15th century obverse: Three Fleur-de-lis
within a Shield. Reverse: A cross of three fleuronee with a
quartre-foil in the center enclosed by a tressure or 4 arches

Medieval Buckle
14th-15th C

Medieval key
Interesting style

Silver short cross coinage of the Plantagenet Kings
King Henry II 1159-1189 & his sons, King Richard I 1189-1199
King John 1199-1216 & his Grandson King Henry III 1216-1272
The entire issue bears the name (HENRICVS) for these Kings

A royal crown with
Shield heraldic badge

Medieval Pilgrims
Religious Relic
Bell shaped with cross

King Edward Irish hammered penny struck in Dublin
(obverse)Edward King of England, Lord of Ireland
(reverse) Citizen of Dublin. Issue dates 1281-1283 AD

Carved lead weight
Or game piece

Two Holed lead
Seal or weight

Continental European Silver Hammered Coin
Profile with animal skin cap on obverse
Short Cross with fleur-de-lis on reverse

Edward I Jetton
Reverse side

Medieval casket key
A (casket) or chest
not a burial casket

Two Examples of Dagger chapes 15th-16th C
One with cut out design and another with shell
design, metal tips for leather dagger sheaths

Ring brooch
Transverse pin
13th -15th C

Strap end Fragment
Many styles were
used made from Iron,
Bronze, silver, or gold

Silver hammered short cross penny Henry II 1154-1189 AD
Henry invaded Ireland & secured an English presence there
The continental empire ruled by Henry and his sons included
The French counties of Brittany, Gascony, and Normandy

Medieval period buckle
One piece type with
Forked spacer

Medieval belt mount
many designs and styles
used throughout history

Medieval Bronze Seal Matrix, 13th Century AD
Three Views showing Profile, seal end, and seal impression
Used to identify Sender and insures privacy of sealed items

Medieval coin Weight
Used on a scale to check
the weight of a coin

Clothes fastner 14th-15th C.

Alexander III (1249-1286) Scottish Hammered silver penny
minted in town of Berwick possibley at Berwick castle
Alexander became king at the age of eight, And He ruled
during the peace filled "Golden Age of Scotland"

Medieval Belt mount
A Belt decoration

Fleur-de-lis Emblem
A bronze mount

English Jetton obverse and reverse used as a
Reckoning counter for calculation of accounts

Lead Trade Weight

Anglo-Saxon
Buckle fragment

Continental European Silver Hammered Coin
Notice the unusual markings on reverse side

Fleur-de-lis shaped
Belt or harness Mount

Medieval key

Medieval Ring Seal With seal impression

Strap end Fragment

Medieval period buckle
Complete with pin

Henry the 6th Hammered silver half penny 1422-1461 AD
He was King of England & of France
It was in this reign that Joan of Arc lived

Anglo-Saxon 6th C.
Cruciform brooch fragment