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This tiny sliver of green metal from Hampshire, just recorded by , may not look like much - but it's a shard from the blade from a 3000 year old Bronze Age axe. Possibly bashed off during use. Easily missed! (https://t.co/dChjE658Ol)

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2020-05-14

After a brief hiatus I'm back to bring you a lovely Roman cosmetic mortar for The terminal, though worn and broken, is a bulls head (honestly!). See they full record for a brief discussion of this type. https://t.co/fSMtnT1RQC

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2020-03-13

A new date for your diary: Thurs 19 March, 1-3 pm, S & W Yorkshire region Finds Surgery at Bolling Hall BD4 7LP. Discover the Portable Antiquities Scheme & with – they don't have to be as ace as these local ones!

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2020-02-20

This week's S&W Yorks region Finds Surgery is in Sheffield: Thurs 13 Feb, 1.00-3.00pm Weston Park Museum S10 2TP d. Discover the PAS & with – they don't have to be as fine as these palstaves recently found locally

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2020-02-10

this week is brought to us by KENT-A96B67 a copper alloy as of Antoninus Pius. It depicts Britannia seated left leaning head on hand. A so called coin of British Association such coins are rarely found outside of Britain. 1/2


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2020-01-31

This week's S & W Yorkshire region Portable Antiquities Scheme, , Finds Surgery is in Doncaster: Thursday 30 Jan, 10.30am-2.00 pm at Woodlands Community Library, DN6 7SB. Discover the PAS, and with , like these recent ones from the Donny area

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2020-01-27

This week it's the turn of to host S & W Yorks region Portable Antiquities Scheme, , Finds Surgery: Thursday 23 Jan, 1-3pm Visitor Centre. Discover the PAS, and with – like these recent ones from the Leeds area

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2020-01-20

A seasonal in the form of a (Christmassy) Medieval angel-shaped mount, perhaps from a mazer, crucifix or other bit of liturgical bling (https://t.co/qu5BsrRo39)

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2019-12-20

This week's has Mercury winging his way. Although he may look roman, he is the top of a pipe tamper of Post medieval date.

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2019-10-04

Wow! perfect timing for this almost object - he's lovely but he's been a bit tricky to date. https://t.co/IQfNaYOCj2 Sadly not from but from beautiful

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2019-08-11

Papal documents would bear a bulla, often out of Lead, to prove their authenticity. Here is one from Staffordshire, issued by Boniface VIII, that has seen a secondary use as a spindlewhorl.

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2019-06-26

An unusual Welsh find this - a silver Indo-Greek drachm of Menander (c.160-145 BC) from the modern border region of Afghanistan & Pakistan https://t.co/JSp797QmKg - you don’t see these every day in

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2019-03-09