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Found 415 objects in the category Archaeology
Silver Denarius Matidia coin
Silver denarius of Matidia (c.AD 112-120)
PEZPH : 2011.L1
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Silver half penny of Edward the Confessor
Silver voided short-cross broken halfpenny of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066), moneyer probably Leofwine but mint name is missing.
PEZPH : 2011.L2
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Silver penny of Cnut
Silver penny of Cnut. King's head on obverse, jewel cross on reverse. Minted at Exeter in 1035/6 by his widow Queen Emma of Normandy during the reign of Harthacnut (1035 - 1037)
PEZPH : 2011.L3
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Slate disc
A circular slate disc with two centrally perforated holes.
PEZPH : 2005.29.146
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Spearhead
complete laurel leaf shaped spearhead marked 7, possibly reproduction (Spalding, Brandon ?)
PEZPH : 1990.417
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Stone
round stone with two deep indentations, which do not quite go all the way through to form holes. Possibly an unfinished mace head.
PEZPH : 1990.1857
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Stone
large bun-shaped stone, worked all over to shape. Two main surfaces ground smooth, one showing traces of use.
PEZPH : 1990.1850
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Stone, possibly a whetstone
stone, possibly a whetstone with a rectangular cross-section and one end damaged.
PEZPH : 1990.490.1
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Stone age battle axe-hammer
Stone Age battle axe-hammer found at Higher Roseworthy Farm, Camborne. Found adjacent to site where bronze celts were found, 1975.503 & 1975.504.
PEZPH : 1975.520
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Stone age battle axe-hammer, perforated, Type Ia/b
Stone Age battle axe found at Eastern Green, Penzance.
PEZPH : 1975.519
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