Dolphins in Essex... Copper Alloy, cast brooch with a separate pin, We was in luck and found the same Brooch in the catalogue on page thirty, and numbered 256 on the second row down... then at the bottom of the page it told us the number we was looking for, and which book to find... Continue Reading →

Aglet... Aglets on the P.A.S. website So, what is an Aglet ! in the past it was a copper alloy artefact, not dissimilar to a tube, although these Aglets are still in use today and employed on modern shoelace amongst other things, today's shoelaces would have a piece of plastic to stop the ends fraying...... Continue Reading →

Pre Decimal Coinage... We have the Farthing to start us off before moving onto the half penny, with the one penny the next inline... three pence sixpence shilling two shillings two shillings and sixpence Ever wondered why you cannot get that coin clean or it turns pink... Sterling Silver .925 In the reign of good... Continue Reading →

Trajan - 98 - 117 A Spaniard called Marcus Ulpius Traianus or more commonly known to you and me as Trajan was nominated as a Roman Emperor from 98 to 117, officially declared by the Senate optimus princeps ("best ruler"), after Nerva died of natural causes... Being adopted by Nerva, Trajan is remembered as an... Continue Reading →