Canadian 1976

Unidentifiable. Perhaps a token and not a coin?

Ritual spell or curse on a platter. Food platter is white with silver decoration around rim. Covering the dish is a drawing of a human figure made of a mixture of red ochre and oil.

Oblong Roman Denarius coin (a) with 2 small broken parts (b-c). Obverse: anepigraphic; laureate head of Octavian, right facing. Reverse: rostral column surmounted by a statue (Augustus ?) with spear in right hand, parazonium in left.

Round, decorated edge; head of Maria Theresa with text around; double-headed eagle, shields on chest, text around. Obverse has bust of Maria Theresa, facing right, text reads "M.Theresia.D.G.R.IMP.HU.BO.REG. (Maria Theresa, by the grace of God, holy Roman Emperess, Queen of Hungary and Bohemia.)" Reverse has Austrian double-headed eagle, crowned, two crowns on shield with multiple designs. Edge inscription, "Justitia et Clementia" separated by decorations.

724 sheet metal discs and disc fragments, twelve with attached staples, all have one hole near edge (except some fragments). Some have gilding remaining, some have textile pseudomorphs, all have green and or red surface deposits. There are fifteen small discs and two large discs, the rest are mid-sized.

Assorted metal fragments, most with gilded surfaces. Some fragments have strap-like staples and others are parts of discs.

An assortment of metal decorations, beads and fragments. Four are slightly convex metal trapezoids with a slot near the smaller end. Two are hollow, globular beads. There are also fragments of metal staples.

Seven irregular metal fragments that may belong to chipped plaques in this collection (accession 711).