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RNLI lifeboat Arab I at the quay, Padstow, Cornwall. 1883-1900The lifeboat Arab I under sail off the quay at Padstow with the railway yards in the background. The lifeboat has a full compliment of women
RNLI lifeboat Arab II at Harlyn Bay, St Merryn, Cornwall. Around 1908The RNLI Lifeboat Arab II being towed across the sands at Harlyn Bay to be launched, followed by a mixed group of men, women and children
Skopelos Sky shipwreck at Port Isaac, Cornwall. 15th December 1979The wreck of the Greek Skopelos Sky cargo vessel which ran aground at Hells Mouth, Port Isaac in December 1979 during hurricane force winds
Wreck of the SS Fleswick at the entrance to Hayle Estuary, Cornwall. 29th January 1902On 28th January 1902 the crew of the Hayle lifeboat E.F. Harrison rescued eleven men and a pilot from the grounded 195 ton screw steamer Fleswick which, inward bound to Hayle with coal from Neath
Julia Domna Silver DenariusSilver denarius depicting Julia Domna (193-217 AD) on the obverse, facing right, with the inscription IVLIA AVGVSTA. Julia Domna was the wife of the Roman Emperor Septimius Severus (193-211AD)
Julius Caesar Copper Alloy CoinThe coin features Julius Caesar (100-44 BC) with the inscription DIVOS IVLIVS on the obverse and the inscription CAESAR DIVI F on the reverse. It measures 25 mm in diameter and is a possible forgery
Queen Anne Silver Shilling, EnglandThe obverse depicts Queen Anne (reigned 1702-1714). The reverse features merged shields, representing the union of England and Scotland
Electrotype Greek Coin from Thurium, Southern ItalyObverse only electrotype showing Athene wearing a crested Athenian helmet on which there is Scylla with a snaky tail and a tiny griffin on the neck guard
Pelike, Southern ItalyA fawnware pelike, painted reddish brown, with a painted representation of a female face with wings on either side, dating from around 320 BC
Roman Republic Silver DenariusThe obverse features Janus, a god with two faces, looking in opposite directions (the past and the future) surrounded by the inscription M FOVRI L F. The month of January is named after Janus
Copper Alloy Pre-decimal One Penny (1d) Coin, EnglandThe obverse bears the youthful portrait of Queen Elizabeth II (reigned 1952-) wearing a laurel wreath in her hair. The inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F : D: + encircles the portrait
Queen Victoria Jubilee Head Silver Crown, EnglandThe obverse of the silver crown features Queen Victorias Jubilee portrait, facing left and wearing the small diamond crown, commissioned by her in 1870
Gold Electrotype of the Juxon Medal, EnglandGold electrotype copy of the Juxon medal (a gold pattern five-unite or five pound coin) by Thomas Rawlins (c.1620-1670) showing King Charles I (reigned 1625-1649)
Silver Tetradrachm, EgyptSilver tetradrachm featuring the diademed head of Ptomely I (305-283 BC) of Egypt, facing right, on the obverse. The reverse bears a strutting eagle with wings furled, facing left
Fowey Town Crier, Fowey, Cornwall. July 1992
Naming ceremony of Mullions first lifeboat, the Daniel J. Draper, Penzance, Cornwall. 10th September 1867Launched on 10th September 1867 at Penzance, the boat was a gift from mostly Cornish Wesleyan Methodists in memory of the Reverend Daniel James Draper who perished in the tragic wreck of the SS
Sponsored Float, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. June 1991