British Iron Age Coins, Ancient Coins, and Antiquities

Early 14th century, bronze seal matrix, chess type, 19mm diameter, 22mm tall, circular face with design of a hare riding on the back of a lion, reads s’ roberti de hoo. About very fine with a green patina £160-£200

found in Hampshire

The Hoo family are first recorded on the Southeast coast of Britain in the 8th century. Robert Hoo is recorded in the 1290s as the owner of the manor of Knebworth in Hertfordshire.