Silver and wood cup made of an orange wood, heavily lacquered to a high shine. Body is squat and round with a slightly flared lip, fully lined on the interior and rim with silver. The foot is surrounded by a silver ring that has been heavily carved with linear details.

Small flint purse. Pouch is stiff leather, with a front flap outlined in decorative convex metal squares that surround three protruding decorations, two of which hold a turquoise stone. The flap covers an interior pocket meant to hold kindling or flint. At bottom of purse is a thick, curved, steel flint-striking platform inset with gold floral motifs. Top of purse is edged in metal with a squared loop holding a leather thong which would enable the flint purse to be hooked to a belt.

Byzantine coin from the 6th century CE. Obverse: bust of an emperor, facing right; he has a diadem; there are no inscriptions. Reverse: six pointed star. Collector’s note says that this coin is an ‘anonymous issue’. It is most likely from the 6th century CE as the emperor is facing right and wears a diadem, which are practices that became uncommon on coinage beginning in the 7th century CE.

Byzantine coin of Manuel II, 1391-1423. Obverse: bust of Christ, standing and facing front; he has a nimbus cruciger around his head, which is a cross within a halo; in front of him, he holds the Book of Gospels. Reverse: bust of Manuel II, facing front; he has a beard; he wears a collar with many points, which is decorated with pellets; to right, inscription says ‘MAИOHΛXPH’.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I of Trebizond, 1238-1263. Obverse: Saint Eugene, standing and facing front; he has a halo and wears a long cloak; to left, he holds a cross; to left, inscription says ‘O…Γ’; to right, ‘ΓENO’. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; in the upper right corner, there is a representation of the hand of God, called the ‘Manus Dei’; to right, inscription says ‘OKMN’.

Byzantine coin of Manuel I of Trebizond, 1238-1263. Obverse: Saint Eugene, standing and facing front; he has a halo and wears a long cloak; to left, he holds a cross; to left, inscription says ‘OAΓI’; to right, ‘EVGENIO’. Reverse: Manuel I, standing and facing front; he wears a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to left, he holds a labarum, a military standard; to right, he holds an akakia, a silk roll containing dust that symbolizes mortality; in the upper right corner, there is a representation of the hand of God, called the ‘Manus Dei’; to left, inscription says ‘MNΛ’; to right, ‘OKH’.

Byzantine coin of John II of Trebizond, 1280-1297. Obverse: Saint Eugene, standing and facing front; he wears a long cloak; to left, he holds a long staff; to left, inscription begins with an ‘A’ inside of an ‘O’, and then says ‘EV’; to right, it says ‘ΓE’. Reverse: bust of John II, facing front; to left, he holds a sceptre; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscriptions are illegible; to right, it says ‘NOC’ with a star beneath.

Byzantine coin of Alexius I, 1081-1118. Obverse: Christ, enthroned. Reverse: bust of Alexius I, facing front; he wears a jewelled chlamys; to left, he holds a cruciform sceptre; to right, he holds a globus cruciger; to left, inscription says ‘Λ’.

Byzantine coin of Basil II, 976-1025. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on four steps; in centre of cross, there is an ‘X’; to left, there is a small bust of Basil II, wearing a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, there is a small bust of Constantine VII, Basil II’s brother, who wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; to left, inscription says ‘[EnT]OVTWnICAT’; to right, ‘bASILEICCWnST’. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘bASIL/CCWnSTAn/ΠORFVROS /ΠISTOIbAS/RWMAIW’; above and beneath inscription , there is a cross made up of small dots. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Basil and Constantine Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Basil and Constantine, Porphyrogenitus, faithful believers, Kings of the Romans’. 'Porphyrogenitus' is the Latin word for ‘born in the purple’ and indicates a son or daughter who was born while their parent was a Byzantine Emperor. It refers to the fact that the colour purple was most often worn by royalty due to the expense of the dyes.

Byzantine coin of Basil II, 976-1025. Obverse: large cross crosslet resting on four steps; in centre of cross, there is an ‘X’; to left, there is a small bust of Basil II, wearing a crown with cross and a loros, an embroidered and jewelled scarf; to right, there is a small bust of Constantine VII, Basil II’s brother, who wears a crown with cross and a chlamys; to left, inscription says ‘EnTOVTWnICA[T]’; to right, ‘bASILEICCWnST’. Reverse: there is an inscription of five lines, which begins with a cross, and says ‘bASIL/CCWnSTAn/ΠORFVROS /ΠISTOIbAS/RWMAIW’; above inscription, there is a star made up of small dots. The inscription on the obverse in translation says ‘May Basil and Constantine Conquer’. The inscription on the reverse in translation says ‘Basil and Constantine, Porphyrogenitus, faithful believers, Kings of the Romans’. 'Porphyrogenitus' is the Latin word for ‘born in the purple’ and indicates a son or daughter who was born while their parent was a Byzantine Emperor. It refers to the fact that the colour purple was most often worn by royalty due to the expense of the dyes.