Collector & researcher of English, Irish & Scottish hammered coins minted during the 13th-14th centuries. Member BNS, ANS & ANA, RNS.
Joined November 2014
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The besieging army’s new stealth tactic was a complete bust - 15th century, Det Kongelige Bibliotek, MS Thott.290.2º, f. 23v
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Very exciting news from the Isle of Man, where a new coin hoard of the mid-11th century has been found. manxnationalheritage.im/news…
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The next talk from our conference that we will be highlighting is by Alice Blackwell from National Museums Scotland, titled: Scottish Medieval Sealing Practices: A Treasure
Trove Dataset. 1/4
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Really chuffed with the penny. Didn't realise until I'd straightened it (pretty sure it was agricultural damage)
Silver penny of Edward III, Florin coinage, 1344-1351, mint of Reading. (1st of that mint for me)
Note the Scallop in one of the quarter on the reverse.
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Coining die for a Scottish bawbee of Charles II, dated 1679. Dies were normally destroyed for security reasons. This one was seized from the Scottish mint due to a corruption scandal, thereby ensuring its survival. From @NtlMuseumsScot’s collection #ScottishHistory #Numismatics
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Amazingly, you can read about the spread of Viking-Age markets and market-style economics from southern Scandinavian sites like this to the Insular Scandinavian world of Ireland and Britain!
(I can vouch for the author)
Very exciting possible (almost probable) discovery of a previously unknown Viking-Age market in Utstein on Klosterøy, 🇳🇴. Evidence to date: coins, trade weights, GPR suggestions of pit-house and pier/boathouse structures similar to Kaupang.
@ArkmuseumUiS
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Found mid January this year, what on the outside looks to be a tatty hammered coin, but is in fact an extremely rare halfpenny of Edward IV, 2nd reign.
Minted in Durham, under Bishop Dudley. Dating to c. AD 1473-1483.
North vol II. No. 1699
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For #FindsFriday - the astonishing sight of the imprint of Carolingian coins in the leather pouch which housed part of the late 9th-century Roswinkel hoard. In the @DrentsMuseum in Assen: 📷my own.
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This beautiful seal bag, embroidered with the Royal Arms of England, was made in 1280 to protect the wax seal attached to a royal charter from the reign of Edward I. Both the charter and the seal bag survive in our archive collection.
#ManuscriptMonday
ALT A small woolen red and green pouch, with three gold embroidered lions, attached to a medieval manuscript
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Top find from today is the Irish halfpenny.
Second coinage, early issue, 1279-1284, Waterford, Ib, pellet before EDW.
Spink 6254 (6264)
@PhillyAdam, I have Anglo-irish halfpence, farthings by North (pdf) if I need to be more precise 😬
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A surprise Tealby cut half today. Nothing else except broken buttons and lead so a very welcome sight.
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Gold laurel of James VI & I’s 3rd English coinage (1619-25). It’s the 1st English coin to depict a monarch in the style of a Roman emperor. This would become the norm on English & Scottish coins from the mid-17th century onward. From @hunterian #Numismatics #SaturdayNightCoinShow
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A silver Medieval Continental Dutch penning, imitation of a sterling type issued by Floris V, Count of Holland. Dating c.1256-1296. Mint of Dordrecht
Obv: Uncrowned bust facing left. +F COMES OLLANDIE.
Rev: Long cross dividing legend. Pansy in each quadrant. MON/ETA/DOR/D'CI
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Scottish coining dies for a bawbee (6 pence) and bodle (2 pence) of Charles II. Dies were normally destroyed once they wore out. These were confiscated from the Scottish mint due to a corruption scandal, thereby ensuring their survival. #Numismatics #ScottishHistory
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An extremely rare Scottish penny of Malcolm IV (1153-65) is going on display. Very few Malcolm IV coins survive as coins probably continued to be struck in the name of his grandfather, King David I, for much of his reign #ScottishHistory #Numismatics independent.co.uk/news/uk/du…
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Have been in touch with Bente Withers regarding this coin found recently, and looks like it will be in his next book.
Edward III halfpenny.
Obverse 13(g), reverse 12(ix)
"There is a lot of mixing of dies at this time, so it is not surprising to see another new combination !"
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The magic of Iron Age coins. Here, an enlarged Icenian silver ‘Bury’ unit has been placed to show how the image changes as the coin is turned, a hair curl becomes a second eye.
Ashmolean Museum Coins of the Iceni exhibition last year.
#FindsFriday
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Medieval silver Penny of Edward I, class 3b, AD 1280. Mint of London. Unusual form to E of Edward. Found 1993.
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Spotted these two uprooted bollards by London Bridge today. You can clearly see that they are in fact sneakily disguised, recycled, upended cannon barrels!
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Better late than....final coins are now on display, get yourselves down to view the tower of Cnut @BucksMuseum!
