Based on other Anglo-saxon types, where it is less abriviated, 'AN' stands for the genitive ‘ANGLORUM’; ‘Aethelred king of the Angles/English’.
Sounds like it is going to be a fun talk! Just two small points: - There is no ‘G’ after ‘AN’ on the obverse - The reverse...
General attribution is okay, save for the mint and moneyer: should be Norwich, moneyer Eadwacer (EDP(=W)ECAER MO NORDWI, not a super common...
I am afraid your suspicions are correct; these are without a doubt fake. Not only are they off style and fabric-wise, their patinas are applied...
See, now it's perfect!
Last year I opened with a possible Volga-Bulgar imitation dirham as my first purchase of the year. Oh how things have changed in a year! I even...
In Dutch we call these ‘muntleggers’ or ‘muntkartons’ . They are a very old method of storing coins that was especially popular at the end of the...
While the other Qarakhanid pieces are all very neat, the Quz Urdu is simply fantastic! The calligraphy on that piece is just mesmerizing, not even...
I think that is completely subjective! While I don’t think I would personally buy it, simply because knowing the toning is artificial would make...
Just a quick word on the Henzen/repatination thing: it is indeed done chemically (as in it is not painted on) and is a 'speed-up' of a 'natural'...
A wonderful purchase to open the year with! Especially gorgeous strike for this series! Since you tagged it, my example (desperately need to...
Fantastic griffins everyone! My favourite, though hardly anicent, Griffin. It doesn't only show a Griffin as the main heraldic element, but the...
Absolutely fantastic denarius with indeed a superb provenance!
Neat purchases, as authentic as their patinas are gorgeous. The azurite on the Chong Ning is especially nice; you don't encounter azurite crystals...
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