I'm researching a silver penny minted in Chester, England for the Welsh king Hywel Dda (Howell the Good) before 950 A.D. See photo attached, from the British Museum. I'd appreciate it if anyone might be able to pdf the following article for me: British Numismatic Journal Vol. 58, 1982 C. E. BLUNT, The cabinet of the Marquess of Ailesbury and the penny of Hywel Dda, in: BNJ 52, 1982, p. 117-22 Thanks, Fred Kelso Pennsylvania
Well i like the coin but i don't have any links to or copies of the above artice. Sorry. It's a bit of a specialist area is Anglo-Saxon coins, especially the one above, but don't give up hope someone will have it somewhere.
Thanks for the reply Sylvester. Believe it or not, Hywel was an ancestor of mine. I have a family tree through a Welsh Quaker ancestor, written by his grandfather who was a famous "antiquarian", which takes me back to a local prince or chieftain in the Dolgelly area named Cadwgan ap Bleddyn. A bit of sleuthing led me through him back to Hywel. It's fun to be able to combine my two hobbies of numismatics and genealogy! Your specialty area sounds very intriguing. I'm quite interested in my Quaker ancestors from the British Isles who came to Pennsylvania and your timeframe matches the era when they flourished. Can you recommend any links? Thanks again. Fred
Ah Quakers excellent! (And Mormons too if i'm not mistaken) as i think both groups keep very good geneological records. Or at least i believe unless i'm getting confused? Any particular links on the 17th century that you'd like? (although actually my main interest has actually shifted to the 11th-13th century and 14th-16th century gold. A long time span, but you know how it is!)
I don't have Krause anyhow, i have a coincraft and i'm getting a 2005 Spinks. Also a complimetary 2005 Collectors' Coins catalogue, or at least i think i will! (Not much good to me is the latter cos it's too late for my period).
Hi Sylvester: The Quakers have always been great record-keepers, and the Mormons now are great record-collectors. I'd be interested in reading about the history of the coinage changes from Chas I to Cromwell and back to Chas II. Fred
Have you read my sixpence page? (it explains alot not just of that denomination but it does give a bit of context from Charles II-Elizabeth II). If you were interested in the earlier medieval pages i've wrote up some info on coins of Stephen (1135-54), King John (1199-1216), Henry III (1216-1272), Edward I (1272-1307)and Edward III (1327-1377). Tony Clayton's site called 'Coins of the UK' is fantastic for background info on most milled coins. Charles I is a very very complex area what with the Civil War and all, regualr London issues, Provincial issues of which there are those issued under the King and those issued under Parliament. Then there are the milled issues and the seige issues and the tokens, the commonwealth period, Oliver Crowmwell. Infact most English currency from Elizabeth I - Charles II's hammered issues are quite complex.
I am now checking out The Sylvester Wing and Tony's Clayton's Page. Looks like great stuff! Thanks very much.
Fred - I've only just seen this page, so I hope you come back to it soon. The article you asked for at the start of this post is by now available on-line, at http://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital BNJ/pdfs/1982_BNJ_52_11.pdf (yeah, less than 12 years late !!!) Regards, Ron
