Indeed it is stamped "COPY". I missed that the first look.
The division between sceats and stycas is not so simple. Most scholars will say it happened ~790 when the king's moneyers started placing their...
I have my collections posted at ForumAncientCoins: Early Anglo-Saxon sceats http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=5993...
Some vendors are more aggressive about obtaining a proper export paper trail. This is especially important for UK-based companies that do...
Hi, I collect Anglo-Saxon coins. Most of my collection is early sceats and Northumbrian stycas, which are technically not pennies at all, so I...
NYINC is a nice show, I typically am there for a day or two. It's also in my neighborhood, which is of course convenient. Next year's show is...
Good job!
Very nice, Hnifula is one of the tough ones! I can't imagine there are much more than a dozen of them out there. I like your profile styca of...
Thanks John! As I've mentioned before, I am in the United States, and I will say I have no secret connections, with dealers, detectorists, or...
[IMG] Some favorites in no particular order Legend: Row 1: sceat of Aethelred king of Mercia, sceat of Eadberht king of Northumbria (with central...
Thanks again for more of your kind words. I am flattered and humbled that my collecting and meager contributions to this forum have affected...
Thanks all for your kind comments Thanks, some of these names are a mouthful! I'm sure I mispronounce them too. I meant to write "These coins...
Eastern Caribbean dollars, the national currency of Grenada. All clad I believe. The old dollars are brass, and some of the fractional currency...
[IMG] Wulfsige, a moneyer for kings Aethelred II and Osberht O: +EDILRED RE R: +VVLFSIC
[IMG] Eardwulf, a moneyer for king Aethelred II O: +EDILRED REX R: +EARDVVLF [IMG] Forthred, a moneyer for kings Eanred, Aethelred II, and...
With a recent purchase, I have completed a complete set of every moneyer known to strike coins for Northumbrian England. Northumbria is located...
"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he to-day that sheds his blood with me Shall be my brother; be he ne'er so vile, This day shall...
I think it's a very interesting piece as well I've seen a few of these and the coin is usually in poor shape. This is an extremely nice example...
I typically avoid these auctioneers with deceptive naming, I suspect shenanigans. "No association with any government agency"
English Anglo-Saxon penny of Wiglaf, king of Mercia (non-portrait). 11 known of this monarch, two distinct types, with portrait and without,...
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