I found this sceat many years ago and tried reading the runes on it. The result was EPA. I assume that was the name of the king on the obverse....
Barry Sherlock is a goldsmith from Torquay whose coin restorations are second to none.
Beautiful coins Dafydd. Strangely enough on first looking at the photo of the 3 coins together, my eyes were drawn to the middle one mainly...
These 2 were found fairly close to each other. One is black, the other quite shiny.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Very nice coin John.
Dafydd, thanks for the background to the pomegranate mark. It would never have crossed my mind that a mintmark could have such religious...
I doubt that the scratches are anything to do with cleaning and more to do with being scrubbed over by earth and stones when ploughing took place.
I believe that the condition is as found and follows a quick rinse under the tap. I'm amazed that it survived in this condition for hundreds of...
A detecting colleague recently found this lovely looking Mary groat and he would like to know whether it would grade as very fine or even better....
Thanks for all of your comments. It seems that some hoards can add a little bit of kudos that collectors are willing to pay extra for.
As they are still in the Treasure process there is a possibility that they will be claimed by the state and be purchased by a museum for an amount...
A fellow detectorist recently came across the rusted remains of an old shattered safe while metal detecting. When searching the area around the...
About 6 years ago members of my local metal detecting club found a small hoard of predominantly Henry 8th coins here in Somerset. Following...
Thanks for that. I thought that if it moved it would have been double struck on both sides but what you suggest makes complete sense. It's my...
Daffyd, hello again. Thank you for your comprehensive reply to my query. As a casual collector of coins that I find, I don't generally delve into...
For some strange reason the detail on the obverse of this penny I dug up appears fuzzy but the reverse image appears clear. Someone suggested that...
Recently I became aware that a William 3rd Exeter shilling dated 1696 I found while metal detecting had a 5 string harp on the reverse. Others I...
Dafydd, that is a lovely coin of Stephen. If finding that, I would have immediately known it was a Stephen because of the cross moline reverse and...
Dafydd, many thanks for your advice and personal experience of identifying cut quarters. I don't own a personal copy of JJ North but have access...
Thanks GDJMSP for sharing your knowledge. Very interesting.
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