Thankful for another good year where I was able to add a number of important pieces to the set. The majority of my interest is in British Isles...
It's that time of year again. December is usually a quiet coin month, diverting time to focus on the holidays, family, and the end of the year in...
The Merovingian dynasty of early medieval France is frequently remembered for the Roi fainéant, literally the "do nothing kings". The dynasty's...
"The worst of kings and most miserable of men" These words were purportedly said by the Scottish king Robert III, in a self-deprecating...
Hadrian produced a celebrated series of travel coins commemorating his travels to the various provinces of the Roman Empire. This series is much...
A recent thread on "worst coins" inspired this post, which I call "Wretched rarities" These are atrocious coins that look like they should have...
Another year, another top 10 list My focus remains British medieval coins, and I've added a number. The kingdom does still exist to this day,...
Gold coinage was an important part of late Medieval and early modern English coinage. Denominations such as nobles, angels, crowns, pounds, and...
Despite the craziness of the year, I was able to make some major additions to my collection that I wanted to share. As a communicable disease...
The lives, untimely deaths, and groats of the first five King James' of Scotland. From 1406-1542 the king of Scotland was named James, and...
Henry VIII is among the most famous English monarchs, best known for his many wives and his break from the Catholic Church, as well as his...
Headed home now after a nice show. I have been coming to NYINC for about 7 years now. This was my longest trip. Usually go for 2 days. This year...
I collect English hammered coins. This year, I branched out into other areas beyond Anglo-Saxon times. I had a decent number of new additions...
David I, king of Scots, was the first monarch of Scotland to issue coins. He took advantage of the political situation of the Anarchy in England...
A groat of Edward I (1272-1307) [ATTACH] Edward I, “Longshanks”, the “hammer of the Scots”, is one of the most famous (infamous) British kings....
Tough to stop at 10 since I added over 30 coins to my collection this year. But these were among my favorites- [ATTACH] Anglo-Saxon secondary...
Mercia was an Anglo-Saxon kingdom and one part of the "heptarchy" of the early medieval period of England. Mercia became the dominant kingdom of...
I've posted a few examples here and there but not a more general overview. Sceattas were the small coins produced out of silver and occasionally...
One of my main areas of interest are Northumbrian stycas. These are base metal copper/brass coins of 9th century northern England that are some of...
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