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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8088092, member: 74712"]Lovely Hiberno-Norse coin [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER]! I need to nab one of those, but I like that it comes holed and with peckmarks - it has served it’s time. My comparable English example:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405404[/ATTACH] England</p><p>Athelred II, r. 978-1016 (997-1003)</p><p>Canterbury Mint, AR Long Cross Penny, 19.65 mm x 1.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO[rum]. Bare-headed bust left</p><p>Rev.: +LEO FRIC MΩO CENT. Voided long cross, each end terminating in three crescents</p><p>Ref.: North 774, SCBC 1151</p><p>Note: Peck marked and holed, likely by the Vikings</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>as a random aside, I made it a point to find Bergþórshvoll (Njal’s farm) when I visited Iceland this summer. My wife was not amused by the detour…</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1405407[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 8088092, member: 74712"]Lovely Hiberno-Norse coin [USER=110504]@+VGO.DVCKS[/USER]! I need to nab one of those, but I like that it comes holed and with peckmarks - it has served it’s time. My comparable English example: [ATTACH=full]1405404[/ATTACH] England Athelred II, r. 978-1016 (997-1003) Canterbury Mint, AR Long Cross Penny, 19.65 mm x 1.8 grams Obv.: +ÆÐELRED REX ANGLO[rum]. Bare-headed bust left Rev.: +LEO FRIC MΩO CENT. Voided long cross, each end terminating in three crescents Ref.: North 774, SCBC 1151 Note: Peck marked and holed, likely by the Vikings as a random aside, I made it a point to find Bergþórshvoll (Njal’s farm) when I visited Iceland this summer. My wife was not amused by the detour… [ATTACH=full]1405407[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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