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<p>[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 4876076, member: 87271"]It was an absolute pleasure visiting the show in Houten yesterday and browsing through all the albums with you, [USER=100731]@Roerbakmix[/USER]! I turn my back to him for five minutes to talk to a dealer I know and then <i>boom</i>. He bought two more sceattas without batting an eye. I really think you have a serious sceat(ta)-problem….</p><p><br /></p><p>The reverse of the series B is even more stunning in hand I must say! Your series R seems to be a Series R type 10; With the name of Wigra(e)d (ᚹIᚷᚱᚨᛞ) in runes rather than the traditional EPA (there are no runes behind the bust, that is just his ear and some decoration <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). Quite rare and fascinating: while it is difficult to interpret the most common runic inscription of EPA, Wigraed is quite unambiguously a name! But of who or what? A local ruler? Moneyer? King? A generic placeholder? Who knows… And no, I am not jealous of that splendid coin with a fascinating story. No not at all! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shifty:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Saw a couple of other collectors at the show (including our very own [USER=16466]@altaycoins[/USER], it was a pleasure to meet you again!). Anyone else of the Dutch contingent here that visited the show? [USER=74834]@Pellinore[/USER] or [USER=57364]@THCoins[/USER]?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="AnYangMan, post: 4876076, member: 87271"]It was an absolute pleasure visiting the show in Houten yesterday and browsing through all the albums with you, [USER=100731]@Roerbakmix[/USER]! I turn my back to him for five minutes to talk to a dealer I know and then [I]boom[/I]. He bought two more sceattas without batting an eye. I really think you have a serious sceat(ta)-problem…. The reverse of the series B is even more stunning in hand I must say! Your series R seems to be a Series R type 10; With the name of Wigra(e)d (ᚹIᚷᚱᚨᛞ) in runes rather than the traditional EPA (there are no runes behind the bust, that is just his ear and some decoration ;)). Quite rare and fascinating: while it is difficult to interpret the most common runic inscription of EPA, Wigraed is quite unambiguously a name! But of who or what? A local ruler? Moneyer? King? A generic placeholder? Who knows… And no, I am not jealous of that splendid coin with a fascinating story. No not at all! :shifty: Saw a couple of other collectors at the show (including our very own [USER=16466]@altaycoins[/USER], it was a pleasure to meet you again!). Anyone else of the Dutch contingent here that visited the show? [USER=74834]@Pellinore[/USER] or [USER=57364]@THCoins[/USER]?[/QUOTE]
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