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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;robp, post: 5294332, member: 96746&quot;]Thetford sounds like a random attribution unfounded on any rational reading. Initial cross is just right of 12 o&#039;clock and the reading is PIMIIN[<i>D</i>]ON PIN with the V composed of 2 I&#039;s and the D not well struck up. i.e Wimund on Winchester. 216 coins of Winchester by this moneyer in the Beaworth Hoard, so not rare.</p><p><br /></p><p>English Hammered Coinage vol.1 by J J North covers up to 1272 and lists the moneyers for each mint as known at the time of going to print. The main thing to remember when trying to decipher the legend is that inconsistency is to be expected. Letters can be missed out in the middle, entered twice to fill a space or left off the end due to insufficient space for the full name. A name can also be rendered in several ways for either person or mint. Letters are frequently ligated, e.g. an upright I may be used for the right leg of the preceding letter as well as the left leg of the following one. A complete reading is rare and usually only possible when the moneyer name is short, to allow for the full mint signature. Also, remember P is W.</p><p><br /></p><p>Look for either ON, M-O or M[omega]O as the copulative between moneyer and mint. The second and third are usually seen on Aethelred II coins. In the case of ON, it may be ligated and ONN is not unknown either. Simple. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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