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I’ve said before that all the coins of Carausius used to be scarce or rare. As he was based in

Since this website was set up I’ve featured a number of groats of Henry VI. Some have been in very

This is the first of a couple of very recent finds that came in from Stephen Palmer. It’s an Elizabeth

Michael Young told me that he unearthed this hammered silver coin during the weekend of 11-12 December. However, he said

This is the second find that came in from Stephen Palmer. The first was an Elizabeth I sixpence but this

During the later medial period lots of foreign coins circulated in England. Many were not up to the correct standard

Simon Taylor asked if I could identify this coin for him. It’s a silver sceatta and for anyone who hasn’t

Bill Byford had been given an ID on this find but he asked me to check it out. It’s a

This Roman plate brooch was found by Glenn Lister, who said it turned up in the vicinity of York. Glenn

After featuring several fairly recently, this is the only Roman coin to come in for this week’s Friday update. It