Valuations

Perhaps more than anything else, unearthing such a tiny coin proves that Peter’s detecting machine is working well.

On the obverse is an abstract head, originally based on that of Apollo on Greek gold coins. On the reverse …

Some sceattas are easy to identify, as their designs are different to all the rest. However, others are very similar to each other and are separated by relatively minor differences

It’s the first specimen of its type I have seen as a detecting find and I don’t expect to see another during my lifetime.

This is a halfcrown of Charles I, which was struck at the mint in the Tower of London

All the detail shows up well on his cut halfpenny and a Rhuddlan coin as nice as this one would be a really good addition to any collection of detecting finds.

This coin dates from the reign of Augustus (27 BC to AD 14), who was the first emperor of the Imperial period.

This is the size of a halfgroat and I D G stands for James Dei Gratia. However, was this struck for James I of England, who was also James VI of Scotland?

The coin has characteristics that mark it out as a class VIIc penny of the voided short cross coinage of Henry III

This is the only coin of Elizabeth I that has a mark to show its face value