Friday Update: 14 January 2022

January 14, 2022 Peter

Editorial

We had our busiest week with new followers on our Facebook page, following the publication of our article on the AMDS and NCMD. It indicates the depth of feeling on the issue. A big welcome to all new readers; please help support the website by sending in pictures of your finds and detecting stories.

In the news is the story of the Gobowen hoard, which was declared treasure this week; the detectorist, Darren Booth, was praised for the way he handled the find.

Readers coins include a Queen Anne shilling and a cut halfpenny of Alexander from an unusual mint. PAS finds this week include a potentially new Merovingian Tremissis and a couple of continental sterlings.

In auction news, Spink have an auction which includes two outstanding collections and a detecting find from 2021: a penny minted during The Anarchy. The auction review also tells the story behind the “Dorrien Magens” shilling.

News

Gobowen coin hoard declared treasure

A hoard of 337 Roman coins found by Darren Booth in September 2019 has been declared treasure.

Valuations and Identifications

Find of the Week

Shilling of Queen Anne

Robin Dones sent in this shilling of Queen Anne, with a rare alteration to the date

Runner Up

Cut halfpenny of Alexander III

With a cut coin, in can be tricky pinning down an identification especially when it’s from a less common mint.

PAS Finds

PAS finds: week ended 7 January

A potentially new type of Merovingian Tremissis and a couple of continental sterlings

News

Spink: Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck and Simon English Esq. Collections

Baronial Magnates penny in the style of Henry I

The auction includes two outstanding coin collections and this recent detecting find, a penny from the time of The Anarchy, expected to fetch £5,000+.

Previous Website Updates

You can find all previous website updates in News

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