Friday Update: 19 August 2022

August 19, 2022August 26, 2022 Peter

Editorial

We don’t have many tokens sent into the website and so I was very pleased to receive one this week. Plus three sixpences from different reigns and a rare sceatta.

In PAS finds there is the story of a nummus of Decentius that has been cut up to make smaller coins. The story includes a man known as Paul “the Chain”. He may sound like a comedy character from Carry on at your Convenience but he was in fact a ruthless enforcer for Constantius II.

Timeline are selling several recent detecting finds including an Iron Age mount and a penny of Eadberht Praen, with a previously unknown moneyer. In the news is the story of detectorist Paul Rowlands and his find that “I doubt I shall ever beat” which is now going on public display.

News

Rare Bronze Age axe goes on display

A rare bronze axe, found by detectorist Paul Rowlands in 2020, has goes on public display

Valuations and Identifications

Six more readers finds this week. For the rest of this week’s finds see the Front Page

Find of the Week

Halfpenny token of Richard Butler

Marcus Read uncovered this rare token last week

Runner Up

PAS Finds

A nummus of the usurper emperor Decentius which has been cut to produce smaller coins. Other finds include a Medieval staff terminal and a Medieval padlock in the shape of a horse.

Timeline to sell Iron Age mount and other detecting finds

Timeline auction on 6 September includes several detecting finds including this Iron Age mount, described in a video by Tim Wonnacot in our preview.

The other rare finds include a couple of two emperor thrymsas and a penny of Eadberht Praen with a previously unknown moneyer.

Previous Website Updates

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