Friday Update: 19 August 2022
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
Valuations and Identifications
Six more readers finds this week. For the rest of this week’s finds see the Front Page
Timeline to sell Iron Age mount and other detecting finds
Previous Website Updates
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