Friday Update – 19 February 2021

February 19, 2021February 26, 2021 Peter

Editorial

Plenty more news this week on how detectorists are unearthing coins and artefacts of significance to both archaeology and numismatics. The three auction reviews all contain significant detecting finds and in Detecting in the News is the story of a Viking hoard found by a detectorist in late 2020.

There’s the second part of my article on Henry VI and to accompany that, this week’s Quick Quiz has a guide to identifying the coins of Henry VI.

Plus valuations of readers’ coins, some found only a few days ago. If you’ve been out detecting again or taking the time to go through your collection, please contact me with anything you find of interest or would like me to identify.

Articles

Henry VI Part Two

The second part of Henry VI telling: the loss of France and the power struggle that followed leading up to the War of the Roses

Valuations and Identifications

In this week’s edition there are 5 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.

Find of the Week

Spanish 4 Reales Cob

Include the story of the Spanish cob

Runner Up

Henry III Penny

From the the harder to find Lincoln mint

Auction News

All three contain significant detecting finds. Curiously two auctions contain a denarius of Carausius, both recent detecting finds, that are highly important to the study of numismatics. Denarii of Carausius used to be as rare as hens’ teeth but last year at least a couple of dozen came out of the ground.

Plus there are two impressive rings which are also recent detecting finds. In the Timeline review, there is a video of Tim Wonnacott talking about how the ring was found and thrill for the detectorist who found it.

Spink have a Charles I triple unite for sale. Read the story of the largest value English hammered coin and why it was issued.

Detecting in the News

Viking treasure hoard found by a detectorist on the Isle of Man

Quick Quiz

Each week I will be publishing a Quick Quiz of typically 6 or 8 questions on a particular theme. You will receive an immediate score and explanation of the answers and so hopefully, these will be both fun and informative.