Friday Update: 21 June 2024

June 23, 2024 Paul

Editorial

Recent finds sold well at auction in the last couple of weeks; a gold sword pommel sells for £18,000, George Grenville’s ring for £9,500 and Nobby makes £3,000. I suspect many detectorists will have thought about what they would do with the proceeds of that big find but probably wise to listen to the words of Tom Clark, finder of George Grenville’s ring, who said after the auction “I am sure that my wife will have ideas of how to spend it“.

In PAS Finds we have the story of how a Edward VI shilling came to be stamped with a portcullis. Plus, there’s a unique Crondall Thrysma. In Readers’ Finds we have a penny of Offa.

Gold Sword Pommel sells for £18,000

This Anglo-Saxon sword pommel was found in July 2021. It sold in this week’s Noonans auction for £18,000

George Grenville’s ring sells for £9,500

A gold seal ring, belonging to George Grenville, British Prime Minister between 1763-65, sold for £9,500. It was found by detectorist, Tom Clark.

Nobby sells for £3000

A Celtic fertility symbol, nicknamed “Nobby” sells for £3,000.

Identification and Valuations

6 more readers finds from the last couple of weeks. Thanks to all those who have sent them in.

Find of the Week

Penny of Offa

Robert Wittingham said he found the coin pictured here on one of his permissions

Runner up

PAS Finds – Edward VI shilling with portcullis

This is a great find. The story of why an Edward VI shilling is counter-stamped with a portcullis.

PAS Finds – Crondall Thrysma

The first of its kind to be found as a single find. The only other example was part of the Crondall Hoard

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