Friday Update – 27 August 2021

August 27, 2021September 3, 2021 Peter

Editorial

Readers finds this week includes four groats, two from Edward III, a Henry VI and the best of the lot from Henry VIII. There’s also a rare penny of Charles I, an Anglo-Saxon sceatta and a Gallo-Belgic quarter stater.

In PAS finds, there’s a seal matrix of the Priory of Mottisfort and a flintlock. Plus, there’s the results of Hanson’s auction that concluded today.

Valuations and Identifications

In this week’s edition there are 11 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.

Find of the Week

Henry VIII groat of York

I sometimes see a coin that I would have loved to unearth. It wouldn’t necessarily be a rarity but it would have great eye appeal. Here is one such coin.

Runner Up

Charles I penny

This is a decent example of a rare penny from the mint situated in Oxford during the early phase of the English Civil War.

PAS finds

Seal Matrix of the Priory at Mottisfont

The story of the Priory at Mottisfort. Established in 1201 by William Briwere, a businessman, administrator and courtier to four Plantagenet kings PAS Finds: week ended 20 August 2021

Auction results

Hansons Historica – 26/27 August

Charles I mourning ring fetches £9,400

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