Friday Update – 30 July 2021
Editorial
Two detecting finds from recent years have made the news this week: An Anglo-Saxon gold mancus is going to auction at DNW and is expected to fetch £200,000. Plus the Shropshire Bulla, a Bronze Age sun pendant, is going on public display for the first time in the county in which it was found. Both finds are extremely rare.
I’ve 5 more readers valuations, including a George V sovereign and a William the Lion penny. In the PAS review, finds include a Bronze Age palstave axehead in exceptional condition plus a 1/8 ducat, minted in Zeeland, with the nickname “pietje”.
Valuations and Identifications
In this week’s edition there are 5 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.
Runner Up
William the Lion of Scotland, penny
If this coin entered a beauty contest then it would have no chance of being the winner, but it is a rarity.
News
DNW to sell mancus
Gold mancus, found in 2020, expected to fetch £200,00
Shropshire Bulla to go on display
Found in 2018
“One of the most significant finds from the Bronze Age in more than a century” to go on public display.
PAS Review
PAS finds include a Bronze Age palstave axe and a coin with the nickname of “pietje”.
Previous Website Updates
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