Friday Update – 9 July 2021

July 9, 2021 Peter

Editorial

Readers finds this week include significantly two Henry VIII gold coins plus, for the first time on this website, a penny of Stephen.

PAS finds this week include a bronze age axehead still with some wood in the socket and a key that is a foot long and weighs over a pound.

In Auction News is the results of DNW’s auction.

Valuations and Identifications

In this week’s edition there are 7 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.

Find of the Week

Henry VIII crown piece

This is a rare variety of a Henry VIII gold crown piece

Runner Up

Offa of Mercia, penny

The early Anglo-Saxon penny featured here was found a few weeks since by Trevor Singleton.

Auction News

DNW 7 July results

James I demy fetches a good price but featured lot, Edward the Elder penny fails to sell

PAS Review

Bronze Age axehead, with some wood still retained in the socket. Plus a steelyard weight, Medieval gilded chain and a Cuthred of Kent penny

Previous Website Updates

You can find all previous website updates in News

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Help with the next edition

Please help me with next week’s edition. 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.