Valuations
To see all my valuations, please look at my Valuations Archive. If you would like your item valued, identified or just would like to know a bit more about it, please read about my Valuation Service. Also, if you have found something interesting and would like to share the find, please contact me.
Recent valuations
Most recent valuation are on the Front Page
James I, unite
Every detectorist will dream about unearthing a hammered gold coin.
Stephen, penny
On the obverse, holding a sceptre, is a bust of Stephen facing three-quarters to the left. The legend is partly weak but +STIFN shows up reasonably well.
Silver siliqua of Arcadius
This coin was sent in by Anthony Hopkinson but was found by a detecting colleague. It was thought to be a Roman siliqua but I was asked to provide more details.
Elizabeth I, penny
This hammered silver coin of Elizabeth I was sent in by John Hill
William the Lion, penny
John Hill asked if I could identify and place a value on this coin, which is a silver penny of
Denarius of Trajan
This recent find came in from Mike Ruczynski. It’s a Roman denarius of Trajan, whose dates are AD 98 to 117.
Denarius of Julia Domna
Roger Paul said he doesn’t unearth many Roman denarii so the example pictured here was a welcome find.
Sixpence of James I
I’m now old enough to remember when a coin like this could be bought for 5 shillings (25p).
Half crown of Edward VII
The coin is a halfcrown of Edward VII. I’ve seen a few silver coins of this reign as detecting finds but this one is rather special
James I weight for a rose ryal
He asked if I could identify this find
Denarius of Lucilla
mages of Roman emperors appear on their denarii but so too do portraits of many of their wives
Gallic War Uniface Stater of the Ambiani
It’s a gold stater, which has imagery on the reverse but the obverse is blank.
Seal of Adam of Tyndale
The finder of this copper-alloy seal matrix asked to remain anonymous. The imagery in the centre is complicated and difficult
Richard I, penny
Roger Paul said this coin is his first decent find of the new season
Anglo-Saxon Sceatta Series U
Tom Burton thought this find was an Anglo-Saxon sceatta but wasn’t 100% certain. Therefore, he asked me to provide a full ID and let him know what it could be worth.
Anglo-Saxon sceatta Series E
Though not particularly rare, the plumed bird variety is scarcer than most of the other sceattas of series E.
Edward I, Irish penny
This coin turned up during a detecting session on 2 September. The finder, Richard Wells, asked for a valuation in order to come to an agreement with a landowner.
Edward II half penny
Halfpennies of this type started to be struck during the reign of Edward II and their issue continued into the reign of Edward III
George III, gold sovereign
The finder of this coin asked to remain anonymous. It’s a gold sovereign of George III, which was unearthed some
Edward I, penny Class VIIA
It’s a London penny of Edward I and Richard had already identified it as belonging to class VIIA or VIIB. However, he wanted to know if I could tell him anything more about it.
Valuations with a story
Valuations which include a historical background or a related story
Roman Fourrees
Roman fourrees are plated versions of Roman coins, some struck from official dies and others forgeries
From Henry VII to a unique Charles I coin
How over 100 years of English history shaped the design of this unique coin.
Merovingian Tremissis
The valuation of a rare and important Tremissis.
Plus the history of the Merovingians empire and their coinage.
Alexander III Penny
Includes the story of the Brussels Hoard.