Robert Knight had already identified this hammered silver coin as a farthing of Edward I, so the diameter will be
Valuations
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
George I shilling
Leon Boulton said this coin was retrieved from a depth of 8 inches in a pasture field. It’s an early
Victorian half sovereign
Nick Moulson asked for a valuation on the Victorian half sovereign pictured here. The coin is dated 1885 on the
Denarius of Caligula
This is the second coin sent in this week by an anonymous finder. It will have been made quite close
Anglo-Saxon silver sceatta Series W
This coin was unearthed from a pasture field in Dorset by Keith Brown on the 26th of this month. Keith
Penny of Offa of Mercia
Robert Wittingham said he found the coin pictured here on one of his permissions. I was asked to provide a
George III halfpenny forgery
David Walker said this coin was found with three others above a sash window he was taking out. The others
Durham mint penny of Edward IV
This coin was found very recently by a detectorist we know as Steve. I was asked to provide a full
Barbarous Radiate of Tetricus I
Mike Ruczynski said this 17mm in diameter base metal Roman coin turned up on the 11th of June. After examining
Penny of Elizabeth I
Geoff Morris believed this coin was a penny of Elizabeth I but asked for more information and a valuation. Geoff
Elizabeth I threepence piece
Rob Warwick described this 19mm in diameter hammered silver coin as being one of his better looking finds dating from
Half sovereign of Queen Victoria
A detectorist we know as Steve unearthed this gold coin on a site somewhere in Cumbria. He has a 50-50
Ancient British silver minim of the Regni and Atrebates
Mike Ruczynski said this silver coin was unearthed by his brother John on the 25th of this month. I was
London halfpenny of Henry VIII
This is the second hammered silver coin to come in this week from Robert Knight. The first was Irish but
Irish penny of Edward I
This is the first of two hammered silver coins that came in from Robert Knight with a request for valuations.
Penny of Alexander III
Steve de Grey said this hammered silver coin was unearthed during an organised dig in Warwickshire. Steve assumed it was
Continental Sterling of Jean II D’Avesnes
A detectorist named Aneta sent in the images of this coin and asked for a full ID and a valuation
Denarius of Mn. Fonteius
This Roman silver coin was recently unearthed by Martin Depear, who asked for a full ID and a valuation. Martin’s
Quarter noble of Edward III
The finder of this hammered gold coin asked to remain anonymous. It was unearthed from an arable field in Gloucestershire
Billon follis of Constantine the Great
Rob Warwick said he found this Roman coin a few years since. He asked if I could let him have
Valuations with a story
Valuations which include a historical background or a related story
The story of Henry Murdac – a penny of Stephen
The story of Henry Murdac, Archbishop of York, and this very rare cut halfpenny issued by him
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.