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Hope it was worth the wait I love it. :) I think I have identified it but would welcome your input ;) Oh found 8 inches on set a side field full of flint, on a roman site (never had hammered or Saxon here before) with my trusty Deus ;) ;) ;) first two photos are prior to a clean, with soapy water.

back of the net paul who is it , superb find

what a cracker u Lucky man

WOW! WOW! WOW! What a superb find Paul and in cracking condition Ecgberht of Wessex :o They certainly don't come up every day ;)

That is a very nice find Paul and I am sure you will have the confirmation for the ID soon........................Doug

As cheffy says WOW !!!

Well that's the holidays paid for  :D :D
http://www.timed.timelineauctions.com/lot/ecgberht-of-wessex-winchesterbosa-saxon-monogram-penny/34421/ (http://www.timed.timelineauctions.com/lot/ecgberht-of-wessex-winchesterbosa-saxon-monogram-penny/34421/)

Ecgberht, King of Wessex 802-839. moneyer  Wihtnoth unless some one says different mate ;) I'm no expert. ;)

Gosh thanks for that Geoff, will sleep well now ;)

GOSH !!!!!!! is that the best you can do how about YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA  :D :D :D

very nice very very nice :)

Wow, that's worth putting the hours in for.

You don't see many, and it's in a fantastic condition - that's very special indeed.

http://youtu.be/ZsxCMPQzqvk (http://youtu.be/ZsxCMPQzqvk)

Paul, you  lucky, lucky man. What a fantastic find and in very find condition. 
Does that make your's No.5. 

Val

What a little beauty, can I stop dribbling now?

weldone paul mate,jealous as foooooook ;)

Thanks Val, I'm not sure what you mean no 5 ???

Thanks for your comments, it amazes me when a coin of this quality/ condition comes up from a heavily flinty field , this field was only ploughed last year so I guess it has recently been brought up from the depths :o my thanks must go to the tractor driver for doing that :-* :-* ;)

cracking,  green with envy ;)

 :o :o :o Now that is a stunning coin well done mate :)

lovely lovely coin and in great condition.  :)

probably 1 of the best coins ive seen on  here,,back of the net ,, great find.

Very Very Nice.

In the words of da Monkey boom baby

Hi Paul.   Geoffs' link to the Auction site mentions that the coin pictured is only the 4th one known and each of them was struck with a different dye.  Very Rare.

So I reckon that makes yours No.5.  ;)       It only mentions the starting bid, would love to know how much it fetched at the end of bidding.   Looks like Geoff was right,  'That's the holiday paid for'.  ;D  

Val

p.s.  Just reading the lineage, makes it all the more fantastic.  He was the Grand Father of Alfred the Great. WOW what a find.

Doh, a bit slow aren't I  ;) I see what you mean Val, going to ring timeline today just as a matter of interest ;)

No Val that applies to the moneyer Bosa, Pauls is from Winchester by the moneyer Wihtnoth and is only the 4th known ;) Paul I would telephone Spinks if anyone.

https://www.spink.com/lot-description.aspx?id=14005000516 (https://www.spink.com/lot-description.aspx?id=14005000516)

Thanks for that Geoff, I rang timeline there coin had an estimate of £3000-£4000 and a reserve of £2800 which was not met. It looks like mine is in better condition I think.  :-\ I have e/ mailed pictures to them just to see what they say. Thanks Val for your comments ;)

Yes yours is in far better nick than either of those, for me it's interesting that Spink question whether they were actually minted at Winchester and given that the other two with known provenance were found in Warminster and nr Salisbury now yours being found not a million miles away may point to a closer mint ???

http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/index.asp?page=item&mwsquery=%7Bcollection%7D=%7Bnumismatics%7DAND%7BIdentity%20number%7D=%7BWINCM:C1334%7D (http://www.winchestermuseumcollections.org.uk/index.asp?page=item&mwsquery=%7Bcollection%7D=%7Bnumismatics%7DAND%7BIdentity%20number%7D=%7BWINCM:C1334%7D)
the same?

I'd certainly agree with Chef that your coin is much nicer than the one sold at Spinks. Personally I'd want to keep it, but then I keep all the Viccy Pennies I find too!

interesting thanks Pablo  ;)

0h my days that's a stunner well done  :)

Sorry Guys. You must excuse my ignorance in these matters. As I've yet to find a Hammered coin of any sort it's not yet one of my in  depth interests. ::) :'( :-*


Val

p.s. I wasn't that far off though, was I  :D

What a great find Paul, stunning mate as you said with all the flint in the ground its lucky its not damaged, the Saxon penny's can be so brittle. :)

Great id Geoff and some good links you've put up, and information about the mint it makes sence ;) looking at the other coin on the Spink link, Pauls is far better has to be the finest known example, the way rare Saxon penny's are selling at the moment its going to do very well ;)   

Well done  ;)

 :D ;D :D ;D :D ;D....that is a salou belter mate....so glad that we made that agreement 20 years ago that if one of us found something nice we would split the reward......good on u boy.....cheque will do....regards... ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;) ;)

Cheque in the post mate ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)good luck on cashing it :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*

  :o :o  In the words of Monty python. :o :o

                         YOU LUCKY LUCKY BASTARD

Well Done.

Val your time will come I'm sure, and to be fair you give a great deal of informative advice to people on D/W and long may it continue :-* ;)

Thanks for that Paul. Research can be as addictive as swinging. Unfortunately that's the most likely culprit for my present predicament.

But I will be out there again and one of these days I will find one.

Val