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Title: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 19, 2015, 01:23:35 PM Found this little devil today ... i know what it is, but can anyone tell me who it is? ;D
cheers Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: BugbrookeBen on April 19, 2015, 06:14:42 PM It looks like Henry iii ;)
Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 19, 2015, 06:28:51 PM now how the heck can you work that out from so little information? i take my hat off to you young man, i hope you are right!
thanks Ben, for having a go at identifying it. Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: Dryland on April 19, 2015, 09:37:29 PM Well found Alan, sorry but I haven't the foggiest
Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: nonker10 on April 19, 2015, 10:10:28 PM fiddley dum fiddly de, please inform me what this hammered shall be?----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- nope sorry didn't work :'( ???.well found though.
Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: probono on April 20, 2015, 12:40:20 AM Depends on whether it is a shortcross or not.
You can't see any of the arms, but to my mind I would have expected to have seen some voided long arms if it was long cross. So, if it is a short cross, then it could be Henry II, Richard, John or Henry iII (you can at least read 'EN' from Henricus on it). It took me some time to work out that you had shown both sides, and I think I can read 'EN' on the reverse - could be that the moneyer is Henri - most likely mint then is London (but that's just a guess). Dates to 1180 - 1240s (I think), but given the shape of the lettering it isn't the earliest type. Title: Re: Ok then -- work your magic Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 20, 2015, 07:00:16 AM thank you pb, for the info..... it is much appreciated.
i hope our colonial cousins are looking after you a treat in sunny idaho! ;D |