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Title: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 18, 2017, 05:46:57 PM I pulled this little beauty out on Saturday, and it has proved to be quite a rare find, yet it was found in a very remote location.
It's dated 1816, and at first i thought Geo III .... but he faces right and this faces left ..... then i spotted the 1/2 F which led me to think French, or Swiss, or Austrian, or German .. .. on getting home, and using mr google ... it turned out to be a coin from the time of Louis XVIII. Then i had a thought re Napoleonic wars .. only to discover that they were officially over in November 1815 .. so this coin is part of the 2nd re-coinage of the reign of Louis XVIII immediately after the cessation of war. which means it must have been brought into Britain, possibly by a returning soldier from that campaign ... and of course, not 10 miles from where i found the coin was a major army barracks used in the time of the Napoleonic wars. [and later!] Don't you just love the research that such coins bring!! enjoy Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: spaceonwhite on April 18, 2017, 07:37:41 PM Great coin. I enjoy the research as much as detecting :D
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: wagis on April 18, 2017, 07:50:24 PM Well researched there, sometimes the intriguing results of digging into the history is as fascinating as the find.
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: Val Beechey on April 18, 2017, 10:30:31 PM One thing is for sure Alan, it's far less exhausting. Great find, well researched.
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: rainyday on April 19, 2017, 07:29:52 PM Great find, well done
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: celticspikey on April 20, 2017, 05:47:52 AM Great piece of research Alan. Thanks for sharing ;)
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: Da Monkey on April 20, 2017, 03:42:27 PM Almost snap ! ;) ;D ;D
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: dingdong on April 20, 2017, 05:05:46 PM Very envious of that find mate,well detected and saved..👍
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 21, 2017, 10:30:29 AM Thanks for the comments gals n guys .... i was speaking to the landowner and he pulled out the deeds of the farm, and identified the landowner at that time. It turns out that the landowner was based 6 miles away, [in his obligatory stately home!]. His estate has been well used for troop movements and exercises for well over 300 years. [hence the large amount of ammunition we find in the fields as well!]
still, it all adds to the story. Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: JBM on April 22, 2017, 04:33:01 PM Well done all round.
Research is the name of the game in our hobby. The internet helps a lot compared with when I started out. ;) :) Jerry. Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: probono on April 23, 2017, 10:40:05 PM Great research, but the coin is quite worn - so maybe it was kept as a keepsake before being lost?
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 24, 2017, 06:35:40 AM Great research, but the coin is quite worn - so maybe it was kept as a keepsake before being lost? Hi Roland That's certainly a consideration to factor into the equation. Another is that these coins entered into general circulation here in the uk, passing off as sixpences. Interestingly when i was chatting to a local numismatist at our club meeting and he made the point that silver french coinage at this time was minted in the UK, as the French mints were not allowed to mint silver coinage! .. now that's another story i have to follow up! ;D ;D cheers Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: nobby on April 24, 2017, 04:45:25 PM hmmmm French mints.....le Polo.....le mint with le hole ;D
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: nobby on April 24, 2017, 04:46:27 PM Like Pontyclun......the hole with the mint ;D
Title: Re: i enjoyed the research on this one Post by: handyman [Alan} on April 24, 2017, 09:11:40 PM Like Pontyclun......the hole with the mint ;D rofl .... i thought it was Llantrisant!!! |