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« on: March 10, 2019, 08:49:30 PM »

Hi all. Went out today with Druids and found this half cut hammie.
Asked a few people and had a look online but i cant i.d. it.
Any help is greatly appreciated




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« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2019, 08:56:10 PM »

Very Nice coin! The Doc will ID it I am sure but a quick guess is William I (The Conqueror)!
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« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2019, 09:16:22 PM »

Thanks for the reply jtalbot... fingers crossed
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« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2019, 11:43:44 PM »

Looks like him Smiley

I'm sure with a bit of effort the moneyer and mint can be sorted too, as the cut is along the right direction (you have the end of the mint and the start of the moneyer showing)
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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2019, 01:40:50 PM »

Think I've narrowed it down to;
William I AR penny, two sceptres type, Chichester mint, moneyer Brunman. 1072-1074 AD, 1.24 gr. +PILLLEM REX ANGLO, crowned bust facing, sceptre patté to left, sceptre boutonné to right / BRIINMIIN ON IICC, cross fleury over saltire, annulet in centre. S. 1253; N. 844. BMC Type IV.

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2019, 02:35:38 PM »

Great find

You're right with the type (BMC IV, N.844), but I believe the moneyer is Blacsunu and the Mint London. I can see BLA.......LVN. Full inscription would be BLACSVNV ON LVN.
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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2019, 02:59:03 PM »

Thanks for the reply Doc. I bow down to your superior  knowledge.  Cheesy
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« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2019, 04:15:04 PM »

A lovely Tipsy Hammie, well done to you.
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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2019, 07:12:18 PM »

Now that’s what you call a great find. Well done N8
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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2019, 09:19:55 PM »

Thanks guys. I'm well happy with that one

Doc;
I've tried looking up blacsunu but can't find alot of info. Do you know roughly what date it might be

Thanks
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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2019, 10:36:02 PM »

What a fantastic bit of history.
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« Reply #11 on: March 12, 2019, 12:05:58 AM »

In my Copy of North, English Hammered Coinage, the two sceptres type is dated 1074-77 and the moneyer is given as Blagsun - but I've got the 1963 edition, so it's probably changed a bit since then!
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« Reply #12 on: March 12, 2019, 07:31:56 PM »

Nice find, was that off the rally near Thornbury?
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« Reply #13 on: March 12, 2019, 07:37:41 PM »

Yes Dale, found nothing all morning in the main fields then went in the lone field in the afternoon and it was my first decent signal, stayed there all afternoon 😁
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« Reply #14 on: March 12, 2019, 07:59:04 PM »

Nice, I live a few miles away from the dig and detected the area for over 10 years plus my family for over 30 years and that's the earliest hammered iv seen in all that time, rare for the area. well done
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