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Author Topic: Unique coins of William the Conqueror found.  (Read 1780 times)

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Offline *Alex

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Unique coins of William the Conqueror found.
« on: September 26, 2009, 07:37:45 am »
Just saw this snippet on the news.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8274509.stm

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Re: Unique coins of William the Conqueror found.
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2009, 08:24:06 am »
Hi,

Yes, they look to be BMC type iv (two sceptres) from the Glocester mint. North does not record this type from that mint although the issues either side are recorded. This fills in the gap. The moneyer, Leofwine, is a known Glocester moneyer.

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Re: Unique coins of William the Conqueror found.
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 08:14:58 am »
Remarkable workmanship for the time. Are they certainly authentic?
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