Matteo95

This is my recent acquisition ... A long cross penny ... I've identified it as: Henry III , penny , york mint , monneyer ION ( Iohannes de Seleby ) ( I don't find many coins of this monneyer ) ... About the class I think it could be a IIIb but I'm not sure ..... what do you think? Matteo

It would be better

Mery mery Christmas to you all !! maybe you will find a coin under the tree tomorrow

Absolutly !! In fact I have bought the SCBI 39 especially because I've got two pennies published on this book ... I think there is only one edition of the SCBI 39

Thanks for the link ... I have to admit that I knew already it. About the images in the SCBI are not of good quality but there are so many exemplares that usually you can find all you need .. for example for class 10cf3 I discovered that many pennies have chin broken ... Usually I use first the galata guide ( there are geat images ) and then the SCBI

in cf3 the left ornament is usually hooked ...

the crown ... I used the SCBI 39 ( the North collection ) and I find that this coin is quit similar to n605 and others

waiting the experts I try Edward II Penny London class 10cf2 with HYB' at the end of the legend ... Matteo

thanks you all for yours replies .... I thought that Lincon and Winchester were quite difficult to find in general ... I considered Durham and Bury St. Edmund more common ....

anyone?

Hi all sometimes on the auction catalogues , for the short and long cross pennies ,there is written : a rare monneyer for this mint ...but where did they find this information ? I mean of course they can see the singles presence in hoards and collections ... but is there a book or a website where you can find the rarity of every monneyer for all mints ? Matteo

what type of book do you search ? if you want a catalog with all varieties and rarities I think North's books are the best... While if you look for a book about coinage history I can raccomend this book http://www.greenlightpublishing.com/PBSCProduct.asp?ItmID=18099860 .. I think it is a valid point of start . An other exellent book is " English coins " by Lord Stewartby , published by Spink ... very detailed and usefull ( it is one of my preferit about engish coins ) .. but I think it is a little more difficult to understand for a beginner and there isn't the Normann coinage .... of course there are more specific and detailed books for determined periods or mints ...like Robin J. Eaglen's books for the mint of Bury St. Edmund or the North collection for the edwardian pennies ....

good but also hard question is your ! I think you have to consider if the seller is a professional dealer or not , because if he/she is.. it is his job and he should know perfectly the correct classification of the coin and you can don't tell him anything ...while if the seller is a private it isn't his job and probably he is ignorant in numismatic field so I think it should be right inform him. I hope you can understand my opinion

Thanks

Metelin Jacobo ( or Giacomo ) Gattilusio ( 1404 - 1428 ) Ducato weight : 3,50 g ex Andreas D. Mazarakis collection ( published on his book ) ex Varesi 67 lot 424

I bought a cheap macro lens for my iphone 4s from amazon last year more for my curiosity than necessity ( usually I use a Nikon reflex ) . The results are quite good ...

Do you hate me ? :) Thanks I understand your first sentence but your second not ... I think it has a particular meaning because literally translated I can't understand has nonsense in this contest. Yeah I know ... You have to be patient with me ...

Thanks to all ... New dies is probably the most sensible but in effect for the last eord I read "lis" ... I post the photos as request

P.s the coin is from the Ednam hoard ..

The coin is a Edward II penny struck in Bury St Edmund class 11b1 from Robin J. Eaglen collection ( lot 641 from last September DNW auction ) ... When I return home I 'll post a photo ...

Hi all !! I'm sorry for this strange question ! I need your help because I don't understand a word written on a ticket that it was given to me with the coin . It is the word followed by the question mark . Thanks Matteo

I honestly don't like it at all

I mean this : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jubilee_(Christianity) next is going to be in 2016 .... Can you imagine how many people will visit Rome ? Of course will increase also the number of turist gadgets seller ( medals included ) ...

and I think the situation will be even worse next year for the jubilee ...

this is not a coin , it's a medal of pope PIVS XII .... I think it an unofficial medal maybe a private issue