Not bad for a detector find

[Nick 329]

Not a hammered fan myself, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at this one if I found it in a muddy field.

11th century coin

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Not a hammered fan myself, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at this one if I found it in a muddy field.

11th century coin

It's a lovely coin but I don't understand how it made the BBC website. So many coins like these are found each year. Even so, if it's going spare...

[azda 979]

Because it says its unique and no other coin from the same mint has been found

[HistoricCoinage 147]

Because it says its unique and no other coin from the same mint has been found

Yes but, as I said, many coins like this are found each year that are 'unique' with regards to new types, new moneyers, new combinations, etc. I don't see them on the website.

[Rob 3,152]

Because it says its unique and no other coin from the same mint has been found

Yes but, as I said, many coins like this are found each year that are 'unique' with regards to new types, new moneyers, new combinations, etc. I don't see them on the website.

To fill in the missing words for all those who are unaware. North (1994) has William I coins struck at Gloucester in types 1-3,5,7 & 8. This is a sword (type 6) penny. The other gap was a two sceptres, which if I remember rightly there was a cracked example by the same moneyer on eBay last summer. Not sure how many others there are though - Clive?.

[HistoricCoinage 147]

To fill in the missing words for all those who are unaware. North (1994) has William I coins struck at Gloucester in types 1-3,5,7 & 8. This is a sword (type 6) penny. The other gap was a two sceptres, which if I remember rightly there was a cracked example by the same moneyer on eBay last summer. Not sure how many others there are though - Clive?.

There was a type IV found back in 1998 - it's in that year's BNJ and is on the EMC too.