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Saxon & Mediaeval Britain

Numismatics In The British Isles From The End Of The Dark Ages To The End Of The Hammered Coinage

The early part of this period is one which is filled with uncertainty and speculation. Did the post-Roman inhabitants of our island use money in the way we believe the Romans had used it, or were coins seen as a store of wealth? Hopefully, we will, in time, work out the answers.

Certainly by the time of the Saxon Kingdoms, coinage seems to have developed into a form which is recognisable to us, though there are many questions remaining to be answered in terms of order and sequence, mints and minting.

Hopefully we will, in the fullness of time, publish papers on these subjects, and we trust they will be interesting.

Enigmatic Canute?

Two Enigmatic Marks On A Penny Of King Canute (or Cnut!)

● Enigmatic Canute is an examination of some unusual marks on a Stamford penny of King Cnut, and a request for more information from any collectors who may have examples of Cnut's coins in their trays.