The following paper was first published in Caesaromagus No. 120, the journal of the Essex Numismatic Society. This was the occasion of the BANS 2016 Congress hosted by the Essex N.S. in their 50th anniversary year, and the issue incorporated the Congress brochure. Because the coinage described applies to the much larger North Thames region beyond Essex, it was felt it might be of interest to reproduce it here. It has been slightly amended to take into account new research and recent discoveries.
Author: BNS Blog Coordinator
A Search into Rarity (2) – The Testoons of Henry VII – Gary Oddie, David Holt and Colin Pitchfork
In 1962 W. J. W. Potter and E. J. Winstanley provided the most recent study of the profile coinage of Henry VII, including the issue of testoons in 1504. Whilst adding provenances of known specimens, CP expanded upon this list and identified a new reverse die in 1968. This short note revisits the die study, removing one obverse die from the corpus and providing illustrations of each of the known obverse and reverse dies and an example of every known die combination.
The Coinage of Henry VII – Mike Cuddeford
This article was first published in Caesaromagvs, the Journal of the Essex Numismatic Society, in the Summer of 2018. In the interests of exposing to a wider readership it is being reproduced here by kind permission of the author.
Ring Money – Fact or Fiction?
Reprinted from “Caesaromagvs”, Winter 2018 edition, by kind permission of Mike Cuddeford.
The Spatial Distribution of Coins within the Plough Zone Horizon – Mike Cuddeford
This article was recently published in “Cæsaromagus”, the Journal of the Essex Numismatic Society, and is reproduced here by kind permission of the author. It should prove of interest to archaeologists and detectorists as well as numismatists.
A further legend variant for Edward III Treaty Period Halfpence – Duncan Russell
A new legend variant for Edward III Treaty Period halfpence – D.I Greenhalgh
Henry III Long Cross – The Subdivision of Class 3d – Ian Heavisides & Rob Page
This brief article proposes the introduction of the term 3d3 for Henry III long cross pennies of class 3d2 appearance but with the eight-limbed initial mark characteristic of class 4 pennies. An earlier version of the article was published in 2015 on the henry3.com website, but with the imminent retirement of that website this updated version of that article is being presented here.
Identifying Die Duplicates – Ian Heavisides
This brief article was first published in 2014 on the henry3.com website; however, as that site is due soon to be retired, the article, with minor updates, is now being reproduced here.
Two Contemporary Notices of Counterfeiting – Gary Oddie
This short note will present two documented cases of counterfeiting where sufficient information is included to allow surviving specimens to be identified.In the first case from Aberdeen in 1799, a counterfeit shilling with an Anne Obverse but with a 1720 reverse, the present author is seeking readers’ help in providing illustrations to complete the note.In the second case from Portsmouth in 1915, a counterfeit shilling dated 1877, the unusual choice of metal for the counterfeit and its grade when issued makes the surviving pieces stand out from typical counterfeits of the period.”
