Short Cross British Hammered Coin , Any Help With ID Please?

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hammered New Member United Kingdom 1 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 4:00 pm Hello, I am new to coin collecting and have settled on early medieval pennys. I am struggling with this coin as I have not found it in the Spink, North,Wren or Mass books. The reverse of the coin reads VGO ON O which I assume is the moneyer HUGO - but I cannot find a record of HUGO at a mint beginning with O. Can anyone help please? Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/08/2013 10:41 pm Two thoughts. Perhaps the ON is at the top of the coin, with the N partially cut off. Hard to make a moneyer's name out of what's left, but some moneyers were named with an initial following the Christian name. I'm also wondering if what you're reading as ON looks more like an I with a pellet stop before and after, followed by an N. Also, I'm struck by how the N is not followed by a stop; could we read a mint (or moneyer?) here that starts with NO--- (NORW, NORHT, NORAMPTU)? I believe, occasionally, the mint and moneyer can be rendered without the word ON. Ok, that's more like three or four thoughts. And, Edited by philadelphian 07/08/2013 11:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 07/10/2013 9:33 pm Check the BMC and see if you can come up with a die match, that's my best advice. Better advice - invest in a copy of Seaby. You can find an older edition on ebay for a few bucks. Report this Post to the Staff
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