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finder Valued Member United Kingdom 160 Posts	Posted 01/20/2014 4:27 pm this is the first of this year Edward III Berwick mint penny class 11c. EDWR ANGL DNS HYB VILL ABE RVV ICI bear's head in the VILL quarter.......... :g50: Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/20/2014 8:44 pm Great coin, and a neat privy mark. What does it signify? It can't possibly be a visual pun on BEARwick, can it? Report this Post to the Staff
finder Valued Member United Kingdom 160 Posts	Posted 01/21/2014 04:06 am cheers mate not sure on the mark I will investigate Report this Post to the Staff
finder Valued Member United Kingdom 160 Posts	Posted 01/21/2014 12:56 pm a device taken from the coat of arms of Berwick at that time of a bear standing next to a tree in luxuriant foliage. this seems to be the reason Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 01/21/2014 6:52 pm On the medieval arms of Berwick-upon-Tweed: Quote: This is said to have been first used in 1212. The earliest known example is on one of the Coldingham charters dated 1250. The simple bear / tree symbol is a rebus; a mediaeval visual pun on the town's name. The tree is specifically a wych elm, so it reads "bear-wych." Report this Post to the Staff
finder Valued Member United Kingdom 160 Posts	Posted 01/22/2014 01:22 am thank for looking Report this Post to the Staff
Sabre2th Valued Member United States 135 Posts	Posted 01/24/2014 11:44 pm I need to dig out some of my binders. That looks very familiar! Report this Post to the Staff
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