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pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:01 am My first Saxon styca. Can anyone tell me which is the front and the back. Are the 7 dots of any significance. Best online resource for identification, anything else that might be of value? Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:30 am Seems to be a styca from Northumbria. Based on what SCBS says: The bottom picture with the cross is the obverse and has the name of the king around. The top picture with the pellets/rosette is the reverse and has the name of the moneyer around. A short guide can be found here http://www.ebay.com.au/gds/How-to-I...35645/g.html Edited by Medieval 11/19/2014 10:31 am Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:31 am Thanks Medieval, I don't know where I am with these and got this just out of curiosity. Swhat is SCBS? Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:35 am Standard Catalogue of British Coins - Volume I covers Endgland and the United Kingdom See http://www.amazon.com/Seaby-Standar...p/1902040228 Mine is the 20th edition from 1984. Note: Updated previous post with a link. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:38 am Interesting coin. I know nothing about this type. How plentiful are they? They must show up in metal detecting finds. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:47 am Thanks, I have 10th edition, 1971. Virtually no information! Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 10:59 am This might be helpful. https://www.scribd.com/doc/10408971...-I-H-Stewart Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 11:04 am In the 20th edition there is just one page on those. But going by the website linked above I would say that it is likely to be an issue of Eanred or Aethelred I (Edilred), based on the length of the inscription and the clear starting 'E' and ending 'REX'. Perhaps twisting and turning under light will allow you to read the inscription, other wise you might want to consider a slight cleaning. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 11:27 am Thanks echizento. They crop up a lot on ebay, but I wouldn't know how to tell a genuine one. Thanks Medieval. I will try some light cleaning at some point. Once I have updated/uploaded my existing coins onto tantalus. It is slow going and I am developing a squint! I might get more celtic/saxon coins, but perhaps something a little better, and probably from Chris Rudd. At least I will know it is genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
Ben Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 4208 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 2:38 pm They arent common, but the do show up. This is going today, top right looks like a Styca. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 4:07 pm Thanks Ben. I think I will stick with this one until next year and I will try and get something nice. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 6:39 pm I believe that's a D after the E; I'd go with Aethelred II. And I think the moneyer is MONNE. Report this Post to the Staff
aiglet7 Pillar of the Community Canada 695 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 6:50 pm This is a helpful link for UK coins from Early Anglo-Saxon to present day:- http://www.coins-of-the-uk.co.uk/pi...x.html#index Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 7:03 pm This one's close, especially in the style of the letter M, though Monne has lettered his name counterclockwise for some reason: Report this Post to the Staff
chrsmat71 Pillar of the Community United States 4966 Posts	Posted 11/19/2014 8:29 pm i have absolutely no idea...but that's pretty awesome pish. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 11/20/2014 05:20 am Thanks Philadelphian, that is very useful. Aiglet, thank you for the link, but I couldn't find anything saxon. Report this Post to the Staff
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