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'Very rare' Saxon coins found by detectorist

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Two coins found on farmland are "very rare" survivors from a Saxon mint, a treasure inquest has heard...........

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-43730221
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Well I don't know about a rare one Phil - I would be over the moon to find a so called 'COMMON' one :g42: :g37: :g50:

Did Joe public ever use Saxon coins? Answers on a postcard please. I think as we find hardly any at all I doubt it, as surely they would have lost them, the same as they did for the Henry 11 pennies onwards? So my question is what happened to the millions of Saxon pennies that were minted in the UK, who were they actually minted for? Do not tell me they all ended up as Danegeld, as I do not believe that to be the case.

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They are like hens teeth pete :g42:

Used by the rich;
http://legacy.ashmolean.org/anglosaxond ... html#part4

I confess to having found 2/3ds of a coin that was 'just' saxon;
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts ... /id/822753 :)
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Unbelievably a cut half Aethelred was one of the first hammered coins I found with my first detector a Garrett Ace 250 and firmly concreted my love and fascination for metal detecting... :g58: Click Here

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Nice one :g50:
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Hectorsfarm_ wrote:Unbelievably a cut half Aethelred was one of the first hammered coins I found with my first detector a Garrett Ace 250 and firmly concreted my love and fascination for metal detecting... :g58: Click Here
You lucky blighter Hec :g58:
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dig-it-pete wrote:
Hectorsfarm_ wrote:Unbelievably a cut half Aethelred was one of the first hammered coins I found with my first detector a Garrett Ace 250 and firmly concreted my love and fascination for metal detecting... :g58: Click Here
You lucky blighter Hec :g58:
...back then I think it was all about luck Pete! Image

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PhilD wrote:They are like hens teeth pete :g42:

Used by the rich;
http://legacy.ashmolean.org/anglosaxond ... html#part4

I confess to having found 2/3ds of a coin that was 'just' saxon;
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts ... /id/822753 :)
Thank you for the education Phil - it was like being back at school :g42: :g50:

You were very lucky to have found a Saxon coin too :g58:
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Have to agree, the saxon coins do seem to have no relation in number to later coinage. I too have very few.
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bodvoc wrote:Have to agree, the saxon coins do seem to have no relation in number to later coinage. I too have very few.
'very few' Bod!!! I like it :g42: I have very none!! :g42: :g50: Not for the lack of trying either :g56:
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Their was a program I watched on late tv.. a few weeks ago.

The theory was that the Saxons didn't move into Britain in great numbers .
Just a few important families .. the higher end of saxon life so to speak.
That's why their is so few saxon finds ..Coins ect..

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IronRon wrote:Their was a program I watched on late tv.. a few weeks ago.

The theory was that the Saxons didn't move into Britain in great numbers .
Just a few important families .. the higher end of saxon life so to speak.
That's why their is so few saxon finds ..Coins ect..
Yes that all makes sense Ron - thanks :g50:
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