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Old 08-06-2016, 07:06 PM
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Default The Amble Hoard 1988

One of the auction houses I often buy 'medal stuff' from also has regular coin auctions. I don't really look at their coin auctions, but did today for some reason. Quite a quantity of hammered coins, including four small groups of Edward I/II long cross pennies each of which included a penny from the Amble hoard, uncovered in 1988.

Thought I'd have a go. Made a complete cock up of bidding - missed the first lot as I forgot 'red bar' means I had a losing bid, got the 2nd lot, turned around to curse to the wife about missing the 1st lot and missed the 3rd lot, made the same mistake I did with the 1st lot with the 4th lot. Net result I ended up with 8 pennies in lot 2, one of which was an Amble penny. I really was not destined to get many Amble pennies - expecting lot 2 to be lost in the post now



So... 'Amble Hoard' was found in 1988 during housebuildng near Gloster Hll. About 1,000 silver coins. These hit the market first in 1990 via Sotheby’s. The odd one (or four) that still has provenance pop up in coin auctions occasionally.

here are the 4 lots at DNW today that had one in:

Lot 284
Lot 287
Lot 288
Lot 290

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Old 08-06-2016, 07:11 PM
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I'm sure most of the hoard coins were English, with just a few foreigners. But here's an Amble hoard johnny foreigner (Scot) coin.

http://www.yorkcoins.com/s222_-_scot..._class_d_m.htm
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Old 08-06-2016, 07:14 PM
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The year the hoard was hidden is given as no earlier that 1321, I saw 1325 somewhere as a precise date as well.

Makes you wonder what was going on in Amble in 1325.
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Amble penny now back in Amble

Note with it says ' Ed II' I've no idea how to tell an Ed I from and Ed II. I'll have to buy a book or something.


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Old 18-06-2016, 05:11 PM
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Amble penny now back in Amble

Note with it says ' Ed II' I've no idea how to tell an Ed I from and Ed II. I'll have to buy a book or something.

Plenty here for you to see, no need to buy book!
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Old 19-06-2016, 03:10 PM
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Plenty here for you to see, no need to buy book!
I was wondering if you would have a few!

So what is the difference between Edward I and Edward II pennies? is there a 'I' or a 'II' in that legend or a date hidden away somewhere?
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Old 19-06-2016, 03:12 PM
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Here's the others:


Obverse:


Reverse:
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Old 19-06-2016, 03:22 PM
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Is that a roman II at six o'clock on the obverse or a letter 'N' ??
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Old 19-06-2016, 03:26 PM
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I think Edward II was part of the medieval LGBT Community? Poor Longshanks must have had kittens.
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I was believe that the British Museum kept 17 of the coins to the then value of £1000 and there was some dispute over the land ownership. The coins were found near to some ancient foundations of unknown origin. Some of the 1000 plus coins may have been from Henry 111s reign
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