Some of my latest purchases.


Aethelred II Helmet Type Penny. Brihtnoth on York. c.1003-9.







Aethelred II Last Small Cross Penny. Leofred on London. c.1009-17.





Cnut Quatrefoil Penny. Aefic on Norwich. c.1017-23.






Cnut Shortcross Penny. Thurstan on Stamford. c.1029-35.




Cnut Shortcross Penny. Swartinc on Lincoln.  c.1029-35.






Edward the Confessor Small Flan Penny. Godwine on London. c.1048-50.







Edward the Confessor Sovereign/Eagles Penny. Oswold on Lewes. c.1056-59.

Very nice coins. I've always like the coins from the time period you collect. Any good books you could recommend for me to get.

Regandon,

Many thanks.

It depends on what you want the book for. If you're interested in the more academic side of things then buying a JJ North's "English Hammered Coinage Volume 1" will be most beneficial whereas if you are wanting something where the history is intertwined with the history in a book then Charles Oman's "The Coinage of England" will be of interest.

There are dozens of books out there but each one appeals to different interests.

Kindest Regards,

Clive.

Thank you for the info. I guess as I'm an historian, I will look at getting the Charles Oman book. The Cnut coin I posted has my interest sparked in this time period. Every time you post one of your coins, it really gets me wanting to study more on the rulers of that time period. 16th century is as far back as my knowledge goes.

I really don't like looking at these coins because I don't have any and they make
me want to start collecting them :'(


Beautiful

Clive,
  Those are very nice coins that you've got there.

You should join the Hammered English Coins group up on http://www.coinnetwork.com as well.

Aidan.

Regandon,

Yes, the Oman book is good for an overview of the history and the coinage. Something like D Henson's "A Guide to Late Anglo-Saxon England" might also be of interest to you.

Clive.

Clive,
  It is really great to see that you have joined the Hammered English Coins group on Coin Network.

You should let the members of both your forum & the Coins GB Forum know about this group,& this forum.

Aidan.