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Title: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 05:54:11 PM Me and techony ventured out today and tackled a recently harvested potato field. Despite the very strong winds and blustery showers, we came home with hoards of spuds, and in between the picking, we managed a spot of detecting and the only coin of note, was a little beauty of Henry 3rd.
if anyone can provide anymore info on the coin, feel free to do so cheers Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: The Doc on October 27, 2013, 06:04:42 PM Very nice Alan!
It's a scarcer one - Class 3, Ilchester mint, moneyer Randulf (RANDVLF ON IVE) Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 06:10:04 PM wow, thanks doc for that, much appreciated indeed.
now tell me, how did you work that out! ;D ;D ;D Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Chef Geoff on October 27, 2013, 06:13:04 PM Very very nice Al, I have to admit I didn't even know Ilchester still had was a mint by that time.
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 06:15:37 PM never heard of Ilchester!! .... its not this part of the world!
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Da Monkey on October 27, 2013, 06:38:00 PM Nice going Al, seems everyone is finding hammies today, inc. Cheffy and I've not even been out :( (arm playing up since Friday with pins & needles in right hand, so thought best not today...)
Well done dude, nice coin :) Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Roman (Ray) on October 27, 2013, 06:41:01 PM welldone sir handyman..banging things out lately mucker..keep it up fella...tell the wife im asking about her..lol.. :-*
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 06:46:29 PM she says she's looking fwd to seeing the new slim line, well fit Raymondo!
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Techony on October 27, 2013, 06:54:20 PM Great find Al, I'm not Jealous. Not at all. And that's not a spud stuck up your exhaust pipe either :D Beaut of n'hammie, absolute cracker, well done m8.
Here's little Henry, straight after you disinterred him, outnumbered by the King Edwards... Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: The Doc on October 27, 2013, 06:56:53 PM never heard of Ilchester!! .... its not this part of the world! It be in Zummerzet oy believe ;D Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Dryland on October 27, 2013, 07:09:04 PM Great find Al, chips all round, and the coins not bad either.
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Dale on October 27, 2013, 07:23:16 PM never heard of Ilchester!! .... its not this part of the world! It be in Zummerzet oy believe ;D Its also new to me Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Val Beechey on October 27, 2013, 07:30:17 PM Another nice one Al and not so common. Well done that man. ;)
Val Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Chef Geoff on October 27, 2013, 07:44:38 PM never heard of Ilchester!! .... its not this part of the world! It be in Zummerzet oy believe ;D Ooh arr, it do be just down the road ere ;) Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 07:47:50 PM lol --- so i now know its in zummerzet!
good to know that the coin has travelled well! Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: handyman [Alan} on October 27, 2013, 08:11:02 PM I must thank a good friend of mine [also called Alan], on the britishmetal detecting website, for taking time to explain to me how the "Randulf on Ive" that the doc correctly identified, appears on the coinage.
i share it with you as its useful to see how others expert in reading the script can make sense of it. Cheers Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: legio11augustus on October 27, 2013, 08:29:52 PM that a nice coin ,well found
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Dale on October 27, 2013, 08:33:57 PM To help you id this sort of penny same for Saxon, always look out for the word (ON) first in the legend which means (of) then work back for the moneyers name, and forward for the mint name..... so as the doc has already pointed out.
Randulf of ilchester Just a little tip what may come in handy one day :) Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: celticspikey on October 27, 2013, 08:54:22 PM Me and techony ventured out today and tackled a recently harvested potato field. Despite the very strong winds and blustery showers, we came home with hoards of spuds, and in between the picking, we managed a spot of detecting and the only coin of note, was a little beauty of Henry 3rd. Ilchester.....Now there's a place the Romans loved!! very rich area ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)as Geoff said, not far, for me as well ;) if anyone can provide anymore info on the coin, feel free to do so cheers Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Soft top on October 28, 2013, 12:15:11 AM nice henry 3rd and interesting mint, found one myself 3 wks ago, canterbury mint, showed it too the farmers wife, she said , is it gold? i said no , if it was a henry 3rd gold penny i would be giving you a cheque ,,for about £20.000 , she said get back in that field quick !
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: Kev on October 28, 2013, 10:09:41 AM Lovely coin to find Alan pleased for you :D
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: nobby on October 28, 2013, 12:44:05 PM Nice one Alan ;)
Title: Re: The South wind doth blow and Post by: cardiffian on October 29, 2013, 07:31:59 AM Not sure about this, but aren't the Ilchester mints ones more scarce?
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