Rare 1,300-year-old coin featuring the face of an obscure Saxon king could sell for..

garryson

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  • Metal detectorist Andy Hall, 55, found the coin during a trip to Wiltshire farmland
  • However, experts and scholars questioned the authenticity of the silver penny
  • Tests have now shown it consistent with coins of the time and 95 per cent silver
  • The penny depicts Ludica, who ruled Mercia for just one year from 826–827 AD
  • Its existence proves that old London did not fall to the West Saxons until 827 AD
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Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...ring-face-obscure-Saxon-king-sell-15-000.html
 

eyemustdigtreasure

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Now, THAT is a rare coin...!
Thanks for the post...!
 

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That's what this hobby is all about that's freakin amazing. Great condition and piece of zHistory. Thanks for sharing it
 

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