robfinds
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Went back to the late Saxon/ Norman market site this afternoon. As I've mentioned before, signals on this well worked site are few, and far between now. It's a site where you simply just wander very slowly, and the rare signals, actually make you jump. Pleased with the results today, two tiny hammered silver cut quarters. These coins were cut into quarters, to make them farthings, worth one quarter of a penny, from the old English fourthling. The one on the left looks I think Scottish, the one on the right, I am fairly sure is English Henry I, 1100-35 cross fleury type. The coinage of Henry I tended to be of very poor quality. In 1124 Henry came up with a solution to this. All of the moneyer's found guilty of producing poor coinage, were arrested, and had their right hands cut off, and for good measure were also castrated ( medieval incentive bonus ). I will send some pictures to the Fitzwilliam museum to record the Henry I in the week, hopefully they can give some info on it, mint or moneyer. Robert.
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