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Moon-crowns of the Iceni
At Chris Rudd’s a rare silver coin of the Iceni tribe was auctioned for GBP 5,200 – the highest price ever paid for an ancient British silver coin! The motif on this coin, a moon-crown, is quite intriguing. Read here Chris Rudd’s explanation...
A Bulgarian Finds Ancient Treasure
An unemployed Bulgarian finds an ancient treasure, “a dream came true”. But the end of the story was quite a different one: The man had to turn over the treasure, no mention of any reward, and the museum is not able to expose the finding for the time being: there is no safe cabinet!
The eye of God
A rare silver coin of the Iceni, struck in Norfolk over 2000 years ago, was recently found by a metal detectorist in East Anglia. It shows a man’s head with one eye blinded (or closed) and with another eye – a third eye, an open eye – in his mouth. Who is he? What is he doing?
News on the Frome Hoard
The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) seeks donations to conserve the Frome Hoard and to keep this important treasure on public display in the county in which it was discovered...
Morton & Eden, London
The latest Morton & Eden auction No. 46 offered outstanding historical coins, medals and memorabilia...
A new Celtic coin book
“It is very easy to use, not just for people with Dr. in front of their name, but for everyone, from schoolkids to scholars.”
Celtic hammer-god found in Kent
Last year an exceedingly rare gold quarter stater, minted over 2,000 years ago in the Somme valley, northern France, was found near Ringwould, Kent, by a metal detectorist. Struck c.250-225 BC in the land of ...
Buckingham gold hoard
Around midday on Saturday 16 December 2006 two metal detectorists strolled onto a field near Buckingham and within a few minutes picked up a valuable gold coin that was lying on the surface. By the end of the weekend ...
Another forger in north Hampshire?
On 5 August 2012 a late iron age coin punch was discovered by a metal detectorist near Andover, north Hampshire. Its function is unclear, it may be a trial or apprentice piece – or even an ancient forgery.
Has Tom found Togodumnus?
Chris Rudd tells us how a newly discovered gold coin helps to reveal the possible identity of a long-forgotten British prince who died fighting during the Claudian invasion of AD 43. This coin was sold on January 13 for a record price of 10,200 Pounds.