SCOTLAND’S EARLY COINAGE
This article will cover the period from 1136 when David I had the first Scottish coin minted, through to the end of Robert III’s reign in 1406.
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THE ALLURE OF THE UNCONVENTIONAL FIND
For centuries, people have been utilising found objects by incorporating them into pieces of jewellery. It might be a shell or shark tooth necklace, medieval remounting of classical intaglios, or perhaps Gemme Numari.
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A SURPRISE “GALYHALPENS” FIND ON MY DORSET FARM
In recent issues, of Spink Insider magazine there have been stories about metal detecting finds and some readers might recall that I wrote one of these back in the Winter 2022 edition.
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THE CROWN COIN : ‘COIN OF COINS’
2022 will be remembered as a unique year in British history, as people all over the world celebrated the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the first UK monarch to reign for 70 years.
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SPINK NEWS – MEDAL AUCTION NEWS
Our final Medal Auction of the year took place on 28th November. The department have been bucking the trends of quiet auction rooms with their excellent exhibitions and we saw a full room during the day. The Order of the Garter Great George, the first example of this insignia to b
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SPINK NEWS – SEPTEMBER E-SALE
Alongside the Official Coinex Auction, Spink London’s Coin Department were delighted to present two additional online auctions for bidders, resulting in a mega-month of numismatic nonpareil.
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