Saxon Ecgberht Silver Penny, Spink 1041

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Dave The Slave
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This came up today.
They were Saxon and proud of it, as in the centre it says SAXON.
Appears to match Spink 1041.
Complete but has an upturned edge.
21mm Diameter.
Moneyer IFA, Winchester.
Dark when i got home, photo not that good.
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Over the moon with this one, appears to be quite rare.
Cheers, :thumbsup:
Dave.
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stupot
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what a belter!!!
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WOW David…. Simply WOW. That’ll straighten nicely👍🏼👍🏼 😁
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A very nice find indeed. Well done, now go find the rest of them! :D :thumbsup:
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Beautiful little coin - that is why we are addicted to this amazing hobby!
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Oxgirl
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What an absolute belter and pretty rare too. Well done :clapping: :Star:
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Fantastic find Dave :clapping: I bet Warrior Queen was delighted :thumbsup:
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Well done, fantastic coin. :thumbsup:
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Bloody brilliant Dave 👍
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Heavens to Betsy :clapping:
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About as rare as they come. Well done.
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Roughwood
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Superb coin Dave - well done. :Party:
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Well done Dave , fantastic find . :thumbsup:
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Dowel rolling that will straighten nicely after being recorded with PAS and the Corpus. A seriously rare coin. Well done.
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:Star: Well Found :thumbsup: :clapping:
Possibly Spinks 1040 + 1 but who cares :D
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