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HAMMERED COIN IDENTIFICATION - I IDENTIFY YOUR HAMMERED COINS FREE
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Some help with Hammered coin Inscriptions
A - Could look like either below
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AE
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E - Could look like either below
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ED
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EN
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C - Could look like any 3 below
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F
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G
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H - Could look like either below
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NG
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N - Could look like any one of the five below
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O
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R - Could look like either below
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TH
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U
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W
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Some help with identifying Anglo Saxon hammered coins
This should give you a bit of help identifying the ruler of an Anglo Saxon hammered coin.
Edgar 959-975
Usually a left facing bust, look for the lettering that reads EADGAR REX
Edward the Martyr 975-978
Usually a left facing bust, look for the lettering that reads EADPEARD REX
Aethelred II 978-1016
Usually a left facing bust, look for the lettering that reads AEDELDRED
Cnut 1016-1035
Usually a left facing bust, look for the lettering that reads CNVT
Harold I 1035-1040
Usually a left facing bust, look for the lettering that reads HAREI, HAROLD; HARALD.
Harthacnut 1035-1042
look for the lettering that reads HARDACNVT; HERDECNVT
Edward the Confessor 1042-1066
look for the lettering that reads EADPARD; EDPARD; EDPD; EDPER
Harold II 1066
look for the lettering that reads HAROLD
