#harold ii

[blueiskewl]

A Hoard of 122 Anglo-Saxon Coins Sells at Auction

A hoard of more than 100 Anglo-Saxon coins discovered by two metal detectorists in a field near Braintree, Essex, has been sold auction at Noonans Mayfair on February 21. Believed to have been buried in 1066 and owned by an individual who died during the Battle of Hastings. The collection of Anglo-Saxon pennies found by two metal detectorists have been sold for £325,560 ($411,000) at auction.

The coins were each worth 12 shillings, a considerable sum back in 11th century, leading Noonans’s coin expert Bradley Hopper to hypothesize that the reason they were abandoned was due “some great personal misfortune” such as the death of their owner in the conflict. Hopper added, though, that “it was perhaps quite common for people who had access neither to banks nor vaults to conceal their wealth in the ground, even in times of peace.” All bar two of the coins were minted within five years of 1066.

A small selection of coins from the hoard were bought by Colchester Museum and the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, following the protocol of the 1996 Treasure Act. The purchased coins include two 11th-century Byzantine coins.

The metal detectorists found the majority of the coins in 2019 over the course of a few days, all within a 100-foot radius, some just inches beneath ground’s surface. A further 70 coins were found when the site was revisited in 2020. The coins were minted in various southern English towns and cities, including London, Cambridge, Canterbury, and Hastings.

The coins date from the reigns of Edward the Confessor and Harold II, the last two Anglo-Saxon kings of England. Harold was killed during the 1066 Battle of Hastings, seen on the Bayeux Tapestry receiving a fatal arrow through the eye. His death marked the victory of William the Conqueror, the first Norman king of England.

The detectorists have kept several coins, with 122 of the remaining relics headed to Noonans. The proceeds will be shared between the finders and the owner of the land on which the coins were discovered. Some coins included in the sale are exceedingly rare and could fetch £6,000 ($7,600) individually.

Hopper said that Noonans is “particularly fortunate that the auction catalogue contains not only the rarest and most academically interesting English coins from the Braintree Hoard, but also those pieces in the finest state of preservation.” He hopes that the auction will “promote further research into this wonderful coinage.”

By Verity Babbs.

[buffyfan145]

Can't wait to watch this!!! 😀 Nikolaj will play William the Conqueror while James is playing Harold II, the Earl of Wessex. It'll start filming next year to air on the BBC in the UK and possibly Paramount+ in the US (though it says Paramount is selling it even here in the US so it might go to a different streamer/network instead). More cast will be announced soon too.

ETA: Adding on from James' Instagram post this is the first time this part of history and the Battle of Hastings has been told to this scale. It's an 8 episode miniseries too.

[ancientorigins]

Pennies to pounds! A recent auction at Noonans Mayfair in London has seen a remarkable collection of 122 Anglo-Saxon pennies, unearthed near Braintree, Essex, sell for a stunning £325,560 (over $400,000)! Buried around the time of the fateful Battle of Hastings in 1066, these coins have lain undisturbed for nearly a millennium. The highlight? A rare Harold II penny that fetched a jaw-dropping £11,000!

[marlinspirkhall]

The spiders in my bedroom have got me so well-trained. Today I noticed that Harold II had moved from his perch in the corner to sit beside the window again (which he hasn't done since Wednesday evening when the heatwave finally let up), and it struck me as odd.

But lo and behold, it's too warm tonight, so I had to open the window, and he's just sitting there smugly on his second web, like it's his summer home.

The most upsetting part is, there haven't been any flying bugs in my room all summer, so he must be doing something right.

[canuterex]

Miniature depicting the Battle of Hastings and Harold’s body being carried to Waltham Abbey, from the Grande Chronique de Normandie, Brussels, c. 1460–1468, Yates Thompson MS 33, f.167r

[gallwithapall]

Egon making a fucking dick joke looking this hot will never not make me laugh and get flustered all at the same time

Look at this smug bitch

HEHEHEHE

[incorrect-the-squad]

Nancy: Who broke the toaster?

Anne: It was Dad.

Harold: It was Dad.

Belle: Dad broke it.

Octavius:

Octavius: ...yOU PROMISED-

[diioonysus]

dresses in art

[egonspenglerectoplasm]

That smile... 🔥

[egonspenglershusband]

I need to be in this man's arms so fucking bad

I also just badly need to kiss him and be with him in general

[inevitablemoment]

A little incorrect quote set after the courtroom bust. Ray is very much the Boyle to Egon and Cathleen's Peraltiago.

For reference, Cathleen is 34 weeks pregnant with Marie.

Thank you again to @lilysketchingsth for this beautiful work of art! Forever grateful that I came across your blog.

[motherdanger]

Sawtober 2023 | Day 03: Apprentice

Did you know that Brent Abbott and Daniel Matthews were supposed to appear in Saw: The Final Chapter in the Jigsaw survivors support group? Makes me think they were supposed to be the Pig Masks with Gordon at the end of the movie. (I blab about it here.)

Full prompt list here. 🐝

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[allyriadayne]

And the Lord said unto Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? Or, all the times Aegon and Aemond look at each other like there's no one else in the room 4/?

[spenglerposting]

Even more blorbos because technically this blog is still a Ghostbusters fan account :)

[pepaldi]

Harold Ramis

November 21, 1944 - February 24,2014.

Hope you are making movies wherever your soul is residing.

[gallwithapall]

I love him, I still miss him, but look at how gorgeous he is