Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 23/10/2025I do favour a licensing system of some sort, don’t the mudlarks have to get permits for the Thames foreshore? 130
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 23/10/2025But another report suggests they excavated under supervision - they may have been acting responsibly, or not but we do not yet know. 320
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Fine limestone is the go to material for lithographic prints, but I am struggling to reconcile the design elements. A training piece perhaps ….? 000
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Another couple of images … most of the “etchings” are less than 1 mm deep. 110
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 07/10/2025The designs seem far too shallow for moulds … I’ll try to describe later. 110
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 07/10/2025We have now uploaded a supplement to the second edition of LMCC II which is available here : britannianummaria2024.blogspot.com/p/lmcc-2-sup... Further entries are also in the pipeline. 020
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 07/10/2025I’ve now cleaned the central roundel … I’m now even more puzzled what this is! A student piece, test piece …. ? 100
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 06/10/2025An interesting limestone lithographic plate featuring coins and tokens. One of the images has been reversed to show a positive version. The central feature shows an image of Nostell Priory. 130
Reposted by HookmoorRebecca Griffiths @yorym-flo.bsky.social · 25/03/2025The Melsonby Hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2021 & subsequently declared Treasure. The Yorkshire Museum aim to raise £500,000 to acquire & conserve the hoard, keeping it in a public collection. Help keep the hoard in Yorkshire & donate today at: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-m...crowdfunder.co.ukSave The Melsonby Hoard - Yorkshire MuseumHelp us save, conserve and share the Melsonby Hoard – an incredible treasure of 900 Iron Age objects recently unearthed in North Yorkshire 0128
Reposted by HookmoorDr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 25/03/2025All the replies/discussion on this are fascinating, thanks! 1346
Reposted by HookmoorLeon 🏺 @souljaleonn.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Save the Melonsby Hoard #Archaeology #Yorkshire www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-the-m...crowdfunder.co.ukSave The Melsonby Hoard - Yorkshire MuseumHelp us save, conserve and share the Melsonby Hoard – an incredible treasure of 900 Iron Age objects recently unearthed in North Yorkshire 012
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 15/03/2025From the Spink blurb … Hardback, jacketed, in two volumes Volume 1: Introduction and Catalogue (712pp) Volume 2: Indices and Plates (304pp) 276 x 219mm portrait. 111
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 15/03/2025Yes it was too big to comfortably fit into a single volume! 010
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 15/03/2025It’s out …. Sam Moorhead’s RIC volume on Carausius and Allectus is now available from Spink! 362
Reposted by HookmoorDr Simon Trafford @simontrafford.bsky.social · 02/03/2025Detectorist finds hoard of Roman silver coins. #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBarton Bendish detectorist finds Roman silver coin hoard - BBC NewsThe loss might have been the equivalent of "a few hundred quid" to its owner, says a coin expert. 1305
Reposted by HookmoorThe Coin Hoards of the Roman Empire project @chreproject.bsky.social · 27/01/2025Newly entered on CHRE: Exciting new hoard found in the Netherlands (Bunnik 2023), dating from the time of the Roman conquest of Britain, mixing Roman denarii and aurei with staters of Cunobelinus! #numismatics ➡️ chre.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/hoard/21255 ➡️ www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...theguardian.comHoard of coins dating from Roman conquest of Britain found near UtrechtArchaeologists hail very rare discovery of buried coins that suggest details of how military campaign was fought 0108
Reposted by HookmoorEuronews @euronews.com · 29/01/2025🪙Archaeology enthusiasts Reinier Koelink and Gert-Jan Messelaar discovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins near Bunnik, Utrecht, shedding new light on the Roman conquest of Britain.euronews.comVideo. Rare Roman-British coin hoard found in the NetherlandsVideo. Archaeology enthusiasts Reinier Koelink and Gert-Jan Messelaar discovered a rare hoard of 404 Roman and British coins near Bunnik, Utrecht, shedding new light on the Roman conquest of Britain. 1257
Reposted by HookmoorCameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 31/01/2025This photo gives a better idea of the coins' scale. It also includes many of the other coins we'll be covering in the talk. They date from the 12th century to 1707. 031
Reposted by HookmoorCameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 31/01/2025From left to right: groat of James III (1484-88); 1575 dated £20 of James VI, the largest circulating hammered gold coin minted in the British Isles & a testoon of Mary Queen of Scots minted soon after her return to Scotland in 1561. 131
Reposted by HookmoorCameron Maclean @cmaclean.bsky.social · 31/01/2025I'm giving an online talk on the Lord Stewartby Collection (the largest collection of Scottish coins ever assembled by a private individual) next Friday at 1pm. We'll cover the collection's background and examine many of its highlights. Here's the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friday-foc...eventbrite.co.ukFriday Focus - The Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish CoinsExplore the highlights of The Lord Stewartby Collection of Scottish Coins, held in The Hunterian collections. 181
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 13/01/2025Given George Orwell’s interests, it will be a great shame if this is a non-circulating coin that is only available to the general public at a “collectors’ premium”. Two pounds is Seven Pounds Fifty ….. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...theguardian.comGeorge Orwell to be honoured on new £2 coin by Royal MintAuthor of Nineteen Eighty-Four to be commemorated on coin to coincide with 75th anniversary of his death 052
Reposted by HookmoorPeter Reavill @peterreavill.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Q. What's the difference between a coin hoard recovered by archaeologists rather than metal detecting? A. Context How many organic containers (like this paper filled parcel) are lost to blind digging rather than systematic recovery? 49422
Reposted by HookmoorAndy Whiting @awdorset.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Hoard of 11th Century coins found at Sizewell C www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHoard of 11th Century coins found at Suffolk Sizewell C siteArchaeologists believe the coins belonged to a local figure who was trying to hide his money. 45116
Reposted by HookmoorYorkshire Numismatic Society @yorkshirenumsoc.bsky.social · 04/01/2025The 'Yorkshire Numismatic Society' Programme for 2025 is now posted on the website at yorkshirenumismatic.blogspot.comyorkshirenumismatic.blogspot.comYorkshire Numismatic SocietyFounded in 1909 and affiliated to the British Association of Numismatic Societies since 1953. 031
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 31/12/2024A special coin this one! A Viking imitation found in the Baltic states. It copies a radiate helmet type of Aethelred which itself copies a radiate military bust type of Constantine the Great that was struck in London c. AD 312. That’s a lot of history in a battered and pieced bit of silver … 041
Reposted by HookmoorJudith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024And here's more for the centenary: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/a...bbc.co.ukBBC Radio 4 - Shipping Forecast - The Shipping Forecast CentenaryA collection of programmes and features celebrating 100 years of the Shipping Forecast. 041
Reposted by HookmoorJudith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 31/12/2024#2025 will be the 100th birthday of the #ShippingForecast. Here's my paean to that institution: norseandviking.blogspot.com/2016/03/the-...norseandviking.blogspot.comThe Poetry of the Shipping ForecastBritannia Designs, Dartmouth Despite being the world's greatest landlubber, I have always loved the Met Office shipping forecast , esp... 44314
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 29/12/2024@wmarybeard.bsky.social @profaliceroberts.bsky.social … with many thanks if you are able to 😀 010
Reposted by HookmoorLorna Richardson @lornarichardson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024BBC article featuring some lovely new Norfolk metal detected finds discussed by Dr Helen Geake. Clear instructions on reporting finds too, it can be done!bbc.co.ukOn the fifth day of Christmas: Norfolk's five gold ringsA treasure expert says a carol reminds her of her job, which involves looking at lots of gold rings. 211126
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 29/12/2024… also if anyone is still on the other platform, could you promote there please. www.change.org/p/save-the-r...change.orgSign the PetitionSave The Roman Baths! A beloved local institution with ancient history 122
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Please repost as the Roman remains and museum under the pub need to be protected and kept open so the public can continue to visit. Concerns over plan to revamp pub on Roman ruins www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRoman Bath: Concerns over plans to revamp York pubAn 8,000-name petition raises fears York's Roman Bath pub could be turned into a "sports bar". 387
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Sol Invictus on the shield of a coin of Constantine the Great struck in London in AD 312. 000
Reposted by HookmoorDr Simon Trafford @simontrafford.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy festival of Sol Invictus to all those who celebrate! #ClassicsBluesky 🏺 25314
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 22/12/2024It weighs 109.61g and has a diameter of 60 mm. No. 114/500 and issued in 1983. 000
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 22/12/2024This is a later medallic reproduction issued as a limited edition by the Monnaies de Paris … it’s massive compared to the original! 110
Reposted by HookmoorNumismatics Collections @numismatics.bsky.social · 22/12/2024EXCLUSIVE FIRST LOOK of AKAM Coin Series issued by Kolkata Mint. More Info: bit.ly/3P44JQ4 011
Reposted by HookmoorNina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Happy #Solstice! The Nebra Sky Disc is considered to be the oldest known material representation of cosmic phenomena in the world, dating around 1600 BC. On display at Landesmuseum für Vorgeschichte in Halle. Further information: www.landesmuseum-vorgeschichte.de/en/nebra-sky... 📷 me 🏺 16564159
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 21/12/2024One of the most iconic coins relating to Romano-Britain, the Arras medallion. This is an electrotype made by the Parisian coin dealer and jeweller Bourgey. From a private collection. 120
Hookmoor @leetoone.bsky.social · 21/12/2024Four more numismatic job opportunities at the Heberden Coin Room in the Ashmolean Museum. It’s raining coins …. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...my.corehr.comJob Details 033
Reposted by HookmoorRebecca Griffiths @yorym-flo.bsky.social · 20/12/2024This stunning coin is a silver medieval penny of William I dating to c.AD 1068 – 1070. It is from William's Bonnet issue of coins and was minted in Lincolnshire by the moneyer Outhgrim. #FindsFriday #WilliamI #Bonnet #Lincoln buff.ly/4iGFpNP 0166
Reposted by HookmoorDr Crom @doccrom.bsky.social · 15/12/2024Ancient Coin of the Day: I’ve been remiss in coin threads this week, so let’s get back to it with this base-silver tetradrachm from Alexandria, ca. AD 66-67, one of a series celebrating the Emperor Nero. #ACOTD #Numismatics #Nero 🏺🧵 Image: RPC 5300/5. Link - rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/1/5300 15811
Reposted by HookmoorSubargenteus @subargenteus.bsky.social · 13/12/2024🚨🚨 Dream #job Alert for numismatists! 🚨🚨 Curator of #Roman #Coins @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social in #Oxford! 🏛️ #HeberdenCoinRoom ✨ Care for 110,000 Roman & Iron Age coins ✨ Digitization ✨ Cutting-edge research in Roman numismatics ✨ Teach ✨ ... & more my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #numismatics 01010
Reposted by HookmoorScott McDonough @sjmcdonough.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Hmm. I wonder if a late 3rd century Sasanian hoard just came on the numismatic market? CNG's current auction has 3 drachms of Waharān I (not very common), and 5 of Waharān II on offer. If so, I bet there will be some fancy drachms at the NY International Numismatic Convention in January. 171