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To Volume Xxiv INDEX TO VOLUME XXIV A Brushfield, Dr. A. N., exhibits by, 131-2. -, paper on "The Coinage of the later Hano­ Aethelred II, Colchester coins of, 14, IS. verian Kings", 132. -, Hoard of, 49, 50. Burstal, Dr. E., proposed for election to the -, Stamford coins of, 71 ff. Society, 63. ALLEN, D. F., A Long Cross Pattern (?), 53 ff. - , 1v11-. Hugh Dakel's and Capt. Colin Dakers, obituary, 211. c -, The Coinage of Cromwell and its Imitations, Calais, the Staple at, 41, 62. 191 ff. Calais Mint, the, 26-7,41, IIO- 12, II9. -, The Twopence of Henry III in the Drabble Canute, see Cnut. Sale,55· . CARLYON-BRITTON, R C., On some early silver Allen, D. F., brockage of Edward III M. ex· coins of Henry VII, 28 ff., 130. hibited by, 61. Carlyon-Britton, R c., a note on the term" Mint -, paper on Gaulish coinage, 60. mark", 215. -, paper on Irish Bracteates, 131. Carter, Dr. E. c., donation to the Society, ARNOLD, DR. F. 0., Half·Sovereigns and Double 21 3. Crowns, 120 ff., 133. -, exhibits by, 131, 215. Arnold, Dr. F. 0., exhibits by, 132-3, 221. Cely Papers, the, 42. -, paper on "Coin Edges", 221. Charles I, angels of, 125. -, forgery of, 216. B Chester, Anglo-Saxon coins found at, by T. M. Turner, 47-9. Bagnall, A. E., exhibits by, 130-2, 214-16. Chronology, Handbooh of British, reviewed, 58. Balance Sheets and Accounts of the Society, 66, .clarke, B., elected a member of the Society, 134, 222. 218. Baldwin and Son Ltd., Messrs. A. H., an un· Cnut, Colchester coins of, IS, 16. published German 17th·century medal ex· -, Peterborough coins of, 145 ff. hibited by, 63. -, Stamford coins of, 100, 145 ff. -, an unpublished noble of Henry VI exhibited -, Steyning coins of, 2, 5. by, II8. Cnut, Type I, 148, 154; Type II, 154; Type III, BALDWIN, Albert, Anglo·Saxon coins found near 158, 163; Type IV, 163-4. Shaftesbury, 49-50. Colchester Mint, Pennies of the, by T. M. Turner, Baldwin, Albert, exhibits by, 215, 218-19. 8-21. -, A. H. F., an unpublished half· sovereign of Council and officers of the Society, see "Pro­ Edward VI exhibited by; 117, 190. ceedings". -, W. V. R, elected a member of the Society, Crowther-Beynon, the late V. B., M.B.E., be­ 63· quest to the Society, 58 ; obituary, 57 . Barker, W. Cole, elected a member of the Society, Cromwell, The Coinage of, and its Imitations, by 63· D. F. Allen, 191 ff. Baronial Coins, Notes on two, by L. Cabot Briggs, Cross, A. P., death of, 218. 80-3· Currency, Some Aspects of English, in the Later Bequests to the Society, 60, 62, 221. Middle Ages, by C. A. Whitton, 36-45, 61. "Bird" type of Sceats, 209. BLUNT, C. E., The Heavy Gold Coinage of D Henry IV, 22-7. Blunt, C. E., donation to the Society, 213. DAKERS, H. J. and Capt. C. H., obituary, -, exhibits by, 61, 130, 215. 211. -, paper on "The Age of Silver and the revival Denning's bequest to Stamford, Alderman, 162. of Gold coinage in Western Europe ", 130. Die Links between Edward IV, Edward V, and -, paper on "The Durham Mint in the 15th cen· Richard III, by C. A. Whitton, 175 ff. tury", 61, 130. Diggle, Major P. G. W., elected a member of the Boileau, Sir R, death of, 133. Society, 130. Bowles, Col. Sir H., Bt., death of, 216. Donations to the Society, 65, 133, 213. Bracteates, Irish, paper by D. F. Allen, 131. Double-Crowns, see" Half·Sovereigns". Brettell, R. P. V., elected a member of the Durham House Mint of Edward VI, an un­ Society, 132. published Half-Sovereign of the, II7, 190. BRIGGS, L. Cabot, Notes on two Baronial Coins, "Dutch" or Low Countries dies for Cromwell's 50 -3. coins, 193. Index 227 E Henry VIII, An Exhibition oj Coins oj, II3-I7, 214 (see also R. C. Lockett and E. J. Win­ Eadgar, coins of, 47,71, 100. stanley). Eadmund Ironside, 146. Henry VIII, unpublished coins of, 113, 213. Eadred, coins of, 47. Hird, H., elected a member of the Society, 218. Eadweard the Martyr, coins of, 71, 100. Holmes, H., elected a member of the Society, Eadwig, coins of, 47. 216. Edward the Confessor, Colchester coins of, 16-18. - -, Steyning coins of, 2-4, 6. Edward 1's jJence, A note on the Fox classification J oj, by C. A. Whitton, 53. Johnstone, Dr. A. E., elected a member of the Edward III, A note on the Post-Treaty nobles oj, Society, 221. by C. A. Whitton, IIO-I2. Jones, F. Elmore, exhibits by, 218. Edward VI, an unpublished Half-Sovereign of, II7,190· K Edward V I, The "Edward Royall" oj, by C. A. Whitton, 190. KING, H. H., The Steyning Mint, 1-7. -, exhibits by, 131, 214-16, 218-19. F Farquhar, Miss H., donation to the Society by, L 21 3. Laver, P. G., obituary, 56. Find oj coins oj Eadred, Eadwig, and Eadgar at Lawrence, L. A., exhibits by, 218. Chester, a, by T. M. Turner, 47-9. LE GENTILHOMME, P., The Circulation of Sceats Forgeries of Anglo-Saxon coins by official in Merovingian Gaul, 195 ff. moneyers, 91-3. Lockett, R. C., An Exhibition oj Coins oj Hemy G VIII, II3-17. -, exhibits by, 215, 220. Godwine and Gonwine, moneyers of Canute, 156. Long Cross Patiern (?), A, by D. F. Allen, 53-5. Grant, Col. M. H., donation to the Society by, 21 3. Grantley, Lord, obituary, 127- 8, 216. l\'I Griffiths, N., elected a member of the Society, Marshall, ]. Y., elected a member of the Society, 21 3. 221. -, exhibit by, 216. Mason, N. B., elected a member of the Society, 13°· H "Matilda" defaced to read" Stephen", 50-1. Half-Sovereigns and Double-Crowns, by Dr. F. O. Members, List of, 138-43. Arnold, 120- 6. - , New, 63, 133, 21 7. Hanham, Sir John, Bt., elected a member of the Society, 219. o Harold I, Colchester coins of, 16. Obituaries, 56- 7, 127, 2II, 217-19, 221. -, Peterborough coins of, 166. Oman, Sir Charles, elected an honorary member -, Stamford coins of, 100, 166, 169 ff. of the Society, 214. - , Steyning coins of, 2, 16. Harold I, Type I, 169; Type II, 171. Harold II, Colchester coins of, 18. p -, Steyning coins of, 4, 6. Paget, Capt., bequest to the Society by, 221. Harthacnut, Stamford coins of, 100, 166. Pegg, H., elected a member of the Society, 219. -, Steyning coins of, 2, 6. Penfold, Dr. F. B., bequest to the Society by, 6o. Henry I, Colchester coins of, 20. - , obituary, 56. Henry II, Colchester coins of, 21. Peterborough Mint, see" Stamford". Henry III, A Long Cross Pattern (?), by D. F. "Pointed helmet" type of Canute, 154. Allen, 53-5. Potter, W. ]., elected a member of the Society, -, The Twopence oj, in the Drabble Sale, by 216. D. F. Allen, 55. Pridmore, F., elected a member of the Society, Henry IV, The Heavy Gold Coinage oj, by C. E. 221. Blunt, 22-7. Proceedings of the Society, 59-65, 129- 33, Henry VI, The Heavy Coinage oj, Addenda and 212-21. Corrigenda, by C. A. Whitton, II8-19· Henry VI, an unpublished half-groat, II9; an Q unpublished noble, 118. Henry V II, On some early sil1!er coins oj, by "Quadrilateral ornament" type of Canute, 164. R. Carlyon-Britton, 28-35. "Quatrefoil" type of Canute, 148. 228 Index R Turner, T. M., paper on "Some Aspects of English Coin design", 2 14. Richard II, coins of, exhibited, 112, 132. -, paper on "The King's Crown on Saxon and Richard 111, The Angels and Groats of, by E. J. Norman Coins ", 13!. Winstanley, I79 ff. Richard III, drawings of privy marks of, 182. W Roman letters on coins of Henry VIII, 114. Wasley, T. L., death of, 220. Runes on Sceats, 199, 200, 206. - , elected a member of the Society, 63 . WELLS, W. C., The Stamford and Peterborough s Mints, 69 ff., 145 ff. Sceats, The Circulation of, in 111erovingian Gaul, - , paper on Stephen's moneyer Walter, 2I7. by P . Le Gentilhomme, 195 IT. WHITTON, C.A., ANote on the Fox Classification Shaftesbury, Anglo-Saxon coins found near, by of Edward 1's pence, 53. A. I-I. Baldwin, 49-50. - , A Note on the Post-Treaty nobles of Edward "Short Cross" type of Canute, 158. III, IIO- I2, 215. Stamford and Peterborough Mints, The, by W. C. -, Die links between Edward IV, Edward V, Wells, 69 ff., 145 ff. and Richard III, 175 fI., 220. Stamford, spelling of the word, 164. -, Review of the" Handbook of British Ciu-ono­ Stephen, baronial coins of, 51-3. logy", 58. -, Colchester coins of, 20. -, Some Aspects of English Currency in the Steyning Mint, The, by I-I. H. King, 1- 7. later Middle Ages, 36-46, 6!. Stonor Letters, the, 42- 4. -, The Circulation of Sceats in Merovingian Strand, A. C., exhibits by, 13!. Gaul, translated from the French by, 195 ff. Streeter, E., elected a member of the Society, -, The" Edward Royall" of Edward VI, 190. 216. - , The Heavy Coinage of Henry VI, Addenda Stuart, F. C., elected a member of the Society, and Corrigenda, II8- I9. 63· . Whitton, C. A., exhibits by, 61, 131- 2, 216. Surrey Seventeenth-Centwy Tokens, by W. - , paper on "The Latin of Coin legends", 129. Hooper, LL.D., presented to the Society, 220. -, paper on "The terms Mint mark and Initial mark", 21 5· William I, Colchester coins of, 18, 19, 216. T -, Steyning coins of, 4, 5, 7· Tadgell, W., elected a member of the Society, -, Thetford coin of, 215.
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