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1909 BNJ 6 22.Pdf INDEX. A. ^Ethelr£ed II., palace of, at Islip, 40. ^thelstan, coins of, 24, 28, 39, 153, 171, ABDY, on coin weight of George III., i74, 175, 375- 301. „ death of, at Gloucester, 154. Abeil, P., Dutch medal of, 371. ,, minting laws of, 13 et seq., Abenel, see Abonel, 174 et seq. 380. Abonel, the moneyer, 174 et seq. „ mints of, 13 et seq., 164 ef AEXE = Axe (the river), 17. seq. Acxepo, attribution of coins inscribed to „ the minster at Axminster built Axbridge, 17, 46, 381. by, 18. Acxeivo, mint of Cnut on the attribution „ Twynham mentioned in a of the, 17, 18, 46, 381. charter of, 161. " Adam and Eve," the inn sign, 345. ,, variants of the name, 166. Admiralty seal for James, Duke of York, ^Ethelwald Aeiheling, son of yEthelred I., Thomas Simon makes the, 249. 161. Aegelstan, for Aethestan, 166. /Ethelvvulf, charter of, referring to South- Aegestan, for Aethestan, 166. ampton, 159. Aelfred the Great, coins of, 23, 153, 175. yEthestan, on coins of Edward the Con- ,, ,, to Henry III., coins fessor, 166. struck at Winchester AG, on coin weight of William III., 300. from time of, 164. ACbE = Axe (the river), 17. Aelfwine, on the coins of Edward the Agepo, coins inscribed, attributed to Confessor, possibly Alwinus Aitardes- Axbridge, 17, 46. sone, 165. Agewor, mint of Edward the Confessor, Aestan, for yEthestan, 166. on the attribution of the, 17, 18, 46. /£SBE = Hastings, 19, 381. Aienho = Aynhoe, 322. /ESTE and /EST& = Hastings, 20. Ailesbury, Thomas, Earl of, 221, 244, 268, Aesthe(du?ie 1) ,on the attribution of certain 270, 27T, 283, 284. coins inscribed, 19, 20, 46. Albericus, Earl, 327. /ET, may represent E/ENT, 20. Alexandria mint, Roman coin of, 11. /ET[andun ?], on a mint of /Ethelraed II., Alfred, see Aelfred. 20, 46. Alfred, King of Northumbria, 340. ^Ethelflffid, Lady of the Mercians, 153, Algar, 321, 322. Allectus, coin of, 371. 154- ,, builds a burh at Bridgnorth, „ coins of, in the Little Onne's Head find, 7, S. 21. /Ethelrsad II., coins of, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, „ London mint of, 7, S. Allen, Thomas, token of, 314., 336. 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, Allmey, Elisha, token of, S^s 353- 38. 39. 4i, 42, 43, 44, 45, Almey, Elisha, 353. 52, 148, 157, 175. ,, „ find of coins temp., in the Alphabets used on English coins, on the. Isle of Man, 19. 371- VOL. VI. 2 E 418 Index. American plantations, 'tin coins for the, Anlaf Sihtricsson, coins of, 375. 238, 239- ,, ,, expulsion of, from North- ,, Society of Colonial Wars, badge umbria, 375. of the, 372. „ II., King of Dublin, 59. Ancient Coins, Religious Character of, by „ HI., „ „ „ 59. Rev. J. Zimmermann, D.D., LL.D., ,, IV., „ „ „ 59- 362. „ V., „ „ „ _ 59. Andrebode, 166. ,, V., concerning coins of, 62. Andrebode Gangeor, 166. „ VI., King of Dublin, 59. ANDREW, W. J., F.S.A., President-.— ,, ,, ,, ,, ,, coin attributed A Numismatic History of the reign of by Lindsay Stephen—-Introduction, 177-190, to, 144. 365, 366. ,, „ „ „ ,, coins attributed Andrew, W. J., presentation to, 388. in error to, 62. ,, ,, reference to his Nicmis- Anne, 261, 284. matic History of the ,, art on the coins of, 216. Reign of Henry I., 190, ,, cliche executed in the reign of, 198. 277. Andrewes, Robert, token of, 3X4. ,, of, 279. Angel, quarter-, concerning a weight for ,, coin weights of, 300. a, with bust of James I., .382, „ horn medallion of, 247. 383- „ improvement of the coinage under, „ weight for the, 297. 216. Anglo-Gallic salute of Henry VI., weight ,, medals issued to sworn brokers by for the, 297. the City Corporation from the ,, Saxon Chronicle, reference to and reign of, 368. extracts from, 149, 150, ,, portraiture of, 233. 153, 154, 159, l6l> I63. „ rejection by, of a coin design, 216. 174. Annulettee cross, the term, 122. „ „ coins found at Rome, 24. Anscombe, A., and his interpretation of „ in Finland, 62. PEDR mint, 34. „ Meath, 39. „ „ donation of books by, „ „ ,, of uncertain mints, 362. which are probably Anthony, Charles, gold bezant of James I. Danish coins, 44, attributed to, 363. 45, 47, 3S°, 38I- Antioch mint, Roman coin of, 11. ,, ,, Mints and some New Antoninus, the Itinerary of, 341. Attributions, Uncertain, Apothecaries, incorporation of, 337. 13-47, 380, 381- Applebee, Thomas, token of, 380. ,, „ mints of uncertain attribu- Argyle, medal to celebrate the repulse of tion, which are probably Monmouth and, 242. Hiberno - Danish coins, Arms (family) on Northamptonshire 43, 44, 46, 47, 380, 381. tokens, 314. ,, ,, temp. Edward the Confessor, Arnold, Edward, token of, 3X4, 342. etc., and Hiberno-Danish Arondeaux, the engraver, 222. coins found at Dumbrody Art, deterioration of, at the end of the Abbey, County Wexford, seventeenth century, 215. 63- ,, in the reign of Stephen, 185. Anjou, Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of, ,, in late Stuart period, reason for the 181. decline in numismatic and medallic, Anlaf Cuaran, King of Dublin, 55. 216. „ King of Dublin, 159. Arundel as an art collector, 213. „ Sihtric and Ivar, arrival of, in Ascele = Ashley, 321. Ireland, 57- Asgar, 322. Index. 419 Ashby Woulds, Leicestershire find of coins Aynhoe, history of, 322-324. temp. Stephen at, 187. „ token of, 316, 323, 324. Ashdown, coin of ^Ethelrted II., hitherto Azor, Saxon proprietor of Brackley, 327. assigned to, 19, 20, 46. Ashley, entries from parish registers of, 322. ,, history of, 321, 322. B. token of, 315, 322. Askel, King of Dublin, 59. Bacon, Sir F., represented on silver-gilt Athelstan, see /Ethelstan. box, 364. Atton, Bartholomew, see Attow, 328 et seq. Badge, in copper, similar to gold badge „ William, 329, 330. worn by Lord Provost of Glasgow, Attow (or Atton), Bartholomew, token of, 383- 328 et seq. Badges, James II. issues no military, 227. Attribution, points concerning coins of Bagerley, America, token of, 34S. doubtful, 15 et seq., 380, 381. Bakers' Arms on tokens, 314. " Attributions, Uncertain Anglo-Saxon Balances and weights, cases of, ordered to mints and some new," 13-47, 380, 381. be made and sold by the mint, 290. Audley, John, token of, 315. Baldwin, Abbot of St. Edmundsbury, Aurelian, coin of Treves mint of, reputed 209. to be from the Little Orme's A. H., exhibits by, 371, 377. Head find, 10. „ P. J. D., exhibits by, 369. „ Treves mint of, 10. Baltimore, tin coinage of James II. for, Australian gold coins struck at the 239- Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints, Bannaventa, the British camp of, 341. 371- Bantry Bay, defeat of the British by the Avaux, agent of Louis XIV., in Ireland, French in, 283. 283. Barbadoes, Thomas East, maker of seals Awbridge, near Romsey, find of coins for, 263. temp. Stephen at, 187. BARD or BEARD = Barnstaple, 20. Awls, three, on tokens, 315, 322. Barda(nig), coin inscribed, hitherto as- AXAN, probably indicates the borough of signed to Bardney, now attributed to Axbridge, 19, 46. Barnstaple, 20, 46, 381. Axap, coins inscribed, attributed to Bardestaple = Barnstaple, 20. Axbridge, 17, 46. Bardney, early coins formerly assigned to, Axbridge, coins reading AXAN probably now attributed to Barnstaple, 20, 46, intended for, 19, 46. 381. ,, on the attribution of some Barnard, the family of, 346. uncertain Anglo-Saxon coins Barnes, A. W., exhibits by, 375. to, 17, 18, 46, 381. ,, ,, tokens of, 321. Axminster, 17. Barnstaple mint, 20, 46, 381. ,, concerning coins hitherto at- Barnwell St. Andrew, its castle, 325. tributed to, 18, 19. ,, ,, ,, entries in parish ,, the minster at, built by register of, 325. ^Ethelstan, 18. history of, 325,326. Axmouth, 17. „ „ ,, supposed derivation Axport, suggestion that Axbridge might of, 32S- formerly have been called, 18, token of, 3X5, 325. 46. Barron, T. W., silver medallion of Aylesbury, Sir Thomas, 293. Charles II., in the cabinet of, 280. „ ,, ,, patent to, for Bartlett and the coins of the Bishop of making weights, Durham, 197. 293- Basset, Ralph, 164. 2 Aynhoe, entries in parish registers of, 323, Bassett, Henry, token of, 314, 315, 34 - Bath, Lord, 238, 240. 324- 2 E 2 420 Index. Bath, mint of yEthelned II., 31. Blanch weights, the term, 293. „ _ „ Cnut, 30. Blisworth, Northamptonshire bell at, 329. Bavarian medallic portraiture, progress of, Bludwick, John, token of, 315. 373, 374- Blundell, William, record of his visit to Beale, Mary, 246. the Tower mint, 214. Bear on London brokers' medals, 368. Blundered inscription, and an explanation Beardestapla = Barnstaple, 20. of same, 202 et seq. Bearly, Thomas, tokens of, 315, 355. Boadicea, the insurrection of, 1. Beauchamp family, 335. Bolingbroke, miniature of first countess of, Beaujaiet = Bozeat, 326. 373- Beaumont, Louis de, Bishop of Durham, Bookseller, token of a, 316. 208, 210. Borough, one moneyer at least allotted to "Beauties" of the court of Charles II., every, 15. characteristics of the, 217. Borough Hill, British and afterwards Beaworth, find of coins temp. William I. Roman camp, 341. at, 152, 156, 158, 160, 168, 169, 170, Borough, no one to coin money, except 173, 176. within a city or, 14, 15. Bedfordshire, token of Robert Day now „ information to prove whether a assigned to Upper Dean, 345. place was a, 15, x 6. Bek, Anthony, Bishop of Durham, 209, Boscobel, 226. 210. „ Charles II. and, 349. ,, „ Bishop of Durham, placed Boseman, George, token of, 315. a personal mark on his Bousfield, Stanley, exhibits by, 373, 377- coins, 209. Bell, The, at Finedon, 324. 379- ,, „ inn-sign on tokens, 316, 324, Bowden, see Little Bowden, 325. 328. Bovver, Edward, painter, 244, 245. „ William, token of, 314. „ George, medallist, 222, 249, 250,. Bells bearing Bartholomew Alton's name, 251, 252, 253, 255, 264, 269. Box, silver-gilt, temp, about 1618, 364. 2 3 9- Bozeat = Bedujaiet, 326. Benedictine Chapel, desecration of the, in „ history of, 326, 327.
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