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Talking of Torksey
What a marvellous
Monday this is! It's not only
brighter and slightly warmer in
north Norfolk this morning. It's
thrilling too because we're
talking about Torksey - only
briefly at this stage, but we
can't keep the news to
ourselves. Above you see a
Torksey Quarter - an intriguing
and screamingly rare gold
quarter stater named after the
village of Torksey in
Lincolnshire (11th century
Turecesieg 'island of a man
called Turec') where the first
one was found. As you can see,
its design is somewhat unusual
for a gold coin of the
Corieltavi, especially the
cruciform motif on the obverse -
not unlike the basic design of
the Icenian gold quarter known
as Gisleham Glory, featured on
the front cover of our March
List 110 (it sold for £2500).
Only two other Torksey Quarters
are recorded by the CCI and this
is the first one we've had the
pleasure of offering to you, but
not just yet. You'll have to
wait until
Tuesday 4 May (Monday
being a Bank holiday).
Chris Rudd May catalogue.
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