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"Every little
helps", says the
Tesco TV commercial,
shamelessly quoting
from the Wild Oats
of John O'Keefe
(1747-1833). "Little
drops of water,
little grains of
sand, Make the
mighty ocean and the
pleasant land" sings
the ever so grateful
Julia A. Fletcher
Carney (1823-1908)
in her Little
Things. And so it is
that a little detail
can make a big
difference to an
otherwise
middle-of-the-road
Middle Whaddon Chase
gold stater. The
little detail here
is the splendid solar
spiral in front of
the jolly gee-gee.
This wonderful
whirling sun-sign
isn't normally to be
seen on these gold
staters. Or, if it
is, then you see
only a small part of
it. For example,
this lovely lively
symbol was only
partially glimpsed
with our previous
Middle Whaddon Chase
gold stater (check
Chris Rudd List
99, no.48). Now it
is revealed in all
its spinning
splendour in
Chris Rudd List
100, no.44. Who
knows when you'll
catch sight of a
whole solar whirl
again, if at all?
Seize the moment!
Like Julia says, "So
the little moments,
humble though they
may be, Make the
mighty ages of
eternity."
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