#Hampshire England

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Gold Coin Reveals Unknown British King

New light has been shed on a little-known part of British history thanks to the extraordinary discovery of a coin bearing the name of a forgotten Iron Age ruler in Hampshire, south-east England.

The coin, which has the inscription “Esunertos,” was discovered by a metal detectorist in a field in Hampshire. Esunertos may have ruled as a king from the powerful Danebury Fort, according to experts’ speculation, and this find has been hailed as “one of the outstanding discoveries of recent decades.”

Leading Iron Age experts have studied the coin and deduced it to be struck by a pre-eminent male figure dubbed ‘IISVNIRTOS’ whose name translates as ‘Mighty as the God Esos’.

The coin was struck sometime between 50 and 30 BC, shortly after Julius Caesar’s first Roman raid of Britain in 55 BC.

The coin, which is thought to have been produced between 50 and 30 BC, was struck in conjunction with Julius Caesar’s first Roman raid on Britain in 55 BC when the Roman general and his 20,000 soldiers landed on the Kent coast. Despite a confrontation with Celtic warriors on the beach, the Romans encountered difficulties landing due to rough seas and eventually had to return home.

Gregory Edmund, Iron Age Coin Specialist at Spink Auctioneers said: “This fabulous piece of prehistoric artwork completes the mental image we have when we think of Iron Age Britain – the war horse and chariot.

“But it also surprises us with the appearance of classical languages like Latin.

Dr John Sills of the Celtic Coin Index at the Ashmolean Museum said: ‘It is one of the outstanding discoveries of recent decades in Celtic numismatics.’

Initially, it was anticipated that the gold coin would sell for around £4,000 ($5000) at auction. But contrary to all expectations, it broke a record at Spinks Auction by selling for an astounding £20,400 ($25,500).

The coin was found by Lewis Fudge, a metal detectorist who received permission to search a farmer’s field in March this year. Lewis Fudge expressed his elation, stating:

“I am over the moon. If it were not for people in the auction room, I would have jumped around. The collectors I spoke to are gobsmacked. I’m so glad I did not take them up on their private offers before the auction. To think my find has generated its own Wikipedia page is incredible.”

Spink Auctions describe the coin as a quarter slater with the obverse side of the coin bearing the name Esunertos in Latin, and with the worn head of Apollo formed of three interlocking rows of outward facing crescents, a seven-spoked wheel at center in lieu of the ear, and an eye of visage with radiating spike towards the neckline.

The reverse of the coin has a tripled-tailed horse, with a pincer-like mandible for face and linear ear, with pelleted mane, yoke or bucranium above the head, an 8-spoked wheel above spearing into the horse’s back, and double or triple ringed annulet below.

By Leman Altuntaş.

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HAMPSHIRE, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 by Andrew Montgomery

Within their smallholding on the Hampshire Downs, landscape architects Kim Wilkie and Pip Morrison have created an idyllic garden designed to be part of the wider picture, where wildlife, livestock and humans can exist harmoniously side by side in nature. Here you can see one of Pip's borders, which come into their own in high summer, with a rich mixture of cottage-garden favourites, including magenta Dahlia 'Admiral Rawlings' pale pink rose 'Souvenir de St Anne's' and Phlox paniculata 'Doghouse Pink'.

#Hampshire #hampshire uk #hampshire england #cottage #garden #gardens #english cottage

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Hampshire, England (by Scott Evans)

#hampshire #uk #england #autumn #fall #europe #travel #travel blog #europe travel

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#BITE EACH OTHER'S DICKS OFF #maine #new hampshire #vermont #massachusetts #connecticut #rhode island #new england #if you haven't been to any of these feel free to vote on vibes alone!! #polls

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#flora and fauna #landscape #morning #june #june morning #peaceful vid #hampshire england

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by jacobxrossi

#new england #new hampshire #train tracks #Autumn #Autumn Aesthetic #Autumncore #Fall Aesthetic #Autumn Cozy #Fall Blog #Autumn Blog #Photography

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#New Hampshire #autumn #trains #railroad #bridge #fall #foliage #New England #leaves

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Not to brag but it’s 45 and I’m wearing flip flops outside. New England achievement unlocked

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Massholes this massholes that. Y'all know who's really been shitty on the roads recently? Vermont. They act all innocent and then they are riding your ass on the highway.

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British infantrymen take part in a street fighting exercise amidst the ruins of a British street after an air raid - Lymington, Hampshire, England, 1941

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autumn in New England

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by dirtandglass

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Goldfinch in the garden 11th July 2023

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got the timings wrong and didn't manage to finish or submit this flygon in time for the pokemon card illustration contest - SAD!! oh well there's other entries

#my art #pokemon #flygon #i wiiiish i finished this one it was probably my best entry if i polished it up etc #also if i had my art on a pokemon card i think i'd collapse into subatomic matter and become a perfect blackberry on a tree 50 years ago #in hampshire england #speaking of pokemon cards i once again made a terrible financial decision and got a paldean fates elite trainer box #BUT i got clive illustration rare and pikachu baby shiny so is it such a loss? #(yes - a total loss of money and self control. but we carry on regardless)