Minutes of meeting, 14 June 1792
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SAL/02/024/051
Title
Minutes of meeting, 14 June 1792
Date
14/6/1792
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Item
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The following Fellows were admitted to the Society: John Chamberlaine, George Lewis Newnham and Dr David Pitcairn.
John Disney DD FSA presented a copy of his work “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of John Jortin DD”.
More of Dr Pegge’s account of Anglo-Saxon coins in the Cotton Library was read. The money of Mercia, Kent and Northumberland gave broken evidence of succession. Coins of Offa of Mercia and Ibba were included, some minted by Lul/Lulla, a master workman of Offa. Offa’s Queen Cynethryth and Coenwulf were also represented, the latter Mercian but possibly also another king of Wessex of the same name. A penny ascribed to Beornulf [Beornwulf] might be for the slightly later Berthulf [Beorhtwulf] of Mercia and there was also one of Ludica. The two pennies in the Kentish series were for Cuthred. Despite the size of the kingdom of Northumberland, sometimes divided in two, there were only two pieces, one silver and one copper, both for Eanred/Andred [Eanred]; the silver penny was thought to be for the earlier Alhred but the mint master’s name linked it to Eanred. The paper turned to West Saxons; their series continued almost uninterrupted to the Conquest. Two pieces related to Ethelward [Æthelw(e)ard].
John Disney DD FSA presented a copy of his work “Memoirs of the Life and Writings of John Jortin DD”.
More of Dr Pegge’s account of Anglo-Saxon coins in the Cotton Library was read. The money of Mercia, Kent and Northumberland gave broken evidence of succession. Coins of Offa of Mercia and Ibba were included, some minted by Lul/Lulla, a master workman of Offa. Offa’s Queen Cynethryth and Coenwulf were also represented, the latter Mercian but possibly also another king of Wessex of the same name. A penny ascribed to Beornulf [Beornwulf] might be for the slightly later Berthulf [Beorhtwulf] of Mercia and there was also one of Ludica. The two pennies in the Kentish series were for Cuthred. Despite the size of the kingdom of Northumberland, sometimes divided in two, there were only two pieces, one silver and one copper, both for Eanred/Andred [Eanred]; the silver penny was thought to be for the earlier Alhred but the mint master’s name linked it to Eanred. The paper turned to West Saxons; their series continued almost uninterrupted to the Conquest. Two pieces related to Ethelward [Æthelw(e)ard].
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