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of

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SUFFOLK INSTITUTE

of

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SH ORT E

R CO N

TR IB U

TIONS

M

ORE

ST NI

CHOL

AS T

OKEN

S FR

OM B

URY

ST E

DMUN

DS A

ND V

ICINI

TY

by t

he la

te S E

Rig

old

M A

F S

A F

R His

t S

T

he cla

ssific

ation

that

I sug

gested

for t

he St

Nich

olas o

r Bo

y Bis

hop

token

s in V

olum

e xx x

iv

P

art 2

(1978

) of t

hese

Pr

oc eed

ings was

under

elev

en se

ries ,

of wh

ich si

x (I,

II, VI

, VII

, IX ,

X)

w

ere a

ssign

ed by

distri

bution

or l

egend

to B

ury, t

hree

(IV, V

III,

XI) t

o Ely,

on e

(V ) to

Ip sw

ich

an d

on e (

III) u

ncerta

in , p

ossib

ly to

Sudb

ury. O

f the

Bu r

y ser

ies, I

I is k

no wn

on ly

from

on e

sp ec

imen,

now

lost,

an d I

X is n

ot a

regula

r ser

ies bu

t a cl

a ss of

imita

tions,

mor

e or l

essba

d, of

Bury

prod

uctio

ns .

Since

pu bli

shing

the c

lassif

icatio

n I ha

ve ha

d op p

ortun

ity to

test

its uti

lity a

nd to

supp

ly any

de f

ects a

nd m

odific

ation

s nee

ded.

Miss E

lizab

eth O

wles

, cura

tor of

Moy

se s H

all M

useum

, ha

s

ki

ndly

subm

itted

to m

y sc r

utiny

tw o

unsor

ted c

ollect

ions

made

in o

r nea

r Bu

ry, be

sides

a

rem

arka

ble s

ingle

speci

men f

rom W

hep

stead

, som

e eig

ht mi

le s to

the s

outh,

while

I ha

ve see

n

a

nd ex

am in

ed , m

ore

cursor

ily, t

he re

sidue

(twen

ty-six specim ens), in the han ds of a Lon don

d

ealer

, of w

ha t i

s repo

rted

to be

a sim

ilar l

ifetim

e s ga

theri

ng fro

m B

ury.

Th

e fir

st-nam

ed c

ollec

tion (

herein

after

refer

red t

o as Y

) ha

s no w

been

bequ

eathe

d to

the

M us

eu m

an d w

as ma

de o

ver th

e yea

rs by

Mr H

arvey

Frost

, a lo

cal bu

ilder;

it co

ntain

ed eig

ht St

N

ichol

as tok

en s a

nd th

ree ot

he r le

ad pi

eces,

which

can

safely

be a

ssume

d to b

e loc

a l fin

ds by

his

w

orkm

en an

d frie

nds.

The s

econd

col l

ection

(fifte

en in

all,

referr

ed to

as Z)

has b

een m

ad e

in

re

cent

years

by M

r M. T

aylo

r and

com e

s mai

nly fr

om th

e area

east

of the

ab be

y an d

town

, with

in

a

ki lo

metre

or s

o of

TL/87

06 45

. Th

e spe

cime

n fro

m a

garde

n at

W hep

stead

(T L

/8345

82

a

pprox

.), S

eries

VII,

3, is

illust

rated

(Fig

. 36 ),

an d

is fa

r en o

ug h

from

Bury

to m

ak e

an

ad

dition

al p

roven

ance

for A

ppend

ix u

to m

y prev

ious

paper

. The

rest

, refe

rred

to as

SG, a

re

inc

luded

by c

ourtes

y of

the de

aler,

the f

irm o

f Stan

ley G

ibbon

s. N

ot all,

pa rti

cular

ly of

Z, ar

e

ve r

y legi

ble o

r com

plete;

bu t

the collections, individually an d together, may be taken as a va lid

sam

ple

of the

Bury

toke

n pro

ducti

on .

A ll th

e Bur

y seri

esexc

ept II

are r

epres

ented

an d t

he m

ore no

rm al

piece

s a re

easily

assig

ne d to

the

ir ser

ial nu

mbers

and

lette

rs. Th

e sy

stem

works

, bu t

the

relatio

ns hip

be tw

een

the se

ries i

s

mad

e cle

arer b

y the

less

norma

l pie

ces.

F

irstly

, the

conne

ction

betw

een S

eries

I and

so me

at le

ast of

Serie

s VI a

nd V

II is m

ad e

more

ra tio

na l i

f Seri

es I , B

3 (V

ol. xx

xiv P

l. IX,

d) , a

n an o

malo

us pie

ce , w

ith b

utton

ey es

, and

also a

Bury

find

in M

oy se

s Ha l

l, is r

em ov

ed fr

om th

at po

sitio

n and

plac

ed in

a tra

nsitio

na l g

roup

k

FI

G. 36

— St N

icholas

tok en

gro at

fro m W

hepstea

d (ac

tual si

ze).

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K IN S

TIT U

TE O

F A R

CH A

EO L

OG Y

AN D

HIST

O RY

gr oa

ts

an d

hal

f- gr

oats

on

ly a

t pre

se n

t), p

re fi

xed

I, K

, th

is b

ec o

m in

g I,

K 1

, w

ith t

he r

el at

ed

p

ie ce

s nu

m be

re d

in

se qu

en c

e.

S

ec on

dl y

, a s

ur pr

is in

g nu

m b

er ,

a fif

th o

f th

e to

ta l s

am p

le ,

of r

ou g

h, a

ne pi

gr ap

hic

pie

ce s

of

no rm al , sm al l pe nny size qui te dis tinct fro m th e sm a

ll si

ze of

Se

ries

X ),

ar e

no w

sho

w n

to b

e

B

ur y

pr od

uct

io ns

. Pr

ev io

us c

la ss

ific

at ion

s ha

ve

ig no

re d

th e

m . S

ure

ly th

ey

ar e

th e

p en

ni es

tha

t

go

w i

th th

e ro

ug h

im

itati

on

gr oa

ts o

f S

er ies

IX ,

tho

ug h

no

t as

co n

sp ic

uous

ly c

lu m

sy a

s so

m e o

f

the

se .

The

y w i

ll be

cla

ss ed

as s

uc h

, to

be n

um b

ere

d IX

, 1

1, et

seq

., th

ou g

h n

ot de

sc r

ib ed

in g

re a

t

det

ai l

sinc

e the

y a

re o

bv io

usly

irr e

gul

ar a

nd

no t

fu rt

he r

se ri

al iza

ble

.

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rd ly

, th

e n

um b

er s

fo u

nd

ar e

fa ir

ly c

on si

sten

t w

ith

th e

su pp

osi

tion

th a

t th

e m

ou ld

in

M o

ys e

s H a

ll V

ol.

xxx

iv ,

Pl.

V III

) w

as ty

pic

al , a

nd

th at

at

le as

t in

Seri

es I

fo u

r pe

nn i

es w

ere

ca st

to e

ve r

y on

e g

ro at

or

hal

f- gr

oa e.

Su

mma

ry

of t

he S

amp

le

The spe ci m en s ar e ta bu la te d under the ir ser ie s. The firs t fig ur e is th e dia m ete r in m m , th en th e

so

ur c

e X

, Y

or S

G ).

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w ty

pe s

or d

iffe

re nc

es a

re b

rief

ly d

es cr

ib ed

w h

er e

nec

ss sa

ry .

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er ie

s I:

no r

m al

gro

ats

A

: 25

, Z

; 26

, SG

; B

2 ?

): 27

, Z

; D l

: 25

, Y

; D 3

: 25

, Y

.

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erie

s I:

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m al

pe

nc e

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5, Z

i.

m .

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n, n

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t, re

v, t

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fro

m S

G ,

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e re

ve rs

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S

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:

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ries

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an s

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al

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at ,

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lo w

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= B

3);

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le ar

, bu

t in

ne r

ci rc

le , t

ho u

gh o

th e

rw is

e un

like

Se

ri es

V II

, ap

pa re

nt ly

rea

ds

— —

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ico/

lae/

—

— i

n b

la ck

le tt

er .

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al fg

ro a

t ,

20 ,

Y , c

lipp

ed

fr om

c

. 22

m m

; m

itre

d b

us t

w ith

bu

tton

ey

es ,

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le d

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ev ,

le ge

nd

w ith

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er c

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er ie

s V I

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, V I

, 1,

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t, m

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.

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ie s

V II:

ha

lf-gr

oat

19

, Z,

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, 2;

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e m

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d as

in V

ol.

xxx

iv P

l. X

, 1

, but

leg

en d

in f

ai r

an d

cl ea

r bl

ac k

le tte

r

le

gi bl

e as

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id e)

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.

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ie s V

II :

gro

at

24

, D

: Ste

ve n

s, fr o

m W

he

ps te

ad

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. 36

): V

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, m i

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bu

st in

cl in

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., N

1, c

ro zi

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, arc

s

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o

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s

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.

2

5, S

G ,

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itre

.

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er i

es I

X :

p e

nc e

3

fr o

m

Y ,

1 f

ro m

Z

an

d 6

fr o

m

SG

, a

ll b

et w

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n 1

7 a

nd

15

m m

a

nd

w

ith

a r

ou g

h m

it

re

an d

st

ro k

es

fo r

le

ge n

d u

nl e

ss

ot h

er w

ise

in

di c

ate

d;

of

th e

se

17 ,

Y

is t

hi c

k,

w it

h 2

lo

ze n

ge

s un

de

r

m

itr

e, w

ea

k p

el l

et s

an d

no

le

ge n

d-c

irc

le s

; 16

, Y

ha

s th

e m

it

re r

ed u

ce

d t

o a

tria

ng

le ,

X

or /

fo

r

p

el l

et s

and

a

ga i

n n

o l

eg e

nd

-cir

cl e

on

re

v, a

s d

oe

s 1

5, Y

. T

he

re

st a

re

as

bad

, a

nd

19

, Y

ha

s

p

el l

et s

fo r

le g

en

ds

an d

th

e m

itr

e i

s tr

an s

fo r

m e

d

to a

cr

ude

ro

se t

te

of p

el l

et s

co

m p

ar e

S

er ie

s

I

X ,

9;

in

th is

co

nte

xt

it

is p

ro b

ab

ly

ad m

is s

ib l

e a

s a

lim

iti

ng

ca s

e) .

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er i

es

X :

la r

ge

2

3 —

24

, 4

fr o

m

SG

, w

ith

co

nt i

nuo

us

or

in

terr

up

te d

sc

ro l

ls .

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erie

s X

: s

m a

ll

1

9,

Z ,

inte

rr u

pte

d

sc r

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.

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f th

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of

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sp

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);

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; 8

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; 1

0 p

er

ce n

t S

er

ie s

X .

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e o

nl

y si

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an t

a

ss o

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te d

pi

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is

fr o

m

a

w el

l- k

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of

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in

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ri e

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ci

rc l

es ,

in

th e

qu

ar te

rs

an

d

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trok

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fo r

le g

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ds .

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is s

er i

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as

re c

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ed

fr o

m

L o

nd o

n

by

C.

Roa

ch

Sm

ith

an

d r

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nt l

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by

th

e L

on d

on

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us e

um

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rb a

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ni

t in

a

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h- c

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ha s

an

ei ght -po inted star as th e des ign and est ablishe s a Bury pr ove nan ce .

d

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be

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ne w

fi

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br

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St Edm unds and are m os tly too w orn or dam ag ed to be ide ntifia ble . The follow ing te n id ent ified

sp e

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s a

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to

brin

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co

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ue

to

be

f

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by

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av a

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bu

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to

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nt i

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se

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six

fr o

m

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er

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on o

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m

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t E

dm

un

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7

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; le

nd e

r K

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la r

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6

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as t

ga t

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9;

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c N,

no

legen

d.

Sim

ilar

to W

hep

stea

d ex

am p

le F

ig . 3

6). R

ev.:

lon

g cro

ss w

ith p

ellet

s, leg

end

on i

nne r

r

ing

on ly:

AV

E NI

COL

AE.

Ser

ies V

I, ne

w ty

pe.

Penn

y s

ize,

17m

m.

Crud

e si

mpli

fied

lege

nds .

Ob

v.:

mitre

, N

ICH

OLA

VS?

Re

v.:

AV

EAV

E?

Serie

s VI

, new

typ

e.

Pe

nny

size,

15m

m.

Sim i

lar t

o no

. 4.

Obv

.: m

itred

crow

n,

.SAN

CTV

S N

ICH

OLA

VS?

R

ev.:

long

cros

swit

h pe l

lets

and s

mall

sal t

ire in

cen

tre, l

egen

d AV

E R

EX G

EN

TIS .

Ser i

es

I

, G,

var i

an t.

Groa

t siz

e, 25

mm.

Sim

ilar

to n

o. 6.

Obv

.: m

itred

bu s

t to

righ t

, ei t

her s

ide

S N,

lege

nd

PIE

NIC

HO

LAE

OR

A P

RO

NOB

. R

ev .:

long

cros

s and

pe l

lets,

two

ring

s of

lege

nd s,

ou t

er V

OS./

.../...

/EAD

?,

inn

er A

VE R

EX

GEN

TIS

. Se

ries I

, C

cf. V

ol. x

xxiv

, Pl.

IX,

e

).

Groa

t siz

e, 2

4mm

. Ob

v.:

Mitr

e no

cro

zier)

. Re

v.: b

ifurc

ated

cro

ss , p

ellet

s in

ang l

es.

Leg

ends

ille

gible

. Ser

ies V

I.

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