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- 1990 (Creation)
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2 items, paper
1 item, photographic material
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Two letters from Mark Blackburn. Both deal with the sword coin(s). The first (a), dated 17 January 1990, has the photographic reproduction attached. The photo is of a sword/hammer St Peter coin from the collection of Christopher E. Blunt, purchased from Seaby (SCMB, Aug. 1979, no. E334). MB agrees with IS that it is a modern forgery, based on BMC 1122. The letter goes on to comment upon the Fitzwilliam Museum's ongoing acquisition of the Blunt coins. The second letter (b), dated 11 May 1990, list the three sword coins from the Blunt collection, including the false one. MB also states that he reviewed a "table of named mints" that IS prepared, gives the title a forthcoming book that he is editing and mentions an enclosure, no longer attached, of a list of finds of coins of Offa that Derek Chick compiled.