Spink Insider: The Podcast Where History is Valued
Spink, the globally-renowned collectables auction house with over 350 years of heritage, is proud to announce the launch of its first-ever podcast: The Spink Insider.
Building on the success of its long-running Insider magazine, this new audio series brings listeners behind the scenes of the collecting world, from rare Coins and iconic Military Medals to Banknotes, Stamps, and the passionate Collectors who pursue them.
Hosted not by an external presenter but by the experts themselves, The Spink Insider offers candid, engaging conversations between Spink’s own specialists and special guests from across the worlds of Stamps, Coins, Banknotes and Military Medals, uncovering the stories, surprises, and deep knowledge that rarely make it to the saleroom floor.
The podcast is rich in storytelling and expertise and invites listeners into an unexpected and engaging side of the collecting world, its personalities, and the stories behind some of the great rarities - a mix of history, humanity, and curiosity.
Spink Insider: The Podcast Where History is Valued
Episode 12: England's Forgotten King
In this glittering episode, our Head of Coins Gregory Edmund is joined by the renowned historian Professor David Carpenter for an extraordinary deep dive into one of the most enigmatic objects in English numismatic history: the Henry III Gold Penny: Ancient royal treasure or an elaborate medieval hoax?
Together, they explore the discovery of the coin, its sensational record auction price, and David’s ground-breaking research into Henry III, the Magna Carta, and the monarch’s enduring, if often overlooked, legacy.
From medieval politics to modern scholarship, and from shimmering gold to the painstaking science of authentication, this conversation strikes the perfect balance between art, history, and inquiry.
It’s an episode truly worth its weight in gold.