My 15 year old son and I have been thoroughly enjoying the Sharpe series–we have now read most of them. A minor quibble: “Prey” (1807) and “Havoc” (1809) both refer to “guineas. The golden horsemen of Saint George.” Guineas of George III had shield reverses and would have been coin of the Realm at the time. The sovereign issue with St. George and the dragon did not begin until 1817. The story of the gold penny of Coenwulf that went through a London sale room last year suggests an historic tale of a newly discovered significance of London in that relatively brief period when the Mercian kingdom controlled much of England. British history and British numismatics long ago moved from an avocation to a loved vocation for me. Allan Davisson