PLANTAGENET. temp. Richard I – John. 1189-1216. AR Penny (20mm, 1.33 g, 2h). Short Cross type, class IVa. Durham mint; Alein, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, circa 1194-1200.

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PLANTAGENET. temp. Richard I – John. 1189-1216. AR Penny (20mm, 1.33 g, 2h). Short Cross type, class IVa. Durham mint; Alein, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, circa 1194-1200. Crowned facing bust of Henry II, holding scepter / Voided cross, with four pellets in each angle. M. Allen, “The Carlisle and Durham Mints in the Short Cross Period,” in BNJ 49 (1979), dies DU415/418; SCBI 56 (Mass), 458 (same dies); North 968/1; SCBC 1348A. Toned, trace of crease, minor porosity. VF. Rare mint.


Closing Date and Time: 17 June 2020 at 13:10:40 ET.

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