PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (21mm, 1.41 g, 2h). Class C1. Carlisle mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck circa 1163-circa 1167. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / [+ PILLE]m : ON : C[AR], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. BMC 214-6 (same dies); North 956; SCBC 1339. Lightly toned, some insignificant porosity. Near EF. A superb portrait coin. Rare thus.
