NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (19mm, 1.37 g, 3h). Cross in Quatrefoil type (BMC ix). Thetford mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1109. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 133
Lot: 866. Estimated: $ 1 500

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NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (19mm, 1.37 g, 3h). Cross in Quatrefoil type (BMC ix). Thetford mint; Godwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1109. Crowned and diademed facing bust, holding scepter; to right, star above quatrefoil / + GODPINE : ON : TE, short cross pattée within pointed quatrefoil; small quatrefoil in each quarter. SCBI –; BMC –; North 865; SCBC 1270. Find patina, official edge snick. VF. Very rare – none in SCBI.

Reportedly found near Thetford, circa 2000.

Henry I married Matilda of Scotland (Good Queen Maud), who was the granddaughter of Edward Aethling, the son of Edmund Ironside. By this marriage, Henry united the Norman royal family to the house of Wessex. In 1106, at the Battle of Tinchebray (28 September 1106), Henry defeated his elder brother Duke Robert Curthose and so united the thrones of England and Normandy.

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 133 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 15-16 September 2026.

CNG Feature Auction 133 – Session Three – Lot 595-896 will be held Wednesday morning, 16 September 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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