NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19mm, 1.03 g, 11h). Cross Pommée (Awbridge) type (BMC vii). Bedford mint; Iohan, moneyer. Struck circa 1154-1158.

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NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19mm, 1.03 g, 11h). Cross Pommée (Awbridge) type (BMC vii). Bedford mint; Iohan, moneyer. Struck circa 1154-1158. Crowned bust right, holding lis-tipped scepter / + IOh[A]N [: ON : B]EDE, cross moline, with inward-facing fleur in each angle. Allen, English 4 (dies BED:2/2) = EMC 1997.0186 = Coin Register 1997, 186 (this coin); Mack –; BMC –; North 881; SCBC 1282. Toned, areas of weak strike. VF. Clear mint and moneyer name. Extremely rare – one of only two known from this mint and moneyer.

From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Patrick Finn FPL 12 (1998), no. 82. Found at Saxtead, Suffolk, August 1997.


Closing Date and Time: 11 November 2020 at 15:04:20 ET.

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