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NORMAN. Stephen. 1135-1154. AR Penny (19mm, 1.15 g). Ornamental group, flag type. York mint. Struck circa 1145-1149. Crowned bust right, holding spear-tipped flag; star to right / Cross moline. Allen, York 21 var. (dies J/– [unlisted rev. die]); Mack 217; cf. SCBI 20 (Mack), 1631 (for type); North 919; SCBC 1313. Richly toned. Near EF. Unusually good metal. A superb example of this iconic type, and very rare thus.
From the Causeway Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 586550 (September 2021); G. W. Trow Collection, purchased from M. Rasmussen, 2010.
The distinctive flag held by the king has been variously interpreted as the religious standard that led the English army to victory over the Scots in 1138, an adaptation of the lance and pennant found on the reverse of Stephen’s second Great Seal and, most recently, a papal gonfalon presented by Pope Eugenius III before the start of the Second Crusade in 1145. The majority of the examples of the Flag type in private hands are in a damaged state of preservation.
May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Four – World Coinage through Antiquities will be held Thursday afternoon, 12 May 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.
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