1 Penny - Henry II Short Cross type; class 1a
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| King |
Henry II (1154-1189)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1180-1189 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1970) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 1.44 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 320152 |
| References | Sp# 1343 Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). Jeffrey James North. English Hammered Coinage. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom (4 volumes). |
Obverse
Legend around crowned facing bust, holding sceptre.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: hENRICVS REX
Lettering (regular font): HENRICVS REX
Translation: King Henry
Reverse
Legend around voided cross, with four pellets in angles.
Script: Latin (uncial)
Lettering: + WILLELm · ON · NORA
Lettering (regular font): + WILLELM · ON · NORA
Translation: Willelm of Northampton
Mints
| Exeter, United Kingdom (871-1099,1625-1702) | |
| London, United Kingdom (650-1279) | |
| Northampton, United Kingdom (955-1272) | |
| Wilton, United Kingdom (959-1250) | |
| Winchester, England (871-1272) | |
| York, England (1066-1702) |
Comments
House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Henry II (1154-89), Short Cross coinage (1180-89), Class 1a1 - 1a3.
Henry II ascended the throne in 1154, but coins of Stephen's last type continued to be minted until 1158. The new coinage bearing Henry's name was more commonly referred to as the 'Tealby' coinage, as over 6,000 of these pennies were discovered at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807. In 1180 a coinage of new type, known as the Short Cross coinage, replaced the Tealby issue. The new coinage is remarkable in that it covers not only the latter part of the reign of Henry II, but also the reigns of his sons Richard and John and on into the reign of his grandson Henry III, and the entire issue bears the name 'hENRICVS'.
Numerous moneyer and mint name varieties exist.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1180) | Sp# 1343Standard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Note: small face, square E, and/or C, and/or round M, irregular number of curls | 33% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1180-1189) | Sp# 1343AStandard Catalogue of British Coins (37 volumes). |
Note: small face, seriffed X, round E and C, square M, irregular number of curls | 67% | ||||||||||||
Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.
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