Lot 1193
NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 3h). Pointing Bust and Stars type (BMC vi). London mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1107.
Sold
$3,500
Est.
$3,000
Starting Bid: $1,800
Live Auction
CNG Feature Auction 120
Live bidding began May 11, 2022 at 9:00 AM EDT
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Description
NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (20mm, 1.32 g, 3h). Pointing Bust and Stars type (BMC vi). London mint; Ælfwine, moneyer. Struck circa 1107. Crowned bust facing slightly right, holding scepter over right shoulder and pointing with left hand; two stars to right / + ELPINE : ON : LVN, cross potent over cross batonnée in saltire; two stars in each quarter. EMC 2014.0260 (this coin); SCBI –; BMC –; North 862; SCBC 1267. Some light marks. VF. A bold coin with clear details. Very rare.

From the Causeway Collection, purchased from T. Owen, March 2015. Ex Triton XVIII (6 January 2015), lot 1730. Found Hart, Hartlepool, 2014 (EMC 2014.0260).


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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