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PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (20mm, 1.31 g, 6h). Class Ib1. York mint; Gerard, moneyer. Struck 118-circa 1182. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter in right hand / + GERARD · ON · ЄVЄR, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 552-4 var. (shape of first E in reverse legend); North 963; SCBC 1344. VF, toned.
The three examples in the Mass collection of Class Ib1 for Gerard all feature Gothic Es in the reverse legend. The present coin bears a Roman E for the first instance, and Gothic Es for the mint name. Roman Es on the reverse are an "exceptional" variation for this class noted only at Oxford and Exeter.
The three examples in the Mass collection of Class Ib1 for Gerard all feature Gothic Es in the reverse legend. The present coin bears a Roman E for the first instance, and Gothic Es for the mint name. Roman Es on the reverse are an "exceptional" variation for this class noted only at Oxford and Exeter.