Richard I (1189-1199), Short Cross coinage, Pennies (2), class 4a, Northampton, 1.42g, Giferei, rev. +gif[ ]ionnora, struck off-centre, slightly flat on the reverse legend with some porosity, nearly very fine, Northampton or Norwich, 1.06g, Willelm, rev. +willelmonno, cracked, about fine, rare, (N.968/1; S.1348A; the second SCBI 56/973 this coin; Stewartby IVa), the first an extremely rare moneyer from a rare mint (2).
:(i) Glendining, 19 July 2000, lot 475d(ii) ex J Brand (from A H Baldwin 1965); J P Mass (II), DNW 65, 16 March 2005, lot 594 (from A H Baldwin 1986)
Estimate: £180.00 - £220.00