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Auction 18048 26 Sep 2018
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(x) Henry I (1100-35), Penny, 1.37g, Pellets in Quatrefoil type, Sandwich, Godhese, + henricvs rex, crowned and draped bust facing, holding sceptre in right hand, star in right field, rev. +godhese ·:· on ·:·sa[...], quatrefoil with star at centre and pellets on limbs, lis in each angle (SCBI 20 (Mack) 1558 this coin; N.870; S.1275), good very fine, slightly small but a magnificent portrait, very rare.
Provenance:
Format list 45, April 1992, no. 1017
Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1982, no 5784, 'very rare, very fine'
Mack collection
Taffs, Glendining, 21 November 1956, lot 133
Canterbury (Bournemouth) hoard
That a portion of the Canterbury hoard should have found its way into the Taffs collection is no surprise given his close association with Carlyon-Britton. Of the 18 type 14 Pennies in the Mack collection (SCBI 20 nos. 1548-1566), 15 were from the Canterbury hoard, and of these, ten came via Carlyon-Britton and five came via Taffs.
Estimate: £1200 - £1500
Provenance:
Format list 45, April 1992, no. 1017
Spink Numismatic Circular, July 1982, no 5784, 'very rare, very fine'
Mack collection
Taffs, Glendining, 21 November 1956, lot 133
Canterbury (Bournemouth) hoard
That a portion of the Canterbury hoard should have found its way into the Taffs collection is no surprise given his close association with Carlyon-Britton. Of the 18 type 14 Pennies in the Mack collection (SCBI 20 nos. 1548-1566), 15 were from the Canterbury hoard, and of these, ten came via Carlyon-Britton and five came via Taffs.
Estimate: £1200 - £1500