(x) Stephen (1135-54), Penny, 1.21g, Profile / Cross and Piles type, Nienen, Hacr, crowned bust left, holding sceptre in front, rev. + hacr on nienen, cross fleury with a pile surmounted by a trefoil of annulets in each angle (Mack 99 this coin; N.879; S.1281), crack below bust, possible repair behind head, otherwise very fine, unique, an unidentified mint for this regional coinage.
Provenance:
Purchased from Baldwin, May 1992
Lockett, part IV, Glendining, 26-27 April 1960, lot 3942, 'unpublished, unique, slightly cracked, very fine' £95
Drabble, part 2, Glendining, 13-14 December 1943, lot 994
Estimate: £1200 - £1500