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Kings of All England. Henry I (1100-1135) Penny ND VF Details (Bent) NGC, Dorchester mint, Osbern as moneyer, Pointing bust and stars type, S-1267, N-862 (unlisted mint for Class VI). 1.34gm. +HENRI REX, crowned bust with three-quarters right, scepter in right hand and pointing with left, three stars in field / +OSBERN: ON: DOR:, cross potent over saltire cross, quatrefoils of annulets at each limb terminal. Presumed unique, a fascinating example struck at an unrecorded mint for the type and bearing an exceptional portrait of this infamous King, son of William the Conqueror and father of Empress Matilda. Incredibly for the issue (and for this era in English coinage in general), there is almost full definition to the legends and devices, the flan toned to a steel-gray with white luster when tilted in the light. The flan is minorly distorted likely from its time spent in the ground, but besides this detraction the detail is exquisite; clearly, despite it being found over 200 miles away from Dorchester, this coin was lost very shortly after its production. A captivating piece of British history, and an offering unlikely to be repeated again soon.
Found near Lincoln, 2017; recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, ref. EMC 2017.0183
From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
Kings of All England. Henry I (1100-1135) Penny ND VF Details (Bent) NGC, Dorchester mint, Osbern as moneyer, Pointing bust and stars type, S-1267, N-862 (unlisted mint for Class VI). 1.34gm. +HENRI REX, crowned bust with three-quarters right, scepter in right hand and pointing with left, three stars in field / +OSBERN: ON: DOR:, cross potent over saltire cross, quatrefoils of annulets at each limb terminal. Presumed unique, a fascinating example struck at an unrecorded mint for the type and bearing an exceptional portrait of this infamous King, son of William the Conqueror and father of Empress Matilda. Incredibly for the issue (and for this era in English coinage in general), there is almost full definition to the legends and devices, the flan toned to a steel-gray with white luster when tilted in the light. The flan is minorly distorted likely from its time spent in the ground, but besides this detraction the detail is exquisite; clearly, despite it being found over 200 miles away from Dorchester, this coin was lost very shortly after its production. A captivating piece of British history, and an offering unlikely to be repeated again soon.
Found near Lincoln, 2017; recorded with the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, ref. EMC 2017.0183
From the Engelen Collection of World Coinage
HID02901242017
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD