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Henry II (1154-89), Silver Penny, short cross type (1180-89), class Ib, London Mint. Moneyer Davi, facing crowned head with linear collar, hand holding sceptre at left, legend with inner linear outer beaded border surrounding, commences upper left, hENRICVS. R EX, rev. short voided cross pommée, small cross pommée in each angle, legend surrounding with inner and outer beaded border, +DAVI. ON. LVND, weight 1.39g (Mass 264; N.963; S.1344). Attractively toned, well struck with reverse just a touch off-centre, good very fine. Value $150 - UP
King Henry II introduced a new type of coinage at the start of his reign entitled the "Tealby" coinage, so named as the largest group ever found of these coins was at Tealby in Lincolnshire in 1807. The King depicted with sceptre on one side, with a short cross pattée on the reverse, with smaller saltire crosses in the inner angles, and with legend surrounding. A further development of that kind of reverse is the short cross type with a cross pomée reverse and a small cross pomée in each angle. The short cross coinage then ran from the last decade of this reign, right through the reigns of Richard I and John and into the first half of the long reign of Henry III, until about 1247, about 67 years, a far cry from the regular changes of the past, and much more of a standardization. A series of classes and sub-classes have been defined in over 150 years of study, with class 1 only for the reign of Henry II with three sub-classes, the first of which divides into five varieties. For further reading consult "The J. P. Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins 1180-1247" part of the sylloge series. The short cross coinage of Henry II emanates from eleven different mints with London having the most activity with up to twenty moneyers. The obverse Latin legend translates as "Henry King" and the reverse as "David of London.".
Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 8th March 2001.
Henry II (1154-89), Silver Penny, short cross type (1180-89), class Ib, London Mint. Moneyer Davi, facing crowned head with linear collar, hand holding sceptre at left, legend with inner linear outer beaded border surrounding, commences upper left, hENRICVS. R EX, rev. short voided cross pommée, small cross pommée in each angle, legend surrounding with inner and outer beaded border, +DAVI. ON. LVND, weight 1.39g (Mass 264; N.963; S.1344). Attractively toned, well struck with reverse just a touch off-centre, good very fine. Value $150 - UP
King Henry II introduced a new type of coinage at the start of his reign entitled the "Tealby" coinage, so named as the largest group ever found of these coins was at Tealby in Lincolnshire in 1807. The King depicted with sceptre on one side, with a short cross pattée on the reverse, with smaller saltire crosses in the inner angles, and with legend surrounding. A further development of that kind of reverse is the short cross type with a cross pomée reverse and a small cross pomée in each angle. The short cross coinage then ran from the last decade of this reign, right through the reigns of Richard I and John and into the first half of the long reign of Henry III, until about 1247, about 67 years, a far cry from the regular changes of the past, and much more of a standardization. A series of classes and sub-classes have been defined in over 150 years of study, with class 1 only for the reign of Henry II with three sub-classes, the first of which divides into five varieties. For further reading consult "The J. P. Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins 1180-1247" part of the sylloge series. The short cross coinage of Henry II emanates from eleven different mints with London having the most activity with up to twenty moneyers. The obverse Latin legend translates as "Henry King" and the reverse as "David of London.".
Purchased from Spink and Son Ltd, 8th March 2001.