Henry I (1100-35), Penny, 'Double-Inscription' type, Southwark, Algar, 1.21g, 12h, rev. [+] A LG AR ON (outer legend), + SVTPVI: (inner legend) (Harris [SCMB 1987], pp. 6; SCBI [Mack], 1534; N.867; BMC XI; S.1272), a minor flan split at 7 o'clock, otherwise very fine - an excellent example of one of the most remarkable issues of the entire Norman series, notoriously rare even after Pimprez, and especially so in this condition.
Provenance
The Isladulcie Collection of Medieval Pennies and Fractions
DNW 76, 17 December 2007, lot 43
Estimate: £800 - £1,200