PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (17mm, 0.92 g, 10h). Short cross coinage, class IVc. London mint; Willelm, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, 1203-1204 or 1204. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / [+ WIL]LELM • ON LVN, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1174 var. (rev. legend; same obv. die); North 968/3; SCBC 1349. Porous, tight flan. Near VF. Rare class.
From the Todd Hansen Collection, purchased from Baldwin's.