NORMAN. Henry I. 1100-1135. AR Penny (19mm, 0.99 g, 10h). Annulets and Piles type (BMC iv). Ipswich mint; Ælfric, moneyer. Struck circa 1105. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + IELFRIC ON GIP, quatrefoil, with annulet at center and within each limb. Sadler III 985 (dies 2/2; this coin); BMC –; North 860; SCBC 1265. Rich find patina, double struck on reverse, weak strike on obverse. Near VF. Very rare.
From the Allan Williams Collection. Ex Patrick Finn FPL 1 (Spring 1994), no. 51; Spink Numismatic Circular C!.1 (February 1993), no. 137.