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Maker/s

Henry I (1100-35) (ruler)

England (state)

Stamford (mint)

Asketill (moneyer)

Collection

William Conte Collection

Category

coin

Name

penny (denomination)

Henry I BMC v (N 861) (type)

Material/s

silver

Dimensions

die axis: 90 degrees
weight: 1.23 g

Period

Anglo-Norman

Date

circa 1106 to 1107

Provenance

bought: Conte, William J., Dr 2001-04-30 (Filtered for: Coins and Medals)

bt P. Finn 1994.

Provenance Notes

Bought with grants from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the National Art Collections Fund and the Museum's Cunliff Fund.

Inscriptions/Marks

1. design
   Position: obverse
   Description: Bust facing crowned and diademed, sceptre over right shoulder, star in field right
   
2. design
   Position: reverse
   Description: Cross pattée voided with annulet centre; in each angle, a voided trefoil with an annulet at its base
   

Production Place

Stamford (mint) (city)

Accession Number

CM.978-2001 (Coins and Medals)
(Reference Number: 78643; Input Date: 2002-06-13 / Last Edit: 2011-07-22)

Related Resources

The Conte Collection: Coins from the William Conte Collection (Online Exhibition)

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