Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type, Winchester, Godric, godricvs : on : pince :, 1.35g/10h (Winchester Mint 2237a, this coin; Allen, BNJ 2012, p.104; N 870; S 1275). Minor weakness in margins, otherwise very fine and toned, a very rare moneyer only known for this type £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Coins Formed by the Late Ray Inder.

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Provenance: From the Canterbury (Kent) Hoard, 1901; J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 1 April 1903, lot 232; G.V. Doubleday Collection, Glendining Auction, 8 June 1988, lot 876; SNC March 1989 (1079).

Possibly also W.T. Ready Collection, Sotheby Auction, 15-19 November 1920, lot 240 (part), and Lord Grantley Collection, Part IV, Glendining Auction, 20-1 April 1944, lot 1278 (part), although in the Grantley catalogue the obverse legend given is not exactly the same