The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins

Stephen (1135-1154), Substantive types, Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], Southwark, moneyer uncertain, [——]on : svd :, collar of pellets running into king’s hair, 1.08g/2h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.115; cf. Mack 32 or 35; BMC 93ff; N 873; S 1278). Half flat, otherwise obverse about very fine, reverse fair £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: From the Prestwich (Gtr Manchester) Hoard, 1971; Glendining Auction, 10 November 1976, lot 197 [where described as of Sudbury, moneyer Edward]; J.C. Sadler Collection; bt J. Linzalone October 1997.

The cataloguer has been unable to find a die-match to either side, but the obverse closely resembles Wicklewood 22, a coin of Southwark, moneyer Ælfwine