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22 April 2020

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№ 130

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22 April 2020

Hammer Price:
£800

Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Facing bust with Quatrefoil/Quatrefoil with Piles type mule [BMC IX/VII], Norwich, Ulfketill, pv[—]etel : o[——], 1.25g/2h (Allen, BNJ 2012, –; BMC –, N 861/863; S 1270/1268). Officially snicked in edge, bent and flat in parts, otherwise fine or better, excessively rare; one of three known £800-£1,000

Although the reverse reading is not fully legible, two similar IX/VII mules were found in the Geldermalsen (Netherlands) Hoard, 2012. Dr Allen has established that the present coin is from the same reverse die as these