1135-1154 Great Britain Stephen Cross Moline Silver Penny – aVF
Stephen’s reign was blemished by the Anarchy, a 15 year civil war fought between him and his cousin Matilda, the Empress and was succeeded by her son, Henry II, as the first Angevin Kings of England.
This example has peripheral weakness to the legend in places, as common with most Stephen coins. A pleasing example with a portrait of the monarch this example, not always easy to find
Graded as almost Very Fine
Description
Origin:Great Britain
Type: Cross Moline type [BMC I]
Denomination:Penny
Composition:Silver, Argentum
Date:1135-1154
Obverse:+ STIEFNE REX, Bust right, crowned and diademed, holding sceptre
Reverse:+[––] [ON] [ -EA–], Cross moline with fleur in each quadrant
Mint:Uncertain [–EA–]
Moneyer:Uncertain
Diameter & Weight:20mm; 1.4g/1h
Grade:Very Fine, reverse slightly off centre, peripheral weakness in areas
Provenance:Ex. Roxbury Auction, Brisbane, Australia
References:N 873; S 1278
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