HCR69624

Obverse

Inscription:

crosshEN[ ]

Design:

Crowned facing head

Reverse

Inscription:

[ ]LF:O[ ]

Design:

cross and crosslets within double beaded circle

Information

Note

; diameter set to 11 because was null (and was therefore uneditable)

Period

Medieval

Category

English silver coin

Group

Authority

England: kingdom

Person

Henry II, king of England, 1154-1189

Dating

c.1170-c.1174

Mint

Canterbury

Denomination

Penny

Metal

silver

Technique

struck

Measurements
Acquisition
Additional information
Ticket
References
Credit

Weight (g)

1.41

Diameter (mm)

Acquisition method

purchase ('bought')

Acquisition collection reference

Crafter Gayton list 97

Acquisition date

12/7/2000

Source

DCMS Gayton

Source of funds

MGC/V&A fund

Acquisition credit

Purchased, 2000.

Reference

D. F. Allen - 1951 - A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum: The Cross-and-Crosslets ("Tealby") type of Henry II : E3

Note:

obverse die as BMC 198, FEJ Photos 19/11 rev die not found

Contributors to this coin record

jmairat, nmayhew, cgallacher