Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Full Face/Cross Fleury type [BMC X], London, Wulfgar, : p[v]lgar : on : lvn :, distinctive bust with angled pellet drapery, 1.33g/12h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.95; SCBI Mack 1535, this coin; Andrew, pl. viii, 9, this coin; ‘Beauvais’ 9, same obv. die; cf. BMC 66; N 866; S 1271). Officially incised in edge, good fine, toned £400-£500

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

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Provenance: P.W.P. Carlyon-Britton Collection, Part III, Sotheby Auction, 11-13 November 1918, lot 1915; R.P. Mack Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 18 November 1975, lot 271; W.J. Conte Collection; bt W.J.C. [via J. Malter] March 1978.

This coin was used to illustrate the type in Seaby’s Standard Catalogue of British Coins from 1969 until 2006