Henry II (1154-1189), Penny, class Ia4, Wilton, Rodbert, rodbert · on · wil (l over n), double half-moon c and es, 1.23g/6h (SCBI Mass 171, this coin; N 962/1; S 1343A). Centres weak, otherwise very fine, toned, rare £200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Short Cross Pennies, the Property of a Gentleman.

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F. Elmore Jones Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 10 April 1984, lot 1483; J.P. Mass Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 69, 15 March 2006, lot 844; J. Sazama Collection, Part V, DNW Auction 104, 5 December 2012, lot 76; DNW Auction 123, 11 June 2014, lot 318

The alteration of the reverse die is attributed to the removal of the dies from Winchester following the fire of 1180 which destroyed the Winchester mint (see ‘The Emergency Mint of Wilton in 1180’, by J.D. Brand and F. Elmore Jones, BNJ 35 [1966], pp.116-19, where this coin is illustrated as pl.xv, 12)