Coins, Paper Money, Tokens and Historical Medals

Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, North-Eastern variant, Durham, Fobund, bust right, holding sceptre, star in front, possibly pellet before face, [sti]ene re·, rev. [ – ]b[ – ]nd : on dv[n?], cross moline with fleurs and annulets in angles, annulets in spandrels, 0.98g/11h (cf. DNW 86, 927; Mack 188; N 916; S 1304). A little creased, otherwise fine or better, very rare £800-1,000

Almost certainly from the same obverse die as DNW 86, lot 927. The rendering of the obverse legend, while far from certain, is probably more accurate than that given previously