The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen (Part 2)

Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Pointing Bust and Stars type [BMC VI], London, Wulfgar, pvlgar [—] lvn[–], 1.28g/6h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.95; Conte/Archibald, SNC September 1990, p.235, pl. ii, 6, this coin; BMC –; N 862; S 1267). Obverse poorly struck, reverse flat in parts but some detail quite sharp, extremely rare £900-£1,200

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

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Provenance: Glendining Auction, 20-1 July 1976, lot 520; W.J. Conte Collection; bt W.J.C. August 1993.

The order of the types of Henry I from this point follows the latest current opinion on chronology, pace Allen (BNJ 2016, p.178)