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

Henry I (1100-1135), Penny, Smaller Profile/Cross and Annulets type [BMC XII], London, Algar, algar : o[n : lv]n :, 1.32g/9h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.93; SCBI Mack 1540, this coin; BMC –; N 868; S 1273). Part flat, otherwise fine, dark-toned, very rare
£500-£700

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

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Provenance: G.C. Drabble Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 13-14 December 1943, lot 963; R.P. Mack Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 18 November 1975, lot 272 [from Baldwin November 1948].

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