Coins

Stephen (1135-1154), Penny, Cross Moline type [BMC I], Gloucester, Gilbert or Wibert, [——]t o[——]ope, 1.41g/10h (Allen, BNJ 2012, p.110; cf. Mack 14; N 873; S 1278). Margins mostly flat, otherwise very fine with a good portrait, rare £500-£700

Provenance: Believed to be from a pre-World War II American collection; Goldberg Auction 48 (Beverly Hills), 14-16 September 2008, lot 2469; M. Lessen Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 159, 3 July 2019, lot 414