Penny - Henry I Quadrilateral on cross fleury type

Features

Issuer England (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King Henry I (1100-1135)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1125-1135
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Kings of All England (924-1158)
Composition Silver
Weight 1.4 g
Diameter 20 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
56003
References Sp# 1276,
Emma Howard (editor); 2021. Standard Catalogue of British Coins : Coins of England & the United Kingdom Pre-Decimal Issues (56th edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 2 more volumes.
North# 871
Jeffrey J. North; 1963. English Hammered Coinage / Volume 1. Early Anglo-Saxon : Henry III c. 650-1272. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
And 1 more volumes.

Obverse

Legend around crowned bust three-quarters left, holding sceptre with lis terminal.

Lettering: +hENRICVS:

Translation: King Henry

Reverse

Quadrilateral on cross fleury.

Lettering: +A[ELW(?)]I: ON: EXCES

Translation: Alwine(?) of Exeter

Comments

Kings of all England (924-1158), Henry I (1100-35), Quadrilateral on cross fleury type penny.
Exeter mint; Alwine(?), moneyer. Struck circa 1125-35. B.M.C. 15

Henry was the third son of William the Conqueror. Adminstrative reforms and military action to secure Normandy dominated the king's work. After the death of his son in 1120, Henry sought to guaramtee the throne for his daughetr Matilda, widow of German Emperor Henry V.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1125-1135)  Aedgar of London
ND (1125-1135)  Aelfric of Winchester
ND (1125-1135)  Alwine(?) of Exeter
ND (1125-1135)  Godric of London
ND (1125-1135)  Leofraed of London
ND (1125-1135)  Rodbert of Gloucester

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