Summary
Silver coin, Denomination: Penny
Bamborough Mint (possible)
Henry Earl of Northumberland; Scottish Border Issues
Obverse Description
A crowned bust facing right, probably representing King Stephen, with a sceptre in field to right of the King; around, outside a beaded circular border, + NENR CON (the Ns retrograde and elongated).
Reverse Description
A cross crosslet with a cross pattee connected by an arc to an inner beaded circle in each arm; around, ... ONEI: I ...?
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Spink & Son Ltd., 15 Mar 1976
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Acknowledgement
Purchased, Felton Bequest, 1932
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Date Issued
1136 - 1152 AD
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Issued By
Earl Henry of Northumberland, Northumbria, England, Great Britain, 1136-1152
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.422 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
[Book] North, J. J. 1963. English Hammered Coinage., p.157, No.914 Pages
[Book] Skingley, Philip. 2007. Coins of England and the United Kingdom., p.146, no.1311 Pages