1 Penny - Henry II 1174-1180

Weight

1.32 g

Diameter

19 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Silver

Shape

Round (irregular)

Edge Type

NA

Technique

Hammered

Front design

NA

Back design

Legend around cross pattée, with crosslets in angles.

Year of Minting

1174-1180

King

Henry II (1154-1189)

Mint location

Newcastle , modern-day Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom (1272-1327)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

NA

Inscriptions

Obverse: + ҺENR REX AN • Reverse: + WILLELM : ON : NIV :

Context

House of Plantagenet (1154-1399), Henry II (1154-89), Cross and Crosslets ('Tealby') coinage (1158-80), Class F, struck c. 1174-80. Henry II ascended the throne in 1154, but coins of Stephen's last type continued to be minted until 1158. The currency of the previous reign contained a high proportion of irregular and sub-standard pennies. The new Cross-and-Crosslets coinage bearing Henry's name was more commonly referred to as the 'Tealby' coinage, as over 6,000 of these pennies were discovered at Tealby, Lincolnshire in 1807. Twenty-nine mints were employed in this re-coinage, but once the minting had been completed, not more than a dozen mints were kept open.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Standard circulation

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0