Details
LOT 3840
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. Struck 1180. London mint; Reinald, moneyer. Short Cross coinage. Class 1a.
ҺENRICVS • R-EX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ RЄNΛLD • ON • LVN, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 962; SCBC 1343. Very Fine.(1.43gr, 19mm, 3h.).
Provenance
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-B4D683.
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