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900 year old silver coin found yesterday

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frankieboy1959

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Silver penny of Henry I king of England from 1100-1135 AD. Norman coins are some of the most difficult of all coins to find as the Norman period spanned only 88 years and consisted of only 4 kings. Also found a Celtic gold stater ( Gold Plated, forgery, but not a modern forgery ) Will have pictures of this tonight, a really beautiful 2000 year old coin.
 
Great piece of history there. Thanks for the pictures.

NebTrac
 
Got a little more info on this coin NebTrac from 2 different sources, sharing it with you.
Hiya Frank,

I've had your Henry 1st recorded at the Fitzwilliam Museum, The Early Medieval Corpus, it is recorded as EMC 2014.0293. This is a coin of the Norwich moneyer Howord, reading +HOPORD[ ]E[PI?]C. The full mint signature was probably NOREPIC

Best Regards

Steve

The Henry I penny is type II. The reverse legend starts with +HOPORD and end with PIC (the letter C of square form). The spelling of this moneyer's name varies but he will be the man presently on record as Howorth; the mint is Norwich. There is flatness on both sides but most of the important detail is clear. If offered for sale at auction the pre-sale estimate would be around £600-700 pounds sterling.

I hope this is helpful.

Regards,

Peter D. Spencer.
 
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