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<p>[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 3374509, member: 87080"]Congrats on the Henry II penny [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] he is such an important figure in the history of England that his coins are a must have for an English collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm not sure the coin is from the London mint or moneyer RAVL though. I've rotated the reverse so that the cross is at 12.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895110[/ATTACH] </p><p>When I read the legend there looks like a C and E at 3 o'clock. Also, the initial letter in the legend looks rounded with a tail, like a G from class I. After ON, it looks like a W, followed by two indistinguishable letters and ended by a C. I'm 100% certain the moneyer isn't RAVL, his variations never had an E. The only moneyer with a CE for Henry II is GOCELM from the Wincester mint. Here is a much clearer example.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]895116[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Its a great coin, regardless of the mint.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 3374509, member: 87080"]Congrats on the Henry II penny [USER=21445]@Mat[/USER] he is such an important figure in the history of England that his coins are a must have for an English collection. I'm not sure the coin is from the London mint or moneyer RAVL though. I've rotated the reverse so that the cross is at 12. [ATTACH=full]895110[/ATTACH] When I read the legend there looks like a C and E at 3 o'clock. Also, the initial letter in the legend looks rounded with a tail, like a G from class I. After ON, it looks like a W, followed by two indistinguishable letters and ended by a C. I'm 100% certain the moneyer isn't RAVL, his variations never had an E. The only moneyer with a CE for Henry II is GOCELM from the Wincester mint. Here is a much clearer example. [ATTACH=full]895116[/ATTACH] Its a great coin, regardless of the mint.[/QUOTE]
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