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Message:: [QUOTE="robp, post: 4971836, member: 96746"]Thanks. I don't specifically collect medieval or any other period. My collecting criteria are British and eclectic, which can include anything that circulated or was produced in this country from Celtic to 2020 and counting, trying at the same time not to duplicate types where possible, though this does go awry in some Saxon and Norman issues for example where more than one mint is only known for the same specific type. Not everything is decent, as I have more than the odd dog in the collection such as this Edward IV episcopal halfpenny of Canterbury under Archbishop Bourchier with trefoils by the neck (S2072A). Excessively rare, yes, but cracked, creased, and ugly. In fact most Edward IV episcopal small silver is poorly struck on small flans and that's reflected in the collection.[ATTACH=full]1194910[/ATTACH] This Henry II 1a also ticks the not very attractive box, but does at least have a story. The mint signature is WI(L/N). On 14th July 1180 the mint at Winchester burnt down, so moneyers and production had to relocate temporarily to Wilton which is roughly 30 miles to the NW, with the mint signature being changed from WIN to WIL to recognise the new location.[ATTACH=full]1194911[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]