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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 3148959, member: 74712&quot;]I suspect it is the CNG premium - I think there is just more competition on that auction platform than elsewhere.&nbsp; I was also eyeing the Geoffrey up, but ended up bidding (and winning) a Robert Curthose coin from Normandy.&nbsp; You could also consider Henry II’s father, Geoffrey Plantagenet:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]806287[/ATTACH] </p><p>French Feudal, Anjou</p><p>Fulk V or Geoffrey V, r. 1109-1129 or 1129-1151</p><p>AR Denier, 18.92 mm x 0.9 grams</p><p>Obv.: +FVLCO COMES starting at 3hr. cross pattée, omega in quadrant 3, alpha in quadrant 4</p><p>Rev.: + VRBS AIDCCSV. Around Fulk’s monogram</p><p>Ref.: Duplessy 375, Roberts 4114</p><p><br /></p><p>However, the Angevin coins can be tricky since they were immobilized since the reign of Faulker IV (as can be seen in this one where we are not sure if it is Faulk V or Geoffrey V).&nbsp; In a way, it’s surprising Henry II bothered with a monetary reform in England, but not his continental lands.</p><p><br /></p><p>And since William II of Sicily came up:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]806288[/ATTACH] </p><p>Norman Italy - Sicily</p><p>William II, r. 1166-1189</p><p>Messina Mint, Second Copper Large Follaro, 25.28 mm x 11.2 grams</p><p>Obv.: Lion Head</p><p>Rev.: Palm tree with dates</p><p>Ref.: NCKS 372, MEC 14.425[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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