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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Assur, post: 1597835, member: 25244&quot;]I’m getting quite fascinated by the Cross-and-Crosslets pennies of King Henry II of England recently. This coinage is mysterious but difficult for me. Maybe it is among the most bad-struck hammered coins and most examples are very hard to identify. In this case, every collector will need the bible of this coinage, D. F. Allen’s A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum the Cross-and-Crosslets (‘Tealby’) Type of Henry II. </p><p>But this book was published in 1951 and it is quite hard to find a copy, especially when I’m far away from UK.</p><p>One of my friends in UK promised to find me one and did find this one after about half years’ searching. I received it last week and I’m so excited!</p><p>I saw the signature R. H. Dolley inside the front cover but didn’t realize what it means at first. Then one day I saw the letters inside the back cover. OMG, this is Michael Dolley’s copy! Reginald Hugh Michael Dolley was a renowned numismatist of British coins. He was once the president of the British Numismatic Society (BNS) and the editor of the British Numismatic Journal (BNJ) for many years. In 1951 he joined the British Museum as an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Coins and Medals.</p><p>BTW D. F. Allen also worked in the position of Assistant Keeper in the Department of Coins and Medals of the British Museum since 1935, and once the president of the BNS and editor of the BNJ. What a coincidence!</p><p>I’m so lucky to get this book! It is the most exciting coin book on my bookshelf!</p><p>[ATTACH]224089.vB[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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