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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 4621488, member: 74712"]I’m glad we can acknowledge that William did not establish a high quality of coins in England - that was the Anglo-Saxon tradition which he preserved, and began to quickly disappear under William II before being restored by the Angevins. Here is my Henry I in a similar state:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144203[/ATTACH] England</p><p>Henry I, r. 1100-1135 (1125-1135)</p><p>Bury St. Edmunds Mint, AR Penny, 17.16 mm x 0.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: +hEN[R]I[CVS]. Bust facing crowned and diademed, head three-quarters left, sceptre in right hand</p><p>Rev.: [+]G[ILEBE]RT [:ON] :E[DM]N. Quadrilateral with incurved sides and lis at each angle over cross fleury</p><p>Ref.: North 871, SCBC 1276, De Wit 3186</p><p>(And for the record, the treasury was in Winchester, not London)</p><p><br /></p><p>but you have a lot of gorgeous coins [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER]! I’m impressed by TWO Rufuses (Rufae?) and the Harold Godwinson! A William I is on my eventual list - at the moment I can only claim some of his issue from Normandy (although we don’t know for certain if he issued these...)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1144205[/ATTACH] </p><p>Feudal France - Normandy</p><p>William II-William Clito/Henry I, r. 1035-1135 (1075-1130)</p><p>AR Denier, 19.02 mm x 1.0 grams</p><p>Obv.: +NORMANNIA. Patriarchal Cross with two pellets below. Legend begins at 3h</p><p>Rev.: Church pediment, containing pellet, surmounted by cross, the letters P A X within semicircles on each side</p><p>Ref.: Dumas XX-23 variety; Ex. Richard A. Jourdan Collection</p><p>Note: Dumas group C et D according to Moesgaard</p><p><br /></p><p>Of all the Norman issues I have, this is most likely issued by the Conqueror (William II in Normandy), because of the inclusion of ‘PAX’ on the reverse, much like his issue from England. We’ll probably never know for sure, however...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 4621488, member: 74712"]I’m glad we can acknowledge that William did not establish a high quality of coins in England - that was the Anglo-Saxon tradition which he preserved, and began to quickly disappear under William II before being restored by the Angevins. Here is my Henry I in a similar state: [ATTACH=full]1144203[/ATTACH] England Henry I, r. 1100-1135 (1125-1135) Bury St. Edmunds Mint, AR Penny, 17.16 mm x 0.8 grams Obv.: +hEN[R]I[CVS]. Bust facing crowned and diademed, head three-quarters left, sceptre in right hand Rev.: [+]G[ILEBE]RT [:ON] :E[DM]N. Quadrilateral with incurved sides and lis at each angle over cross fleury Ref.: North 871, SCBC 1276, De Wit 3186 (And for the record, the treasury was in Winchester, not London) but you have a lot of gorgeous coins [USER=101855]@johnmilton[/USER]! I’m impressed by TWO Rufuses (Rufae?) and the Harold Godwinson! A William I is on my eventual list - at the moment I can only claim some of his issue from Normandy (although we don’t know for certain if he issued these...) [ATTACH=full]1144205[/ATTACH] Feudal France - Normandy William II-William Clito/Henry I, r. 1035-1135 (1075-1130) AR Denier, 19.02 mm x 1.0 grams Obv.: +NORMANNIA. Patriarchal Cross with two pellets below. Legend begins at 3h Rev.: Church pediment, containing pellet, surmounted by cross, the letters P A X within semicircles on each side Ref.: Dumas XX-23 variety; Ex. Richard A. Jourdan Collection Note: Dumas group C et D according to Moesgaard Of all the Norman issues I have, this is most likely issued by the Conqueror (William II in Normandy), because of the inclusion of ‘PAX’ on the reverse, much like his issue from England. We’ll probably never know for sure, however...[/QUOTE]
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