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Round Halfpennies

 

WMH-4814:  Henry 1st Hammered Silver ROUND Halfpenny.  Facing head, cross potent with pellets in angles.  No B.M.C. number but this coin is officially snicked, indicating that the issue falls somewhere between types 6 and 14.  Around 1107, during the type VI coinage, the government ordered all coins to be mutilated at issue to prove to the public that the entire coin was silver.  It is interesting to note that in 1124 all of the English moneyers were summoned to Winchester, where most of them were castrated and had the right hand amputated, on the orders of Henry I. The king seems to have suspected the moneyers of malpractice, and he acted with typical ruthlessness.  There is a unique halfpenny recorded with its reverse using a class 9 penny die.  Class 9 was struck in 1109.  This coin is 1 of only 13 known examples with the Fitzwilliam holding 8 and the British Museum holding at least one (Hereford mint).  Several of the other 12 examples are damaged with large chips missing, presumably along the mutilation cut (see Fitzwilliam early medieval corpus, 410 – 1180).  This example is probably one of the best struck of all extant examples.  Extra (large) images here and here.  The moneyer is Thorsteinn and the mint is either Norwich or Northampton although as the find spot is Norfolk and there is already a Norwich halfpenny (damaged) recorded (Fitzwilliam corpus), a Norwich mint town looks a strong favourite.  The coin is sold with a printout of the Fitzwilliam entry in the corpus.  Likely to be the only Henry 1st round halfpenny in private hands and further likely to be the best example out of all known examples.  P.O.A.

 

 

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