Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Penny - Prince Henry Period A
| Issuer | Scotland |
|---|---|
| Year | 1139-1152 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crude facing bust of Prince Henry depicted in profile, rendered in the rough hammered style characteristic of mid-12th century Scottish coinage. The effigy displays a stylized crowned or helmeted head with rudimentary facial features, typical of the period's die-cutting conventions. A pellet or annulet motif may appear in the field surrounding the bust. The circumferential legend reads HENRICVS, identifying the issuer as Henry. The overall style reflects the primitive artistic quality common to early medieval Scottish pennies struck under Anglo-Norman influence. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A voided short cross occupies the centre of the reverse, dividing the field into four quadrants, each containing a small trefoil or pellet ornament in the angle. The cross design follows the standard type employed on contemporary Anglo-Norman and Scottish pennies of the mid-12th century. A partial moneyer or mint legend encircles the design, though the lettering is often poorly struck and partially legible on surviving examples. The die work is characteristic of the hand-cut, hammered technique of the period, resulting in an irregular flan with slight weakness at the periphery. The reverse composition closely mirrors the coinage conventions of Stephen's England, reflecting the cultural and monetary ties of the period. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |