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1 Penny - Prince Henry Period D
| Issuer | Scotland |
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| Year | 1139-1152 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Prince Henry, depicted in a crude yet expressive hammered style characteristic of 12th-century Scottish coinage. The bust is rendered frontally-inclined with a stylised crown, and a sceptre is visible to the right of the figure. The surrounding legend, partially legible due to the irregular flan, runs clockwise around the periphery of the coin. The engraving reflects the provincial die-cutting conventions of the period, with bold if somewhat archaic facial features. |
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| Reverse description | A bold voided cross divides the reverse field into four quarters, each containing a smaller cross pattée, forming a double-cross or cross-and-crosslets composition typical of mid-12th-century Anglo-Scottish penny types. The design is executed in the hammered technique with strong relief on a typically irregular flan. A beaded or annulet border frames the design, and the surrounding legend runs along the outer edge of the coin. The overall style is consistent with contemporary English penny prototypes upon which Scottish coinage was modelled during this period. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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