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Penny - Civil War Midlands Variants
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1138-1153 |
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| Weight | 1.36 g |
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| Obverse description | Crude hammered bust of King Stephen facing forward in the centre of the coin, depicted with a crown visible above the head and a pellet-filled inner circle around the bust. The effigy is rendered in the rough, stylised manner characteristic of Civil War-period provincial dies, with facial features indicated by simple incuse lines and pellets. A beaded inner circle surrounds the central device. The circumferential legend reads + STEPHANVS REX in Roman letters, separated by a cross, running around the outer field. |
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| Reverse description | A bold voided long cross divides the reverse into four quarters, with a standing eagle or bird figure depicted in each quarter facing inward toward the cross, a design closely associated with the Awbridge/Watford type coinage of the Stephen period. Fleur-de-lis or trefoil ornaments appear at the junctions of the cross arms, lending a decorative quality to the layout. The execution is typical of provincial die-cutting during the Anarchy, with the birds rendered in a somewhat schematic but vigorous manner. The moneyer's legend WHICHELI[NVS D]ERBI runs around the outer field in Latin letters, identifying the moneyer Walkelin operating at the Derby mint. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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