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Penny - Civil War Ornamented group, King Stephen and Queen Matilda

Issuer England
Year 1140-1149
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Reference(s) Sp#1315, North#922
Obverse description Two full-length standing figures facing one another in the field, each robed, holding between them a long sceptre fleurée. The design is executed in the angular, schematic style characteristic of the Civil War period of Stephen's reign, with the figures rendered in a highly stylised manner typical of mid-12th-century Anglo-Norman hammered coinage. The surrounding legend is partially legible around the irregular flan.
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Reverse description A central cross fleurée is superimposed over a cross pommée in saltire, creating an elaborate eight-armed design that fills the field. The quadrants formed by the saltire arms are decorated with various ornamental devices including pellets, annulets, and other small motifs, giving the reverse a highly ornate appearance consistent with the Ornamented group coinage of the Anarchy period. The overall composition reflects the eclectic and regionally varied die-cutting of the Stephen Civil War issues.
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