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Penny - Henry I Quatrefoil with piles type
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1111 |
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| Value | 1 Penny |
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| Obverse lettering | +hENRI REx (Translation: King Henry) |
| Reverse description | Central design consisting of a cross pommée placed in saltire (diagonally), with a small annulet at the centre where the arms meet, the entire motif superimposed over a raised quatrefoil. The four lobes of the quatrefoil are clearly defined, and small piles or wedge-shaped elements appear between the arms of the cross. A circular Latin legend surrounding the design names the moneyer and his mint. |
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The Quatrefoil with Piles type belongs to Henry I's extensive coinage reform program, during which he periodically changed coin designs — partly to generate revenue through recoining fees, and partly to combat the chronic problem of clipping and debasement that plagued his reign. In 1124, Henry had nearly all his moneyers mutilated at Winchester in response to systematic fraud, an episode recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. This type predates that reckoning by over a decade.