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Penny - Stephen Cross Moline ('Watford') type
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1136-1145 |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | + GILIBERT:ON: |
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The "Watford" type takes its collector name from a significant hoard found in Hertfordshire, though Stephen's cross moline pennies were struck at mints across England during the civil war period known as the Anarchy — the prolonged contest between Stephen and Empress Matilda that fractured royal authority and left mint supervision dangerously inconsistent. That breakdown is directly readable in the coinage: die-cutting quality varies enormously across issuing mints, and many examples show irregular flans that reflect disrupted silver supplies rather than careless workmanship.