STEPHEN

Stephen (1135-1154)
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Ex Reynolds and Lockett Collections H5387 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.47g., 20mm, Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Canterbury - Wulfric, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEFNE REX, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +PVLFRIC:ON:CAN: (N.873; S.1278), clearly discernible legends and portrait, very fine, a rare moneyer for the mint as noted by Elmore Jones himself, scarce. $1495 Provenance: Ex H. M. Reynolds Collection, sold at auction by Sothebys 5^th June 1919, lot 42 (part) Ex Samuel Marshall Spink (1856-1947)(?), a managing family member of Spink and Son Ltd (see A. H. Baldwin stock ticket (bottom) in the hand of Peter Mitchell, employed (1949-1997)). Ex Richard Cyril Lockett (1873-1950), sold at auction by Glendinnings, lot 3919 Stock ticket (top) in the hand of Elmore Jones (1898-1982).
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H5255 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.28g., 19mm, Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), London - Eastmund, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, [+STIEFNE REX], rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, [+]ESTM[VND ON LVND], (N.873; S.1278), flaty struck in parts, fine, toned. $295 SOLD
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H5143 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.44g., 20mm, Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), London - Smeawine, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEF[NE REX], rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +SMÆ[PIN]E ON L[VND], (N.873; S.1278), weakly struck in parts, fine, toned. $195 SOLD
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JCN49 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.32g., B.M.C. type II, Cross and Mullets type (c.1145-c.1150), Thetford - Baldwin, bearded crowned bust of king three-quarters left, holding sceptre in his right hand, [+S]TIEFNE, rev., cross voided, with a mullet in each angle, [+BALD]PIN:ON:[TEF], (N.878; S.1280), weakly struck in parts, very fine, toned, rare. $995 NOW $595 SOLD
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JCN52 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.30g., Profile / Cross and Piles type (c.1160-54), B.M.C. type VI, Norwich - Raul, crowned bust left, holding sceptre, +STEIFNE rev., cross fleury, a pile surmounted by a trefoil annulets in each angle, +R[ ]PVL:[ ]:NOR: (N. 879; S.1281), flatly struck across face otherwise, toned, very fine, rare. $1595 SOLD Provenance: Found Norfolk, England (TL 8618). EMC 2010.0281.
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JCN42 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.21g., Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Norwich - Ælfweard, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEFNE:R, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +ALFPA[RD:]ON:NO:, (N.873; S.1278), crease mark diagonally across flan, otherwise good metal and of sound fabric, very distinctive portrait, good very fine, toned. $1495 NOW $995 SOLD
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JCN41 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.39g., Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Thetford - Odda crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, [+STIEFNE] REX, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +ODA [ON] TET:, (N.873; S.1278), weak in parts, toned, very fine, good portrait. $1495 NOW $1195
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Extremely Rare Left Facing Bust, Local Variant of Bury St. Edmunds Watford Type JCN44 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.11g., Local Variant of Watford type, Bury St. Edmund - Hunfrei, crowned and diademed bust of king left, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEFNE+, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +HVNFRI:ON:EDM [hVNF engraved over hENR?], (N.873; S.1278), extremely rare, only recorded example, toned, very minor edge crack at 12 o'clock, almost extremley fine. $6995 SOLD EMC record #2010.0124.
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JCN43 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.10g., Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Thetford - Baldwin, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEFNE:, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, [....]LIN:ON:TE, (N.873; S.1278), reverse turned in the die 180º, hence jumbled legend, a bold detailed and well executed bust of Stephen, toned, good very fine. $1695 NOW $1295
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JCN47 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.29g., B.M.C. type II, Cross and Mullets type (c.1145-c.1150), Norwich? - Stanheard, bearded crowned bust of king three-quarters left, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEF[NE R], rev., cross voided, with a mullet in each angle, [ ]EINARD:ON:[ ], (N.878; S.1280), weak in parts, very fine, toned, rare. $1395 NOW $995 SOLD Provenance: Found at Framlingham, near, Suffolk, England (TM 2863). EMC record #2010.0124.