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Auction: 14006 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 227

Stephen (1135-54), Penny, 1.47g, 'Watford' type (BMC 1), Southwark or Sudbury, Gherri, crowned bust right, sceptre before, legends flat, rev. +[gh]er[ri:on]sv[..], cross moline, a fleur in each angle (Mack:- N.873 moneyer unlisted; S.1278), large section of corresponding striking weakness but superb detail to most of the portrait, irregular flan, toned, nearly extremely fine/very fine, only two examples of this moneyer known and this the only example in private hands

provenance
F. Elmore-Jones, Glendining, 7 October 1986, lot 1668

The second example of moneyer gherri (a die duplicate of the current piece) is in the British Museum, ex. F. Elmore-Jones, ex. Rashleigh 565, ex. Watford hoard. c.f. Allen BNJ 2012, p.115.

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Sold for
£850