H4471 - Henry I (1100-1135), Silver Penny, 1.40g., Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type (1125 - c.1135), BMC type XV, London

Abbot of Reading's Moneyer

H4471 - Henry I (1100-1135), Silver Penny, 1.40g., Quadrilateral on Cross Fleury type (1125 - c.1135), BMC type XV, London - Ædgar, crowned three-quarters facing diademed bust of Henry holding a sceptre, [HENRICVS], rev., quadrilateral with incurved sides and lis at each angle over cross fleury, +ÆD[GAR ]ON:LVNDE, (N.871; S.1276), very fine, small overlapping flan flaw at centre of coin on both sides, scarce and interesting. $795

It is known from a surviving contemporary writ that this moneyer, Ædgar, worked for the Abbot Hugh and the Abbey of Reading at London, under a special dispensation granted by Henry I. The privilege continued into the reign of Edward III.