H4503 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.31g., Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Lincoln


H4503 - Stephen (1135-1154), Silver Penny, 1.31g., Watford type (c.1136-c.1145), Lincoln - Æthelræd, crowned and diademed bust of king right, holding sceptre in his right hand, +STIEFNE:, no inner circle, rev. cross moline, with a fleur each angle, +A[ILRE]D ON LIN, (N.874; S.1278), crease mark from 9 o'clock to center, no daylight, weakly struck in parts, almost very fine, toned, rare. $495 Provenance: Ex Prestwich Hoard. Sotheby's Auction, London, December 6th, 1974, lot 37.
The Prestwich Hoard (Lancashire, England)
The Prestwich hoard of 1,065 coins, mainly of Stephen, was deposited c.1142-5 and found in late 1971. 400 coins were retained in various museums and 334 were sold in auction in 1974 by Sotheby's. The remainder were returned to the finders and most subsequently dispersed.