PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (20mm, 1.48 g, 2h). Short Cross type, class Ib1. London mint; Alain, moneyer. Struck 1180-circa 1182. Crowned bust facing, holding scepter / + ΛLΛIN · ON · LVNDЄ, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 251 (same dies); North 963; SCBC 1344. Old cabinet toning. VF.
From the Sidney W. Harl & Kenneth W. Harl Collection. Ex Coin Galleries FPL IV.1 (1966), no. 5778 (there as Henry III).
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