E-auction 24-7147 - fre_305948 - ENGLAND - HENRY II PLANTAGENET Penny dit "short cross", classe 1b n.d. Wilton
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| Estimate : | 65 € |
| Price : | 60 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 30 September 2013 16:38:00 |
| bidders : | 7 bidders |
Type : Penny dit "short cross", classe 1b
Date: c. 1180-1189
Date: n.d.
Mint name / Town : Wilton
Metal : silver
Diameter : 18,9 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 1,46 g.
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire bien centré. Les reliefs sont nets. Faiblesse de frappe à 4 heures au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HENRICVS R-EX.
Obverse description : Henri en buste de face, barbu, sommée d'une croix bouletée, avec la main droite tenant un sceptre bouleté et cruciforme.
Obverse translation : (Henri, roi).
Reverse
Reverse legend : + RODBERT. ON. WIL.
Reverse description : Croix double et bouletée, cantonnée de quatre croisettes bouletées.
Reverse translation : (Robert de Wilton).
Historical background
ENGLAND - HENRY II PLANTAGENET
(1154-06/07/1189)
Henry was born in Le Mans on March 5, 1133, in the county belonging to his father Geoffrey of Anjou. Her mother, Mathilde, was the daughter of Henry I of England. Designated heiress, her cousin Etienne de Blois, Count of Boulogne, seized the throne of England. He married Eleanor of Aquitaine in Poitiers on May 18, 1152. In 1154, on the death of Stephen, he acceded to the throne of England. In 1155 he appointed Thomas Becket as chancellor. In 1170, the latter was assassinated in his cathedral in Canterbury. This was the beginning of a considerable weakening of royal authority. Supported by Eleanor and the King of France, his sons revolt, resulting in the imprisonment of Eleanor and his son, William the Lion. The King of France Philippe Auguste engaged in a new campaign against Henry II. On July 4, 1189, by the Treaty of Azay-le-Rideau, Henry II was obliged to recognize his son Richard as the sole heir. He died two days later in Chinon.
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