HAMMERED COIN INSCRIPTIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS (HENRY I & STEPHEN)
OBVERSE LEGEND
TRANSLATION
REVERSE LEGEND
COMMENTS
HENRY I
HENRI RE(X)
King Henry
MONEYER + MINT SEE BELOW
Silver Penny
HENRI REX
HENRIC REX
HENRIC RE
HENRIC REX (EI)
(PAX) MONEYER + MINT SEE BELOW
Peace
HENRI(CUS) REX N
HENRICUS REX A (N)
HENRICUS
HENR(RI)
HENRI R(EX)
GODWIN A ON WI
Godwin A of Winchester
Silver Half Penny
MINTS FOR HENRY I
BARD
Barnstaple
Mint
BA(DA)
Bath
BRIS(TO)
Bristol
SEDM, SAN EDMN
Bury St Edmunds
CA(T)N, C, CANTLEI
Canterbury
CARD, CARLI
Carlisle
CESTRE, LEGL
Chester
CIC(ES)
Chichester
TPN, TVEHAM
Twynham
COL(E)
Colchester
DERBIT, DERBEREI
Derby
DOREC
Dorchester
DOF, DOI
Dover
DVRHAM
Durham
EX
Exeter
GLE, GLOWA
Gloucester
HIEST, HAS
Hastings
HEREF
Hereford
HUN
Huntingdon
IVELCE
Ilchester
GIPE
Ipswich
LANTSA
Launceston
LE(I), LECE
Leicester
LEP, LIEIP
Lewes
LINC
Lincoln
LVND(EN), LVN
London
NORH(AM)
Northampton
NOR(DE), NORPI(C)
Norwich
NO(T), SNOT(I)
Nottingham
OX(ENN)
Oxford
PEI
Pembroke
ROFI
Rochester
RUME
Romney
SERR, SEBR
Salisbury
SAN
Sandwich
S(EFTE)
Shaftesbury
SVDPE, SVTP
Southwark
SVD, SUTB
Sudbury
TANTV
Taunton
DTF, TET(F)
Thetford
WALL
Wallingford
PERA, WARE
Wareham
PARPIC, WAR
Warwick
PIL(TV)
Wilton
PIN(CE)
Winchester
PIRE(CES)
Worcester
EBO, EVER
York
STEPHEN
PERERIC(M)
Possibly HENRICUS, Henry
Silver Penny, Watford mint
STIEFNE
Stephen
STIEFNE (R, RE or REX)
King Stephen
MINTS FOR STEPHEN
BED
Bedford
BRAN
Bramber
BRIST
EDM
CANT
CARDI
Cardiff
RIS
Castle Rising
CES
CICES
CIPEN
Cipen or Ipswich
COLE
DURBI
DOFVER
DVNHO
EDEN
Eden or Carlisle
EXE
GLO
HAS
HEDON
Hendon (Hull)
HEREFO
GIP
LANSA
LEREC
LEV, LIEIP, LEP(E)
LINCOL, NIC
LUND
NE(VCAS), NI(VCA)
Newcastle
NORHAN
NORPT
SNOT
OXEN
PAN
BUR
Peterborough
PEVEN
Pevensey
RIE
Rye
SAL
SCIEFT
SALOPES
Shrewsbury
SUTHGEW
STAFO
Stafford
STANF
Stamford
(S)TEN
Steyning
SUD
SVENSHI, SWENSI
Swansea
TANTVN
FORT, TETFOR
PARHAM
PAR
WACET
Watchet
PILT
PINCE
PIREC
EVER