Beverley coin dealer Alex Taylor buys 'completely unique' Henry I coin minted towards the end of his reign that shows the ruler uncrowned

The coin was discovered earlier this year in Gloucestershire and has since been declared a coin of national importance and banned from international export.

A Beverley coin dealer has bought a completely unique Henry I coin minted towards the end of his reign that shows the ruler uncrowned. The coin was discovered earlier this year in Gloucestershire and has since been declared a coin of national importance and banned from international export. Alex Taylor, 25, from Beverley, purchased the coin for an undisclosed sum.

Alex told Hull Live: "The coin is struck under Henry I, he is the son of William The Conqueror. It is a new type of coin that has just been discovered and is completely unique.

"It has been looked at by The British Museum. The Portable Antiquities Scheme claim it to be of national importance. It's only the second coin that has had that designation just because the coin moneyer - the person who struck the coin - actually only struck coins when King Stephen and Henry II were ruling England."

Henry I's legitimate son William died when the White Ship sank in the English Channel. This led to Stephen of Blois, son of William the Conqueror's daughter Adela, usurping the throne from Henry's legitimate daughter, Empress Maud, after his death.

Alex said: "This coin was struck before the anarchy. The monyer only struck coins under King Stephen and Henry II. A couple of academic papers have been written about it."

The coin is made from silver and was originally folded in half, probably for use as a prayer or pilgrim token. The spine had a shallow curve perhaps indicating where it was wrapped around a thick leather cord.

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