The Long Cross Pennies of Henry III
Class 2b2
Gefrei (Geoffrey Stockwell)
Obv: hEHRICVS REX TERCI, Initial mark: 2?
Rev: GEF/REI/OHO/XOH RIC: ~8 pellets/quad.
Coins of this class & moneyer in BH......... 10
Number of different C&T types in BH....... 1
Churchill & Thomas Type for this coin.... Ox.3
Number of coins of this type in BH............10
Weight ............................................ 1.44 gm
Notes: Ex Lord Stewartby, auctioned by Spink, June 2016, lot # 620b.
Coin Ref # OXGF2085
Page updated Sept 7th 2016
Coin Ref # OXGF2001
Coin Ref # OXAD2001
Class 2b2
Adam (Adam Feteplace)
Obv: hEHRICUS REX TERCI
Rev: ADA/MOH/OXO/HFO
Coins of this class & moneyer in BH......... 4
Number of different C&T types in BH....... 3
Churchill & Thomas Type for this coin.... Ox.1
Number of coins of this type in BH............3
This coin is ex the William Conte collection, ex North; ex Moneta Dec. 1972.. Images: © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Accession number: CM.1349-2001
Class 2b2
Gefrei (Geoffrey Stockwell)
Obv: hEHRICV[ ]II Initial mark: 3.
Rev: GEF/REI/OHO/[XOH] RIC: ~8 pellets/quad.
Coins of this class & moneyer in BH......... 10
Number of different C&T types in BH....... 1
Churchill & Thomas Type for this coin.... Ox.3
Number of coins of this type in BH............10
Notes: Struck significantly off-flan. DNW 6th Feb. 2013, lot #62
Oxford
Oxford coins are not particularly scarce with 929 being documented in the Brussels Hoard. It was one of the mints to produce class2
coins (2b2) and these are known for all four moneyers. At Oxford the moneyers were Adam Feteplace, Geoffrey Stockwell, Henry Simon and Willliam Sarsorius. All were powerful and often corrupt. Adam Feteplace was the least prolific moneyer based on Brussels and Colchester hoards data. The commonest classes are 3b and 3ab1, and the scarcest are 2b2 and 3bc.