2009-10-09 11:53:09 Wendy Scott wscott 2011-02-24 13:50:36 Daniel Pett dpett LEIC-F15224 coin Medieval silver penny of Henry I, Leicester, 1123, Moneyer Chitilvs (North 870, BMCxiv). Also recorded on EMC 2010.0039. Medieval silver penny of Henry I, Leicester, 1123, Moneyer Chitilvs (North 870, BMCxiv). Also recorded on EMC 2010.0039. This is one of only three coins of this type known. Martin Allen has said 'HENRY I BMC type 14 (Pellets in Quatrefoil) is of great importance for the monetary history of England in the twelfth century. It is believed to have been the last type issued before the system of periodic recoinages introduced in the late tenth century was at least temporarily abandoned, in the aftermath of the assize of moneyers held at Christmastide 1124-25. It has been argued that most of the type 14 moneyers were removed from office in this assize, and that the sharp reduction in the number of mints between Henry I types 14 and 15 was part of a radical reorganization of the English coinage connected with the dismissal of the moneyers'. British Numismatic Journal 79 (2009), pp. 72-171. Blackburn 1990, 64-71. Silver Struck or hammered MEDIEVAL MEDIEVAL 1123 21 0.5 2009-10-09 11:53:09 LEICESTERSHIRE MELTON WALTHAM POINT( ) From Finder SK72SE SK4732 29.06.2003 Metal detector 1 LEIC Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike - The Portable Antiquities Scheme 2009 These records can be reproduced in a non commercial enviroment as long as the original recorder is cited. The Portable Antiquities Scheme info@finds.org.uk No fees are applicable.