Norman Conquest

'Non Fungible Penny' A New Gold Penny of Henry III*

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Saturday, January 22, 2022

This will also be the first NFT ever issued by Spink, a renowned collectors' auction house dating back to 1600s.

Key Points: 
  • This will also be the first NFT ever issued by Spink, a renowned collectors' auction house dating back to 1600s.
  • And why would our embattled and emboldened King Henry, enthroned for centuries not wish to give us a cheery wink as he is once more exposed to the world?
  • *In 1257 King Henry III of England launched a gold coinage.
  • Henry's coinage was the first minted in gold since the Norman Conquest, all the Norman and Angevin kings having confined themselves to minting silver pennies.