Connected records
One of collection of 335 coins, tokens and paper notes formed by the late Prof. F. Martin Post (d.2005) as a teaching collection when he was Professor of Business at Orange Coast College in Orange County, CA. His son, Mr Ritchie Post, has also donated to the Fitzwilliam $150,000 to establish a Visiting Fellowship in memory of his father and a Book-Purchasing Fund in memory of his mother, Margaret R. Post.
Maker(s)
Mint:
Milan
Ruler:
Henry III (1039-56)
(Or)
Ruler:
Henry IV (1056-1105)
(Or)
Ruler:
Henry V (1105-1125)
(Or)
A striking in lead from official dies for a penny of William II (1086-1100), type 5, Thetford, moneyer Godric (+PILLELM RI; +GODRC ON ÐTFR), 4.53 g, 0°. Published I. Stewart, 'A lead striking of William II's last coin-type', NC 1978, pp. 185-7. This piece belongs to a small group of late 11th/early 12th-century strikings in lead from official dies, which have the dimensions of silver pennies, but are considerably heavier. Miss M. M. Archibald has suggested they may have been customs tallies, but they may well be part of the minting process, or in some cases straight deceitful forgeries. This specimen is one of the finest that survive.
Maker(s)
Mint:
Thetford
Ruler:
William II (1087-1100)
