This penny of Stephen was found at Skelton, North Yorkshire in 2019.
The obverse legend reads HENRICVS EPC and the reverse STEPHENVS REX.
The coin was issued by Henry Murdac as Archbishop of York. Murdac’s appointment as Archbishop of York was to follow a troubled path. He was installed as the new archbishop in 1147 by Pope Eugene III. However, Stephen refused to recognise him. In 1149 Murdac met with King David I of Scotland to offer support for his invasion of the north of England with the hope that he would install Murdac in York. David’s plan to invade Yorkshire was abandoned and in 1151, Stephen finally recognised him as Archbishop.
Estimate: £10,000 – £15,000
Hammer: £18,000