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                                Sale: Triton VIII, Lot: 1768. Closing Date: Jan 
                                10, 2005. Stephen. 11135-1154. AR Penny (1.32 
                                gm, 9h). Voided Cross and Mullets type, circa 
                                1145-1150. Castle Rising mint; Rodbert, moneyer. 
                                Estimate $1500 Sold For $2600 

                              Stephen. 11135-1154. AR Penny (1.32 gm, 9h). 
                              Voided Cross and Mullets type, circa 1145-1150. 
                              Castle Rising mint; Rodbert, moneyer. [+STI]EFNE, 
                              crowned bust facing three-quarter left, holding 
                              sceptre / +RODBER[T O]N RIS, cross pattee with 
                              mullet in each angle. Mack, Stephen 56; SCBI 26 
                              (East Anglia), 1459; BMC -; North 878; SCBC 1280. 
                              Good VF, usual crude strike, but all important 
                              details visible. Extremely rare mint. ($1500)

                              Castle Rising was a small village under Snettisham 
                              until around 1100, when it was granted to William 
                              I d'Albini, whose son constructed its great 
                              fortified castle in 1140. During the Anarchy of 
                              Stephen's reign, Castle Rising served as a 
                              temporary mint for the king's forces in Norfolk. 
                              Later Isabella, mother of Edward III, was 
                              imprisoned there for her role in the death of her 
                              husband. The castle is still owned by descendents 
                              of the d'Albini.








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