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COINS. 
In 1684, there were found at Cattal, a coin of Stephen, one of 
Robert, Earl of Gloucester, another of Stephen and his queen, 
and one of Eustace. 
Henry II. issued silver pennies in 1156 and in 1180, the reverses 
of the latter having the short cross with four pellets in each angle. 
Amongst the names of York moneyers that of Isac and Johan (59) 
occur. 
In 1186 the Sheriff of Yorkshire paid into the exchequer ^226 
6s. 8d. for the donum of the city of York, assized by the King’s 
justices upon the men of the city, not including the moneyers. 
In 1756 a hoard of pennies of Henry II. was discovered at 
Bramham Moor, and amongst them were coins minted at York. 
The pennies struck by Richard I. and John bear their father’s 
name (Henricus) but there are however slight differences, such as 
pearls and curls. 
The Pipe Roll 3rd King John (1200-1201) records: “Johon, 
monetarius at York, and also Everard Bradex, a York moneyer. 
In 1208, King John issued writs to the officers and workers of 
the mints of fourteen of the most important towns (including York) 
requiring them to appear at Westminster with their dies sealed. 
In 1247, writs were directed to the chief municipal officers of the 
city of York, commanding them, by the oaths of twelve good men, 
to choose three trusty persons, one to be moneyer, another for the 
assay, and a third to be custos cuneorum. This was preparatory 
to the issue of the second coinage. 
In 1249 the following were the officials at the York mint :— 
Monetarii : John of Seleby, Alan Fitz Sanson, Rayner Taliator 
and Jeremiah of Bedegate. Custodes : Robt. son of Thos. 
Yerdenel, Thos Yoel, Robt, son of Thomas Alby, Wm. of Akaun. 
Assaiatures: Henry Spari and Richard Grusey. Clerici : 
Andrew of Seleby, Peter de Gamoc, ex parte regis. 
The reverses of the earlier coinage have the cross bounded by 
the inner circle and have pellets in each quarter, while in the 
second coinage, the cross is simpler and extends to the outer edge 
and the number of pellets is reduced to three. 
During the excavations at the Minster after the fire of 1829, a 
number of coins was found in the crypt. Seventy-six, dating 
from the reign of Henry IIP, are in the Yorkshire Philosophical 
Society’s Collection. 
Henry III. issued a gold penny (2od.) in 1257, it was withdrawn 
in 1270. A penny of this reign was found at York in 1874. 
