A half of one of the world's rarest coins is to be auctioned off in Suffolk next weekend.

This King Stephen cut halfpenny was minted in Ipswich during a reign lasting between 1135 and 1154.

Bidding will start at around the £150 mark when coin collectors and dealers bid for it at Martlesham auctioneers Lockdales on Saturday, January 28.

Auction manager James Sadler said: "There are only four of these coins known in the whole world."

"This is a genuinely rare coin", and that isn't a term I use lightly.

"Back in the days when it was minted in Ipswich, the town was a very big trading place, one of the biggest in the country."

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