The coin has a picture of King Henry III of England on it. A coin used earlier in the Roman province of Britain, even in the same location, would have a pictur

The coin has a picture of King Henry III of England on it. A coin used earlier in the Roman province of Britain, even in the same location, would have a picture of the Emperor in Rome on it. That's what makes it "one of England's earliest gold coins". One of the earliest coins of "England as a state".