Entirely normal. Quite possibly a worn die, but you do see some anomalies on the dies, especially on the nose and chin. Nothing abnormal from what I can see.
To answer your question, many Pre-Treaty London pennies have an annulet in each quarter, in my experience. From a quick glance yours appears to be type D. Here are a couple of my examples that illustrate the annulets.
Another new poster saying the same thing, but nothing in terms of content? As Peter said yesterday, if there is no spam then you are welcome. Precisely. I'm not sure which 'blog' is being referred to if this is a genuine post.