LOT 3648
Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI AR Grand blanc. Struck 1422-1449. Rouen mint; i.m: leopard.
(Leopard) FRAHCORVᙏ ⁝ ЄT ⁝ AHGLIЄ ⁝ RЄX, coats-of-arms of France and England; hЄRICVS with macron above / (Leopard) SIT ⁝ ꞂOᙏЄИ ⁝ DꞂI ⁝ BЄИЄDICTV, latin cross; lis to left, leopard passant to right; hЄRICVS with macron below. SCBC 8166. Near Very Fine.(2.96gr, 27mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Spink, sale 5020, lot 0288.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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France. Counts of Anjou, Foulques IV-V BI Denier. 1060-1129. Angers mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
+ FVLCO COMES, short cross pattee, with alpha and omega in second and fourth quarters / + VRBS ANDEGAVIS, Foulques monogram. Boudeau 152-153. 1.02gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III BI Denier. 1163-1201. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ BOAMVИDVS, helmetted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Cf. CCS 66b. 1.06gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
France. Henry III AV Écu d'or au soleil. Dated 1578. Bourges mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
HENRICVS • III • D ✱ G FRஃAN • ET • P • REX 1578 •Y•, shield of France / + CHRISTVS • REGNAT • VINCIT • ET • IMPERAT, lilied cross. Duplessy 1121A; Ciani 1408; Laf. 960. 2.84gr, 24mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Slightly double struck.
Found Winchfield, Hart, Hampshire, UK, 2015. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-706C02.
