LOT 3890
England. Lancaster, Henry V AR Halfgroat. 1413-1422. Tower (London) mint. Type C.
(Incurved pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC '× DI '× GRA '× RЄX × ANGLIЄ × Z × F, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, mullet in centre of breast, broken annulet to left of crown / POSVI + DЄVᙏ A-DIVTOR-Є × ᙏЄ × and CIVI-TAS ×× LON-DON ××, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1391; SCBC 1773. Near Very Fine. Iridescent toning.(1.73gr, 22mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC 'ˣ DI ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX ˣ ANGL Z FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, annulets flanking neck / (Pierced cross) POSVI DЄVᙏ × A-DIVTOR-Є '× ᙏЄVᙏ and VIL-LA ×× CALI-SIЄ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1427; SCBC 1836. 3.31gr, 26mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, private collection. -
Group of Fifty [50] English AR Hammered Coins and Fragments. 13th-17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Various rulers. 35.87gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Halfgroat. Struck 1351-1352. London (Tower) mint; i.m: cross 1. Fourth coinage, Pre-Treaty Period. Series C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
✠ ЄDWARDV[...] FRAͶC, facing crowned bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps / ✠ [...] ADIVT-ORЄᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée with three pellets in each quarter. North 1148; SCBC 1574. 1.94gr, 22mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-B1A461.
