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 Halfpenny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
(Cross) ҺЄNRIC xx RЄX xx ANGL, crowned facing bust; annulets flanking / VIL-LA xx CAL-IS xx, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1435; SCBC 1849. 0.43gr, 14mm, 8h.
Good Very Fine.
Ex Terry Char. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck circa 1248-1250. London mint; Nicole, moneyer. Long Cross type, class 3a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Six-rayed star) ҺЄNRICVS RЄX • III', crowned bust facing / HIC-OLE OH L-VHD (HD ligate), voided long cross with central pellet and triple pellets in angles. North 986; SCBC 1362. 1.28gr, 18mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Penny. 1351-1377. Durham mint. Possibly fourth coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
✠ ЄDW[ARDV]S RЄX • AN[GLI]Є, crowned facing bust / [CIVI]-TAS D[...], long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1628. 0.95gr, 19mm, 12h.
Fine. Flan bent.
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-B1DE49.
