LOT 3889
England. Lancaster, Henry V AV Noble. 1413-1422. London mint. Class C.
ҺЄnRIC 'ˣ DI 'ˣ GRA 'ˣ RЄX 'ˣ AnGL 'ˣ Z ˣ FRAnC 'ˣ DnS 'ˣ ҺЧB 'ˣ ('Henry by the Grace of God, King of England and France, Lord of Ireland'), Henry standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; rosette to left of hand; ornaments -11-11, ropes 3/2, quatrefoils 3/3, lis 1-2-1; broken annulet on hull / ⧾ IҺ'C ˣ AVTЄᙏ ˣˣ TRAnSIЄnS ˣˣ PЄR ˣˣ ᙏЄDIV 'ˣ ILLORV 'ˣ IBAT ('But Jesus, passing through the midst of them, went His way'), short cross potent over cross fleurée; angled polylobe containing Һ at centre, lion passant guardant with crown above and trefoil below in each angle; all within polylobe, lis in each spandrel. Schneider 227; North 1371; SCBC 1742. Near Very Fine. Lustrous metal.(6.81gr, 31mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound South Gloucestershire, UK, on 18 February 2024.
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England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Penny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Cross) ҺЄNRICVS ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ ANGLIЄ, 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 1432; SCBC 1845. 0.74gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. Circa 1301-1314. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX A, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1070; cf. SCBC 1450. 0.26gr, 11mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, Richard I AR Penny. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1194-circa 1200. Canterbury mint; Reinald, moneyer. Short Cross type, class IVb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
ҺЄ[...]S R-ЄX, crowned head facing, holding sceptre / [✠] RЄINΛVD • ON • C[...], short voided cross; quatrefoils in quarters. North 968/2; SCBC 1348C. 1.32gr, 19mm, 10h.
Good Fine. Clipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
