LOT 3894
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: pierced cross. Annulet issue.
(Pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC ' ˣ DI ' ˣ GRA ' ˣ RЄX ˣ ANGLIЄ ˣ S ˣ FRANC', crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, annulets flanking neck / (Pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-VDIVTOR-Є 'ˣ ᙏЄVᙏ and VIL-LA ˣˣ CALI-SIЄ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1427; SCBC 1836. Very Fine. Toned.(3.66gr, 26mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Terry Char.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny Struck in the name of Henry II, 1204-1209. Canterbury mint; Simon, moneyer. Short cross type, class 5b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, crowned facing bust holding sceptre / ✠ SIMON ON CANT, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. North 970; SCBC 1351. 1.29gr, 18mm, 10h.
Fine.
From 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. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1422-1427. London mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Incurved pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC xx RЄX xx ANGL, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-ᗡOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1434; SCBC 1848. 0.38gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0175AB.
