Details
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.).
Provenance
Ex Terry Char.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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