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LOT 3981
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 Z ˣ FRA[...], crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, annulets flanking neck / (Pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-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. Good Fine.(3.72gr, 27mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFound Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from the early 1980s.
From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR Penny. 1377-1399. York mint. Local dies.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
✠ RICARD : RЄX : AꞂGL : DꞂS ЄB, facing crowned bust; cross on breast / CIVI-TAS ЄBO-RACI, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil centre; triple pellets in quarters. Purvey Group F, Die 1; North 1330; SCBC 1693. 1.04gr, 19mm, 7h.
Fine. Hairlines. Very rare, only one die known with this obverse legend variety.
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat. Struck 1422-1427. London (Tower) mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
(Incurved pierced cross) ҺЄꞂRIC ˣ' DI ˣ' GRA ˣ' RЄX ˣ AꞂGL ˣ' Z ˣ FRAꞂC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps / (Incurved pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ˣ' ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS ˣˣ LOꞂ-DOꞂ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1423; SCBC 1835. 3.67gr, 26mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Penny. 1344-1351. London mint. Third (Florin) coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
✠ ЄDW R ◦ [AꞂ]GL◦ DꞂS ◦ ҺЧB', crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross with three pellets in each quarter. North 1113-4; SCBC 1544. 1.27gr, 19mm, 4h.
Near Very Fine. Areas of weak strike.
Found Yorkshire, UK. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with no.YORYM-DEF231 corr. (Durham mint).
