LOT 3902
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1431-1432/3. London (Tower) mint; i.m: cross 7a. Pinecone-mascle issue.
(Cross) ҺЄNRIC (pinecone) RЄX (mascle) ANGL, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1468; SCBC 1884. Good Very Fine. Struck on a large flan.(0.46gr, 14mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceEx Coincraft (RC8-6013).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. York, Edward IV or Henry VI AR Penny. 1422-1483. York mint; i.m: uncertain.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Illegible inscription, crowned facing bust / CIV[...]RACI, long cross pattée with pellet-in-quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2062 or 1924. 0.90gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine. Double struck of obverse.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0205AE.
The pellet-in-quatrefoil in the centre resembles that on the Penny of Henry VI (SCBC 1924) but due to the double struck of the obverse, neither the leaf on the king's breast nor the pellets flanking the crown are clearly visible. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AV Noble. 1351-1361. London mint; i.m: cross pattée. Fourth Coinage, Pre-Treaty Period.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,298
ЄDWARD ◦ DЄI ◦ GRA ◦ RЄX ◦ ANGL ◦ Z ◦ FRANC ◦ D ҺУB, King standing facing in ship, holding sword with left hand and shield bearing coat-of-arms with right; all within beaded border / ✠ IhC ˣ AVTЄᙏ ˣ TRANSIЄNS ˣˣ P ˣ ᙏЄDIVᙏ ˣ ILLORVᙏ ˣ IBAT, short cross potent over cross fleurée; voided angled polylobe containing Є at centre, lion passant guardant with crown above and trefoil below in each angle; all within polylobe, lis in each spandrel. Cf. North 1138; cf. SCBC 1484. 7.65gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
![Group of Eight [8] English Coins and Tokens.](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/239074-s.jpg)
Group of Eight [8] English Coins and Tokens. Circa 16th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various types. 17.91gr total.
Conditions as seen.
Found Suffolk, UK.
