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LOT 3899
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint. Annulet issue.
(Cross) ҺЄNRIC xx RЄX xx ANGL, 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 1435; SCBC 1849. Good Very Fine.(0.43gr, 14mm, 8h.).
Provenance
Ex Terry Char.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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