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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.).
ProvenanceEx Terry Char.
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): £130
(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. 3.66gr, 26mm, 9h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Terry Char. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. Struck 1180. London mint; Reinald, moneyer. Short Cross coinage. Class 1a.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
ҺENRICVS • R-EX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ RЄNΛLD • ON • LVN, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 962; SCBC 1343. 1.43gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
Found near Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.SF-B4D683. -
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England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Penny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
(Cross) ҺЄNRICVS ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ ANGLIЄ, 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 1432; SCBC 1845. 0.74gr, 16mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
