LOT 3813
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1445-1454. London (Tower) mint; i.m: cross fleurée(?). Leaf-pellet issue.
(Cross fleurée?) ꞂЄn ˣ RIC RЄX ˣ AnGLI ˣ, crowned facing bust; pellets flanking crown, leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LON-[DON], long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; additional pellet on inner circle at fourth quarter. Cf. Withers III PL.12/e; North 1512; SCBC 1928. Good Fine.(0.44gr, 14mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1250-1272. Canterbury mint; Gilbert, moneyer. Long Cross coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX III, crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped sceptre / GIL-BER-T ON CAN, voided long cross, with central pellet; triple pellets in quarters. North 997; SCBC 1373. 1.43gr, 19mm, 2h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward I or II AR Farthing. 1272-1327. London mint. Class X-XI.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX AN(?) (legend starting at 7h), crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1450 (Edward I) or 1474 (Edward II); Withers Type 30 (unrecorded variety). 0.26gr, 12mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. An exceptionally rare and probably unique variety, with the obverse legend starting not at 12h as usual but at 7h.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1250-1272. Canterbury mint; Nicole, moneyer. Long Cross coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS (NR ligate) R-ЄX III, crowned facing head holding lis-tipped sceptre to left / NIC-OLЄ ON C-ANT (ON and AN ligate), long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 992/2; SCBC 1368A. 1.43gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
