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Details
LOT 3181
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1445-1454. London (Tower) mint, 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 at fourth quarter. Cf. Withers III PL.12/e; North 1512; SCBC 1928. Fine.(0.49gr, 14mm, 2h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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