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LOT 3178
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1431-1432/3. Tower (London) mint, First reign, Pinecone-mascle issue.
(Cross fleury) + hЄꞂRIC (mascle) RЄX (pinecone) AꞂGL, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. North 1468; SCBC 1884. Very Fine. Old dark cabinet tone.(0.46gr, 13mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Halfpenny. 1280-1281. London (Tower) mint. Class 3c.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ ЄDW R ANGR DNS hYB, crowned facing bust, drapery composed of two wedges. / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée with three pellets in angles. Cf. SCBC 1432. 0.61gr, 14mm, 7h.
Good Fine. Flan crack at 11 o'clock.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, John I AR Penny. 1199-1216. Winchester mint; Johan, moneyer. Short cross type, class Vb.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, crowned facing bust holding sceptre / ✠ IOHAN • ON • WIN, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. North 970; SCBC 1351. 1.40gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cox Green, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-52C173. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. c.1167-c.1170. Thetford mint. Cross-and-crosslets ('Tealby') coinage; class D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
[✠HENRI REX ANGLI], crowned facing bust, holding sceptre. / [✠TURST]AIN : ON [TEF], cross pattée, with crosslet in angles. Cf. SCBC 1340. 1.39gr, 24mm, 0h.
Good Fine. Old cabinet tone.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
