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LOT 3179
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1436-1438. Tower (London) mint, Leaf-trefoil issue.
(Plain Cross) ✠ ꞂЄnRIC RЄX AnGL, crowned facing bust; leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée with trefoils in quarters. North 1492; SCBC 1905. Fine. Dark old cabinet tone.(0.41gr, 14mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. Struck early 1301-circa 1310. London (Tower) mint. New coinage, class 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. SCBC 1450. 0.28gr, 11mm, 1h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Halfgroat. Struck 1477-1480. Second Reign. Archbishop Thomas Bourchier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Rose) ЄDWARD[...], crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils on cusps, C on breast / (Rose) POSVI DЄ[...] and CIVI-TAS CANTOR, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1637, SCBC 2106. 0.96gr, 18mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Penny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: cross V/-. Annulet-Trefoil/Annulet mule.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
(Cross V) ҺЄꞂRICVS ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ AꞂGLIЄ, crowned facing bust; annulets flanking, trefoil to left of crown / VIL-LA ˣˣ CAL-IS ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. Whitton, Heavy 4a; North 1432; SCBC 1845/1856. 0.74gr, 17mm, 11h.
Very Fine. Clipped. Very rare mule.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK
