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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Group of Eight [8] English Medieval to Stuart Silver and Copper Hammered Coins. 13th-17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: Edward penny of Canterbury mint, cut halfpenny of John of Winchester mint, Elizabeth I penny, Charles I CU farthing, Scottish CU coin with thistle, etc. 6.47gr total, 12-22mm.
As found.
Found Tyne and Wear, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR Halfpenny. 1377-1399. London (Tower) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ RICARD RЄX ˣ AꞂ[GL], crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1331-1332; cf. SCBC 1699-1700. 0.52gr, 13mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shottesbrooke, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-97B120. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1250-1272. Canterbury mint. Post-Provincial Phase, class 5b1.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
ҺЄNRICVS RЄX III, crowned facing head holding lis-tipped sceptre to left / NIC-OLE-ONC-ANT, long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. Cf. SCBC 1368. 1.31gr, 18mm, 7h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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