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LOT 3898
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Penny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
(Cross) ҺЄNRICVS ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ ANGLIЄ, crowned facing bust; annulets flanking / VIL-LA ˣˣ CAL-IS ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1432; SCBC 1845. Good Fine.(0.74gr, 16mm, 6h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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