LOT 3324
England. Norman, Stephen AR Cut Halfpenny. 1135-1154.
Possibly Carlisle or Cardiff mint. Uncertain moneyer. Struck circa 1136-1145. Cross moline ('Watford') type. Illegible inscription, crowned and diademed bust to right holding sceptre in right hand / ✠[...]CAR, cross moline with fleur in each angle. North 873; SCBC 1278. Fair.(0.63gr, 21mm, 9h.).
ProvenanceFound Skirpenbeck, Yorkshire, UK.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with reference no. PAS YORYM-950E8A.
During this turbulent period in English history many irregular coins were struck and coins were also issued from dies that had been deliberately defaced, possibly as a rejection of Stephen's authority (note from PAS).
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England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1199-1216.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Canterbury mint. Roger of R, moneyer. Short Cross type. Class 7a/b. ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ ROGЄR OF R ON C, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. SCBC 13556A/B. 0.82gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Found Essex, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1216-1272.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London mint. Henri, moneyer. Long Cross type, class 3bc; struck 1248‑50. (Six-pointed star) ҺЄNRICVS (ЄNR ligate) RЄX III, facing crowned head / ҺЄN-RI (ЄN ligate) O-N LV-NDЄ (ND ligate), long voided cross with pellet centre, three pellets in each angle. North 987/1; SCBC 1363a. 1.33gr, 20mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Well-struck on a broad flan.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1216-1272.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Canterbury mint. Salemun, moneyer. Class VIIb1, circa 1222-1236. ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ SALЄMVN ON CA, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. SCBI 56 (Mass), 2004; North 979; SCBC 1356B. 1.33gr, 18mm, 8h.
About fine. Very rare moneyer.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
