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LOT 3870
England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. Struck circa 1283-circa 1286. Durham mint; i.m: uncertain. Antony Bek, bishop. New coinage, class 4b.
[...]R ANGL DNS ҺУB, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS DVR-ЄMЄ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1024; cf. SCBC 1423. Good Fine. Toned.(1.41gr, 18mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Ex Terry Char.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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The pellet-in-quatrefoil in the centre resembles that on the Penny of Henry VI (SCBC 1924) but due to the double struck of the obverse, neither the leaf on the king's breast nor the pellets flanking the crown are clearly visible.
