LOT 3781
England. Plantagenet, Edward I or II AR Farthing. 1272-1327. London mint. Class X-XI.
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX AN(?) (legend starting at 7h), crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1450 (Edward I) or 1474 (Edward II); Withers Type 30 (unrecorded variety). Near Very Fine. An exceptionally rare and probably unique variety, with the obverse legend starting not at 12h as usual but at 7h.(0.26gr, 12mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3781
England. Plantagenet, Edward I or II AR Farthing.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I or II AR Farthing. 1272-1327. London mint. Class X-XI.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX AN(?) (legend starting at 7h), crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1450 (Edward I) or 1474 (Edward II); Withers Type 30 (unrecorded variety). 0.26gr, 12mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. An exceptionally rare and probably unique variety, with the obverse legend starting not at 12h as usual but at 7h.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1461-1464. London (Tower) mint; i.m: Cross fleury/rose. Heavy coinage; class I/II mule.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Cross fleury) ЄDWARD ' DI ×' GRA ×' RЄX ANGL ×' S ' FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches, lis on neck, pellets flanking crown / (Rose) POSVI DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є ' ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1529/1531; SCBC 1969/1972. 3.49gr, 26mm, 2h.
Fine. Rare mule issue.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Circa 1422-1431. Calais mint. Annulet/rosette-mascle mule.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
(Cross V) ҺЄNRIC ˣˣ RЄX ˣˣ ANGL', crowned facing bust, annulets flanking neck / VIL-LAˣˣ CAL-IS (rosette), long cross pattée, three pellets in angles. North 1435/1454; SCBC 1849/1871. 0.31gr, 14mm, 2h.
Good Fine. Toned. Flan crack at 9h. Extremely rare.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
