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LOT 3128
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Cut Halfpenny. 1180-1189. Oxford mint. Class 1b.
Crowned facing bust, holding sceptre with fine portrait. / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1344. Good Fine.(0.63gr, 18mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1250-1272. London mint. Post-Provincial Phase, class 5f.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS RЄX III, crowned facing head holding lis-tipped sceptre to left, almond-shaped eyes, double-banded crown / IOh-SON-LVN-DEN(ligated)-, long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. Cf. SCBC 1372. 1.46gr, 19mm, 3h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Halfgroat. Struck 1477-1480. Second Reign. Archbishop Thomas Bourchier.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
(Rose) ЄDWARD[...], crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils on cusps, C on breast / (Rose) POSVI DЄ[...] and CIVI-TAS CANTOR, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1637, SCBC 2106. 0.96gr, 18mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Lancaster. Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1445-1454. London (Tower) mint, First reign, Leaf-pellet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Cross fleurée?) ꞂЄn ˣ RIC RЄX ˣ AnGLI ˣ, crowned facing bust; pellets flanking crown, leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LOn-DOn, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1512; SCBC 1928. 0.42gr, 14mm, 2h.
Fine. Dark old cabinet tone.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
