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LOT 3327
England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Penny. 1154-1189.
Exeter mint. Short Cross type. Class 1b. ҺЄNRICVS • R-ЄX, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ RICARD • ON • ЄXЄC, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 963; SCBC 1344. Good Fine. Edge chipped. Scarce mint.(1.28gr, 20mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire, UK.
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