LOT 3342
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1247-1272.
London mint; Nicole, moneyer. Long Cross coinage, class 5a2. ҺЄNRICVS RЄX (ball-tailed R) III, facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / NIC-OLЄ ON L-VND (ON and ND ligate), long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 991/3; SCBC 1367A. Near Very Fine.(1.35gr, 18mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceEx Brussels Hoard.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
New coinage, class 1d. London mint, struck 1279. ✠ ЄDWAR ANGL DNS ҺYB, crowned facing bust, with annulet(?) on breast / CIVITAS LONDON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1013; SCBC 1384. 1.30gr, 18mm, 2h
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000; Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. First reign, 1422-1461.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Calais mint; i.m: uncertain. Pinecone Mascle(?) issue. ҺЄNRICVS [...],crowned facing bust / VIL-◊LA CAL-[...], long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1469; cf. SCBC 1885. 0.55gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
England. Norman, Stephen AR Cut Halfpenny. 1135-1154.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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. 0.63gr, 21mm, 9h.
Fair.
Found 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).
