LOT 3761
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1250-1272. Canterbury mint; Gilbert, moneyer. Long Cross coinage.
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX III, crowned facing bust, holding lis-tipped sceptre / GIL-BER-T ON CAN, voided long cross, with central pellet; triple pellets in quarters. North 997; SCBC 1373. Good Fine.(1.43gr, 19mm, 2h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Halfpenny. Struck 1509-1526. London (Tower) mint; i.m: portcullis crowned/-. First coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
+ (Portcullis crowned) ҺЄNRIC DI GRA RЄX, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross fourchée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1779; SCBC 2334. 0.30gr, 13mm, 9h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1250-1272. Canterbury mint; Nicole, moneyer. Long Cross coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ҺЄNRICVS (NR ligate) R-ЄX III, crowned facing head holding lis-tipped sceptre to left / NIC-OLЄ ON C-ANT (ON and AN ligate), long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. North 992/2; SCBC 1368A. 1.43gr, 18mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck circa 1464-1467. London (Tower) mint; i.m: rose/?. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
(Rose) ЄDWARD' DI × GRA × RЄX ANGL × Z [FRAN]C, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / [(?) POSVI] DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є × ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS (lis) LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North -; SCBC 2000. 2.39gr, 24mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped. Extremely rare with lis on reverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
