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LOT 3135
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. 1250-1272. Bury St. Edmunds mint. Post-Provinial Phase, class 5b1.
ҺЄNRICVS (NR ligate) RЄX . III, crowned facing head holding lis-tipped sceptre to left / RAN-DVL(AN ligate)-FON-SЄD, long voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. Cf. SCBC 1368. Good Very Fine.(1.42gr, 18mm, 1h.).
ProvenanceEx Brussels Hoard X/7/5TB.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. York, Edward IV AR Halfpenny. 1471-1483. London mint. Second Reign.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Cross Pattee) EDWARD DI GRA REX facing bust / CIVI-TAS-LON-DON long cross and pellets dividing. Cf. SCBC 2137. 0.36gr, 13mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. 1471-1483. Durham mint; i.m: cinquefoil. Bishop Booth.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
(Cinquefoil) ЄDWARD • DI G[...]LO, crowned facing bust, crosses above crown; cross on breast / CIVI-TAS [...]-ᙏIЄ(?), long cross fourchée, D in centre; triple pellets in quarters; extra pellet in second quarter. North 1661; SCBC 2117. 0.63gr, 16mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Double struck of reverse.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
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.
