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LOT 3333
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny. 1199-1216.
Canterbury mint; Simon, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1204-1209. Short cross type, class 5b. ҺЄNRICVS RЄX, crowned facing bust holding sceptre / ✠ SIMON • ON • CANT, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), -; North 970; SCBC 1351. Fine.(1.24gr, 19mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Yorkshire, UK.
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