LOT 3756
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1207-circa 1210. Canterbury mint; Samuel, moneyer. Short cross type.
ҺЄNRICVS R•-ЄX, facing crowned bust holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ SAMVЄL • ON • CA, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. Cf. SCBC 1353. Near Fine.(1.35gr, 18mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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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. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1251-1272. London mint; Renaud, moneyer. Long Cross coinage, class Vh.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
ҺЄNRICVS RЄX III (NR ligate), crowned facing head, holding sceptre / RЄN-AVD ON L-VN (ЄN and ON ligate), voided long cross pommée, with pellet at centre and three pellets in each angle. North 988; SCBC 1374. 1.31gr, 18mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1436-1438. Tower (London) mint; i.m: plain cross. Leaf-trefoil issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ ꞂЄnRIC RЄX AnGL, crowned facing bust; leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée with trefoils in quarters. North 1492; SCBC 1905. 0.36gr, 13mm, 8h.
Good Fine. Edge chipped.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
