LOT 3848
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny Struck in the name of Henry II, 1204-1209. Canterbury mint; Simon, moneyer. Short cross type, class 5b.
ҺЄNRICVS R-ЄX, crowned facing bust holding sceptre / ✠ SIMON ON CANT, voided short cross with small crosses in angles. North 970; SCBC 1351. Fine.(1.29gr, 18mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. Struck 1300-1310. London mint. New coinage, class 10.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
✠ ЄD[WARDV]S RЄX A, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers 28d; North 1058; SCBC 1450. 0.33gr, 11mm, 8h.
Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-2D13C2. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1422-1427. London mint; i.m: incurved pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Incurved pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC xx RЄX xx ANGL, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-ᗡOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1434; SCBC 1848. 0.38gr, 14mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0175AB. -
England. York, Edward IV or Henry VI AR Penny. 1422-1483. York mint; i.m: uncertain.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Illegible inscription, crowned facing bust / CIV[...]RACI, long cross pattée with pellet-in-quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2062 or 1924. 0.90gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine. Double struck of obverse.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0205AE.
The pellet-in-quatrefoil in the centre resembles that on the Penny of Henry VI (SCBC 1924) but due to the double struck of the obverse, neither the leaf on the king's breast nor the pellets flanking the crown are clearly visible.
