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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Group of Twenty [20] English AR Hammered Coins. 12th-17th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Various rulers. 11.64gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1248-1250. London mint; Nicole, moneyer. Long Cross coinage, class 3b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
✶ ҺЄNRICVS (NR ligate) RЄX • III, crowned facing bust / NIC-OLЄ ON L-VND (ON and ND ligate), voided long cross, with central pellet; triple pellets in quarters. North 986; SCBC 1363. 1.53gr, 18mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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.
