Details
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.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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