LOT 3844
England. Plantagenet, Richard I AR Penny. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1194-circa 1200. Canterbury mint; Reinald, moneyer. Short Cross type, class IVb.
ҺЄ[...]S R-ЄX, crowned head facing, holding sceptre / [✠] RЄINΛVD • ON • C[...], short voided cross; quatrefoils in quarters. North 968/2; SCBC 1348C. Good Fine. Clipped.(1.32gr, 19mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Groat Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint; i.m: pierced cross. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
(Pierced cross) ҺЄNRIC ' ˣ DI ' ˣ GRA ˣ RЄX ˣ ANGLIЄ ˣ S ˣ FRANC', crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; trefoils at cusps, annulets flanking neck / (Pierced cross) POSVI ◦ DЄVᙏ ˣˣ A-VDIVTOR-Є 'ˣ ᙏЄVᙏ and VIL-LA ˣˣ CALI-SIЄ ˣˣ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, additional annulets in second and third quarters. North 1427; SCBC 1836. 3.62gr, 27mm, 8h.
Very Fine. Toned. Edge chipped.
Ex Terry Char. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Farthing. 1454-1461. London mint. Saltire issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
[⧾ ҺЄ]ꞂRIC R[ЄX ANGLI], crowned facing bust; saltire on neck / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. Withers S.1; North -; SCBC 1944. 0.21gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine to Near Very Fine. Extremely rare. No other examples on CoinArchives.
Found Lincolnshire, UK, on Monday 23rd June 2023. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1469-1470. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sun. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Sun) ЄDWARD × DI GRA × RЄX × ANGL' × S × FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Sun) POSVI DЄVᙏ × A-DIVTOR-Є × ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS (lis) LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1569; SCBC 2000. 3.00gr, 26mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Toned. Lis in reverse legend.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
