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LOT 3372
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR Halfpenny. 1199-1216.
London mint. Early style. ✠ RICΛRD x RЄX x ΛNGL, crowned bust facing, with saltire on breast / CIVITΛS LONDON, long cross pattée with three pellets in each angle. Withers II 1C; North 1331; SCBC 1698. Very Fine. Edge chipped.(0.48gr, 12mm, 4h.).
Provenance
Found Essex, UK.
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