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LOT 3165
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR York Penny. 1377-1399. York mint. Local dies.
✠RICARD[VS REX] AnGLIE, facing bust with pellet above each shoulder / CIVITAS E.[BORACI], long cross and pellets with quatrefoil at centre. Cf. SCBC 1692. Good Fine. Sometime cleaned.(0.98gr, 17mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Plantagenet, Henry II AR Cut Halfpenny. 1180-1189. Oxford mint. Class 1b.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Crowned facing bust, holding sceptre with fine portrait. / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBC 1344. 0.63gr, 18mm.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Lancaster. Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1445-1454. London (Tower) mint, First reign, Leaf-pellet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Cross fleurée?) ꞂЄn ˣ RIC RЄX ˣ AnGLI ˣ, crowned facing bust; pellets flanking crown, leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LOn-DOn, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1512; SCBC 1928. 0.42gr, 14mm, 2h.
Fine. Dark old cabinet tone.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
England. Lancaster, Henry V AR Halfpenny. 1413-1422. London (Tower) mint; i.m: pierced cross with pellet centre. Class F.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
(Pierced cross with pellet centre) ҺЄꞂRIC RЄX ˣˣ AꞂGL, crowned facing bust; trefoil to left, annulet to right / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; trefoils in angles. North 1411; SCBC 1796. 0.40gr, 13mm, 3h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Somerset, UK, private collector.
