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LOT 3164
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR York Penny. 1377-1399. York mint. Early style.
[✠RICA]RDVS REX AnGLIE, facing bust with lis on breast / [CIVI]TAS EBORACI, long cross and pellets with quatrefoil at centre. Cf. SCBC 1690. Fine. Nice cabinet tone.(1.12gr, 19mm, 9h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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