LOT 3911
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. Struck 1469-1470. London (Tower) mint; i.m: sun. Light coinage.
(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. Good Fine. Toned. Lis in reverse legend.(3.00gr, 26mm, 11h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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England. Lancaster, Henry V AR Halfpenny. 1413-1422. London mint. Type C.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
+ ҺЄꞂRIC [RЄX] ˣˣ AꞂGL, crowned facing bust; broken annulets flanking / CIVI-[TAS] LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1409; SCBC 1794. 0.45gr, 12mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-01A583. -
England. Plantagenet, Richard II AR Halfpenny. 1377-1399. London (Tower) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
✠ RICARD RЄX ˣˣ ANGL, crowned facing bust / ˣ CIVI-TAS LOͶ-DOͶ, long cross pattée; three pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1700. 0.49gr, 14mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Shropshire, UK. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1431-1432/3. Tower (London) mint; i.m: cross fleury. Pinecone-mascle issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
+ hЄꞂRIC (pinecone) RЄX (mascle) AꞂGL, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. North 1468; SCBC 1884. 0.48gr, 13mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
