LOT 3528
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. First reign, 1461-1470.
Struck in an illicit mint in London, circa 1490-1500. Contemporary counterfeit of a Light coinage issue of the York mint. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries," BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. Fine.(0.43gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Halfgroat. 1327-1377.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
London mint; i.m: cross 1. Pre-Treaty Period. Series D; struck 1352-1353 ✠ ЄDWARDVS ◦ RЄX ◦ ANGLI ◦ Z ◦ FRAͶC, facing crowned bust within tressure of arches / ✠ POS-VI ◦ DЄV ◦ ◦ ADIVT-ORЄᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée with three pellets in each quarter. North 1154; SCBC 1575. 2.18gr, 23mm, 10h.
Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Groat. First reign, 1461-1470.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
London (Tower) mint; i.m: rose. Struck 1464-1470. Light coinage. (Rose) ЄDWARD ×' DI ×' GRA ×' RЄX × ANG × S × FRANC ×, crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; fleurs on cusps; quatrefoils flanking neck / (Rose) POSVI DЄVᙏ ×× A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄV' and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. SCBC 2000. 2.88gr, 25mm, 3h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Cambridgeshire, UK. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. First reign, 1461-1470.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Struck in an illicit mint in London, circa 1490-1500. Contemporary counterfeit of a Light coinage issue of the York mint. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries," BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. 0.43gr, 14mm.
Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
