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. York, Edward IV AR Groat. 1461-1485.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
London (Tower) mint; i.m: crown/crown. Light coinage, type VII. Struck 1466-1467. (Crown) ЄDWARD 'ˣ DI ˣ GRA ˣ RЄX ˣ ANGL ˣ Z FRANC, crowned facing bust within tressure of nine arches with fleurs on cusps and quatrefoils flanking neck / (Crown) POSVI DЄVᙏ ˣ A-DIVTOR-Є ᙏЄVᙏ and CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1570; SCBC 2000. 2.85gr, 25mm, 1h.
Fine.
Found Yorkshire/County Durham, UK. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward II AR Halfpenny. 1307-1327.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
London mint. Class 10-11. ✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX, crowned facing bust; three pellets on forehead / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1069/3; SCBC 1472. 0.61gr, 15mm, 11h.
Near Very Fine. Very rare.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London mint. New Coinage, class 4d. Struck 1282-9. ✠ • ЄDW R' ANGL' DNS hyB, crowned facing bust / • CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross with three pellets in each quarter. North 1026; SCBC 1397. 1.32gr, 19mm, 1h.
Near Very Fine.
Found Yorkshire/County Durham, UK.
