LOT 3526
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. [ECAR]CVS CЄI [GRA REX], crowned facing bust / C[IVI-TAS ERO]-RAC, long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at centre; triples pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe Hoard of Late-Fifteenth-Century Forgeries," in BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. Near Fine.(0.48gr, 15mm, 8h.).
ProvenanceFound on various UK sites since 1974.
Property of an Essex collector.
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England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Halfpenny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
London (Tower) mint. Struck circa 1280-1281. New coinage, class 3b. ✠ ЄDWR' ANGL [D]NS ҺУB, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; trefoil of pellets in quarters. SCBI 39 (North), 956; North 1044; SCBC 1431. 0.61gr, 15mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
England. Group of Four [4] AR Pennies. 13th-14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Various mints. 5.14gr total.
Near Fine to 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.
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