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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 Penny. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
London (Tower) mint. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. 0.86gr, 17mm.
Fair. Edge chipped; obverse double struck.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Farthing. 1272-1307.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
London mint. New coinage, class 10. ✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX ANG, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-[DON], long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1070/1; SCBC 1450. 0.27gr, 10mm, 12h.
Fine.
Acquired from the vendor's grandfather in the 1990s. Property of an Essex collector. -
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. First 1461-1470.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Struck in an illicit mint in London, circa 1490-1500. Contemporary counterfeit of a London mint issue. Crowned facing bust / CIVI-CO[...], long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, "The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries," BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, London rev. 0.48gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.
