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LOT 3914
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. Struck 1461-1462/3. Durham mint under John Orwell; i.m; plain cross. Heavy coinage, type IV.
(Cross) ЄDWARD RЄX ANGLI, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS DON-OLI, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, rose in centre. North 1544; SCBC 1988A. Fine.(0.52gr, 15mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFound Shropshire, UK.
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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. -
England. York, Edward IV or Henry VI AR Penny. 1422-1483. York mint; i.m: uncertain.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Illegible inscription, crowned facing bust / CIV[...]RACI, long cross pattée with pellet-in-quatrefoil at centre; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 2062 or 1924. 0.90gr, 16mm, 6h.
Fine. Double struck of obverse.
Found Norfolk, UK. Accompanied by copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report, with reference no. NMS-0205AE.
The pellet-in-quatrefoil in the centre resembles that on the Penny of Henry VI (SCBC 1924) but due to the double struck of the obverse, neither the leaf on the king's breast nor the pellets flanking the crown are clearly visible. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Farthing. 1454-1461. London mint. Saltire issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
[⧾ ҺЄ]ꞂRIC R[ЄX ANGLI], crowned facing bust; saltire on neck / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. Withers S.1; North -; SCBC 1944. 0.21gr, 11mm, 5h.
Good Fine to Near Very Fine. Extremely rare. No other examples on CoinArchives.
Found Lincolnshire, UK, on Monday 23rd June 2023.
