LOT 3922
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny. 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. Cf. M. Archibald, The Queenhithe hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries, BNJ 50 (1980), p. 62, York rev. 1. Good Fine.(0.42gr, 14mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the early 2000s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1248-1250. Newcastle, mint; Roger, moneyer. Long Cross coinage, class 3c(?).
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
ҺЄHRICVS RЄX • III' (HR ligate), crowned facing bust / ROG-ЄR O-N N-ЄW, voided long cross pommée, with pellet at centre and trefoil in each angle. Cf. North 988; cf. SCBC 1364. 1.45gr, 18mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, John AR Penny. 1199-1216. London mint; Ilger, moneyer. Short cross type. Struck in the name of Henry II.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
ҺЄNRICVS R-[...], facing crowned head holding cross-tipped sceptre to left / ✠ ILGЄR • ON • LVNDЄ, short voided cross, quatrefoils in each angle. SCBC 1352. 1.34gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. 1422-1430. London mint. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
⧾ ҺЄꞂRIC RЄX ANGLIЄ, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, annulet in two quarters. SCBC 1848. 0.38gr, 13mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
