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. Lancaster, Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1422-1430. Calais mint. Annulet issue.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
(Plain cross) ҺЄNRIC RЄX ANGL, crowned facing bust, annulets flanking neck / VIL-LA ˣˣ CAL-IS ˣˣ, long cross pattée, three pellets in angles; additional annulet in second and third quarters. North 1435; SCBC 1849. 0.44gr, 14mm, 10h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Halfpenny. Struck 1344-1351. London (Tower) mint. Third (Florin) coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ ЄDWARDVS RЄX, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1131; SCBC 1557. 0.55gr, 15mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Groat. 1327-1377. London (Tower) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. SCBC 1566. 3.81gr, 27mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine. Edge chipped.
Found Suffolk, UK.
