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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LOT 3922
England. York, Edward IV AR Penny.
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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England. Tudor, Henry VIII AR Penny. Struck 1526-1529. Durham mint; i.m: trefoil. Thomas Wolsey, bishop. Second coinage, sovereign type.
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
(Trefoil) Һ' ˣ D' ˣ G' ˣ ROSA ˣ SIЄ ˣ SPIA',, Henry enthroned facing, holding lis-tipped sceptre and globus cruciger, throne pillar on either side surmounted by lis / • CIVI-TAS DVR-RAᙏ, coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; T W flanking, tasseled gallero below. North 1811; SCBC 2352. 0.55gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
Property of a North Yorkshire, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward III AR Halfpenny. Struck 1344-1351. London (Tower) mint. Third (Florin) coinage.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
✠ ЄDWADVS(?)[...], crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1131; SCBC 1557. 0.66gr, 15mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Henry III AR Penny. Struck 1251-1269/72. London mint; Henri, moneyer. Long Cross coinage, class 5d3.
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
ҺЄNRICVS (NR ligate) RЄX • III', crowned facing head, holding trefoil-tipped sceptre / ҺЄN-RI O-N LV-HDЄ (ЄN and HD ligate), long voided cross with central pellet, quatrefoils in each angle. North 994; SCBC 1370B. 1.20gr, 18mm, 11h.
Very Fine.
Found UK. Property of a North Yorkshire, UK, gentleman.
