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. York, Edward IV AR Halfpenny. Struck 1468-1469. London (Tower) mint; i.m: crown. Light coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
(Crown) ЄDWARD DI GRA RЄX, crowned facing bust; trefoils flanking bust / CIVI-TAS LOꞂ-DOꞂ, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 5; North 1608; SCBC 2068. 0.35gr, 13mm, 4h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
England. Plantagenet, Edward I AR Penny. Struck 1282-9. London mint. New Coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✠ ЄDW [...] ANGL DNS ҺЧB, crowned facing bust / CIVI-TAS LON-DON, long cross with three pellets in each quarter. Cf. North 1023; cf. SCBC 1394. 1.31gr, 18mm, 7h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of a Sussex, 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. Withers type 7, 1/a; North 1131; SCBC 1557. 0.61gr, 16mm, 11h.
Good Fine.
From a UK collection formed in the early 2000s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
