LOT 2564
English Medieval Coins - Richard I - Canterbury / Roberd - Short Cross Penny 1189-1194 A.D.
Class 3ab2. Obv: facing bust with sceptre and HENRICVS REX legend. Rev: short voided cross and quatrefoils with +ROBER•ON•CANT legend for the moneyer Roberd at Canterbury mint. Fine. Scarce.(1.01 grams.).
ProvenanceFound Winterbourne, Dorset, UK, 2007 (UKDFD reference 9431).
Acquired TimeLine Auctions, 2015, lot 2408.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by print of UKDFD record.
S.1347; N. 967.
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LOT 2564
English Medieval Coins - Richard I - Canterbury / Roberd - Short Cross Penny
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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English Medieval Coins - Henry VI - London - Leaf Pellet Halfpenny 1445-1454 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Obv: facing bust with pellets by crown and leaf on breast with HENRIC REX ANGLI legend. Rev: long cross and pellets dividing CIVI TAS LON DON legend for London mint. 0.36 grams.
Good fine; small crack at edge.
Found near Colchester, Essex, 2000s. Property of an Essex gentleman. -
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English Medieval Coins - Edward I and Later - Long Cross AR Pennies [36] 13th century A.D. and later
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Group comprising: mixed issues and mints. 33.34 grams total.
Fair; some fragmentary.
Found Pembroke area, Pembrokeshire, 1980s-2000s. Property of the finder. -
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English Medieval Coins - Edward I - Folded AR Long Cross Pennies [2] 13th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Group comprising: long cross pennies folded in half. 2.72 grams total.
Fine.
Found Pembroke area, Pembrokeshire, 1980s-2000s. Property of the finder.
Medieval pennies are sometimes found closely folded in half, as these examples; the reason is uncertain but use as votive offerings has been suggested.
