LOT 2307
English Medieval Coins - Richard III - London - Boars Head AR Groat 1483-1485 A.D.
Type 2b. Obv: crowned facing bust within tressure of arches, legend around, RICARD’ · DI’ · GRA’ · REX AnGL’ · Z FRAnC (Richard by the Grace of God King of England and France), with Boar's head mintmark. Rev: long cross fourchee, trefoils in quarters, two lines of legend around, POSVI DEVM‘· A DIVTOR E’· MEVM / CIVI TAS LON DON (I have made God my helper / City of London). Holed and used as a 'touch piece', split at 10 o'clock otherwise good fine. Extremely rare.(2.67 grams.).
ProvenanceFound near Westward Ho!, Devon, UK, circa 2021.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with record no.TBA.
S. 2156, N. 1679.
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LOT 2307
English Medieval Coins - Richard III - London - Boars Head AR Groat
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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English Medieval Coins - Richard III - London - Boars Head AR Groat 1483-1485 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Type 2b. Obv: crowned facing bust within tressure of arches, legend around, RICARD’ · DI’ · GRA’ · REX AnGL’ · Z FRAnC (Richard by the Grace of God King of England and France), with Boar's head mintmark. Rev: long cross fourchee, trefoils in quarters, two lines of legend around, POSVI DEVM‘· A DIVTOR E’· MEVM / CIVI TAS LON DON (I have made God my helper / City of London). 2.67 grams.
Holed and used as a 'touch piece', split at 10 o'clock otherwise good fine. Extremely rare.
Found near Westward Ho!, Devon, UK, circa 2021. Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) with record no.TBA. -
English Medieval Coins - Henry VII - Canterbury - AR Halfgroat 1485-1509 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Class IIIc. Obv: facing bust in tressure with HENRICVS DI GRA REX ANGL Z FR legend with no stops. Rev: long cross and pellets dividing outer POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV and inner CIVITAS CANTOR legends for Canterbury mint. 1.55 grams.
Good fine, clipped as usual.
Found Lincolnshire, UK. -
English Medieval Coins - Richard I - CANTERBURY / MEINIR - AR Penny 1189-1199 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Class 4b. Obv: facing bust with sceptre and HENRICVS REX legend. Rev: short voided cross and quatrefoils with +MEINIR.ON.C[AN] legend for the moneyer Meinir at Canterbury mint. 1.30 grams.
Fine.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
