LOT 3649
France. Counts of Anjou, Foulques IV-V BI Denier. 1060-1129. Angers mint.
+ FVLCO COMES, short cross pattee, with alpha and omega in second and fourth quarters / + VRBS ANDEGAVIS, Foulques monogram. Boudeau 152-153. Good Fine. Deeply toned.(1.02gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Anglo-Gallic, Henry VI AR Grand blanc. Struck 1422-1449. Rouen mint; i.m: leopard.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
(Leopard) FRAHCORVᙏ ⁝ ЄT ⁝ AHGLIЄ ⁝ RЄX, coats-of-arms of France and England; hЄRICVS with macron above / (Leopard) SIT ⁝ ꞂOᙏЄИ ⁝ DꞂI ⁝ BЄИЄDICTV, latin cross; lis to left, leopard passant to right; hЄRICVS with macron below. SCBC 8166. 2.96gr, 27mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Spink, sale 5020, lot 0288. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Crusaders, Athens (Duchy). Guy II de la Roche BI Denier Tournois. AD 1294-1308. Thebes mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
+ GVI DVX ATЄNЄS, cross pattée / + ThЄBANI CIVIS, château tournois. Metcalf, Crusades 1059; CCS 93. 0.63gr, 18mm, 9h.
Near Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s. Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent. -
Crusaders. Bohémond III BI Denier. 1163-1201. Antioch (Principality) mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ BOAMVИDVS, helmetted head to left, between crescent and star / ✠ ANTIOCHIA, cross pattée, crescent in second angle. Cf. CCS 66b. 1.06gr, 18mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
