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Details
LOT 3180
Lancaster. Henry VI AR Halfpenny. Struck 1445-1454. London (Tower) mint, First reign, Leaf-pellet issue.
(Cross fleurée?) ꞂЄn ˣ RIC RЄX ˣ AnGLI ˣ, crowned facing bust; pellets flanking crown, leaf on breast / CIVI-TAS LOn-DOn, long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Cf. North 1512; SCBC 1928. Fine. Dark old cabinet tone.(0.42gr, 14mm, 2h.).
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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