255, Lot: 439. Estimate $100. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (16mm, 1.14 g, 7h). Class VIa1. London mint; Abel, moneyer. Struck circa 1210-circa 1213. hЄNRICVS R ЄX, crowned facing bust of Henry II, holding scepter in right hand / +ABЄL · ON · LV(ND)Є, voided short cross; small pellet in center, quatrefoils in quarters. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1740A (same dies); North 968/2; SCBC 1350A. Near VF, toned.

From the C.W. Pearson Collection (with original ticket).