365, Lot: 527. Estimate $300. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (26mm, 3.76 g, 7h). Annulet/Rosette-mascle issue mule. London (Tower) mint; im: pierced cross/cross. Struck circa 1430-1431. + hЄnRIC’· DI’· GRΛ’· RЄX · ΛnGL’· Z · FRΛnC’ (saltire stops), crowned facing bust within tressure of arches; lis at cusps / + POSVI (rosette) DЄVm : ΛDIVTORЄ’ mЄVm/CIVI TΛS : ◊ LOn DOn (rosette) (double saltire stops), long cross; trefoil in quarters. Whitton,
Heavy 13e; North 1423/1445; SCBC 1835/1858; CNG 94, lot 1946 (same dies). VF, toned, minor deposits on reverse. Rare mule.