209, Lot: 486. Estimate $150. Sold for $205. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Penny (16mm, 0.92 g, 4h). Rosette-Mascle issue. Calais mint. Struck circa 1427-1430. +hЄnRICVS (rosette) RЄX (mascle) ΛnGLIЄ, crowned facing bust; im: cross patonce (cross IIIa) / VIL(mascle)LΛ CΛLISIЄ (rosette), long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters. Whitton, Heavy 7; North 1450; SCBC 1865. Good VF, toned, a little die rust.

This particular coin was struck during the beginning of the decline of English power in France that was precipitated by the campaigns of Joan of Arc.