CNG 90, Lot: 2455. Estimate $200. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Richard I. 1189-1199. AR Penny (19mm, 1.34 g, 3h). Short Cross type, class IVa. London mint; Richard, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, circa 1194-1199. ҺЄNRICVS R ЄX, crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + RICΛRD · ON · LVND, voided cross, with four pellets in angles. Cf. SCBI 56 (Mass), 929-32; North 968/1; SCBC 1348A. VF, toned.

From the Marshall Faintich Collection (includes ticket; acquired 15 April 1991).