CNG 90, Lot: 2484. Estimate $200. Sold for $205. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (19mm, 1.46 g, 8h). Short Cross type, class Vb3/Vb1 mule. Winchester mint; Miles, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, circa 1206. ҺЄNRICVS R ЄX, crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + MILЄS · ON · WINC, voided cross, with four pellets in angles. Cf. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1632/1629 (same obv./rev. die); North 970; SCBC 1351. Good VF, toned, minor die break on the reverse.
From the Marshall Faintich Collection (includes ticket; purchased from Joe Gallo, 16 January 1991).