279, Lot: 893. Estimate $300. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (19mm, 1.46 g, 12h). Long cross type. Class Vd. Bury St. Edmunds mint; Randulf, moneyer. Struck 1251-1272. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / Voided long cross pommée, with pellet at center and three pellets in angles. Eaglen 322, B560 (dies A/a; this coin cited); North 994; SCBC 1370. Good VF, toned, area of weak strike. Rare.

From the Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 71 (28 September 2006), lot 453; Dr. R. J. Eaglen Collection, B560 (includes ticket; purchased from Baldwin’s, 22 April 1986); Brussels Hoard, 1908.