Ambroci
Rare Moneyer

279, Lot: 903. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (18mm, 1.38 g, 12h). Long cross type. Class Vg. Canterbury mint; Ambroci, moneyer. Struck 1251-1272. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / Voided long cross pommée, with pellet at center and three pellets in angles. North 997; SCBC 1373. Near VF, lightly toned, struck slightly off center. Rare moneyer.

From the Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, Webb 69 (15 March 2006), lot 1345 (part of).