290, Lot: 519. Estimate $75. Sold for $170. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (18mm, 1.42 g, 9h). Short Cross type, class VIc2. London mint; Abel, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, circa 1216-1217. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter; three curls on each side of head / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in quarters. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1832; North 976/1.2; SCBC 1355A. Near VF, toned.

From the Ridgegate Collection. Purchased from Seaby, 1967.