303, Lot: 951. Estimate $100. Sold for $95. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (19mm, 1.49 g, 8h). Long cross type, class IIIc. Oxford mint; Henri Simon, moneyer; im: crescent and star. Struck 1248-1250. ҺЄ(HR)ICVS RЄX · III, crowned facing bust / Һ(ЄN)|RI O|N O|X(ON), voided long cross pommée, with pellet at center and trefoil in each angle. C&T Ox89; North 988; SCBC 1364. VF, toned, minor striking weakness in legends. Rare moneyer.

Ex Brussels Hoard.

Uncovered by workmen in Brussels in 1908, this hoard contained over 140,000 coins, the majority of which were English pence from the mid-13th century. Though many of the non-English pieces were melted down shortly after their recovery, the English pieces themselves, representing a vast corpus of study on the coinage during the reign of Henry III, has since spawned the publication of two important books on his issues: the work by Churchill & Thomas, covering the contents of the Hoard from an English perspective centering around Henry III, and the work by Churchill alone, covering specifically the mints and moneyers during this reign.