303, Lot: 954. Estimate $200. Sold for $220. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.81 g, 12h). Rosette-mascle/Pinecone-mascle mule. Calais mint; im: cross patonce (IIIa)/plain cross (V). Struck 1431-1432/3. ҺЄnRIC’ · DI’ · GRΛ’ · RЄX ◊ ΛnGL’ · Z · FRΛnC (rosette stops; Z retrograde), crowned facing bust / POSVI (pinecone) | DЄVm : Λ|DIVTOR|Є’ · mЄVm/VIL|◊LΛ : | CΛLI|SIЄ (pinecone), long cross pattée, with trefoil in each quarter. Whitton,
Heavy 26e; cf. North 1446/1461; cf. SCBC 1859/1875. Good VF, toned, green deposits on obverse.