CNG 94, Lot: 1939. Estimate $200. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (19mm, 1.42 g, 3h). Short Cross type, class Ia5. London mint; Pieres, moneyer. Struck circa 1180. ҺЄNRICVS R ЄX, crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + PIЄRЄS • ON • LVN •, voided cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 71A (same dies); North 962; SCBC 1343A. Good VF, toned.

From the James Fox Collection.