309, Lot: 506. Estimate $100. Sold for $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (18mm, 1.51 g, 12h). Long cross type, class 2b². York mint; Rayner Taliator, moneyer; im: star. Struck 1248. Crowned facing bust / RЄHЄR OH ЄV(ЄR)W, voided long cross pommée with pellet at center and trefoil in each angle. C&T Y8; North 985/2; SCBC 1361. Good VF, toned, minor striking weakness. Rare moneyer.

Ex 1908 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.