373, Lot: 631. Estimate $150. Sold for $180. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PLANTAGENET. Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (21mm, 1.44 g, 12h). Short Cross type, class 1b1. London mint; Piere, moneyer. Struck 1180-circa 1182. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + PIЄRЄS • ON • LVND, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 291 (same rev. die); North 963; SCBC 1344. Near VF, toned.
From the R.D. Frederick Collection.