CNG 106, Lot: 1117. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 6.89 g, 8h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1422-circa 1430. Һ ЄnRIC’ (lis) DI’ · GRA’ · RЄX · AnGL’ · 7 · FRΛnC’ · Dn’S · ҺYB’ (trefoil stops), Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1; quatrefoils: 3/3 / (lis) IҺ’C (mullet) ΛVT’ · TRΛnSIЄnS · PЄR · mЄDIVm · ILLORV’ · IBΛT (annulet stops), cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, Һ within quatrefoil; in each angle, crown above lion passant; all within double polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoil in all others. Whitton, Heavy 6a; Schneider 280 (same dies); North 1414; SCBC 1799. Good VF, traces of underlying luster, a couple light marks on reverse.

From the George Bernert Collection.