423, Lot: 552. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Richard I. 1189-1199. AR Penny (19.5mm, 1.45 g, 7h). Short Cross type, class IVa. London mint; Steven, moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1194-circa 1200. Crowned head facing; scepter to left / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 937 (same dies?); North 968/1; SCBC 1348A. VF, toned.

From the WRG Collection, purchased from William Porter, June 1990.