423, Lot: 567. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Penny (15mm, 0.41 g, 2h). Contemporary counterfeit of a York mint issue. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with central quatrefoil; triple pellets in quarters. M. Archibald, “The Queenhite hoard of late-fifteenth century forgeries,” BNJ 50 (1980), pp. 61-66; cf. SCBC 2064. VF, toned.
From the WRG Collection, purchased from Allan Davisson. Ex 1980 Queenhite Hoard.