425, Lot: 787. Estimate $300. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

YORK (Restored). Richard III. 1483-1485. AR Penny (14mm, 0.72 g, 10h). Durham mint, under John Sherwood. Struck 1485. RI[CARD DI GRA RЄX] AnGL, crowned facing bust; D on breast / CIV[I TAS] DIR RAm, long cross pattée; trefoils in quarters, D in center. Allen 190; North 1687; SCBC 2169. VF, toned, typical compact flan. Very rare.

From the BRN Collection. Ex Pegasi BBS 147 (24 February 2015), lot 551 (misattributed to Edward IV).