PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (20mm, 1.46 g, 3h). Short Cross type, class Vb2. London mint; Willelm moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1205-1207. + hENRICVS R EX, crowned head facing; scepter to left / + WILLELM • L • ON • L, voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1440 (
this coin); North; 9709; SCBC 1351. Good VF, toned. Well defined portrait.
Ex Jim Sazama Collection (Part XI, Dix, Noonan, & Webb 122, 2 April 2014), lot 238; Prof. Jeffrey P. Mass Collection (Part IV, Dix, Noonan, & Webb 73A, 14 March 2007), lot 1342 (part of).
