445, Lot: 725. Estimate $100. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (17.5mm, 1.189 g, 4h). Short Cross type, class Vb1. Northampton mint; Roberd moneyer. Struck in the name of Henry II, 1205. Crowned head facing; scepter to left / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Cf. SCBI 56 (Maas) 1549 (cut halfpenny); North 970; SCBC 1351. VF, toned.
From the Johnson Family Collection. Ex Coin Galleries Numismatic Review VI/1 (1965), no. A230.