PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. ‘Pattern’ AR Double Penny (22mm, 2.85 g, 12h). Long Cross coinage, class 5g. Canterbury mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck 1250-1272.

Triton XXV
Lot: 1342. Estimated: $ 15 000

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Sold For $ 32 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. ‘Pattern’ AR Double Penny (22mm, 2.85 g, 12h). Long Cross coinage, class 5g. Canterbury mint; Willem, moneyer. Struck 1250-1272. hЄ(NR)ICVS : RЄX III’, crowned facing head, holding lis-tipped scepter / WIL L(ЄM) (ON) C (AN)T, voided long cross, with central pellet; triple pellets in quarters. C&T p. 113-4 (this coin discussed); Allen, “The ‘Twopence’ of Henry III in the Drabble Sale,” in BNJ 24 (1941-1944), p. 55 (this coin discussed); Churchill, p. 24 (this coin); North –; SCBC –. Traces of gilding, ex mount with associated marks. VF. Extremely rare and of great interest.

Ex Lawrence R. Stack (Sotheby’s, 22 April 1999), lot 702; Spink 55 (8 October 1986), lot 116; Spink 1 (11 October 1978), lot 175; Dr. E. Carter (purchased en-bloc by Baldwin, 1950); G. Drabble (Glendining, 4 July 1939), lot 744; E. Wheeler (Sotheby & Co., 12 March 1930), lot 201; W. Ready (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 15 November 1920), lot 257.

Only two other Double Pennies of Henry III are known. One is in the collection of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Like the coin offered here it also has traces of gilding. Another specimen was recorded by Ruding in 1819 and has never been seen since. All three coins were struck at the Canterbury mint by different moneyers: Willem, Robert and Gilbert. This suggests that the Double Penny may not have been a pattern striking but instead was a tentative currency issue.

The final winners of all Triton XXV lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 11-12 January 2022. Triton XXV – Session Four – Early Medieval & Islamic Coinage through Large Lots will be held Wednesday afternoon, 12 January 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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