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CNG Feature Auction 121

Lot nuber 1296

LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AR Halfpenny (13mm, 0.66 g, 10h). Heavy coinage. London (Tower) mint. Struck 1399-1412. VF.


CNG Feature Auction 121
Lot: 1296.
 Estimated: $ 500

British, Silver

Sold For $ 1 100. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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LANCASTER. Henry IV. 1399-1413. AR Halfpenny (13mm, 0.66 g, 10h). Heavy coinage. London (Tower) mint. Struck 1399-1412. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée with voided quatrefoil at center; triple pellets in quarters. Withers III type 3a; North 1352; SCBC 1723. Weak in part. Richly toned. VF. Rare.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Baldwin 42 (26 September 2005) lot 929; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 31 March 1903), lot 315 (part of); H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 483 (part of); W. Brice Collection; G. Wakeford Collection; 1868 Highbury Hoard.

The Highbury Hoard, discovered 1868, was a notable but unfortunately unrecorded hoard of heavy coinage of Henry IV together with a number of low-grade silver pieces from Venice. (Thompson, J. Inventory of British Coin Hoards, p. xlvi)

The final winners of all CNG Feature Auction 121 lots will be determined during the live online sale that will be held on 6-8 October 2022. This lot is in Session Five, which will begin 8 October 2022 at 9 AM ET.

Winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer's fee for bids placed on this website and 25% for all others.

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