Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Halfgroat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, 10-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.01g/12h (DIG 3/5, this coin illustrated, recté 3/5 from 3/2; Stewartby P II; Harris, BNJ 1997, 59, this coin; Potter –; N –; S 1730 var.). Clipped, otherwise fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £1,000-£1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: G.W. Bower Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 June 1977, lot 311 [from Baldwin 1954]; G.S. Hopkins Collection, Baldwin Auction 30, 7-8 May 2002, lot 89