Auction Catalogue

9 December 2010

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Numismatic Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 437

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9 December 2010

Hammer Price:
£320

Henry VII (1485-1509), Facing Bust issue, Groat, class II, mm. cross fitchée on obv. only, crosses by neck, saltire stops, rev. saltire after devm and tas, lis after don, 3.05g/9h (SCBI Ashmolean 126/121; N 1704; S 2196). Cleaned, otherwise very fine, very rare
£150-200

Neither North or Spink gives cross fitchée as a mintmark for class II groats, however the Oxford Sylloge lists 10 specimens, none of which is from the same reverse die as the current coin which is known coupled with a lis-marked obverse

This is a coin of class I (N 1703; S 2194)