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Henry II (1154-1189), Short Cross coinage, Pennies (3), all London, class Ib 2, Iohan, iohan · on · lvnd, 1.42g/12h (SCBI Mass 284); class Ib 1, Pieres, peres · on · lvnd, 1.31g/4h (SCBI Mass 290); class Ib 1, Randul, randvl · on · lvd, vl punched over earlier vl placed too close to preceding d, 1.31g/3h (SCBI Mass 305; N 963; S 1344) [3]. Second chipped and cracked, third with pitted surfaces and test-cut on edge, otherwise fine to very fine £60-80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins.

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Provenance: First from the Wainfleet (Lincolnshire) Hoard, 1990, J.P. Mass Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 61, 17 March 2004, lot 97; second J.P. Mass Collection, Part III, DNW Auction 69, 15 March 2006, lot 873 (part); third P. Woodhead Collection, Spink Auction 75, 29 March 1990, lot 77 (part), J.P. Mass Collection, Part II, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 490 (part)