The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins formed by Marvin Lessen (Part 2)

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil sub-issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, annulets by neck, trefoil to left of crown, annulet in one quarter on rev., 0.85g/9h (Whitton 4b; Walters, NC 1911, pl. x, 2, this coin; N 1432; S 1856). A little clipped, otherwise about very fine and toned, extremely rare; very few specimens known £400-£500

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

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Provenance: F.A. Walters Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 26-30 May 1913, lot 327 (part); L.E. Bruun Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 18-22 April 1925, lot 446 (part); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 1494; SNC February 1984 (219).

Virtually all known Annulet-Trefoil issue pennies have two annulets on the reverse and are therefore mules struck with Annulet reverses; as the present coin only has one annulet on the reverse it is a true Annulet-Trefoil coin and extremely rare as such