Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Class V, Oxford, Henri, henri·on·oese, curls 3/3, pellets 2/2, 1.40g/12h (SCBI 1578; Allen dies 2/h2; SCBI Ashmolean 698, this coin). Weakly struck, nearly very fine, rare (£50-70)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Short Cross Coins formed by the late Professor Jeffrey P. Mass.

View
Collection

Provenance:
From the Eccles (Greater Manchester) Hoard, 1864;
Sir John Evans Collection;
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford (by exchange).

Same obv. die as lot 299. The mint signature is recorded as ocse but in the opinion of the cataloguer there is a very clear bar across the second letter