Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Short Cross coins, London, Fil Aimer, fil aimer · on · lv[–], no double half moon letters, dies 16/24, 1.54g/11h (SCBI 28). Legends partly double-struck and weak in places, flan turned over between 8 and 9 o’clock, otherwise fine, bright (£50-60)

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

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Provenance:
From the Wainfleet (Lincolnshire) Hoard, 1990.

The Wainfleet Hoard of 383 Short Cross pennies, deposited c.1195 (SCBI Mass p.118, no.7), is the most significant find of its type in Britain since Colchester 1902. Some coins from it were acquired by the Britsh Museum, after which Prof. Mass purchased a number from the finder privately before Baldwin’s acquired the not inconsiderable residue