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, Worcester, cut Halfpence (2), both Osbern, osbebn, b for r, 0.72g/1h (SCBI 725), [os]bern, 0.72g/5h (SCBI 726) [2]. Fine and nearly so, rare (£30-40)

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:
First D. Kightley Collection
Second M.R. Allen Collection.

The rev. of the first is from the same die as SCBI 724 (Mass Part I, lot 152) for which the mis-spelling of the moneyer’s name was not noted