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, Johan, iohan · on · lvnd, d with comet-tailed serifs, curls 3/3, 1.43g/3h (SCBI 1413). A little off-centre and legends weak in places, otherwise very fine with clear portrait, extremely rare, the moneyer otherwise unknown for this class at London (£200-250)

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:
T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection
bt Spink 1989.

It has been suggested that this is possibly a wrongly engraved coin of Canterbury