Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Richard III (1483-1485), Halfpenny, London, type 3, mm. sun and rose (no. 2) on obv. only, 0.40g/3h (Stewartby p.450; Withers 1; N 1688; S 2171). Good fine or better, rare and with a distinguished provenance £500-£700

E.W. Rashleigh Collection, Sotheby Auction, 21 June-1 July 1909, lot 755; Lord Grantley Collection, Part IV, Glendining Auction, 20-21 April 1944, lot 1470; R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection; SNC December 1996 (5970); Royal Berkshire Collection