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A Collection of Short Cross Pennies, the Property of a Gentleman

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Lot

№ 98

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1 February 2023

Hammer Price:
£120

Henry III (1216-1272), Pennies (2), both London, Abel, class VIc, abel· on· lvnde, 1.34g/5h, class VId, abel on lvnde, 1.41g/9h (SCBI Mass 1829-30, 1893-4; N 976/1, 977; S 1355, 1355C) [2]. First nearly very fine, second better and a rare variety £150-£200

First from the ‘Naxos’ (Greece) Hoard, c. 1969 & Lord Stewartby Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 237, 28 June 2016, lot 568 (part); second Lord Stewartby Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 237, 28 June 2016, lot 574 (part) [from Seaby December 1953]