Special Collections

Sold between 6 September & 21 March 1995

2 parts

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The Collection of British Hammered Coins formed by William H. Pheatt of Arizona, USA

William H Pheatt

Lot

№ 688

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21 March 1995

Hammer Price:
£240

Henry I, Penny, Pellets in Quatrefoil type, Dorchester, Osbern, OSBER[N: ON]: DOREC[E:], 1.28 gms (FEJ 1656, this coin; N. 870; S. 1275). Flat below bust, with surface crack (and corresponding on reverse), otherwise about very fine with a clear bust, very rare

Ex Lockett (3913, part), SCMB Oct. 1960 (7286), Elmore Jones (1656), Glendining 4 Nov. 1987 (188) and SCMB June 1988 (G267); the last reference gives the reading as OSBER…DORE[CST] in error