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PLANTAGENET. Richard II. 1377-1399. AV Noble (40mm, 7.73 g, 10h). Type IIC, ‘porcine’ style. Calais mint.
ˆƱý ¨ˆĕ Ḻ ĕĚƱ Ḻ ŷˆ¨ Ḻ ˆĚҞ Ḻ ¨ɀŷǮ Ḻ ĕɀ˫ Ḻ ƌӎB Ḻ Ԥ Ḻ ¨ʠѝƱ˶, Richard standing facing in ship; flag at stern, voided quatrefoil over sail, ornaments 1-1-1-1, ropes 3/1, quatrefoils 4/4 / ๘ ƱƌĚ Ḻ ¨ѝ˶Ěȶ Ḻ ˶ˆ¨ɀ˫ƱĚɀ˫ Ḻ PĚˆ Ḻ ȶĚĕƱѝȶ Ḻ ƱǮǮɨˆѝȶ Ḻ ƱB¨˶, ornate cross with lis at ends and small R in center; crowned lion over trefoil in each quarter. Schneider 155
(same dies); North 1307(1); SCBC 1661. Good VF, small mark on obverse. An excellent example of this rare and distinctive ‘porcine’ type. ($7500) Struck from an obverse die first used at London (cf. Schneider 154), then altered for use at Calais with the addition of a flag.
1145. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 7.04 g, 11h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1422-1427. ƌ ENˆiý= ჭ Di= $ ŷˆ¨= $ ˆEҞ $ ¨NŷȄ= $ ⎜ $ fˆ¨Ný= $ DN=S $ ƌһÝ=, Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand, ornaments: 1-1-1 (Type B), quatrefoils: 3/3, N type 3 in legend / Ⴀ iƌ=ý ᚨ ¨ѝͿ= ⍿ Ϳˆ¨NSiENS ⍿ ʖEˆ ⍿ MEDiѝM ⍿ iǣǣɨˆѝ= ⍿ iݨͿ, cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, ƌ within quatrefoil; in each angle, crown above lion passant; all within double polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoil (type 2) in all others; N type 4 in legend. Whitton, Heavy 6c; Schneider 282; North 1414; SCBC 1799. Good VF, light orange tone, a couple of very light marks on ship’s hull. ($3000)
1146. LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Quarter Noble (15mm, 1.72 g, 8h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint; im: lis. Struck 1422-1427. ƌENˆiý= ჭ Di= $ ŷˆ¨= $ ˆEҞ $ ¨NŷȄ=, coat-of-arms; small lis above; all within polylobe with trefoil cusps / ჭ EҞaǴͿaÝiͿѝr (mullet-in-annulet) iN ი ŶǴɨria, cross fleurée with lis at ends and in center; in each angle, lion passant left over trefoil; all within polylobe, with pellet in spandrels. Whitton, Heavy 1b; Schneider –; North 1420; SCBC 1810. Good VF, light marks. Struck on a full round flan. ($750) Very rare with mullet-in-annulet in reverse legend; of the 43 examples of SCBC 1810 on CoinArchives, only one of this variety (Goldberg 59, lot 3057, hammer $2100).
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