Lot Archive

Lot

№ 690

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21 March 1995

Hammer Price:
£140

Henry I, Pennies (3), all Pellets in Quatrefoil type, mints and moneyers uncertain, viz. [–––––]ON: NO[–––], 1.53 gms; [––––––]LI[–––], 0.95 gms; and [–––––]ON: PI[–––], 1.37 gms (N. 870; S. 1275). First broken and repaired, second fine but reverse very off-centre, last officially incised, fair (3)

1st with no provenance, acquired pre-1980 as ‘Norwich mint’; 2nd and 3rd ex ‘Beauvais’ Hoard (32, part), and sold to the vendor as ‘London, moneyer Rawulf’ and ‘Winchester’ respectively