Richard III (1483-1485), London, type 3, mm. sun and rose no. 2 on obv. only, no stops, pointed chin, 1.32g/7h (DIG 5/2ix; N 1682; S 2162). About very fine, very rare £3,000-4,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The David Greenhalgh Collection of Medieval Halfgroats.

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Provenance: L.A. Lawrence Collection, Sotheby Auction, 24-7 February 1903, lot 433; B. Roth Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 19-20 July 1917, lot 208; F.A. Walters Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 24-7 October 1932, lot 369; S.R. Naish Collection; H.A. Parsons Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-13 May 1954, lot 327; R. Carlyon Britton Collection; H.H. Snellenburg Collection [from Spink 1966]; Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 45, 13 June 1985, lot 218 (part).

The vendor notes 23 known specimens, nine of which are in museums