Richard III (1483-1485), Penny, London, type 2b, mm. boar’s head on obv. only, no marks by neck or on rev., 0.75g/9h (N 1684; S 2165). Slightly small of flan, otherwise good fine or better, excessively rare; one of four or five known specimens
£4,000-£5,000

Among the items stolen in February 1962 from the premises of B.A. Seaby was a Richard III London Penny which at the time was unique. To this day it has not been recovered. A few years ago a low grade specimen was discovered and sold at auction and since then a nearly very fine specimen passed through these rooms for£6,500 hammer (DNW 99, lot 413). The present piece is from the same obverse die as the Seaby coin and is arguably in better condition