Coins and Historical Medals

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Trefoil issue, Groat, class A/C mule (?), London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, trefoils above shoulders and after gra, small leaf on breast, single saltire before posvi and don and after mevm, 3.75g/3h (Whitton 30a/–; N 1499; S 1910). A few surface marks, die break on hair, very fine, the combination of dies rare and unusual £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Richard Renshaw Collection of Henry VI Groats.

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stray metal detector find; bt 2008

The vendor’s ticket states ‘British Museum Trefoil C coin 1871 0804 30 has same reverse die’