Coins and Historical Medals

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Leaf-Trefoil issue, Groat, class B, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, no leaf on breast, leaf after henric, di and gra, reads franc, trefoil after rex, double saltire stops after devm and before mevm, 3.64g/5h (Whitton 26f; N 1486; S 1898). Very fine or better, toned £200-£260

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

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C.A. Whitton Collection; SCMB March 1950 (322); St James’s Auction 4, 8 May 2006, lot 222

A rare obverse die, not represented in the Reigate hoard