British Coins

Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Trefoil issue, Class A, Groat, London, mm. cross IIIb, small leaf on breast, trefoils by neck and after rex, don and mevm, reads fran, sivitas and adivtor, 3.78g/6h (Whitton –; N 1496; S 1908). Better than very fine, old dark cabinet toned; very rare with the error legend
£150-£180

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

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Collection

Bt W. T. Read; W.C. Boyd Collection, Baldwin Auction 42, 26 September 2005, lot 934 [with original ticket]

Struck from the same dies as the Hulett specimen (DNW 145, 24)

Within the reverse inner legend the first S and the V in SIVITAS have been double entered, along with the second N in LONDON