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318, Lot: 1069. Estimate $100.
Sold for $120. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PLANTAGENET. Henry III. 1216-1272. AR Penny (18mm, 1.54 g, 4h). Long cross type, class IIIab². Gloucester mint; John, son of Simon, moneyer; im: crescent and star. Struck 1248-1250. ҺЄ(NR)ICVS RЄX · III, crowned facing bust / ION | ON | GLO|VCЄ, voided long cross pommée with pellet at center and trefoil in each angle. C&T Gl33; North 986/1 note; SCBC 1362/1363. Good VF, lightly toned.


Ex Brussels Hoard.

Uncovered by workmen in Brussels in 1908, this hoard contained over 140,000 coins, the majority of which were English pence from the mid-13th century. Though many of the non-English pieces were melted down shortly after their recovery, the English pieces themselves, representing a vast corpus of study on the coinage during the reign of Henry III, has since spawned the publication of two important books on his issues: the work by Churchill & Thomas, covering the contents of the Hoard from an English perspective centering around Henry III, and the work by Churchill alone, covering specifically the mints and moneyers during this reign.