Heraldic Pendant of Richard, Duke of Gloucester

456, Lot: 705. Estimate $150. Sold for $380. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

YORK (Restored). Richard III. as Duke of Gloucester, before 1483. Æ Heraldic Pendant (29mm, 7.60 g). Arms of Duke of Gloucester set on radiant sun / Blank. Green and brown patina, light roughness, traces of silvering. Near VF. Molded suspension loop broken in antiquity. An interesting historical artifact.

From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Andy Singer.