Harvey Plate Coin

5727128.

PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (18mm, 1.50 g, 7h). Short Cross type, class Vb2. Winchester mint; Miles, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, 1205-1207. Crowned facing bust, holding scepter / Voided short cross; quatrefoils in angles. Harvey 2724c (this coin); SCBI 56 (Mass), 1632 (same dies); North 970bii; SCBC 1351. Toned, areas of weak strike, slightly off center. Good VF. The Harvey plate coin and one of three cited for these dies.

Ex Alan Miles Collection (Baldwin’s 83, 24 September 2013), lot 4251, purchased from Spink.