102, Lot: 215. Estimate $150. Sold for $140. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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Henry II. 1154-1189. AR Penny (21mm, 1.41 gm). Tealby class A, circa 1158-1161. Uncertain mint; Pieres, moneyer. Crowned facing bust (curl of hair), holding cruciform sceptre / +PERES: ON: [...D], short cross with crosslets in quarters. North 956-960; SCBC 1339-1341. Fine, toned.
The part of the bust that distinguishes the varieties of Tealby pennies, the drapery, is off the flan on this specimen.