LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33mm, 6.92 g, 12h). Annulet issue. London mint; im: –/lis. Struck 1422-circa 1430. EF.

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LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33mm, 6.92 g, 12h). Annulet issue. London mint; im: –/lis. Struck 1422-circa 1430. h ЄnRIC (lis) DI’· GRΛ’· RЄX · ΛnGL · (retrograde Z) · FRΛnC’· DnS · hУB’ (trefoil stops), Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; ornaments 1-1-1, ropes 2/1, quatrefoils 3/3 / (lis) Ih’C (cinquefoil) ΛVT’· TRΛnSIЄnS · PЄR · mЄDIVm · ILLORV’· IBΛT, voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over voided trefoil; at center, h within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with trefoils in spandrels. Whitton, Heavy 4f; Schneider 279 (same obv. die); North 1414; SCBC 1799. Areas of weak strike. EF. Bold portrait.

From the Evergreen Collection, purchased from Steinberg, 1996.

The only son and heir of Henry V and Catherine de Valois, and the grandson and heir of Charles VI of France, Henry VI was a person in whom many great expectations were invested, but who, because of his age and mental ill-health, not only precipitated the onset of the so-called “Wars of the Roses”, but also reinvigorated French confidence in the Hundred Years War through English mismanagement and the appearance of Jeanne d’Arc.

Henry VI, a baby of only nine months, became king in 1422 with the sudden death of his father. During the king’s minority, a tripartite regency was established, made up of the king’s uncles. By 1424, however, factionalism between the regents began to arise, so that by 1429 when Henry VI achieved his majority, many of the successes of Henry V in France were lost.

The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session Four – Lot 920-1141 will be held Wednesday afternoon, 14 January 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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