LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Half Noble (27mm, 3.43 g, 2h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1422-circa 1430. Good VF.

Keystone 16 – The David C. Bianchi II Collection
Lot: 132.
Closing Date: May 20 2026 10:00 ET

British – Lancaster & York, Gold

Estimate: $ 2 000

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LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Half Noble (27mm, 3.43 g, 2h). Annulet issue. Tower (London) mint. Struck 1422-circa 1430. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Һ within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels. Cf. Schneider 291-4 (for type); North 1417; SCBC 1805. Areas of weak strike, slightly ragged edge. Good VF.

From the David C. Bianchi II Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 797 (January-February 1985), no. EG3.

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.

Closing Date and Time: 20 May 2026 at 10:43:40 ET.



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