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Auction: 16020 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2, Coins of Henry II to Edward II
Lot: 503

John (1199-1216), ‘Short Cross’ coinage, Pennies (2), class 4c, London, 1.39g, Ricard, rev. +ricard•on•lvn, slight weaknes in the portrait, nearly very fine, 1.33g, Willelm, rev. +willelm•on•ln, slightly irregular, good fine, (N.968/3; S.1349; BNJ vol.11 pl.III/24 this coin; Stewartby IVc), both coins use the same obverse die, both very rare (2)

provenance:
(i) Bt September 1960
(ii) ex L A Lawrence; Bt September 1956

The second coin was used by Lawrence to illustrate his article on the Short Cross Coinage in the BNJ (1915)

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Sold for
£250