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Auction: 16020 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2, Coins of Henry II to Edward II
Lot: 561

John (1199-1216), ‘Short Cross’ Coinage, Pennies (3), Canterbury, class 6bí2, Hivn (2), 1.44g, rev. +hivn•on•cante, dirt in the legends and a soft portrait, otherwise fine, 1.35g, a good portrait, but porous, nearly very fine, Walter, 1.43g, rev. +walter•on•can, a flat spot on the face, otherwise nearly very fine (N.975/2; S.1354 Stewartby VIb2), the first coin has a stop before rex and a plain cross for the initial mark in place of the usual cross pattée, this variety is presumably at least scarce (3)

provenance:
(i),(iii) Bt Spink, January 1953

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