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Auction: 16020 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2, Coins of Henry II to Edward II
Lot: 605

Henry III (1216-1272), ‘Long Cross’ Coinage, Penny, Canterbury, Phase 1, Class 1b, 1.49g, obv. i.m.1?, henricvs rex•an, five dots below crown, rev. lie ter ci’ can (N.984;S.1359; Stewartby Ib), light even wear, toned, good fine, very rare.



provenance:
Bt A H Baldwin, January 2005

The mintmark on this coin is made from a pellet punch cut over an 8 pointed star. According to Churchill and Thomas, the 8 pointed star appears at the end of the series, so whether this was an attempted obliteration or by design is uncertain.

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Sold for
£160