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Auction: 16020 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2, Coins of Henry II to Edward II
Lot: 615

Henry III (1216-1272), ‘Long Cross’ Coinage, Pennies (2), Exeter, Phase 2, Class 2bí1, Robert, 1.41g, rev. rob ert one cce, the obverse slightly double struck, toned, fine, Class 2bí2, Philip, 1.38g, phi lip ohe cce, lustre, good very fine (N.985/1, N.985/2; S.1361A; Stewartby IIb1, IIb2, the second pl.3/56 this coin), a scarce mint, the first rare (2)

provenance:
(i) ex Greek Hoard

Churchill and Thomas in ‘The Brussels Hoard’ p.27 note that although Exeter and Norwich would have received 2b1 dies, there is no known example from these two places. The first coin however, has the curule X associated with 2b1 and not the later straight limbed X .

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£320