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Auction: 16020 - The Academic Collection of Lord Stewartby: English Coins part 2, Coins of Henry II to Edward II
Lot: 875

Short Cross, Sterling Pennies (2), Group CF, 1.38g, ‘Canterbury’, ‘Henri’, [ ]rievsr/e[ ], bust with cinquefoil on crown , pellets-curls 2/2, rev. +[ ]rioncant, i.m. cross pattée, struck off-centre both sides, fine or slightly better (this coin), ‘Canterbury’, ‘Henri’, 1.31g, henrievsr/ex, reversed , thick waisted s, cinquefoil sceptre head, rev. +henrioneawe, pitted with a dark tone, fine (Stewartby, NC 1995 p.247/75iii and pl.44/78 these coins), the second possibly unique with this style of sceptre head (2)

provenance:
(i) ex Greek Hoard
(ii) Found near Deal, 1992

This and the following lot are examples of the extensive coinage associated with Lippe

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£130