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Auction: 26022 - The Hambleden Hoard: The Most Important Trove of Black Death Coins Ever Found
Lot: 1217

Henry III (1216-1272), 'Shortcross' Penny, Class VIIb3, c. 1232-1234, Canterbury, Ioan Fr, hENRICVS REX, crowned 'chinless' bust facing, no pellets in hair curls, rev. + IOAN FR ON CANT, voided short cross, cross pommées in angles, 0.969g [14.95grns] (Site Reference [B1 (23)]; SCBI Mass, 1992-1993; North 979; Spink 1356B), deliberately bent in a rudimentary test for silver purity, otherwise fine, the earliest Silver coin in the trove; additionally, Edward III (1327-1377), 'Longcross' Penny, 1344-1351, Class 3, Tower (London), + EDW R o ANGL o DNS hYB, normal-barred N, fishtail S, crowned bust facing, with bifoliate crown, drapery in one-piece, neat crown with 'toadstool' ornaments, rev. CIVITAS LONDON, unbarred A, fishtail S, elongated-serif to L, normal-barred N, long cross and trio of pellets in angles, 1.338g [20.65grns], 5h, i.m. cross pattée (Site Reference [L2.F5.7]; Spink 1545 - Rev. II), with partial verdigris encrustration, otherwise residually lustrous and softly struck in parts, a bolder fine, the last silver coin in the trove (2)

Recovered as B1 (23)

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Estimate
£50 to £100

Starting price
£50