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Auction: 318 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1018

England. Plantagenets. John (1199-1216). Short-Cross Penny. Winchester, moneyer: Lukas. Class Vb. Crowned and draped, facing bust within circle, holding scepter; hENRICVS REX, rev. Short cross voided, pellet quatrefoil in each angle; +LVKAS.ON.WINC. N.970, S.1351. Superb strike and broad flan for type, well-centered, with bold details. Toned a handsome soft gray with hints of russet. Rare so nice. NGC AU 55.
Ex 'The Millennia Collection', Ira & Larry Goldberg, Beverly Hills, CA, May 26, 2008, lot 271; ex Larry Stack Collection, Sotheby's, London, April 22-23, 1999, lot 699; ex Dr. Jacob Y. Terner Collection

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