Buckinghamshire, Aylesbury, Skidmore’s mule Halfpenny, Justice seated right, holding sword and scales, rev. Hendon church, edge grained, 11.29g/6h (DH 14; Preston-Morley 1030, this piece). Brilliant mint state with full original colour, of the highest rarity; only two other specimens known, one of which is in the British Museum £800-1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: From a 19th century collection; Spink Auction 92, 9 June 1992, lot 8; P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 52, 28-9 November 2001, lot 1030; bt R. Gladdle April 2002