Richard I (1189-1199), Penny, class IIIab 1, York, Turkil, tvrkil · on · eve, five pearls to crown, 1.17g/3h (SCBI Mass 858; N 967; S 1347). Some corrosion (tooled) between 3 and 6 o’clock, otherwise nearly very fine with clear portrait, rare £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Jim Sazama Collection of Medieval Coins.

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Provenance: From the Lisieux (dép. Calvados, France) Hoard, c. 1936; British Museum 1936 3-6-16, presented by P. Le Gentilhomme (by exchange); J.P. Mass Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 61, 17 March 2004, lot 167