Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Farthing, York, mm. cross pommée on obv. only, lis by neck, 0.29g/6h (Cook, SNC December 1998, p.428, this coin; Lessen, BNJ 1993, –; Withers A.1, this coin illustrated; Whitton –; N –; S 1852A). Good very fine with an excellent portrait; of the highest rarity and believed the only known specimen £1,500-£2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The North Yorkshire Moors Collection of British Coins.

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Provenance: Purchased “several years ago” [i.e. early 1990s] in West Yorkshire; Glendining Auction, 28 July 1999, lot 89