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3 July 2019
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfpenny, type I, London, double annulet on breast, 0.55g/4h (Withers 1C; N 1331a; S 1698). King’s face weak, otherwise very fine, dark-toned, rare £100-£120
Hammer Price: £130
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Halfpenny, type II, London, nothing on breast, 0.53g/1h (Withers 1l; N 1331b; S 1699). About very fine, black-toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £120
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Farthing, London, small head with no neck, reads ricardvs rex angl, 0.33g/1h (Withers 1a; Purvey series 1; N 1333a; S 1703). Peripheral weakness, otherwise about very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Farthing, London, small head with neck, reads ricard and angl, 0.30g/1h (Withers 1c; Purvey series 2; N 1333b; S 1701). An exceptional specimen on a full flan, very fine and dark-toned, rare £300-£500
Hammer Price: £700
Richard II (1377-1399), First period, Farthing, London, small head with no neck, reads ricard and angl, 0.27g/10h (Withers 1c; Purvey series 2; N 1333b; S 1703). A trifle off-centre, otherwise very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £420
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Groat, type III, London, mm. cross pattée, reads francie, 4.70g/9h (Potter –/IIIb; N 1321a; S 1680). Slightly bent, otherwise very fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfgroat, type III, London, mm. cross pattée, with French title, rev. from an Edward III Post-Treaty die in retouched state, 2.13g/10h (DIG 1/1; Potter IIIb, and same obv. die as pl. xx, nos 6-8, same rev. die as no. 12; N 1323; S 1684). Minor scrapes on obverse, otherwise better than fine, dark tone, extremely rare £400-£600
Hammer Price: £480
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfgroat, type IV, London, mm. cross pattée, no fleur on breast, 2.08g/8h (DIG 2/1; Potter 8/IIIb; N 1323; S 1685). Lightly cleaned, otherwise fine or better, extremely rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £900
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Penny, type III, London, fishtail letters, 1.06g/2h (cf. Potter, BNJ 1958-61, pl. xx, 3; N 1327; S 1689). Slightly small of flan, centres about very fine, very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £340
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Penny, type III, York, Abp Arundel, Abp Waldby or Abp le Scrope, London-made dies, cross on breast, escallop after tas, 0.97g/3h (Purvey IIIa; N 1329e; S 1695). About fine, rare £60-£80
Hammer Price: £110
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Penny, York, Gp C, Abp Arundel, Abp Waldby or Abp le Scrope, local dies, reads angile, 0.93g/4h (Purvey Gp C, die 4, and BNJ 1962, pl. vii, 50, same dies; N 1330c; S 1692). Small cut on reverse, otherwise fine, scarce £60-£80
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfpenny, type III, London, rounded chin, reads angl, 0.54g/8h (Withers 4a; Purvey, BNJ 1962, pl. ix, 16, same obv. die; N 1332a; S 1700). Very fine and toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
Richard II (1377-1399), Second period, Halfpenny, type III, London, 0.34g/2h (Withers 5 var.; N 1332a; S 1700). Good fine, dark-toned £60-£80
Hammer Price: £50
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Halfgroat, London, mm. cross pattée, star on breast, unbarred Roman ns on rev., 2.28g/1h (DIG 5, this coin, illustrated on p.50; Potter 4, this coin; N 1346; S 1718). Very fine and dark-toned, extremely rare; only 7 true Heavy Halfgroats known for the reign, of which 3 are in institutions £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Penny, London, bust with long neck, star on breast, additional pellet in two quarters on rev., 0.92g/12h (Potter 5, this coin; N 1348; S 1719). Very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Penny, York, Abp Bower, late style, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 1.07g/3h (Delmé-Radcliffe 76, same obv. die; N 1351; S 1722). Legends weak, otherwise nearly very fine but an unusually good example, very rare £600-£800
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Penny, York, Abp Bower, late style, quatrefoil in centre of rev., 1.03g/8h (Archibald, BNJ 1969, p.76, no.996, this coin; N 1351; S 1722). Fine, grey tone, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £460
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Halfpenny, London, type I, reads angli, 0.57g/6h (Withers 1; RCL 3996, same obv. die; N 1352-3; S 1723-4). Reverse slightly double-struck, otherwise about very fine, rare £300-400
Hammer Price: £400
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Halfpenny, London, type I, reads anglie, 0.47g/12h (Withers 2a; N 1352-3; S 1723-4). Reverse double-struck, fair, rare £90-£120
Hammer Price: £140
Henry IV (1399-1413), Heavy coinage, Farthing, London, mm. cross pommée, 0.36g/9h (Withers 1; N 1354; S 1725). Minor deposit, otherwise very fine and full, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £2,600
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type I, mm. cross pattée, from altered dies of Richard II, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.21g/8h (Stewartby P I; Potter I-3, and BNJ 1960, pl. viii, 4, same dies [= Grueber 310]; N 1358; S 1726). Slightly clipped, otherwise obverse fine, reverse better, extremely rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée, 8-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.58g/3h (Stewartby P II; Potter II-1/II-2; N 1359a; S 1727). Excavated state, wavy flan, edge cracked and with a chip at 8 o’clock, extremely rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £600
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée, 10-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.45g/5h (Stewartby P II; Potter II-2/II-2, and BNJ 1960, pl. viii, 6, same dies; N 1359a; S 1727). Three edge splits, otherwise fine, reverse better, extremely rare £1,200-£1,500
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Groat, London, type III, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, trefoil of pellets at end of obv. legend, 3.71g/8h (Stewartby P III; Potter III-4/II-3, and BNJ 1960, pl. viii, 11, same obv. die; N 1359b; S 1728). Face weak, otherwise about very fine, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Halfgroat, London, type II, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, 10-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.01g/12h (DIG 3/5, this coin illustrated, recté 3/5 from 3/2; Stewartby P II; Harris, BNJ 1997, 59, this coin; Potter –; N –; S 1730 var.). Clipped, otherwise fine and of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen £1,000-£1,200
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Halfgroat, London, type III, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.78g/7h (DIG 2/2; Stewartby P III; Potter III-2/4; N 1361; S 1730). Obverse double-struck, otherwise fine to very fine and dark-toned, very rare £700-£900
Hammer Price: £800
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, London, type II/III mule, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast and after tas, 0.82g/4h (Stewartby P II/P III; Potter II-3/1 var.; N 1363a/1363b; S 1731 var.). Some light scratches, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £600-800
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, London, type II/III mule, from the same obv. die as previous, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil before civi, 0.81g/9h (Stewartby P II/P III; Potter II-3/2; N 1363a/1363b; S 1731). Minor flan flaws, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £850
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, Durham, Bp Langley, slipped trefoil on breast, pellet and saltire stops on rev., 0.74g/5h (Allen DM 154; Harris, BNJ 1999, D1; N 1365; S 1735). A little off-centre and edge split, otherwise fine, very rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £320
Henry IV (1399-1413), Light coinage: Primary series, Penny, York, Abp Bower, annulet on breast, rev. quatrefoil in centre, annulet stops, 0.94g/10h (Harris, BNJ 1999, Y4; Walters I, 255, same dies; N 1364; S 1734). Weak in parts, otherwise good fine and toned, rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £650
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Primary series/Secondary series mule, Groat, London, type III/class B, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, 3.21g/3h (Stewartby P III/B; Potter III-5/2; Walters I, 250, same dies; N 1359b/1386; S 1763). Clipped, otherwise obverse fine, reverse about very fine, very rare £900-£1,200
Hammer Price: £440
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Primary series/Secondary series mule, Groat, London, type III/class B, mm. cross pattée, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, 3.69g/1h (Stewartby P III/B2; Potter III-3, and BNJ 1960, pl. viii, 10, same dies; N 1359b/1386; S 1763). Obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise about very fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Primary series/Secondary series mule, Halfgroat, type III/class B, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, 9-arc tressure, annulet to left and pellet to right of crown, slipped trefoil on breast, saltire before dev, 1.77g/6h (DIG 2/5, and p.58, this coin illustrated; Stewartby P III/B; N 1361/1390; S 1770). Small edge crack and a few light marks on face, otherwise about very fine, extremely rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class A, mm. pierced cross with central pellet on obv., cross pattée on rev., ‘emaciated’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after henric, slipped trefoil after posvi, 3.68g/6h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 7, and pl. 2, this coin; Potter I-1 and pl. ix, 1, this coin; N 1385; S 1759). Very fine and very rare £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £5,500
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class A, mm. cross pattée on obv., pierced cross with pellet centre on rev., ‘emaciated’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after posvi, 3.67g/3h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 13; Potter I-2; N 1385; S 1759, the plate coin). A few minor marks, otherwise very fine and very rare £2,000-£3,000
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class A, mm. cross pattée on obv., pierced cross with pellet centre on rev., ‘emaciated’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after henric, 3.60g/6h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, obv. die A-2, rev. unlisted; Potter I-2; N 1385; S 1759). About very fine, very rare £1,500-£1,800
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B1a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after henric, 3.78g/11h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 20; Potter II-1; N 1386; S 1762). About very fine and toned, rare £500-£700
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B1a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after henric, 3.79g/3h (Stewartby p.323 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 27, this coin listed; Potter II-2; N 1386; S 1762). About very fine, rare £500-£700
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B2a, mm. cross pattée, ‘scowling’ bust, no fleurs over crown, breast cusp fleured, 3.52g/11h (Stewartby p.324 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 28; Potter III/II; N 1386; S 1762). Some pitting and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise good fine, reverse about very fine, rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £160
Henry IV or Henry V, Light coinage: Secondary series, Groat, class B2a, mm. cross pattée on obv., pierced cross with pellet centre on rev., ‘scowling’ bust, no fleurs over crown, slipped trefoil before devm, 3.52g/2h (Stewartby p.324 [Henry IV]; Harris, BNJ 1997, p.26, 28; Potter III/II; N 1386; S 1762). Portrait rubbed, fine, reverse good fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £180
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