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3 July 2019
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, Calais, mm. cross II, no fleur on breast, reads angl’, 3.56g/12h (Whitton 12a; N 1427; S 1836). Obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £95
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, York, mm. cross II, fleur on breast cusp, lis by neck, 3.31g/9h (Lessen dies 1/2, and BNJ 1993, pl. 7, 3, this coin; Whitton 4a; N 1425; S 1838). Slightly bent at one edge, otherwise fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £460
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Groat, York, mm. cross II, fleur on breast cusp, lis by neck, from the same obv. die as previous, 3.42g/8h (Lessen dies 1/3, and BNJ 1993, pl. 7, 4, this coin; Whitton 4a; N 1425; S 1838). Slightly clipped and with some surface corrosion, otherwise fine, very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £440
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, London, a mule struck from a Henry V class G obv. die, mm. cross pattée on obv. only, reads adito, t of tas over o, 1.66g/4h (Stewartby p.328, H; DIG 1/9; Potter IXb; Whitton 1a; N 1393/1428; S 1775/1839). Cracked, some scores on obverse and a little small of flan, otherwise good fine, extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, London, mm. cross V on obv. only, 1.82g/5h (DIG 7/3; Whitton 11a; N 1428; S 1839). Very fine, toned £90-£120
Hammer Price: £90
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. cross II on obv. only, 9-arc tressure, reads angl’, 1.91g/9h (DIG 6/1; Whitton 7; N 1429; S 1840). Slightly clipped, otherwise about very fine £50-70
Hammer Price: £65
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, York, mm. cross II on obv. only, lis by neck, 11 arcs to tressure, 1.73g/6h (Lessen dies 1/1, and BNJ 1993, pl. 8, 14, this coin; DIG 1/1, this coin illustrated; Whitton 4; N 1430; S 1843). Small edge flaw at 1 o’clock on obverse, otherwise very fine and toned, extremely rare; only 8 specimens believed known, 3 of which are in institutions £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,200
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfgroat, York, mm. cross II on obv. only, lis by neck, 11 arcs to tressure, from the same dies as previous, 1.91g/3h (Lessen dies 1/1, and BNJ 1993, pl. 8, 13, this coin; DIG 1/1; Whitton 4; N 1430; S 1843). About very fine, extremely rare; only 8 specimens believed known, 3 of which are in institutions £1,500-£1,800
Hammer Price: £3,400
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Penny, London, mm. cross I on obv. only, 0.97g/7h (Whitton 1; N 1431; S 1844). Very fine, toned £90-120
Hammer Price: £300
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, 0.92g/9h (Whitton 3a; N 1432; S 1845). About very fine, dark-toned £60-80
Hammer Price: £45
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, 0.87g/7h (Whitton 3a; N 1432; S 1845). Good fine, grey tone £40-60
Hammer Price: £35
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Penny, York, mm. cross II on obv. only, lis by neck, 0.93g/1h (Lessen dies 1/2, and BNJ 1993, pl. 8, 19, this coin; Whitton 2; N 1433; S 1847). Very fine with a good portrait and some toning, extremely rare; only 3 specimens known to Lessen, one of which is in the British Museum £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £3,600
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfpenny, London, mm. cross V on obv. only, 0.48g/8h (Withers A.5; Whitton 5; N 1434; S 1848). Good very fine, toned £80-£100
Hammer Price: £100
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfpenny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, 0.40g/8h (Withers A.3; Whitton 3; N 1435; S 1849). Very fine £60-£80
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Halfpenny, York, mm. cross II on obv. only, lis by neck, 0.50g/6h (Lessen dies 2/1, and BNJ 1993, pl. 8, 22, this coin; Withers A.1; Whitton 1; N 1436; S 1850). Very fine and toned, extremely rare; only 3 specimens known to Lessen, the others being in institutions £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Farthing, London, mm. cross pommée on obv. only, 0.21g/1h (Withers A.2; Whitton 1 var.; N 1437; S 1851). Edge chipped, otherwise very fine and very rare £400-£500
Hammer Price: £320
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet issue, Farthing, Calais, mm. cross pommée on obv. only, pellet stops on obv., 0.26g/8h (Withers A.3/b; Whitton 1 var.; N 1438; S 1852). Minor deposit and obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise about very fine and black-toned, extremely rare £300-£400
Hammer Price: £600
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
Hammer Price: £3,200
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil/Annulet mule, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, annulets by neck, trefoil to left of crown, annulets in two quarters, 1.79g/10h (DIG 1/3; Whitton 14a; N 1429; S 1855/1840). Scratches on face, otherwise good fine £90-£120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil/Annulet mule, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, annulets by neck, trefoil to left of crown, annulets in two quarters, 0.91g/8h (Whitton 4a; N 1432; S 1856/1845). A trifle clipped, otherwise about very fine, scarce £150-£180
Hammer Price: £110
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil sub-issue, Groat, Calais, mm. cross II, annulets by neck, trefoil to left of crown, annulet in one quarter, trefoil after posvi, 3.73g/1h (Whitton 14; N 1427; S 1854). A little clipped and a few light scratches on obverse, otherwise very fine £150-£180
Hammer Price: £140
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet-Trefoil sub-issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, annulets by neck, trefoil to left of crown, annulet in one quarter on rev., 0.85g/9h (Whitton 4b; Walters, NC 1911, pl. x, 2, this coin; N 1432; S 1856). A little clipped, otherwise about very fine and toned, extremely rare; very few specimens known £400-£500
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Annulet/Rosette-Mascle mule, Groat, London, mm. crosses II/V, no fleur on breast, rosettes after posvi and don, 3.58g/10h (Whitton 13f; N 1426/1445; S 1835/1858). Very fine, scarce £90-£120
Hammer Price: £120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIa/V, mascle before lon, rosette after don, 2.79g/3h (Whitton 17a; N 1445; S 1858). Slightly clipped and weak in centre of reverse, otherwise very fine £80-£100
Hammer Price: £60
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses II/V, mascles in two spandrels and before la, 3.65g/7h (Whitton 16b; N 1446; S 1860). Struck from a worn obverse die, old scratches on obverse, otherwise very fine and toned, rare £120-£150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses II/V, reads ang, mascles after rex and before la, 3.83g/12h (Whitton 24a var.; N 1446; S 1859). Very fine, toned £120-£150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIa/V, reads angl’, mascles after rex and before la, 3.79g/9h (Whitton 26a; N 1446; S 1859). Very fine and toned £120-£150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIa/V, mascles after rex and before la, 1.88g/12h (DIG 8/2; Whitton 21; N 1448; S 1862). Good very fine £120-£150
Hammer Price: £220
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Halfgroat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIa/V, mascles after rex and before la, 1.73g/9h (DIG 10/2; Whitton 23; N 1448; S 1862). Very fine with some toning £80-£100
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, Calais, mm. cross V on obv. only, 1.02g/9h (Whitton 6; N 1450; S 1865). Good very fine £90-£120
Hammer Price: £160
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, Durham, Bp Langley, mm. cross V on obv. only, star to left of crown, o over l in dvnolmi, 0.85g/3h (Allen DM 159; Whitton 1b; RCL 1519, same dies; N 1452; S 1869). Surfaces somewhat coarse, otherwise very fine, rare £90-£120
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Penny, York, Abp Kemp, local dies, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, mullets by crown, 0.84g/7h (Whitton 3b; N 1451 (iii); S 1868). Edge crack and chipped, otherwise good fine £40-£50
Hammer Price: £50
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle issue, Halfpenny, Calais, mm. cross IIIa on obv. only, 0.47g/8h (Withers RM.7/c; Whitton 7a; N 1454; S 1871). Legend partly weak, otherwise very fine £60-£80
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle/Pinecone-Mascle mule, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIa/V, mascle before tas, 3.58g/6h (Whitton 17/19b; N 1445/1460; S 1858/1874). Good very fine and toned, rare £200-£260
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Rosette-Mascle/Pinecone-Mascle mule, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIa/V, mascles after rex and before la, 3.75g/8h (Whitton 26e; N 1446/1461; S 1859/1875). Very fine, scarce £90-£120
Hammer Price: £55
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Groat, London, mm. crosses IIIb/V, i over v in civi, mascle before lon, 3.85g/12h (Whitton 19a; N 1460; S 1874). Good very fine, toned £150-£180
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIa/V, reads adivtoe, 3.57g/7h (Whitton 28d var.; N 1461; S 1875). A trifle clipped, otherwise good very fine and toned, rare £150-£200
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIb/V, no stops after la, 3.78g/7h (Whitton 30b var.; N 1461; S 1875). Very fine £120-£150
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Groat, Calais, mm. crosses IIIb/V, fleurs on three left cusps only, no stops after la, 3.70g/11h (Lessen, SNC June 2006, pp.144-5, this coin; Whitton –; N 1461; S 1875). Traces of scribed inner circle from the reverse apparent as a partial ‘halo’ on the obverse, very fine, rare £200-£260
Hammer Price: £240
Henry VI (First reign, 1422-1461), Pinecone-Mascle issue, Halfpenny, London, mm. cross IIIb on obv. only, mascle after rex, 0.46g/4h (Withers PM.10/a; Whitton 20b; N 1468; S 1884). Good very fine, grey tone £90-£120
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