English Coins from The Collection of the Late John Atkinson (Part IV) Richard II (1377-1399)


96 97


Groat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 3.94g/12h (N 1320b; S 1679). Slightly clipped and some pitting, otherwise about fine, rare


£200-£260


Groat, type II, London, mm. cross pattée, 4.18g/4h (N 1320b; S 1679). Obverse tooled and details of portrait re- engraved, reverse double-struck, otherwise fine


£100-£150 Henry IV (1399-1413)


98


Light coinage, Halfgroat, London, mm. cross pattée, annulet to left, pellet to right of crown, ten arcs to tressure, slipped trefoil on breast, 1.34g/3h (DIG 2/2; N 1361; S 1730). Good fine but heavily clipped, very rare £600-£800


99


(Archibald, BNJ 1969, p.76, 1002, this coin; N 1364; S 1734). Obverse fair, reverse fine, rare


Provenance: From the Attenborough (Nottinghamshire) Hoard, 1966; Sotheby Auction, 30 September 1970, lot 27 Light coinage, Penny, York, annulet on breast, quatrefoil in centre of rev., annulets before CIVI and EBO, 0.95g/11h


£150-£180


100


Light coinage, Groat, class III/Henry V class A mule, mm. cross pattée (with pellet centre on rev.), annulet to left of crown and pellet above right-hand lis of crown, nine arcs to tressure, slipped trefoil on breast, rev. Lombardic Ns, quatrefoil after POSVI, cross after DON, two saltires after TAS, 2.79g/4h (Potter dies 1/Ie; N 1359b/1385; S 1760). Clipped and with small edge split, otherwise fine, very rare


£800-£1,000 Provenance: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; Mrs M. Delmé-Radcliffe Collection, Glendining Auction, 17 April 1985, lot 84 Henry IV or Henry V


101


Groat, class A, mm. cross pattée, ‘emaciated’ bust, large fleurs on all cusps, quatrefoil after hENRIC, two saltires after DI, rev. cross? after POSVI, two saltires after TAS and DON, 3.12g/2h (Potter die I-2; N 1385; S 1759). Slightly clipped otherwise very fine, very rare


£1,000-£1,200


Provenance: W.T. Ready Collection, Sotheby Auction, 15-19 November 1920, lot 408 (part); R.C. Lockett Collection, Glendining Auction, 4-6 November 1958, lot 3076; R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; D. Mangakis Collection; SNC November 1970 (12682).


The coins of classes A and B, traditionally attributed to Henry V, are now thought to be from the light coinage of Henry IV, c. 1412-13 (Stewartby pp.278ff)


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