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Auction: 1012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 881

Henry IV (1399-1413), heavy coinage, 1399-1412, Noble, 6.22g, type Ib, London, m.m. cross pattée, king, crowned, facing in ship holding sword and shield with lis one above and two below, crescent on ship´s rudder, saltire stops, rev. floriate cross arms extending from central panel containing letter h, with pellet at centre, saltire stops (Schneider 194- same obverse die; N.1336b; S.1706), clipped, probably once mounted, pleasing king, good very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 12,000-14,000 provenance Bt. Spink, August 1995 Spink-Noble Auction 43, September 1994, lot 2631. Sheffield Collection

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