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Auction: 14006 - Ancient, British and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 245

Richard II (1377-99), Half-Noble, 3.82g, London, type IIIB, king standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield, lion on rudder, rev. floriate cross with lis at ends, r in centre, saltire/annulet stops, m.m. double annulet on reverse only (N.1311; S.1667; Schneider 173 - same obverse die), small dent repaired in obverse field, slightly off centre otherwise about very fine, extremely fine, one of only four known with the lion on rudder

provenance
Samuel King, Spink auction 173, 5 May 2005, lot 7
Christie's, 26 February 1991, lot 547
Glendining, 30 May 1961, lot 612
R. C. Lockett, Glendining, 11 october 1956, lot 1336

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