John (1199-1216), Short Cross coinage, Penny, 1.19g, class 4c (3), London, Fvlke, bust of coarser work, reversed S in legend, rev. +fvlkeonlv, short cross voided with quatrefoil in each angle (N.968/3; S.1349), slightly flat at one point of the reverse legend, good fine or better, Henri (2), 1.35g, rev. +henrionlvnd, slightly irregular, good fine, 1.39g, +henrionlvn, nearly fine (N.968/3; S.1349; the first, BNJ vol.11 pl.III/23 this coin; Stewartby IVc), all very rare (3).
:(i) ex L A Lawrence; Bt September 1956(ii) Bt September 1956(iii) Bt March 1965The first coin was used by Lawrence to illustrate his article on the Short Cross Coinage in the BNJ (1915)
Estimate: £180.00 - £240.00