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Auction 16022 29 November 2016
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Henry VI, (1422-1461), Penny, Annulet issue, London/Calais mule, 0.74g, mm. cross V/-, hen[ ] rex anglie, double saltire stops, no annulets by neck, rev. [ ]l la cal[ ], double saltire after tas, annulet under vil and cal (N.1431/1432; S.1844/1845; Stewartby p.331, Ic), cracked with edge loss from 2-6 oclock, otherwise good fine and extremely rare, possibly unique.
E J HarrisBt A H Baldwin, February 1998The mint at Calais was authorised under the indenture awarded to Bartholemew Goldbeter on 13 February 1422, six months before the death of Henry V. The early output appears to have been gold, but exactly when the mint started to coin silver is uncertain. This rarity combines the bust and shoulder style of Henry V, type G, with a standard Henry VI initial cross and Calais penny reverse, and as such adds further fuel to the debate on the divide between Henry V & VI and the annulet issues which appear to bridge the succession. This was possibly an unfinished obverse die at the time of the succession, but given the bust punch used, could be earlier. It has been given to Henry VI as the type of initial cross is not known for Henry V and no pennies are known at Calais that can be positively attributed to him.
Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00
E J HarrisBt A H Baldwin, February 1998The mint at Calais was authorised under the indenture awarded to Bartholemew Goldbeter on 13 February 1422, six months before the death of Henry V. The early output appears to have been gold, but exactly when the mint started to coin silver is uncertain. This rarity combines the bust and shoulder style of Henry V, type G, with a standard Henry VI initial cross and Calais penny reverse, and as such adds further fuel to the debate on the divide between Henry V & VI and the annulet issues which appear to bridge the succession. This was possibly an unfinished obverse die at the time of the succession, but given the bust punch used, could be earlier. It has been given to Henry VI as the type of initial cross is not known for Henry V and no pennies are known at Calais that can be positively attributed to him.
Estimate: £80.00 - £100.00