PLANTAGENET. John. 1199-1216. AR Penny (19mm, 1.38 g, 7h). Short Cross type, class Va2. Canterbury mint; Samuel, moneyer. Struck in the name and types of Henry II, 1204-1205. ҺЄNRICVS RЄ X (S retrograde), crowned facing bust, holding scepter / + SAMVЄL · ON · CA (S retrograde), voided cross, with four pellets in angles. SCBI 56 (Mass), 1237 (this coin); North 969; SCBC 1350B. VF, toned. Rare.
From the Andrew Wayne Collection. Ex Prof. Jeffrey P. Mass Collection (Part IV, Dix, Noonan, Webb, 73A, 14 March 2007), lot 1305 (includes ticket; purchased from Baldwin’s, 1996) C. R. Wren Collection.