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CSNS Signature Sale 3073 25-26 & 29 Apr 2019
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Bergerac. Henry, Earl of Lancaster (1347-1351) Gros a la Couronne ND VF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Bergerac mint, Short Cross type, Elias-130a (RRRR)?, W&F-306E 1/b (R2)?. 23mm. 1.93gm. An extremely rare type from this perhaps most coveted subseries within the Anglo-Gallic coinage, minted under Henry of Grosmont, Edward III's cousin, the successful captor of the town of Bergerac and Earl of Lancaster between 1347 and 1351. Usually found quite crude, and almost never so comparatively nice as the present specimen, which for its part, seems a bit undergraded--the iconic crown exceptionally bold, obverse and reverse stamps perfectly centered on the slightly irregular flan, and no serious edge chips or flan cracks are present. While some typically even corrosion is present, the environmental damage signified on the holder, a remarkable brightness is still preserved about the surfaces with little real rub detectable on the devices. A great opportunity to acquire such a lovely example of a variety of which Elias new only one example in 1979, which had been described by Poey d'Avant in 1860.
Ex. Spink Sale #323, 27-28 January, 2016; Michael Joffre Collection (CNG Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1824); purchased from Steve Ford (comes with old auction tags)
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
Bergerac. Henry, Earl of Lancaster (1347-1351) Gros a la Couronne ND VF Details (Environmental Damage) NGC, Bergerac mint, Short Cross type, Elias-130a (RRRR)?, W&F-306E 1/b (R2)?. 23mm. 1.93gm. An extremely rare type from this perhaps most coveted subseries within the Anglo-Gallic coinage, minted under Henry of Grosmont, Edward III's cousin, the successful captor of the town of Bergerac and Earl of Lancaster between 1347 and 1351. Usually found quite crude, and almost never so comparatively nice as the present specimen, which for its part, seems a bit undergraded--the iconic crown exceptionally bold, obverse and reverse stamps perfectly centered on the slightly irregular flan, and no serious edge chips or flan cracks are present. While some typically even corrosion is present, the environmental damage signified on the holder, a remarkable brightness is still preserved about the surfaces with little real rub detectable on the devices. A great opportunity to acquire such a lovely example of a variety of which Elias new only one example in 1979, which had been described by Poey d'Avant in 1860.
Ex. Spink Sale #323, 27-28 January, 2016; Michael Joffre Collection (CNG Triton XVIII, 6 January 2015, lot 1824); purchased from Steve Ford (comes with old auction tags)
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD