NumisBids
  
Spink
Auction 19051  27 Jun 2019
View prices realized

Lot 50

Starting price: 650 GBP
Price realized: 850 GBP
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Richard II (1377-99), Half-Noble, Tower, type Ia {with altered obverse die of Edward III}, 3.16g [48.8gns], 8h, ric over edw in ricard di gra [rex angl 7 franc] dns hib et aq, ropes 3/1 {twisted}, ornaments ?-1-1-, quatrefoils 2/[?], rev. i.m. cross pattée [6], double [?] saltire stops in legend and by mintmark, large r over e in centre [?] (Webb Ware 1a; Stewartby Ia, cf. pp. 239; Schneider I, 123; N.1309; S.1664), cleaned and somewhat flat with die flaws, heavily clipped, otherwise fair to fine, very rare, same dies as next.
The cataloguer notes that this obverse die was also paired with the reverse die mules of Post-Treaty coinage of Edward III (cf. Baldwin 101, 28 September 2016, lot 3120).
Estimate: £800 - £1,000
Question about this auction? Contact Spink