Davissons Ltd.
E-Auction 36 26 Aug 2020
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Richard II. 1377-1399. AR groat. 4.41 gm. 26 mm. Type II. London mint. Facing crowned bust; reversed Z copula; Type I lettering; RICARD DI GRA REX ANGL Z FRANC (double saltire stops) / CIVI TΛS LON DON; N's reverse barred. S. 1679. N. 1320(b). Very Fine; well centered; toned over good metal; exceptional portrait on fresh metal on a generous flan with the obverse legend fully present; the reverse is struck slightly offcenter.
(This is an unusually nice example of an issue that often shows up somewhat "scudzy" to borrow a term from American large cent grading standards).
The Freeman Craig Sr. Collection. Ex C. Wolfe 1983.