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ANGLO-GALLIC. Henry VI. 1422-1461. AR Petit blanc (23mm, 1.28 g, 4h). Uncertain mint. Authorized 4 June 1423. [...] hЄИ RICV[S :] RЄX (triple pellet stops), two coats-of-arms / [...] SIT : nOmЄ : DnI : BЄИЄDICTV (triple pellet stops), latin cross; h R flanking. F. de Saulcy, Histoire numismatique de Henri V et Henri VI (Paris, 1878), pl. III, 55 = Dumas-Dubourg 19-5 (this coin illustrated in line drawing) = Elias Collection 430 (this coin); Elias 294 corr. (not firmly attributable to Dijon); AGC p. 181 note (this coin referenced); SCBC 8167. Toned, areas of weak strike, minor porosity. VF.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Elias (Spink 77, 21 June 1990), lot 430; Vinchon (3 February 1986), lot 322 (part of); F. de Saulcy Collection (1807-1880) .
In de Saulcy's 1878 publication, this piece is described as bearing the vernicle (face of Christ) mintmark of the Dijon mint, which would make it unique. It was on the strength of this description that Elias included the Petit blanc of Dijon in his catalog. Upon acquiring the coin in 1986, however, Elias was unconvinced of the Dijon attribution. Indeed, the Vinchon sale described it as an issue of Le Mans, and when the author sold his collection through Spink in 1990 he described it simply as an issue of an uncertain mint.
From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Elias (Spink 77, 21 June 1990), lot 430; Vinchon (3 February 1986), lot 322 (part of); F. de Saulcy Collection (1807-1880) .
In de Saulcy's 1878 publication, this piece is described as bearing the vernicle (face of Christ) mintmark of the Dijon mint, which would make it unique. It was on the strength of this description that Elias included the Petit blanc of Dijon in his catalog. Upon acquiring the coin in 1986, however, Elias was unconvinced of the Dijon attribution. Indeed, the Vinchon sale described it as an issue of Le Mans, and when the author sold his collection through Spink in 1990 he described it simply as an issue of an uncertain mint.