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GREAT BRITAIN. Noble, ND (1422-30). London Mint; im: lis. Henry VI (first reign). PCGS MS-62.
S-1799; Fr-112; N-1414. Annulet issue. Weight: 6.94 gms. Obverse: Henry, holding sword and shield, standing facing in ship; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1, ropes: 2/1, quatrefoils: 3/3, lis: 3/3; trefoil stops in legend; Reverse: Ornate cross with lis at ends and Һ in center; crowned lions passant in quarters; all within tressure of eight double arcs; trefoils in all but one spandrel, which contains an annulet; trefoil stops in legend. A very sharply struck and exceptionally elegant example, offering a broad flan of good metal that has toned a delightful golden-orange in color and even retains some hints of brilliance emanating from the protected areas. VERY RARE this magnificent and pleasing.
The only child of Henry V, Henry VI acquired the throne at the age of nine months. Regents ruled in his name until he could be coronated at the age of 7 in 1429. Henry inherited the Hundred Years War and military setbacks plagued the early years of his regime. Suffering a bout of mental illness, Henry was ineffectual as a ruler for a period of more than a year. After recovering, the beginning of the War of the Roses broke out and a swirling morass of fighting and shifting of power occurred. By 1461 Henry had been defeated at the battle of Towton and though he recovered the throne briefly for a few months in 1470/71, he never proved a capable or ruthless enough king that was needed in the Middle Ages to survive. To view all items from the Paul C. Runze Collection, click here.
From the Paul C. Runze Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $7500
S-1799; Fr-112; N-1414. Annulet issue. Weight: 6.94 gms. Obverse: Henry, holding sword and shield, standing facing in ship; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1-1-1, ropes: 2/1, quatrefoils: 3/3, lis: 3/3; trefoil stops in legend; Reverse: Ornate cross with lis at ends and Һ in center; crowned lions passant in quarters; all within tressure of eight double arcs; trefoils in all but one spandrel, which contains an annulet; trefoil stops in legend. A very sharply struck and exceptionally elegant example, offering a broad flan of good metal that has toned a delightful golden-orange in color and even retains some hints of brilliance emanating from the protected areas. VERY RARE this magnificent and pleasing.
The only child of Henry V, Henry VI acquired the throne at the age of nine months. Regents ruled in his name until he could be coronated at the age of 7 in 1429. Henry inherited the Hundred Years War and military setbacks plagued the early years of his regime. Suffering a bout of mental illness, Henry was ineffectual as a ruler for a period of more than a year. After recovering, the beginning of the War of the Roses broke out and a swirling morass of fighting and shifting of power occurred. By 1461 Henry had been defeated at the battle of Towton and though he recovered the throne briefly for a few months in 1470/71, he never proved a capable or ruthless enough king that was needed in the Middle Ages to survive. To view all items from the Paul C. Runze Collection, click here.
From the Paul C. Runze Collection.
Estimate: $5000 - $7500