Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Summer 2022 Global Showcase Auction 22-26 Aug 2022
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GREAT BRITAIN. Noble, ND (1422-61). Flemish imitation of London Mint. In the name of Henry VI (first reign). NGC EF-45.
S-1801; Fr-112; cf. N-1414 (for prototype). "Annulet issue". Obverse: Henry, holding sword and shield, standing facing in ship with bowsprit; ornaments: 1-1-1, ropes: 2/1, quatrefoils: 3/3, lis: 3/3; stops: trefoil, annulet by handle of sword; Reverse: Voided short cross potent over cross fleuree; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Һ within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoils in the remaining; stops: annulet, trefoil after IҺC. A great, lightly toned example of this continental imitation, featuring the fairly characteristic broader flan and larger, spade-shaped head of the king. Holdered incorrectly as an official London Mint product (S-1799). To view all items from the Augustana Collection, click here.
From the Augustana Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000
S-1801; Fr-112; cf. N-1414 (for prototype). "Annulet issue". Obverse: Henry, holding sword and shield, standing facing in ship with bowsprit; ornaments: 1-1-1, ropes: 2/1, quatrefoils: 3/3, lis: 3/3; stops: trefoil, annulet by handle of sword; Reverse: Voided short cross potent over cross fleuree; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, Һ within quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet in one spandrel and trefoils in the remaining; stops: annulet, trefoil after IҺC. A great, lightly toned example of this continental imitation, featuring the fairly characteristic broader flan and larger, spade-shaped head of the king. Holdered incorrectly as an official London Mint product (S-1799). To view all items from the Augustana Collection, click here.
From the Augustana Collection.
Estimate: $2000 - $3000