Lot 456, 16 Mar 05
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| Collection: |
MASS, PROF. JEFFREY P (Short Cross), Part II |
| Category: |
BRITISH COINS |
| Subcategory: |
Short Cross coins |
| Estimate: |
£50-£60 |
| Hammer Price: |
£30 |
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Description
London, Fil Aimer, fil aimer · on · lv[–], no double half moon letters, dies 16/24, 1.54g/11h (SCBI 28). Legends partly double-struck and weak in places, flan turned over between 8 and 9 o’clock, otherwise fine, bright (£50-60)
Footnote
Provenance:
From the Wainfleet (Lincolnshire) Hoard, 1990.
The Wainfleet Hoard of 383 Short Cross pennies, deposited c.1195 (SCBI Mass p.118, no.7), is the most significant find of its type in Britain since Colchester 1902. Some coins from it were acquired by the Britsh Museum, after which Prof. Mass purchased a number from the finder privately before Baldwin’s acquired the not inconsiderable residue
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