LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (34mm, 6.65 g, 10h). Continental imitation of an Annulet issue, Group 2. Im: –/lis. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet to left of hand; ornaments: 1–1–1; quatrefoils: 3/3 / Cross fleurée over voided short cross potent; at center, Һ within quatrefoil; in each angle, crown above lion passant; all within double polylobe; annulet in one spandrel, trefoils in others. Schneider 833 (same dies); North –; SCBC 1801. Slightly wavy flan. Good VF.
LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.81 g, 6h). Rosette-mascle issue. Calais mint; im: cross patonce/plain cross. Struck 1430-1431. Crowned facing bust in tressure of arches / Long cross; trefoils in quarters. North 1446; SCBC 1859. Minor die breaks. Toned. Good VF. Ex Dr. Lawrence D. Sporty (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 393, 15 March 2007), lot 348; Classical Numismatic Group inventory 852030 (September 2009).
LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.89 g, 8h). Pinecone-mascle issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1431-1432/3. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; A over O in TAS. MEG p. 22 (this coin illustrated); North 1465; SCBC 1879. Deep cabinet toning. Good VF. Rare engraver's error. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex St. James's 7 (8 February 2008), lot 74; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 179.
LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.85 g, 9h). Trefoil issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1438-1443. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoils flanking neck / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1496; SCBC 1908. Toned. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 1250; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 231.
LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (27mm, 3.87 g, 6h). Trefoil-pellet issue. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/–. Struck 1443-1445. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoils flanking neck, pellets flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters, extra pellets in first and fourth quarters. North 1501; SCBC 1913. Old cabinet toning. VF. Rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 73 (13 September 2006), lot 1251; I. Buck (Spink 176, 30 November 2005), lot 243.
YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AV Ryal (35mm, 7.78 g, 10h). Light coinage. Type VII. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck 1464-1470. Half-length figure of Edward standing facing in ship with bowsprit, holding sword and shield; Є on banner on stern, rose on hull / Rose over sun with fleurs, crowns, and lions; small trefoils in spandrels. Blunt & Whitton type VII.1; Webb Ware obv. die 28; Schneider 360 (same rev. die); North 1549; SCBC 1950. In NGC encapsulation 6473211-003, graded MS 63. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Inventory 968796 (December 2013); K. Smalley (Spink 219, 24 September 2013), lot 240; Sotheby's (15 October 1998), lot 252.
YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Groat (26mm, 3.86 g, 6h). Heavy coinage, type I. London (Tower) mint; im: cross fleurée/plain cross. Struck 1461-1464. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on neck, pellets flanking crown / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1529; SCBC 1969. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.
YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Groat (27mm, 3.98 g, 3h). Heavy coinage, type III. London (Tower) mint; im: rose. Struck 1464. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on breast, quatrefoils flanking neck / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1532; SCBC 1973. Toned. VF. Well struck. From the Arthur M. Fitts III. Ex Davissons 37 (21 February 2018), lot 142; Motcomb (Morton & Eden 78, 17 March 2016), lot 91; R.C. Lockett (English Part II, 11 October 1956), 1559b.
YORK. Edward IV. First reign, 1461-1470. AR Halfpenny (13mm, 0.41 g, 9h). Light coinage. London (Tower) mint; im: rose/–. Struck 1468-1469. Crowned facing bust; saltire to left and right / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 4n (heavy); North 1608 (light); SCBC 2067 (light). Toned, slightly off-center. Good VF. Rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Triton 16 (8 January 2013), lot 1560.
LANCASTER (Restored). Henry VI. Second reign, 1470-1471. AR Halfgroat (19mm, 1.42 g, 7h). London (Tower) mint; im: restoration cross. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. MHG 15 (dies 5/22); Blunt & Whitton 3/2; North 1620; SCBC 2085. Toned, clear initial mark, slightly wavy flan. Good Fine. Very rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.
LANCASTER (Restored). Henry VI. Second reign, 1470-1471. AR Halfpenny (12mm, 0.38 g, 9h). London (Tower) mint; im: cross fitchée. Crowned facing bust / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Withers IV 1; Blunt & Whitton p. 319; North 1624; SCBC 2089. Toned, areas of flat strike. VF. Rare. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from G.A. Singer.
YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AV Angel (28mm, 5.03 g, 10h). Type XII. Tower (London) mint; im: short cross fitchée. Struck 1471. Archangel Michael slaying the Dragon / Ship bearing shield and cross, Є and rose flanking cross. Blunt & Whitton type XII; Schneider 452 (same obv. die); North 1626; SCBC 2091. Edge marks, minor graffiti. Near EF. Ex Heritage 3061 (7 January 2018), lot 30685.
YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AR Groat (26mm, 3.17 g, 6h). Type XVIII. Tower (London) mint; im: pierced cross and pellet. Struck 1477-1480. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; trefoil on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Blunt & Whitton type XVIIIa; North 1631; SCBC 2098. Deep iridescent toning. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Pegasi Numismatics.
YORK (Restored). Edward IV. Second reign, 1471-1483. AR Groat (26mm, 2.93 g, 5h). Type XII. Bristol mint; im: rose. Struck 1471-1472. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; B on breast / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. Blunt & Whitton type XII; North 1632; SCBC 2101. Richly toned, minor areas of weak strike in legends. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AV Angel (28mm, 5.16 g, 9h). Type V. Tower (London) mint; im: pheon. Struck 1504-1509. Archangel Michael slaying dragon to lower right / Ship bearing coat-of-arms; above, cross between Һ and rose. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean) –; Schneider –; North 1698; SCBC 2187. Slightly wavy flan. Good VF. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 908527 (October 2011); Sotheby's (6 November 1969), lot 10.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 3.02 g, 6h). Facing Bust issue, class IIa. London (Tower) mint; im: cinquefoil. Struck 1489-1493. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with trefoils at cusps; crown with two plain arches / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters. North 1704; SCBC 2195. Iridescent toning. Good VF. Well struck portrait. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (26mm, 2.87 g, 2h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIc. London (Tower) mint; im: pansy. Struck 1495-1498. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Attractive cabinet toning. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex James & Martha Robertson (Classical Numismatic Group 114, 13 May 2020), lot 1339; Triton I (2 December 1997), lot 2247.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (26mm, 3.02 g, 3h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIc. London (Tower) mint; im: lis issuant from rose. Struck 1498-1499. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter. North 1705c; SCBC 2199. Old cabinet toning. Good VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Halfgroat (19.5mm, 1.47 g, 8h). Facing Bust issue, class IIIb. Canterbury mint; im: tun/lis. John Morton, archbishop. Struck 1495-1498. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps; crown with one jeweled and one plain arch / Long cross fourchée; triple pellets in each quarter; CΛN TOR over LOn DOn. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 559/561 (same obv./rev. dies); North 1712; SCBC 2210. Deep iridescent toning. Good VF. Exceptional for the issue, and with a rare re-engraved mint name. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Groat (25mm, 3.00 g, 2h). Tentative profile issue. Tower (London) mint; mm: cross-crosslet. Struck 1504-1505. Crowned and draped bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1743; SCBC 2254. Toned, a few minor scratches. VF. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex C.F. Gilboy (Part II, Spink 16, 9 July 1981), lot 224; W.J.W. Potter Collection.
TUDOR. Henry VII. 1485-1509. AR Halfgroat (22mm, 1.40 g, 10h). Profile issue. Canterbury mint; mm: martlet. William Warham, archbishop. Struck 1504-1509. Crowned and draped bust right / Coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée. North 1750; SCBC 2261. Rich old toning. Good VF. Struck on a broad flan. An exceptional example. From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Dolphin Coins. Ex E.M. Norweb (Part II, Spink 48, 13 November 1985), lot 311; R. Carlyon-Britton Collection.