LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AV Noble (33mm, 4h). Contemporary imitation. Group 2c. Uncertain mint in the Low Countries, copying London. Henry standing facing in ship, holding sword and shield; annulet at hilt; ornaments: 1-1-1; quatrefoils: 2/1 / Voided short cross potent over cross fleurée; in each angle, crown over lion passant over trefoil; at center, h within angled quadrilobe; all within polylobe, with annulet and trefoils in spandrels. Schneider 833 (same dies); cf. North 1414 (for official issue); SCBC 1801. In NGC encapsulation 1729756-00, graded XF 45, (there as an official Henry VI issue, SCBC 1799).
Ex Stack’s Bowers Galleries (22 August 2022), lot 32013.
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