Lot 1419

Description

Henry III, (1216-1272), silver penny, long cross type, Class IIIb, Bristol Mint, moneyer Elis (Elyas de Aby), (1.47 g), obv. crowned rounder bust facing, of coarse work, three pellets below crown, Star 3 above straddles central ornament, beard of three pellets each side, no pellets between upper and lower curls, eyes almond shaped, no sceptre, within pelleted inner circle (9.5 mm), *HENRICVS REX III' around begins at 12 o'clock, no stop after REX (plain X), rev. long cross voided, dividing ELIS ON BRVST
around, trefoils in each angle within pelleted inner circle (9 mm), (S.1363, N.987). Lightly clipped, struck slightly off centre, area of weak striking, nearly very fine.

Ex S.J.Green Collection.
Previously Dix Noonan Webb Auction 156 Lot # 52 (20 February 2019). The John Hulett collection Part X. With collector's tickets.