Lot 1003

Henry II (1154-1189), 'Short Cross' Penny, c. 1180-1182, Class Ib1, Winchester, Reinier, crowned bust facing, curls 2/5, rev. + REINIER · O[N ·] WINC · voided short cross, cross pommées in angles, 1.44g [22.22grns], 11h (Winchester Mint 2484, dies Df; SCBI [Mass] 512 same dies; Doubleday 1026 same dies; North 963; S.1344), iridescent toning accentuating general softness of strike, otherwise fine to about very fine. Provenance, From the Cabinet of a Distinguished Lady in Kent, , Spink, by private treaty (ref. 4418), 13 August 1976 - £12 [with envelope in the hand of Tooley] Estimate: £100 - £140