Lot 1007

Richard I 'the Lionheart' (1189-1199), 'Short Cross' Penny, c. 1194-1200, Class IVa, London, Henric, crude crowned bust facing, rev. + hENRIC · ON · LVN · voided short cross, cross pommées in angles, 1.48g [22.84grns], 1h (SCBI [Mass] 928, letter form as 1105; North 968; S.1348A), some softness to bust, otherwise toned with underlying lustre, about fine or better to reverse. Provenance, From the Cabinet of a Distinguished Lady in Kent, , Spink, by private treaty (ref. 1114), 1 July 1976 - £8 [with ticket in the hand of Tooley] , SNC, July 1976, no. 8400 Estimate: £200 - £240