Obverse:

HENRICVS REX III. Crowned facing bust.

Reverse:

NICOLE ON CANT. Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle.

Struck a little off centre with associated edge curl, very fine and toned.

Reportedly from the Brussels Hoard.

The Brussels hoard was discovered in 1908 by workmen demolishing an old tavern in the Rue d'Assaut, near St. Gudule. A large cauldron containing about 150,000 coins was found under a cistern in the kitchen. Of these coins, around 81,000 were British and were sold in one lot to A.H Baldwin.

See: R. Churchill, B. Thomas. (2012) 'The Brussels Hoard of 1908. The Long Cross Coinage of Henry III' Baldwins & British Numismatic Society Special Publication No 9, Y30.