German Imitation of a John Silver Penny
Group DR
Abel on London
1.64g 17.8mm
Spink -
North -
Obverse:
HENRICVS REX. Crowned facing bust with sceptre in right hand.
Reverse:
ABEL ON LVND. Voided short cross with quatrefoil in each angle.
Good fine or better, toned and very rare. Same die pair as the British Museum example (ex Eccles hoard) - Stewartby Plate 40 - number 16. Lord Stewartby noted just 15 known specimens of the group DR, which encompasses the all imitations of class 5a, b and c. This obverse die is also known to have been used with an Ilger reverse die (Plate 40 - number 18).
Ex Spink Auction, 13 Dec 2022 - Lot 30
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, Sep 2010 - Number HS4272
For further reading see:
Lord Stewartby (1995) 'German Imitations of English Short-Cross Sterlings', The Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 155, pg 209–260.
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German Imitation of a John Silver Penny
Group DR
Abel on London
1.64g 17.8mm
Spink -
North -
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