Henry VI Gold Quarter Noble - Leaf Mascle Issue
Henry VI Quarter Noble
Leaf Mascle Issue
1.73g 19.2mm
Spink - 1829
North - 1473 Extremely Rare
Obverse:
HENRIC DI GRA REX ANGL. Quartered shield of arms of England and France with lis above all within tressure of eight arches. Mascles and saltire stops.
Reverse:
EXALTABITVR IN GLORIA. Florated cross with lis terminals, lions between, lis in centre, all within tressure of eight arches. Mascles in legend with leaf on inner circle of reverse under R of GLORI.
Previously pierced and skilfully plugged otherwise very fine and exceedingly rare with only 2 other examples traced.
Traced examples
1 - This coin
2 - Scheider Collection No. 330, Ex Lockett - 3097, Ex Bruun - 427, Ex McClean - 21
3 - Dr Baumhauer Collection, Ex Reigate hoard - 116
C. A. Whitton, in his papers "The heavy coinage of Henry VI” for the British Numismatic Journal notes these known examples "R.C.L., ex Bruun Sale 427; also C.E.B. See also Ready Sale 434”. Subsequently this is the Schneider example, C E Blunt and this coin. We cannot locate any evidence of one having been in the Blunt collection.
Ex Lord Stewartby Collection, Spink Auction, 26 Sep 2016 - Lot 951 [bt Baldwin Oct 1999]
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, Feb 1993 - Number 82 - £1,500 “Good VF and extremely rare" (The plug not noted)
Ex V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Glendining Auction, 28 Jun 1950 - Lot 56 (Illustrated) - "The coin is holed otherwise it is very fine and is probably, one of two specimens known”
Ex Capt. Marno Collection [purchased en bloc by Spink, 1923]
Ex W. Talbot-Ready Collection, Sotheby’s Auction, 15 Nov 1920 - Lot 434 (Illustrated) - “… unpublished, only one other known"
This coin was plugged sometime after the Ryan sale and before appearing in the Spink Numismatic Circular in 1993. (On the E of HENRIC and subsequently G of GLORI on the reverse)
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- Metal
- Gold
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