Henry III Silver Penny 3b - Carlisle
Henry III Silver Penny
Class 3b
Ion on Carlisle
1.39g 18.1mm
Spink - 1363
North - 987
Obverse:
HENRICVS REX III. Crowned facing bust.
Reverse:
ION ON CARLEL. Voided long cross with three pellets in each angle.
A little off-centre otherwise about very fine and very rare. Only 143 coins from the hoard were from this mint, of which just 47 examples of this moneyer for class 3b.
Ex Baldwin's Vault
Ex 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.
Data sheet
- Metal
- Silver
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