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<p>[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 2985302, member: 87080"]You're welcome [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER]</p><p>The coins of the Yorks and Lancasters aren't areas I'm very familiar with, but through a couple of my books I had attributed the coin as a penny of Henry VI from York. The style of bust and the partial letters on ther obverse indicated that the coin was post Richard II and the quatrefoil at the center of the long cross on the reverse is am indication of an ecclesiastical mint. York is the most common one, hence my claim that it is from that mint. Sadly, the heavy clipping and hole have obliterated a lot of the detail and there aren't any telltale ornaments visible around the bust, so it's only an educated guess on my part, and I could very well be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>I always thought the sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TheRed, post: 2985302, member: 87080"]You're welcome [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] The coins of the Yorks and Lancasters aren't areas I'm very familiar with, but through a couple of my books I had attributed the coin as a penny of Henry VI from York. The style of bust and the partial letters on ther obverse indicated that the coin was post Richard II and the quatrefoil at the center of the long cross on the reverse is am indication of an ecclesiastical mint. York is the most common one, hence my claim that it is from that mint. Sadly, the heavy clipping and hole have obliterated a lot of the detail and there aren't any telltale ornaments visible around the bust, so it's only an educated guess on my part, and I could very well be wrong. I always thought the sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf.[/QUOTE]
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