Lot 279
Great Britain. Quarter Noble, ND. S-1810; N-1420. 1.81 grams. Henry VI, First Reign, 1422-1461. London mint. Annulet Issue. Lis over square-topped shield in tressure. Reverse: Royal cross in tressure. Large lis mintmark. A lustrous and very choice coin showing minor weakness in a few design details but otherwise a crisp strike on a full flan. Reverse shows the slightest doubling. An exceptional example. NGC graded MS-65.
Although Henry enjoyed a lengthy reign, it would prove to be a devastating one to him. In France, hostilities of the Hundred Years War resumed once more. With the appearance of Joan of Arc, momentum swung to the French side. English losses began to mount, which Joan's removal by burning at the stake in 1431 failed to halt. Reverses at Brittany, Gascony and Normandy led to the conclusion of the War in 1453. Henry lost his claim to all French soil except for Calais. After this, the War of the Roses began in earnest. Henry would once again be the loser. The Yorkists would prevail and Henry, the last of the Lancastrian kings, would be murdered on May 21, 1471, in the Tower of London.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
Ex Virgil Brand & Norweb (lot 173) collections.Ex Dr Jacob Y. Terner Collection (by private treaty to the Millennia Collection).
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