LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (26mm,

LANCASTER. Henry VI. First reign, 1422-1461. AR Groat (26mm, 3.90 g, 2h). Pinecone-mascle issue. Tower (London) mint; im: cross pattée. Struck 1431-1432/3. Crowned facing bust within tressure of arches with lis at cusps / Long cross pattée; triple pellets in quarters; pinecone and mascle in legend. North 1460; SCBC 1874. Slight double striking in legends. Otherwise a choice example with iridescent toning. EF. Exceptional portrait.

From the New Horizons Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLI.3 (Fall 2016), no. 431574; Dix, Noonan, Webb 135 (21 March 2016), lot 573; H. Montagu Collection (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 11 May 1896), lot 546 (part of).