Hammered Short Cross Coins of King John For Sale - reigned 1199-1216
Hammered short cross coins from the reign of King John. John was the youngest son of Henry II, and was born in Oxford in about 1166 or 1167. His was a turbulent reign with war against France and a civil war against the Barons in 1215. At Runnymede in 1215 John accepted the baronial terms embodied in the world famous Magna Carta, which limited royal power, ensured feudal rights and restated English law.
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John short cross penny, class Va2, London mint. |
John short cross penny, class Va2, London mint.
Moneyer Henri. +henri·on·lund Reversed S on obverse. Same dies as SCBI Mass 1264 Weight 1.43g. A beautiful coin. Sold |
John short cross penny, class Vb 2, Lincoln mint. |
John short cross penny, class Vb2, Lincoln mint.
Moneyer Andrev. +andrev·on·nic Weight 1.31g A field find. Sold |
John short cross penny, class Va 2/Vb 1, Lincoln mint, very rare. Ex J P Mass collection. |
John short cross penny, class Va2/Vb1 mule, Lincoln mint.
Moneyer Andrev. +andrev·on·nic Weight 1.42g ex J P Mass collection. DNW 17/04/2004 Lot 290. Bright silver. £275 Sold |
John short cross penny, class Vb2, Oxford mint. |
John short cross penny class IVc Canterbury Mint. |
John short cross penny class IVc Canterbury Mint. Moneyer Hernaud, not in Mass collection.
Reversed S on obv. +hERNAUD.ON.I Weight 1.34g £290 Sold |
John Short Cross Penny London Mint Class VIb2 |
John short cross penny, Ipswich mint, moneyer Iohan. Class Vc. |
John Ipswich mint, moneyer Iohan. Weight 1.42g class 5c N 971 S 1352
+IOHAN.ON.GIPE Ex DNW M Lessen collection with M Lessen ticket. Sold |