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Third coinage mm Lis with criss-cross grass - 1 of 4

The obverse die of this coin is the same as those shown for mintmark lis with criss-cross grass which have plumes on the reverse.  

James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass
James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass

Provenance:

  • H W Morrieson, Sotheby, 20 November 1933, lot 372 (part)

  • H M Lingford Part II, Glendining, 20 June 1951, lot 1250​

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  • Gordon Stanley Hopkins, Baldwin´s Auctions no.30, 7 May 2002, lot 605

  • Colin Adams collection, Spink Auction 177, 1 December 2005, lot 57

  • Dr John Hulett collection (Part IV), DNW auction 13 March 2018, lot 51

James I halfcrown provenance Longford 1951 Lis grass lot1250

Third coinage mm Lis with criss-cross grass - 2 of 4  

James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass
James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass

Provenance:

  • Spink 3 April 2025, The Heron collection of English silver coins, lot 97.

Third coinage mm Lis with criss-cross grass - 3 of 3

No sight of this coin since 1961. Unlike the first example above, the reverse has no pellets either side of the mintmark. Catalogue entry shown below.

James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass

Provenance:

  • R.C.Lockett collection Part XIII, Glendining auction 17 Oct 1961, lot 4427

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James I halfcrown provenance Lockett 1961 lot 4427

Provenance:

London Coins auction 6 July 2003 lot 628

Roderick Richardson Summer list 2007 

Bonhams - New York- 13 Dec 2012, lot 1013

St James's auction  5 March 2014, lot 16

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Third coinage mm Lis with criss-cross grass - 4 of 4

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James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass
James I halfcrown third coinage Lis with grass

Provenance:

  • Spink Numismatic Circular , June 1899  

  • Acquired by Spink & Son 2 June 1899 

  • The Alfred Leonard Fuller collection, Spink auction 17 Dec 2024 , lot 246​

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